Monthly Archives: April 2014

Sojourner

Across the surface, drag the handKnotted wood and obsidian. Splinters sliver, skin sliced through,The surface bleeds an ocean blue. Stroke the metal torn and rusted,pitted rock, lichen crusted. Press the door oh sojourner,press the surface ever more. Slide your fingers … Continue reading

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bleeding hearts

Hearts imbued with redolence fill the garden with others sent… …to pour their wine in waiting chalice of servants drunk in sultans palace. Fragrance comes before the rose, then long after the petals close. Following the scent of flower white … Continue reading

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And Finally, We Sleep

Heart beat, let me breathe, “goodbye,” A shooting star in her midnight sky. Just one more breath for a candle flame To slip the grasp of a love in vain. Night curled bodies, pressed and warm, Rose petal kisses to … Continue reading

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A kiss that toppled the world

Out in the surly seas, a tidal wave toppled out of the sky conjured by the secret teamwork of moon and sun, from a once a gentle ripple, And that, stirred by a wondering kiss that broke the benign surface … Continue reading

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