Shards of memory
still draw blood,
razor sharp reminders
of another life,
when you loved me
and I loved you.
I could sense gravity on my skin then,
hear the color flush into the blooms,
anticipate the grasshopper's solo
before its first note–
but that was back when
you loved me
and I loved you.
Mar 28, 2015
Mar 28, 2015 at 12:26 PM UTC
He crushed her fortune cookies
one after another,
peeked into crevices
where the tender things lived,
plundered her secrets
like Godzilla out for an evening stroll,
leaving only flavorless dust
and damage in his wake.
Feb 2, 2015
Feb 2, 2015 at 11:24 AM UTC
Inspiration taunts
A child playing peek-a-boo
Hidden in plain sight
Dec 28, 2014
Dec 28, 2014 at 3:54 PM UTC
A helicopter fashioned
from feathers and fairy dust
buzzed the rioting fuchsia,
Newton's laws upended,
outsmarted,
The ruby-throated flier darted
over and under blossoms,
taking samples
with the lightest touch--
like a visitor from another planet
intending no harm,
then he backed off, surveying,
Lingering in weightlessness,
Suspended in the moment before,
when all is possible,
Poised on the edge of
free fall,
deciding what's next.
Jun 21, 2014
Jun 21, 2014 at 10:52 AM UTC
Hi there,
I say to the ocean,
dropping my shoes
for the sandy pilgrimage
to shore,
A lone figure wanders
into a Delft seascape,
Blues and whites
of Dutch perfection engulf
my field of vision,
Water and sky reflecting
back infinite shades,
the blue of stiff dungarees
at the horizon,
clouds in shaving cream white,
the heron blue gray of the shallows,
I could name twenty shades
on a good day, like today
when the beach is all mine,
I step into the cool ooze,
jolted into a sudden jig,
I hop, a riot of ah's and elbows,
Waves rush at me
like a legion of puppies,
frothy and excited,
I laugh at their sloppy greeting,
Overwhelmed by their welcome,
unconditional and salty,
Spray lapping my face
as I find my footing.
May 24, 2014
May 24, 2014 at 11:40 AM UTC
Golden lightning bolts
jolt the muse to action
Dark skies lit for one...
May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 7:40 PM UTC
A quiet fury
blossoms in my chest,
an orchid of rage
unfolds in silence,
poisonous and strangely beautiful,
creamy petals strain against
the cavity where I once
kept my heart.
May 18, 2014
May 18, 2014 at 12:28 PM UTC
I ooze
from kitchen
to desk
to couch
leaving
a trail of words
behind me
Mar 29, 2014
Mar 29, 2014 at 12:27 PM UTC
We die each night,
Passports stamped
in invisible ink
to a realm where
the possible and impossible
shimmer
beneath purple sunsets,
Where the breath of imagination
bends eternity for a moment,
Wishes skinny dip in deep time,
Hopes burble into form,
And fears slither out to play.
As morning seeps into our lids
and the edges begin to blur,
We straddle two worlds
for an instant,
Then blink away the mystery,
a taste of death on our lips.
Mar 24, 2014
Mar 24, 2014 at 12:26 PM UTC
Morning slips in
like a wide-eyed child
at my bedside,
I roll over
and smile,
ready to play.
Mar 1, 2014
Mar 1, 2014 at 10:00 AM UTC