Concepts – Page 19

bored eyes unfocused
staring out the car window
the guardrail floating
–
migrating geese-
an endless river
of taillights

the bedroom door wide
work clothes strewn across the floor
you and I asleep
–
endless meetings-
your fingers brush mine
by the sandwich tray

the river of time
flows past this open window
and into my past
–
distant clouds-
a riverbed
of broken earth

curling photographs-
remnants of an age gone by
taped to my mirror
–
sepia trees-
winter morning’s
gentle light

caught out in squall
running through the rain, wet hair
plastered to her head
–
evening rain-
stepping from
a warm bath

boots in the water
my line slack on the surface
suddenly pulled taut
–
low morning light-
steam rises
off the lake

champagne glass in hand-
ignoring the obvious
we toast our future
–
midnight sun-
a polar bear prowls
the city streets

on my mantlepiece
rest all the pieces of you
finally at peace
–
love letters-
ashes of
old flames

hushed and reverent
watching the moonrise and the
rebirth of the year
–
midnight-
snow falls over
the farmer’s field

shrinking from the light
blended into the shadows
I’m invisible
–
dusk-
black clouds
rise from the earth