winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Passage
brief is our passage
across the river of time
into the unknown
–
oak saplings
from acorns
never unearthed
Shadow
dealing with the grief
of saying goodbye to you
for the final time
–
rest
at last
in peace
Paper
fine handmade Washi
creased and folded into art
by talented hands
–
watching the birth
of an origami
lobster
Tenacity
thrust from a cliff side
tangled and sinuous roots
seeking some purchase
–
life
defiantly
persevering
Loss
glowing embers blow
through gnarled ashen limbs and
pallid withered leaves
–
a cigarette butt
untold miles of
scorched forest
Aurora
coruscating veils
of yellow, purple, and green
midnight in Norway
–
pebbled skin
perfectly
camouflaged
Future
encouraging words
left in the chinks in my walls
for my future self
–
in a sky blue egg
cracks begin
to appear
Folly
these poorly built walls
of isolationism
so easily breached
–
a spreading oak
the cat awaits
her safe descent
Passage
brief is our passage
across the river of time
into the unknown
–
oak saplings
from acorns
never unearthed
Shadow
dealing with the grief
of saying goodbye to you
for the final time
–
rest
at last
in peace
Paper
fine handmade Washi
creased and folded into art
by talented hands
–
watching the birth
of an origami
lobster
Tenacity
thrust from a cliff side
tangled and sinuous roots
seeking some purchase
–
life
defiantly
persevering
Loss
glowing embers blow
through gnarled ashen limbs and
pallid withered leaves
–
a cigarette butt
untold miles of
scorched forest
Aurora
coruscating veils
of yellow, purple, and green
midnight in Norway
–
pebbled skin
perfectly
camouflaged
Future
encouraging words
left in the chinks in my walls
for my future self
–
in a sky blue egg
cracks begin
to appear
Folly
these poorly built walls
of isolationism
so easily breached
–
a spreading oak
the cat awaits
her safe descent
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