jordan

jordan Aug 2021

lost

his wounded heart wanders
among thorns and sand
blown by swirling currents
through deserted land
he searches for an answer
to a question yet unknown
listening to nature
speak a language of her own
but stillness never settles
on his mind, full of need
his prayer is left unanswered
and his heart is left to bleed

jordan Aug 2021

implode

sometimes
i want to implode
and swallow the things i said
turn back time
crawl into the womb
and never come out again

jordan Aug 2021

drained

at the edge of night
vultures circle
the bones of another day
leaving me
one sunset
closer to my grave

After a very long day, as I watch the sun sink into the mountains, vultures wheel silently through smoky skies, circling the small Wyoming town I call home. Sometimes Nature knows exactly how I feel.

jordan Aug 2021

sunflower songs

the cheer of lemon petals
radiates from cerise centers
and floats on summer breezes
that carry meadowlark melodies;
music written by the soul of nature
for the open hearts that hear her love

jordan Jul 2021

waxing crescent

quarter moon asymmetry
casts shadowed light
twilight’s first breath
gasps with coming night

hollow empty distance
star-glitter kiss
night’s violet depth
mysterious abyss

southbound on two wheels
under a shapely moon

jordan Jul 2021

choreographed

the hypnotic intensity of light’s subtlety
holds his disquiet in a trance
as twilight writhes between colorful worlds
in an impossible glowing dance

Last night's sunset was too beautiful to have been accidental.

jordan Jul 2021

burden of ash

***** clouds smudge
across heavy skies
laden with tawny soot

sagebrush steppe glows
under jaundiced light
blazing wildfire summer