winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Crowd
moving through the crowd
the air fetid and stinking
rancid in the heat
–
underground-
pushing in
before the close
Scorched
out of the shadows
and into the light of day
burning in the sun
–
august sun-
wreaths of flowers
wilting by the roadside
Recklessness
the lust for power
buried in the hearts of men
exhumed far too soon
–
hesitation-
the sharp crack
of thin ice
Creation
telling my story
words spilling off of my tongue
and into your ears
–
snowfall-
the chasm
of a blank page
Blindness
history lessons-
hard fought wisdom wasted on
those who will not learn
–
melting ice-
unwilling to accept
being this path
Complications
low afternoon sun-
the play of shadow and light
against your bare skin
–
under the sheets-
between us
the midnight sun
Community
surrounded by friends
sitting around the campfire
retelling old tales
–
clearing skies-
broken branches
new neighbors
Birth
open to the cold
exposed and vulnerable
naked and alone
–
new life-
tempted
by the light
Crowd
moving through the crowd
the air fetid and stinking
rancid in the heat
–
underground-
pushing in
before the close
Scorched
out of the shadows
and into the light of day
burning in the sun
–
august sun-
wreaths of flowers
wilting by the roadside
Recklessness
the lust for power
buried in the hearts of men
exhumed far too soon
–
hesitation-
the sharp crack
of thin ice
Creation
telling my story
words spilling off of my tongue
and into your ears
–
snowfall-
the chasm
of a blank page
Blindness
history lessons-
hard fought wisdom wasted on
those who will not learn
–
melting ice-
unwilling to accept
being this path
Complications
low afternoon sun-
the play of shadow and light
against your bare skin
–
under the sheets-
between us
the midnight sun
Community
surrounded by friends
sitting around the campfire
retelling old tales
–
clearing skies-
broken branches
new neighbors
Birth
open to the cold
exposed and vulnerable
naked and alone
–
new life-
tempted
by the light
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