Beach

moonset on the dunes
the smell of last night’s bonfire
lingers in her hair

night tide-
stellar sands blaze
across the sky

Fire

partly melted snow-
embers from the campfire rise
toward the gibbous moon

a distant glow-
wood smoke and laughter
carried on the wind

Luna

dark ominous skies-
the grey wolf moon veiled behind
a thin scrim of clouds

winter jetty-
snow falls on
the rising tide

Winter

opalescent clouds-
shadows on the moonlit snow
cast by trees long dead

dying embers-
in the dark I become
the falling snow

Contract

under a blood moon-
take my name from off your lips
and release my soul

wet ink-
my name
bound to you

Moonlight

bright mid-winter stars-
your alabaster shoulders
dressed by the ghost moon

rumpled sheets-
asleep intertwined
blanketed by the moon

Moonlight

frigid midnight winds-
the moon smears lampblack shadows
on the virgin snow

wolf moon-
winter berries
turn to ash

Dance

the low eastern sun
resplendent in green and gold
dances with the moon

wind chimes-
Sol and Luna
pas de deux

Shadow

a field of shadows-
the bargains made with myself
so swiftly broken

a full flower moon-
silver shadowed
daffodils

Après

a passing shower-
drops of moonlight patter on
our shared umbrella

the taxi gone-
three long flights
to your apartment