Regrets

All this cheap bourbon
Can’t help me forget the blood
I just can’t wash off

Awakening

I took for granted
Always waking up next to
Your side of the bed

Walden

Through the morning mist
A wading crane, motionless
Suddenly takes flight

Beginning

Darkness enshrouds me
While subtle forces gently
Send me toward the light

Serenity

A lake flat as glass
The calm belies the hunger
Beneath the surface

Regrets

Memories of you
Follow closely, taunting me
With what might have been

Treasure

Winter shore winds blow
Swirling my daughter’s hair as
We search for sea glass

Napping

A lazy Sunday
You, dozing on the white couch
Lovely as ever

Millstone

Old memories found
In the back of the closet
Hiding in the gloom

Snow

Dancing on the road
Windblown veils of white ribbon
As the snowfall starts