Monthly Archives: July 2014

Ordinary

In old bathrobes Sip my hot cup of black coffee Wash the yellow stains And fluff on the carpet In comfortable slippers Dragging my feet Not this time  — For the lesson I have learned For blessings remembered  — The … Continue reading

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Abandoned Road

  Down the road the footsteps fade When twilight falls The winds blow clear and cold. — The road is frightening Its death full of surprises Filled with hungry ghosts. — The road came back through the fog Amidst blustering … Continue reading

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Abandoned House

Balanced on a staircase Shattered portraits Creak apart Empty walls Cold and quiet Painted rails Grey and bleeding On marble floors Silent as ghosts Voices held in a prison Remorseless melody Of watching misery Opened curtains And windowed sleep Tears … Continue reading

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Gems

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Abandoned Car

In the suns of yesterday Fierce as a dragon Ripples of mischief That once carried and traveled far Under the vermilion mutilated veil The ache of waiting The engine empty now No music to play Just the beat of centuries … Continue reading

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Unexpected

On a page in the book of light Where there is nothing to remember No illuminated manuscript No intimated insurance In the spaces of cast-off phrases For order and disease Play the delicate game As the approaching powdery gloom On … Continue reading

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An Impossible Place

I sat at the edge of the world Where rain turns to gold And clouds were dreams Filled with power and glory But everywhere is silent No one awakes No one stirs In the distant expanse Half-remembered things Strange sounds … Continue reading

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Thirst

Drops of love Dripping with terror Impatience and anger Longing for tenderness — Waterfall of desire As sweet as comfort Bliss to the soul Limitless promise — The thirst of life — All consuming harvest Carry my heart Breathe into … Continue reading

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