Light

a time of rebirth-
years spent living in the dark
rescued by your light

through the water
dancing reflections
from the surface

Age

as day turns to night
the sun gives her dying light
to the mountain tops

mountain peaks-
aging temples
streaked with snow

Seduction

red stiletto heels
peeking out from underneath
the hem of her skirt

silk stockings-
black lines trace
the curve of her calves

Steam

the bathroom mirror-
a message written in steam
appears in your hand

starlit noon-
steam pours
from off the rocks

Lightning

low rolling thunder-
lightning crawls across the sky
rattling windows

summer night-
the sky lit by
heat lightning

Sea

offshore thunderstorms-
an old salt returns to the
bosom of the sea

crimson skies
a funeral boat
adrift and alight

Trash

trash cans at the curb
the stars at my back as I
walk back up the drive

upended bins-
a bandit masked
in the moonlight

Pond

gold and silver koi
resting by the water’s edge
scatter the moonlight

water lilies-
a dragonfly’s
reflection

Stoic

shards of broken glass
strewn deeply across my path
yet still I walk on

moonlit surf-
hatchling turtles
dash for the sea

Wolf

wolves of stone and snow
insubstantial in the light
of the forest moon

rising embers-
mournful howling
in the distance