winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Waiting
in twenty-two years
from now I pray I’ll still be
waking next to you
–
in anticipation-
dreaming of
our old age
Silence
the dragonfly’s drone
suddenly silenced when it
alights on my palm
–
stillness-
the dragonfly
landed
Tides
slow ocean waves
push the gathering sea foam
gently into shore
–
murmuring-
the ocean whispers
to the shore
Backwater
ancient banyan roots
a lounging snapping turtle
basks in the sunlight
–
bayou roots-
the sun warms
a lazy turtle
Decency
there is no debate
we should be doing what’s right
not just what’s easy
–
morality is
happily doing
the hard work
Patience
my heart held hostage
as a testament to your
faith in my return
—
waiting-
my heart
as collateral
Caution
semaphore flags snap
high in the ominous sky
double back and red
–
a tempest-
warning flags
flying high
Fragility
an arc of limestone
scoured by the desert wind
carved by passing time
–
balancing rock-
sculpted by wind
and time
Waiting
in twenty-two years
from now I pray I’ll still be
waking next to you
–
in anticipation-
dreaming of
our old age
Silence
the dragonfly’s drone
suddenly silenced when it
alights on my palm
–
stillness-
the dragonfly
landed
Tides
slow ocean waves
push the gathering sea foam
gently into shore
–
murmuring-
the ocean whispers
to the shore
Backwater
ancient banyan roots
a lounging snapping turtle
basks in the sunlight
–
bayou roots-
the sun warms
a lazy turtle
Decency
there is no debate
we should be doing what’s right
not just what’s easy
–
morality is
happily doing
the hard work
Patience
my heart held hostage
as a testament to your
faith in my return
—
waiting-
my heart
as collateral
Caution
semaphore flags snap
high in the ominous sky
double back and red
–
a tempest-
warning flags
flying high
Fragility
an arc of limestone
scoured by the desert wind
carved by passing time
–
balancing rock-
sculpted by wind
and time
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