Love
you’re my cinnamon
my sugar, salt, my pepper
the spice in my life
–
open windows-
a cool breeze
tousles your hair
Category Archives: Sleep
Ice King
reaching for you as
just beyond my memory
you slip from my grasp
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withered leaves-
parched soil runs
between my fingers
Relentless
endlessly sifting
the detritus of the day
while sleep eludes me
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an unkempt sky –
wind driven surf
pounds the shore
Collection
melting chips of ice
droplets chase my finger down
the small of your back
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a distant tor-
morning dew bends
the desert grass
Somnolent
the hum of the road
whispering it’s lullaby
rocking me to sleep
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empty conch shells-
a rush of warm surf
overcomes me
Lines
night in the forest
an passing train rumbling
off in the distance
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distant music-
blackbirds perched
on power lines
Age
living with strangers-
years torn from my memory
replayed day by day
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dimming light-
a quiet place
to lay my head
Serenity
gossamer weavings-
drops of early morning dew
snare the rising sun
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birdsong-
the stillness
of false dawn
Waves
a pair of otters
dozing in the sun floating
far out in the bay
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bleached driftwood-
iridescent sand
on the ebb tide
Change
as the sun descends
she draws the curtain of night
to unveil the moon
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angry lovers-
the evening sun
sets the sky aflame