the fire has not died
it still burns deep inside me
and i rake those coals
raising clouds of hot sparks from
embers full of memories
so painfully beautiful
that i cry and scream in pain
wishing that i could return to
the blazing red inferno
of our torrid love

winter thaw
sunny and warm
unmade bed

a cold wind blowing
snow manes on the mountains
snug in my teepee

a single red rose
bleeding petals in the wind
crimson tears in flight

dark green pine trees
dew drops strung on spiderwebs
pale yellow sunrise

eyes look in clear light
reflective through a mirror
to see that other
that one on the other side
hanging back in the shadows
behind childhood's holy icons
supping on the bitter host
trapped and lost and terrified
unable to see beyond
its tormented chrysalis
barking and growling cruelly
daring you to touch

Oh you fanatics
Slaying in the name of god
Your vicious mayhem
Will never pass for holy
Think, who really is your lord?

he was dilgent
in painting his sugar pills
with a bitter coat

Little thoughts and dreams
tickling, trickling from the void
wellsprings of our minds

just the touch of you
the look, smell and taste of you
i n t o x i c a t i o n !

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

Your faces' fine lines
danced in faithful tandem with
your beguiling eyes
a veritable tango
of sinuous expression
explosive barely restrained
and i kissed you back

raindrops on spruce leaves
beneath a flourescent sky
midday silhouettes

how are you darling
how are you tonight
can you hear my smile

we all have our demons
but if you look closely
you will find yourself
so be gentle to them
and introduce yourself
tell them that you love them
and that you will keep them
safe and from any harm
let them know whatever
made them the way they are
is no longer around
that you are now adult
and need their special gifts
to fully live your life
ask them to give their trust
and promise to listen
and always respect them
welcome them back with love
and they will change into
angels in your life

people often say
war makes a boy a man
and i say *******

is eternity
ever growing boundlessness
expanding unseen
and what of its inversion
is that exponential too
is it all twisted and warped
tied throughout with cosmic strings
full of many dimensions
or is it unknowable
a schrodinger's cat

looking right at me
you exposed a comely breast
a blithe seduction
driving me to distraction
letters falling from my hands
at a total loss for words
scrabble forgotten

i love your dark head
leaning close and listening
i love your bright eyes
leering at me when alone
i love your mouth, ears and nose
in closest proximity
i love your sweet lips and tongue
kissing, tasting and again
i love your long silken hair
it's subtle touch igniting
i love the curve of your neck
inviting me to nibble
i love your shoulders shrugging
in shy anticipation
i love your limbs and body
holding me close and pressing
i love your hands and your feet
tickling and caressing
i love your satin soft skin
freckles and beauty markings
i love your voice and laughter
warming and encouraging
i love your sweet *******
and caressing their fullness
i love your rose *******
rising to my attention
i love your foxy venus
its' downy plait and its' swell
I love your pearl button
hooded, hard and slippery
i love your soft and pink lips
dampening when i am close
i love your ******'s blaze
that both anneals and melds we
but what I love the most is
there behind your eyes

i love your body
it's such a luscious vessel
for your winsome soul

wearing my armor
silver paint on cardboard
x over my heart

i saw you that night
you were too real for them
eyes full of mourning
deep blue pools in ivory
above the little black dress
sitting there leaning forward
invisible tears pouring
down your cheeks an endless stream
betraying your distraction
though you bravely tried to smile
and that is when i realized
i truly loved you

again and again
close in my arms again
i need to love you

Sometimes i wander
head down hands in my pockets
through the cold wet autumn wind
to where the sea meets the land
then sit upon a worn log
on the ragged pebbled strand
and listen to the waves pound
and hiss all along the shore
alone there with seals and gulls
i think and dream and ponder
my memories a midden
full of triumphs and failures
growing behind me

we shared our stories
every little detail
and i embraced yours
my heart opening to you
but perhaps that frightened you
this intimate exposure
for you ran away and hid
refusing to engage me
and now i see you sliding
back into that dark prison
and the arms of your jailers
from whom you sought your freedom
not so very long ago
our profound and tender love
strangled by your fears

clambering beetle
black and iridescent
bright sunlight, dark leaves

swift black acrobats
swoop and wheel the cobalt sky
sunlight fills the beach

your eyes
always your eyes
aglow

little blue planet
out in a galactic arm
oceans full of tears

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

On a pebbled beach
Perched upon a cedar log
Blue sky, blue ocean
Burning sun and soaring gulls
But I cannot forget you

too late I found
that love and affection
frightened you so

your education
has given you a certain
refined crudeness

rock said to the tree
I will never let you fall
but the rock was sly

the rain turns heavy
swirling leaves and plastic cups
race down the gutter

trapped, struck by lightning
falling up and falling down
frozen and on fire