Saturday, August 15, 2020

Josephine

Slowed by the heat, the distance
The circumstance. 
The wonder of strength
Love, loyalty, life in service
Care to caretakers
Whose moonlighting days
Are far long gone. 
Mother, may I treat you in trust, in love
In dignity?
This daughter serves in stoicism
Direct and persevering. 
Committed to the length of her road. 
Built tough, determined, 
Unfailing. 

Time, trading these travelers 
Weary yet unwavering
To sleep in the softness of their duty, performed. 

Monday, August 10, 2020

Among the Nameless

Unwritten candor
Candor, too kind. 
Truth, belligerent
Unfeeling, maligned. 
Bubble of air surrounding
Ears, nose, and throat. 
Specifications seek wildness
To unfold the disfigured conformist.

Dry land, dusted warm stone
Reverence here, exists
In all the unseen notions
Of nature's unlimited offering. 
On couplings of sky and insect
Never known before to the sigh of man. 

There is eloquence
In the water, made to pool from rain
The trust in thunderstorms 
That lightning may follow to feed the eyes
Craving electric delight. 
To roam on plains untouched
Home to weed and wildflower alike
Naked and unknowing
Vulnerable to all, yet oblivious to the wake. 

Dawn demands daylight
To waltz the wind without windowpane
To nurture light through dappled patterns
As unnamed artists reap unlimited gain
Basking on plains that exist without time
Or the effort of elbow that seek any gain. 
The language here, desist of script
Leaves nothing behind;
No ink exists to define these points
Lit by heavens, above earthly delight

To be born is the benefit of existence
Yet to swim in tides of greed and gain
Limit all points of engagement. 

Luster lives on the leaves, as they whisper
Amongst themselves, and the flowers
Love penetrates all thickness
And manner of skin, when backed by volume
Simmering sweetly to yield deep flavor
To emanate warmth, and deep meaning. 
To guide sun into pores, filling their pots
Thickly, fully, sweetly. 

This is the hand I have chosen
To boldly romance the fiber of my being. 
I have widened understanding 
In ways, unmatched. 
To have opened all ports to freedom
And welcomed growth without expectation. 
Partnered to Self.
Satori.


Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Enfold You

Onto this place
Where the fitting feels - intended
These grooves between us
Clicked smoothly, 
Coherently, 
In unspoken
Readiness...
Owned. 

Hugged. 
Held. 
Cared for. 

Hinting at nothing
Short of, 
"I know"

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Do You

Read of what is felt?
Has the radar of sensibilities 
Brought these words to your door?
In the knowing, often, I am found. 
Then too, surmise that that very transference
May never be known. 
But to two, 
The you and this I. 


Monday, March 9, 2020

With Me

Sit with me, that I may know the warmth
In your care. 
Nearby, within audible reach
To profoundly absorb
The meaning in candor. 
The relevance of juxtaposition
More needed now, 
Than ever. 

Crushed to know
The ability to close gaps
Ever remains, widening
These are scorching times of uncertainty
They must be sorted as is
In time, with practice, 
In solitude. 

I am hard to crack to my own self
A sewer of skins, stubborn, removed. 
Pushed out to farthest pastures 
The staff of my own leading
Beating me now. 
Truth to be told, in this place
The hardness of who I am, 
Begs for softening. 
For sweetening, 
For sensitivity
To be held. 

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Collected

Found along the way 
Trinkets of sentimentality
Sweetly placed nearby. 
Soft and sewn from years ago
Surrounded by ocean treasure, and
Wooden whispers. 

There is the flow of organza
Easily read in the knots and the burl.
Placeholders brought 
To continue dialogue found along pathways
That declare creativity be pursued 
As often as humanly possible. 

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Equation

What is 
The algorithm of my moodswing?
Can there be such things
As to protect and serve
What's best for my chemical content?
Autonomy befits the body
In ways, everlasting.
To control breathing
To the extent that it's involuntary 
Is nothing to scrutinize. 
However, 
What if time were indeed consciously spent 
On the mapping of mood
And manipulation of such?

How long before obsessive deliberations 
Induce a collective 'backing off'
To numb oneself of the 'responsibility'?

These tangents
They both bore and entice
And seemingly only during periods of time
Where further examination is
Scarce.