Southern
lacy spanish moss
draping across Savannah’s
majestic live oaks
–
wooden rocking chair
under a porch fan
tatting doilies
Category Archives: Life
Sunset
windows thrown open
sheer curtains gently wafting
in the evening breeze
–
becoming Icarus
flying westward
chasing the sun
Pillars
a symbol of strength
welcoming travelers that
seek her destruction
–
in the forest
of fallen oaks
a sapling grows
Insomnia
sleep so elusive
reliving memories in
my childhood bedroom
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oppressive heat
clock watching
until sunrise
Reeds
at the marsh’s edge
flat water just visible
between the rushes
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cat tails
swaying in
the salt breeze
Tao
not quite a woman
and yet no longer a girl
searching for her path
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fresh snow
treading lightly
in your footprints
Pursuit
alone in the woods
dry rustling leaves in the wind
the snap of a twig
–
sear grasses
fueling the
inevitable
Fractures
splintering sunlight
golden arrow shafts quiver
piercing the water
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the dog days
interrupted by
shattered glass
Nature
clinging to the light
for fear I may yet answer
when the darkness calls
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spring rains
surging cataracts
once docile streams
Light
sunflowers in bloom
all turning in unison
to bask in the sun
–
a salamander
atop a fence post
awaits the dawn