Travel
rumbling through the dark
long trains roll westbound under
thunder and lightning
–
drying hay-
the countryside
glides past
Category Archives: Night
Whispers
echoes in the walls-
this unfurnished apartment
hiding its secrets
–
harvest moon-
cool wind
in the corn field
Time
late into the night-
pouring over lesson plans
and student papers
–
a clenched fist-
time still runs
through my fingers
Ablaze
a beacon unlit
the lighthouse tender starts the
long journey upwards
–
your hot breath-
the birth of
a new flame
Surprise
warm morning sunlight
shines upon on a stranger’s face
in my hotel bed
–
full moon-
muddy tracks
lead to my bed
Shore
a horseshoe crab shell
empty in the shadow of
an upturned rowboat
–
moonlit surf-
the lifeguard tower
stands empty
Distance
feeling out of place
out of time and out of mind
without you with me
–
unfamiliar stars-
in hotel sheets
missing you
Autumn
a bite in the air-
nighthawks begin flying south
along the shoreline
–
orange moon-
the year’s work
ready for harvest
Lights
highway sedation-
numbed by the interplay of
streetlights and shadows
–
evening star-
a crow perched
atop a streetlight
Late
the party over-
blackened wicks smolder in the
citronella pots
–
constellations-
old friends and
old stories