I took photographs of the flowers in the garden yesterday in hope they might bring joy in winter when the leaves are gone and the woolen clouds all swallow the sunlight. How fortunate to have them now in bloom and all the while kept safe inside a little darkened chamber waiting for reanimation to be grown as they were before by measured application of light and time. Were it so easy to preserve a kiss I would have kept one for days like today for we are in winter in June and my hands are cold and my lips are dry.
Demon and Doll
met on the moon,
hiding and seeking
and speaking too soon.
Demon and Doll
where did you go?
Haunting and wanting
the other to know.
A long-winded radio tower
in the stillness of lakes
made of glass,
cotton, and stone.
Among tugboats and nets
and the throes of regrets
stands a sentinel lighthouse
whose lamp guides me onward
and home.
Demon and Doll
what need you to find?
A mind full of peace
or a piece of my mind?
Demon and Doll
as you sit on the stair
every up needs a down
every stitch needs a tear.
And you'll figure it out
day by day.
I took photographs of the flowers in the garden yesterday in hope they might bring joy in winter when the leaves are gone and the woolen clouds all swallow the sunlight. How fortunate to have them now in bloom and all the while kept safe inside a little darkened chamber waiting for reanimation to be grown as they were before by measured application of light and time. Were it so easy to preserve a kiss I would have kept one for days like today for we are in winter in June and my hands are cold and my lips are dry.
A heron swoops and scoops a fish,
A kayak skims across the glass pane
effortlessly, and nearly unreal
as if gravity yielded to grace
in increments a meter long.
In playful contrast, a pair of
family hounds plunge in
chasing toothsome treasures,
snarfing back to shore
with canine self-satisfaction.
And all around, rows of onlookers
and silent sentinels sway with the
easy breeze,
limbs outstretched
dancing with their friends on the other shore.