winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Transience
blazing streaks of fire
tearing through the winter sky
dying as cinders
–
the predawn hours
an intrepid visitor
on my doorstep
Chatter
on the autumn breeze
woodsmoke and conversations
wafting through the air
–
wetland banter
summer evening
an open window
Precipice
searing summer heat
just pushed our relationship
past the tipping point
–
a praying mantis
in search of her
post-coital snack
Rush
when put to paper
a masterpiece is born from
a single feather
–
a stream flows
from my hand
in fits and starts
Pressure
as I drive away
another grain of sand falls
in my life’s hourglass
–
walking the shore
the sand moves
beneath our feet
Velvet
a bottle of night
lost in the depths of the shelf
mislabeled as ink
–
owl’s wings, silent
across diamond
pierced ebony
Sere
spreading alder boughs
provide little respite from
the stifling heat
–
impression
of my sole
in asphalt
Reflection
feeling the glass give
reaching in through the mirror
to pull myself out
–
glassy water
ripples spread
across the surface
Transience
blazing streaks of fire
tearing through the winter sky
dying as cinders
–
the predawn hours
an intrepid visitor
on my doorstep
Chatter
on the autumn breeze
woodsmoke and conversations
wafting through the air
–
wetland banter
summer evening
an open window
Precipice
searing summer heat
just pushed our relationship
past the tipping point
–
a praying mantis
in search of her
post-coital snack
Rush
when put to paper
a masterpiece is born from
a single feather
–
a stream flows
from my hand
in fits and starts
Pressure
as I drive away
another grain of sand falls
in my life’s hourglass
–
walking the shore
the sand moves
beneath our feet
Velvet
a bottle of night
lost in the depths of the shelf
mislabeled as ink
–
owl’s wings, silent
across diamond
pierced ebony
Sere
spreading alder boughs
provide little respite from
the stifling heat
–
impression
of my sole
in asphalt
Reflection
feeling the glass give
reaching in through the mirror
to pull myself out
–
glassy water
ripples spread
across the surface
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