winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Awake
wild racing thoughts-
my fix is the sleep I so
desperately crave
–
an open window-
coyotes call out
in the rising dawn
Spoons
I can feel you breathe
swaddled in my dead embrace
my arms paralyzed
–
a twin bed-
your pajamas
against my skin
Insomnia
staring at the clock
waiting an eternity
for the time to change
–
my mind’s ear-
wide awake
in the dark
Liar
a postulant soul
emerges from the shadows
selling fools false light
–
silver tongues-
gilded lies and
tainted truths
Eve
pumpkins on the porch-
fall winds whisper through the night
welcoming the frost
–
evening winds-
the waltzing of
fallen leaves
Walking
autumn afternoon-
the sound of a cricket lost
amid the tall grass
–
rotting wood-
silent shadows
of the forest
Fog
a hillside cottage-
the morning sun clears the clouds
asleep on the roof
–
first starlight-
fog creeps in
from the underbrush
Moonlight
an open window-
she disrobes in the shadows
to bathe in moonlight
–
the hunter’s moon-
a dryad hidden
in her tree
Awake
wild racing thoughts-
my fix is the sleep I so
desperately crave
–
an open window-
coyotes call out
in the rising dawn
Spoons
I can feel you breathe
swaddled in my dead embrace
my arms paralyzed
–
a twin bed-
your pajamas
against my skin
Insomnia
staring at the clock
waiting an eternity
for the time to change
–
my mind’s ear-
wide awake
in the dark
Liar
a postulant soul
emerges from the shadows
selling fools false light
–
silver tongues-
gilded lies and
tainted truths
Eve
pumpkins on the porch-
fall winds whisper through the night
welcoming the frost
–
evening winds-
the waltzing of
fallen leaves
Walking
autumn afternoon-
the sound of a cricket lost
amid the tall grass
–
rotting wood-
silent shadows
of the forest
Fog
a hillside cottage-
the morning sun clears the clouds
asleep on the roof
–
first starlight-
fog creeps in
from the underbrush
Moonlight
an open window-
she disrobes in the shadows
to bathe in moonlight
–
the hunter’s moon-
a dryad hidden
in her tree
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