Nostalgia

living in the past
reaching out for the echoes
of what used to be

wistful
remembering the way
things never were

Drifting

when I’ve lost my way
the candle in your window
beckons me back home

wandering-
guided towards
your light

Caution

semaphore flags snap
high in the ominous sky
double back and red

a tempest-
warning flags
flying high

Serenity

a paper lantern
carried aloft on the breeze
lights the evening sky

twilight-
illuminated by
a passing lantern

Introspection

often I frequent
my mind’s darker recesses
to search for solace
Or
in the dark corners
of my mind
seeking peace-

Silence

The night’s slow passage
A stanza in the poem
Of my sleeplessness