winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Regret
ghosts of the future
block my way and haunt me with
all I could have been
–
heavy rain-
our great oak
uprooted
Stone
building my fortress
I bury my emotions
beneath the first stone
–
cacophony-
late night frogs
in my stone walls
Ocean
white flecks of sea foam
spraying off the ocean waves
and the rising tide
–
onshore winds-
smell of salt
and the sea
Sails
white on shades of blue-
the day ends as sailors tire
of chasing the wind
–
moonlight-
sailboats crease
the black water
Sting
alabaster skin
flush with the pain of pleasure
however fleeting
–
lilacs in bloom-
bees harbored
in the blossoms
Crimson
a kiss of sunlight
caught in the underside of
a cardinal’s wing
–
young rabbits-
wild strawberries
hidden in the grass
Roses
out with the mistress-
his rose garden wilting in
the seething sun
–
my delicate rose-
thorns buried
in my skin
Nosferatu
hiding from the sun
living in the shadows while
I curse the darkness
–
the moon obscured-
my ancient thirst
unslaked
Regret
ghosts of the future
block my way and haunt me with
all I could have been
–
heavy rain-
our great oak
uprooted
Stone
building my fortress
I bury my emotions
beneath the first stone
–
cacophony-
late night frogs
in my stone walls
Ocean
white flecks of sea foam
spraying off the ocean waves
and the rising tide
–
onshore winds-
smell of salt
and the sea
Sails
white on shades of blue-
the day ends as sailors tire
of chasing the wind
–
moonlight-
sailboats crease
the black water
Sting
alabaster skin
flush with the pain of pleasure
however fleeting
–
lilacs in bloom-
bees harbored
in the blossoms
Crimson
a kiss of sunlight
caught in the underside of
a cardinal’s wing
–
young rabbits-
wild strawberries
hidden in the grass
Roses
out with the mistress-
his rose garden wilting in
the seething sun
–
my delicate rose-
thorns buried
in my skin
Nosferatu
hiding from the sun
living in the shadows while
I curse the darkness
–
the moon obscured-
my ancient thirst
unslaked
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