Odyssey
it’s been a long ride-
this road’s often difficult
but worth the journey
–
apple blossoms-
taken by the
wandering wind
Category Archives: Wind
Relentless
endlessly sifting
the detritus of the day
while sleep eludes me
–
an unkempt sky –
wind driven surf
pounds the shore
Fire
a guttering flame
struggling to hold the wick
before going out
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roiling clouds-
searing winds blow
the grasslands ablaze
Dust
a banging screen door
the ghosts of conversations
echo in the wind
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merciless sun –
the empty ring
of wind chimes
Echoes
I still feel you here
disturbing the emptiness
well after you’re gone
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thunderclouds-
hard rain off
the tin roof
Hunt
a large gray crane stands
fishing the shallow waters
down among the reeds
–
wingbeats-
spending ripples where
once was a fish
Chill
lazy curls of steam
glowing in the rays of the
slanting winter sun
–
the north wind-
warming my hands
on a hot cup of tea
Rising
frost on the windows-
heat from the radiator
rustles the curtains
–
warm boots-
glowing embers
adrift in the smoke
Scorched
before the thunder
a flash of jagged lightning
frozen in the snow
–
august sagebrush-
ravenous flames
insatiable
Decisions
entwined in the sheets
last night you were in my bed
complicating things
–
a cold rain-
leaving alone
at closing time