Vessel
a soul deeply flawed
ichorous and fetid cast
from a broken mold
–
bathing rituals-
filing ewers by
the riverbanks
Category Archives: Sadness
Stone
northern white cedars-
the cliff face of ragged stone
falling to the sea
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out of the fog-
a grand tower
of sun bleached stone
Deer
off the mountain road
a wake of buzzards gather
‘round a fallen deer
–
moonrise-
the fawn waits
in the tall grass
Thread
puppets to a one-
dancing to unheard music
hung from tangled threads
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skeletal fingers-
pulling taut
the threads of fate
Crows
on a twisted branch
outside my window a crow
in the black of night
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india ink-
an ebony feather
is my quill
Birth
midwinter moonlight-
hushed stillness split by the cries
of mother and child
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nesting jays-
the silence of
broken eggshells
Cemetery
an old church graveyard
dogwood petals salt the ground
o’er the waiting dead
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grey rain-
tumbled stones
on hallowed ground
Distance
grey unseeing eyes-
where do you go when you’re gone
far away from here
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fields of lavender-
safe spaces
inside her head
City
a dank feeble breeze-
the rumble of the el train
passing my window
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distant sirens-
my room awash
in a neon glow
Pasture
starting my journey-
leaving this city behind
for greener pastures
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piles of stone-
a farmers wall
soon to be built