Love
the smile on your lips
reaches deep into your eyes
and into my heart
–
darkness-
reaching out
for your hand
Category Archives: Family
Missing
picking at breakfast
sitting across the table
from the ghost of you
–
wilted flowers-
your whisper
in my ear
Extinguish
searching for a trace
of the light behind your eyes
but making my peace
–
afterimage-
the candle
doused
Ruin
shellshocked and bleeding-
wandering the husk of a
demolished building
–
floating ash-
Nothing left but
deafening silence
Lake
misty morning run-
lake water rolls off the bow
oars dipping in sync
–
fingers entwined-
a light rain
ripples
Watching
my ghosted reflection-
grey faces in the windows
of the passing train
–
stunning vistas-
guardrails floating
above the road
Motherhood
always by my side
the mother of my children
the love of my life
–
woven grass-
the sparrow
steadfast
Time
my newborn daughter-
a woman after thousands
of past yesterdays
–
new spring-
a sapling
births a forest
Wedding
the new morning star
betrothed to the coming dawn
dancing with the moon
–
warm spring sun-
a beaming bride
under a shower of rice
River
standing on the bridge
cold wind blowing through his coat
patiently waiting
–
a lover’s kiss-
the river opens
to greet the sea