A barn owl watches
my clumsy dancing. You write
poetry out loud.
For me, and you too.
My spare change clinks in
your cup. Spent green eyes brighten.
I see your love song.
Churchyard
three untethered trees,
red with mourning. stained glass eyes
watch. my heart rises.
Seamus
roll along, steady.
sapphires see everything,
teach us how to love.
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my grandmother’s rug
rests, worn and unraveling,
over my body
Pottery Wheel
Climb. Fall. Cry. Dance. Laugh.
Share. Teach. Guide. Pray. Hold. Listen.
Grieve. Love. Start to climb.
River, Run
Wild sage growing
in the ruins of a church.
A hand-built stone bridge.
Texas Windchill
Blue norther passes,
shakes the heavy, hand-carved door
whistles across glass
Word Game
I make your words new.
Coffee makes people human.
Make. Remake. Repeat.
Dirty Undies on the Tube
A funny story
told amongst friends brings about
the strongest laughter.
$1.00 sunset
Blush shades, uncovered.
Day enters night on cloud sheets,
resting in her warmth.
Drive
a few more seconds
green switches yellow to red
Stolen Memories
Caribou Lane
Little voices rise,
exploring music’s magic.
Slow roll river boat.
A mantra breathed over coffee
I am a mountain.
Weather rises over me,
thunder on the plains.
Oli
chestnut petals crushed
beneath stubborn hooves. warm breath
roars across cold night.
Watered Rocks
river water runs
down down down toward the sea
just to run to run
Trees in November
The earth’s naked lungs
reach to the sun. Cut them down,
we all stop breathing.
Guides
Two crows flew past me
You woke with a deer on you
Animals teach love.
Tea leaves
Tea leaves deliver
andante afterlife notes
to a dying tongue
A sound pump
Wet, red muscle bag
folds in toward oxygen.
Resurfaces. Spent.