I want
A love that feels
Of your touch,
No explanation needed
No words suffice
Because your heart
Folds within mine,
And flames
Embrace
And warmth
Is felt
Deep down,
Its beat
Draws
You near
To a space
Without fear

Northwest damp cold
Comforting envelope
Hidden in its own
Shelter
Sealed by
Drizzle
Its palette
Thickly drenched in
Charcoal shadow
Meshed with evergreen
On a cobalt metal roof
Dancing in-between
The cracks
And living in
Black rain boots

My teddy bear
My companion
My friend

My teddy bear
Never tells me I"m wrong
Or criticize me in any way

You take away my fears
Calm me when I have bad dreams
You never laugh at or tease me

My teddy bear
I love you

Out of these desert hills
In washes beneath my feet
The red heart of the mountain
Licks the dry, smoky air.

Above a golden eagle glides
Like a loosened dream above
A sapphire spire, dipping
In and out of view.

Below the rocks desire
Rain, embers of thunder
Thigh to thigh the caverns
Devour existence slowly.

Between me and the moon
The mountain, and beyond that
The owl's hidden perch, a vast
Meadow of occult stars.