Firewood
stripped down to the waist
sledgehammer and splitting maul
ringing in the sun
–
hazy starlight-
woodsmoke drifts
through the trees
Category Archives: Smoke
Fire
smoke from the chimney-
a startled crack leaves embers
glowing on the hearth
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whispers of smoke-
coals nestled in
among the ashes
Liar
a postulant soul
emerges from the shadows
selling fools false light
–
silver tongues-
gilded lies and
tainted truths
Gone
our long entrance hall-
the empty peg on the wall
where your coat once hung
–
distant smoke-
years of farmland
turned to ash
Kristallnacht
pale silver moonlight
captured in the broken glass
strewn across the street
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autum eve-
crickets silenced
by shattering glass
Remains
a stone foundation
the remnants of a sawmill
lost to the forest
–
after the fire-
the chimney casts
a long shadow
Party
under the night sky
conversation and laughter
as the fire dies down
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starlight-
good friends and
wine loosened tongues
Morning
through lavender clouds-
the cheeks of the sky blushing
with the coming dawn
–
encroaching dawn-
last night’s candles
turned to smoke
Temple
a smiling buddha
round belly worn smooth by
hands of thousands
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pagoda doors-
stone steps cut
in the hillside
Ash
a viking long boat
trailing ash and smoke floating
towards valhalla
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central park-
cigar ashes on
the chess board