winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Wind
leaning back eyes closed
listening to the whitecaps
as they roll on shore
–
salt spray-
roaring wind
in my ears
Spring
this bitter old man
remnants of his acid breath
at last behind us
–
open windows-
daffodils
break the soil
Shoah
unspeakable acts-
unlearned lessons of the past
repeating again
–
cattle cars-
disappear within
the gates of hell
Missed
dusty fountain pens-
drawers full of love letters she
never meant to send
–
in the stacks-
quietly I try
to catch your eye
Anniversary
fingers intertwined
your slippered feet atop mine
before the fire
–
two dozen years-
still waking up
next to you
Waste
the last white rhino-
a moment of extinction
right before our eyes
–
blood in the dirt-
a portrait with
his latest kill
Barns
blue moonlight drips through
holes in the tattered shingles
onto the barn floor
–
peeling red paint-
the barn door
hangs askew
Avoidance
flat black soulless eyes
devoid of humanity
staring back at me
–
cold city street-
trying not to see
the homeless
Wind
leaning back eyes closed
listening to the whitecaps
as they roll on shore
–
salt spray-
roaring wind
in my ears
Spring
this bitter old man
remnants of his acid breath
at last behind us
–
open windows-
daffodils
break the soil
Shoah
unspeakable acts-
unlearned lessons of the past
repeating again
–
cattle cars-
disappear within
the gates of hell
Missed
dusty fountain pens-
drawers full of love letters she
never meant to send
–
in the stacks-
quietly I try
to catch your eye
Anniversary
fingers intertwined
your slippered feet atop mine
before the fire
–
two dozen years-
still waking up
next to you
Waste
the last white rhino-
a moment of extinction
right before our eyes
–
blood in the dirt-
a portrait with
his latest kill
Barns
blue moonlight drips through
holes in the tattered shingles
onto the barn floor
–
peeling red paint-
the barn door
hangs askew
Avoidance
flat black soulless eyes
devoid of humanity
staring back at me
–
cold city street-
trying not to see
the homeless
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