Southwest
terra cotta bricks-
the desert sunset lights up
an old bell tower
–
adobe twilight-
the slowly cooling
desert sand
Category Archives: Distance
Cats
hackles standing up
prowling the streets in darkness
looking for a fight
–
captured moonlight-
eyes blazing
in the dark
Music
fingers cracked with age
settle on the well worn keys
of her piano
–
milky eyes-
memories of youth
and music
Abuse
covers pulled up high-
living in constant fear of
the click of the latch
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black and blue sky-
waiting for the
impending storm
Lost
a dark bus depot-
waiting by the only light
for hope to arrive
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dark wanderings-
only the moon
lights my path
Weekend
saturday morning-
I fall back to sleep, your kiss
drying on my lips
–
the bedroom door-
your pillow
still warm
Homeless
curled up on cardboard-
nameless faceless commuters
pass without a glance
–
fingerless gloves-
dreaming of a home
not a doorway
Sisyphus
reaching for the sun-
all those years spent climbing up
just to fall back down
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scorched earth-
blackened stumps
to the horizon
Meditation
cross legged in the grass-
the morning sun dawns over
a new cairn of stone
–
balancing rocks-
my mind clear
for now
Disgust
a great bald eagle-
I’m forced to watch her greatness
fly on broken wings
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a woodland pond-
the still water
brackish