winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Beach
Waves lap the shore while
Broken white shards of bone lie
Bleaching in the sun
Dream
Bolt upright, sweating
The blood pounding in my ears
As the dream fades out
Storm
Fractures of lightning
Illuminate the downpour
Before the thunder
Sleep
I glimpse dawn’s first light
Ease through the window and shine
On my daughter’s face
Worry
Life’s simple pleasures
Are often overlooked by
Those who need them most
Present
Cherish today, for
tomorrow’s promise is too
easily broken
Steam
A humid spring day
Sudden rain soaks the asphalt
And leaves it steaming
Glow
Crowns of barren trees
Dipped in the gold of sunrise
Turn to burnished bronze
Beach
Waves lap the shore while
Broken white shards of bone lie
Bleaching in the sun
Dream
Bolt upright, sweating
The blood pounding in my ears
As the dream fades out
Storm
Fractures of lightning
Illuminate the downpour
Before the thunder
Sleep
I glimpse dawn’s first light
Ease through the window and shine
On my daughter’s face
Worry
Life’s simple pleasures
Are often overlooked by
Those who need them most
Present
Cherish today, for
tomorrow’s promise is too
easily broken
Steam
A humid spring day
Sudden rain soaks the asphalt
And leaves it steaming
Glow
Crowns of barren trees
Dipped in the gold of sunrise
Turn to burnished bronze
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