winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Away
high above the clouds
all my worries down below
so far behind me
–
steaming tarmac-
a double rainbow
delays our flight
Vacation
last minute details
awhirl with activity
all before we leave
–
fog rolling in
light rain falling
obscuring the jetway
Decline
in the overgrowth
well worn by the hands of time
forgotten tombstones
–
by the window
waiting, staring
at the falling snow
Siren
sailing the narrows
navigating the graveyards
of nameless seamen
–
rising tide-
waves break
on hidden shoals
Silouhette
streaks of wispy clouds
paint dry brushed on the canvas
of the evening sky
–
shadows of trees-
crickets by
my open window
Addiction
dwelling in the past-
bricked up in this house of pain
my arm, my jailer
–
a wasp’s sting-
repeated lies
no longer told
Hesitation
stalled at the crossroads
the future hinging upon
a stranger’s kindness
–
canna lilies-
the hummingbird
indecisive
Familiar
walking side by side
my constant companion long
before I met you
–
ebb tide-
our footprints
in the sand
Away
high above the clouds
all my worries down below
so far behind me
–
steaming tarmac-
a double rainbow
delays our flight
Vacation
last minute details
awhirl with activity
all before we leave
–
fog rolling in
light rain falling
obscuring the jetway
Decline
in the overgrowth
well worn by the hands of time
forgotten tombstones
–
by the window
waiting, staring
at the falling snow
Siren
sailing the narrows
navigating the graveyards
of nameless seamen
–
rising tide-
waves break
on hidden shoals
Silouhette
streaks of wispy clouds
paint dry brushed on the canvas
of the evening sky
–
shadows of trees-
crickets by
my open window
Addiction
dwelling in the past-
bricked up in this house of pain
my arm, my jailer
–
a wasp’s sting-
repeated lies
no longer told
Hesitation
stalled at the crossroads
the future hinging upon
a stranger’s kindness
–
canna lilies-
the hummingbird
indecisive
Familiar
walking side by side
my constant companion long
before I met you
–
ebb tide-
our footprints
in the sand
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