Shoreline
as the tide comes in
the quiet surf erases
our mingled footprints
–
salt breezes
clammers digging
in the wet sand
Category Archives: Time
Runnels
a hot summer morn
in the curl of a turned leaf
the gathering dew
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a ringing anvil
collecting
beads of sweat
Future
flooded rice paddies
on the roadside sheaves of straw
drying in the sun
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high spring sun
nimble fingers
sowing wheat
Present
living day to day
ignoring where I’ve been and
what the future holds
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frost on the grass
awake in the dark
breathless and immobile
Lost
seeking your guidance
for I cannot find my way
alone through the dark
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an eerie green glow
eyes wide open
in the darkness
Crimson
the low morning sun
behind a red crepe myrtle
it’s branches aflame
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fresh snow
blowing alight the coals
of last nights fire
Shock
distant sirens wail
slowly I realize that
you’re not coming home
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a warm shower
startled awake
by the telephone
Fire
well seasoned hardwood
crackles and hisses as it
slowly turns to ash
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rolling seas
a cigarette cupped
against the wind
Transitions
freshly cut flowers
in a wreath of fallen leaves
laid upon your grave
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curled sepia photos
seeds taking root in
freshly turned earth
Luna
a slice of the night
carved out of a starless sky
gleaming, motionless
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chaff in the wind
burnished brass
low on the horizon