Future
flooded rice paddies
on the roadside sheaves of straw
drying in the sun
–
high spring sun
nimble fingers
sowing wheat
Category Archives: Water
Faith
an icy black rain
the autumn harvest freezes
while still in the field
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a desert night
cold hard water
feeds the fire
Escape
stumbling badly
pausing on the precipice
of complete collapse
–
smooth sailing
seeking freedom
from consequence
Outreach
reaching through the gloom
seeking the humanity
common to us all
–
a red call box
tendrils of fog
climbing the ivy
Unease
alone on the sea
caught in a tempest’s fury
far from her home port
–
an unfamiliar bed
the southern cross
in the night sky
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
Emegence
on the river bank
the flashing of fireflies
set the trees alight
–
soaring gulls
an empty shell
half in the sand
Recollections
our favorite booth
fond memories now haunting
a table for one
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calm water
the shadow of
a rope swing
Castles
the Scottish highlands
a castle ruin, moss, and stone
rising from the moors
–
falcons take wing
moonlight ripples
on the loch
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