winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Regrets
your name on my phone-
against my better judgment
I answer the call
–
labor day-
the first taste
of pumpkin spice
Futility
in the deep end
endlessly treading water
lest I slip under
–
sand hill cranes-
a bicycle rusts
amid the cattails
Depth
slow rhythmic rocking
as I’m drawn deep into you
my lover the sea
–
crying gulls-
lost in your
cold embrace
History
stone temple ruins-
echoes of ancient bronze bells
call the monks to prayer
–
summer sunlight-
wending through
the splintered roof
Justice
who will stand and speak
when there is such injustice
if not I then who?
–
angry seas-
ramshackle rafts
adrift and lifeless
Sight
slowly going blind-
refusing to believe in
what I cannot see
–
black velvet-
eyes wide open
to the night
Fungi
turkey tail mushrooms-
beauty found within decay
and reclamation
–
in the dark-
nimble fingers pick
the mushroom harvest
Consequences
living on the edge –
tasting the forbidden fruit
and consequences
–
future regrets-
I send a drink
down the bar
Regrets
your name on my phone-
against my better judgment
I answer the call
–
labor day-
the first taste
of pumpkin spice
Futility
in the deep end
endlessly treading water
lest I slip under
–
sand hill cranes-
a bicycle rusts
amid the cattails
Depth
slow rhythmic rocking
as I’m drawn deep into you
my lover the sea
–
crying gulls-
lost in your
cold embrace
History
stone temple ruins-
echoes of ancient bronze bells
call the monks to prayer
–
summer sunlight-
wending through
the splintered roof
Justice
who will stand and speak
when there is such injustice
if not I then who?
–
angry seas-
ramshackle rafts
adrift and lifeless
Sight
slowly going blind-
refusing to believe in
what I cannot see
–
black velvet-
eyes wide open
to the night
Fungi
turkey tail mushrooms-
beauty found within decay
and reclamation
–
in the dark-
nimble fingers pick
the mushroom harvest
Consequences
living on the edge –
tasting the forbidden fruit
and consequences
–
future regrets-
I send a drink
down the bar
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