Sails
white on shades of blue-
the day ends as sailors tire
of chasing the wind
–
moonlight-
sailboats crease
the black water
Category Archives: Summer
Sting
alabaster skin
flush with the pain of pleasure
however fleeting
–
lilacs in bloom-
bees harbored
in the blossoms
Crimson
a kiss of sunlight
caught in the underside of
a cardinal’s wing
–
young rabbits-
wild strawberries
hidden in the grass
Roses
out with the mistress-
his rose garden wilting in
the seething sun
–
my delicate rose-
thorns buried
in my skin
Nosferatu
hiding from the sun
living in the shadows while
I curse the darkness
–
the moon obscured-
my ancient thirst
unslaked
Bed
the small of your back
illuminated softly
by a slice of moon
–
waterfall-
hair cascading
across my pillow
Sea
the sea my old friend
greets me with crushed oyster shells
rough beneath my feet
–
driftwood-
seagulls loiter
above the surf
Death
my sins behind me
wrapped in white linen steeped in
your divinity
–
under water-
the surface
receding
Heat
such oppressive heat-
my sleeping cat slowly drips
from his windowsill
–
shimmering sand-
false promises
in the distance
Flower
gathering pollen-
down among the lavender
the honeybees work
–
august sun-
on the pond
the lotus blooms