Roses at sunrise
dew covered and succulent
welcoming the sun
warming from its honeyed touch
their nectar's strong scent rising
luring bees and butterflies
to land upon their petals
and taste their rich sweet pollen
in the clear dawn light

in spring i inhale
and float away through summer
autumn i exhale
and sink back down through winter
a seasonal procession
a cyclic pranayama
my annual kundalini
it fills me with the desire
to live and to love

an urban morning
garbage trucks and sirens
shake me from my sleep

i would give my life
to heal you and make you whole
i love you that much

across the boardwalk
a large bronze beetle scrambles
through herds of flip-flops

sparrow in the hedge
upside down watching tables
crumbs are falling up

bright coloured jewels
racing through bulrushes on
cellophane rainbows