Forsaken
still she counts the ships-
her thick wool sweater stained red
with the setting sun
–
date night-
she sits at a table
set for one
Category Archives: Love
Summer
an old swimming hole-
piles of clothes left abandoned
on the grassy shore
–
a frayed rope swing-
old memories
bittersweet
Depth
slow rhythmic rocking
as I’m drawn deep into you
my lover the sea
–
crying gulls-
lost in your
cold embrace
Birth
my journal entry-
today I start another
lap around the sun
–
willow branches-
a crack appears
in the robin’s egg
Solitude
shut in this fortress
long days spent looking over
my kingdom of sand
–
rising tides-
my castle begins
to crumble
Driving
the ragtop put down
bare feet up on the dashboard
red hair in the wind
–
pacific coast highway-
california dreamin’
on the radio
Puddles
a rippling sky
cast in all directions by
a child’s rubber boots
–
parting clouds-
blue jays bathe
in tiny ponds
Ballerina
tiny ballet shoes-
waiting for the curtain in
crinoline and lace
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sunday afternoon-
long hours
at the barre
Roses
out with the mistress-
his rose garden wilting in
the seething sun
–
my delicate rose-
thorns buried
in my skin
Bed
the small of your back
illuminated softly
by a slice of moon
–
waterfall-
hair cascading
across my pillow