Bare Branches
all I’ve let go of
leaves me standing tall and free
and all that remains
is to feel all that passes
like the wind moving through me
Morning Fog
Morning fog
softens trees to
shadows, new forms emerge from
what isn't seen
The dog is hauling deer parts from
Selective Memory
She opens the family album,
collected moments caught in
the amber of old sunsets,
faded polaroids, a ribbon
or two pressed between
Alchemy
I.
All that I've cultivated and tended to
all these years has come back
to serve me
All the word-food I've eaten in the past
Chokehold
I’m tellin’.
Couldn’t hold back this train
if I wanted to
This moment has come
bearing down upon me
Who Am I
Who am I
to say hush
when everything is teeming
blooming
in full force.
Hush,
draw near and listen.
The Dark Sky of Your Knowing
Go in
where it helps to be quiet
and kind.
You are ordered like the stars
whose light began traveling long ago
just to reach you
on this night.
The Planets Are Having a Party
The planets are having a party
in Aquarius.
My 5th house of
creative expression
joy
Funnel Cakes
The sweet simplicity of fried dough
covered in powdered sugar
is even sweeter
because it was made for you
by another’s hand.
Expanding Our Sense of Personhood
My thinking has been
far too small.
Too small for my mind and heart
and too small for my soul.
I am not just ‘me, myself and I’
The Gift of Belonging
It’s strange,
all this separation
has awakened more
belonging than
I’ve ever known.
Midnight Snack
Sometimes
Life demands
Sweetness,
Comfort supped
Directly
Magic
The first rule of magic is
don't ask permission don't tell
is the second if you have to ask
you're already behind at a deficit
a definite loss of course you could
Ridges Rise
the tales
time tells...
a sad soda sign
now faded and flagging
above this solitary side walk
Backseat Driver
now look what you’ve done!
how will we get down from here?!
(let’s just wait a beat)
look over at that ridge line.
yeah. that’s really something else.