squeezed onto the horizon
a future imagined-
taking to the unknown road

puckered lips to go un-kissed
left hanging in the wind

a Blackbirds song
on a path of its own

a shattered silence
singing of loves lament

Lost in twisted ways,
Map holds secrets, silent taunts—
Man strikes lines with rage.
Paper torn, path now erased—
Victory in empty l(h)ands.

Nature's best musicians sing
Over lakes and ponds and streams
Sweet and salty waters hum
My guitar strings gently strum

Let the melody of worlds
Convey her gentle sound through you
Drown in deep blues
Sing in strong reds
So that you might live in purples

Follow singing rivers ahead
Go where no man's ever tread
Stay until you lose yourself
Stay until you lose your self

out the silence
'from the nothing'

faces searching
'with candle flame'

an unending forever
lit with stars.

valued tome
scarce words
inscribed stone
laid down
crushed bone
mere dust
whispered love
poets tryst
forgotten name
weathered silence
green vine
shadows fall.

coercion can be out-loud
or a well meaning whispering Aunt

coercion can be written down
an order to make all things run smooth

coercion can be a nudge
a silent look

coercion can be endemic
leading into pandemic

and the end
of  Humankind