Alcohol
tongue already sharp
another shot of bourbon
hones the razors edge
–
rain slicked asphalt-
streetlights glare
in the gutter
Category Archives: Light
Naked
the night fog a shroud
fallen from your bare shoulders
draped about your feet
–
a vernal pool-
naiads bathing in
the moonlight
Hope
approaching midnight-
hoping for the winds of change
to blow strong this year
–
fading daylight-
the future pinned
to our youth
Time
dawn passes to dusk
giving rise to winter and
the fall of the year
–
on a cold wind-
another year gone
without notice
Age
a day at the beach-
budding romance captured in
faded polaroids
–
sundown-
walking slowly
hand in hand
Winter
the new dawn arrives
on the first day of winter
revealing the truth
–
winter dawn-
a landscape of ice
greets the sun
Solstice
in endless circles
the moon dances with the stars
through the solstice night
–
an absent sun-
sleet clatters off
the autumn leaves
Sleet
reemergent sun-
every blade of autumn grass
gleaming cut crystal
–
pewter light-
glazed branches
trap the moon
Consciousness
a coyote’s howl-
I walk out of my own skin
and right into yours
–
afloat-
my body below
an anchor
Dusk
the sun bows her head-
day gives way to nightfall by
the ascendant moon
–
twilight-
fireflies call out
to emerging stars