behind the armoire
in dust and spider webs
lies an envelope
with a paper heart therein
a valentine unopened
a love forgotten

thinking about you
and all the love that we shared
turns my green eyes blue

Two wheels on pavement
Sun blazing down and blue skies
Pushing through the wind
Flowers, mountains, pretty girls
Making sure rubber side down

our universe is
the most beautiful woman
wearing a red shift
arms outstretched she pirouettes
with grace and wild abandon
full of light and life

a spider crab flows
its long legged dance across kelp
all rippled brown green

i thought i knew love
when i was but a young man
so much wiser now

on top of the hill
stands an old and stately house
each evening at sunset
two crows would perch together
upon the peak of its' roof
nuzzling one another
preening and softly cawing
for years they were always there
no matter what the weather
nor the season of the year
but two years ago it changed
and now only one crow sits
upon the roof at sunset
alone, hunched and unmoving
silent and forlorn

where are you my love
so longed for and so welcome
where are you my joy
my consort and my lover
where are you my closest friend
my intimate confessor
and sweet keeper of my heart
where are you hiding

**** in a bathtub
corpuscular colours flow
alive through Bonnard

like a precious gem
your many facets dazzle
mesmerizing me

i see in your heart
an ineffable beauty
that lights up my soul

the smile of a child
unblemished, unprejudiced
is a priceless gift

tiny hidden beach
full of shells all rainbow play
a childhood treasure

money is not love
nor is it blood, sweat and tears
it is just cold cash

tiny bright window
alone beneath the starry
radio ruckus

will it be for love
or will you sell your soul
which way will you go
back into your bubble
or out into my arms
i will wait for you

pink coral petals
spreading softly to my touch
the warm scent of musk

a dark silent night
stars ablaze in black velvet
a fireball arcs down

as breakers crash in
along the blazing hot strand
Still tidal pools wait

on my weary way
trudging through rough sodden fields
carrying a verse

laugh and sing my love
and the universe will too
may i have this dance

no more i love you
no more i care about you
no one beside me

when you are in love
throw down your walls completely
and follow your heart

Dark monsters looming
Dogs barking, sirens wailing
"FLASH-CRACK!", thunderstorm

this lonely Planet
cast out among the stars
my cradle my home

you always need me
in the middle of the night
your secret lover

this is who i am
neither better nor worse
than anyone else

a child crying out
for their mother in the night
no one else will do

bright yellow crescent
on dark velvet sewn with stars
pushing through the night
above the shadowed mountains
and deep dark alpine valleys
weary on her way

i try to be true
in my thoughts and emotions
i owe me that much

a sturdy torso
a ***, two arms and two legs
transport my fat head

castles made of sand
stand along the oceans shore
till the tide comes in

i am an inchoate, tubular, time traveller, wearing blue jeans

beware of half truths
being used as levers to
pry you from the truth

The touch of your lips
those sweet silken rose petals
sparks an inferno

your text at midnight
an enigmatic request
and then you were gone

rider in spandex
on his bicycle, texting
wrapped up in china

a gun to my head
a chess game lost, sore loser
i smiled and engaged

sheer dark canyon walls
neath a star struck dizzy sky
a train horn echoes

A flash down my spine
a nether ending story
your voice on the phone

do you remember
lying on the green green grass
dreaming together

Walking on eggshells
For reasons I cannot guess
Have I betrayed you
Perhaps you don't care at all
You left me dismayed
Unable to understand
COMMUNICATION
Clear, honest and heart to heart
Is all I ever asked for
Instead I was shamed
And left hanging in the night
But I do love you
And yes, I am there for you
If you ever ask
But please just leave me alone
If all you want is a laugh