no matter how small
changes cause me to take pause,
reflecting upon,
minuscule memories come
flooding right back, like magic

Palm tree fans swaying
hammock rocking in good time
waves reaching my shoes

laying in bed sick
watching steady raindrops fall
makes me feel better

Battle tested suit
Old lion licks his torn face
both old warriors, are we

ease winter tensions
soothing spring songs serenade
warbler therapy

that lonely swing
me pushing you in the park
into setting suns
fading heat our shadows grew
burned memories for ever

I LOVE YOU, you'd say
in the sand, by hand, with care
that spot, every day

When it's your time, go
We all know how you like it so
with that pretty yellow ribbon tied in a bow

Purely magical
late last night, purple, yellow
mostly greenish light
Above me dancing, dreaming
Igniting flames of the heart

I'll whisper your name
my last act of devotion
my final exhale

Walking back roads home
Hearing mallard men chirping
near pretty hens row
where all the lone green heads go
to find love on back roads home

mountain high glaciers
as blue as the sky above
feeds her swollen creeks

whispy green rivers
in our countries northern sky
bring romance to night

grizzled beasts feeding
as salmon swim to their fate
wolves ever present

mushing sled dogs run
racing anchorage to nome
heritage recalled

our final frontier
In McKinley's great shadow
wild free Alaska

lingering last kiss
thoughtless in wonderful bliss
laying next to you

with warmth i recall
our heated beach rendezvous
carefree dune romance

the sand surf and sun
walks hand in hand to earth's end
wishing it wouldn't

until the next time
safely in my winters warmth
cayman nights rewind

catching a note of it always
takes me back, magically,
to young summers, younger loves,
when Tom Petty ruled
you were my American Girl
dribbling off John Cougars
Bobby Brooks in my small town
worlds away from here and now
might've been on Pink Floyd's
The Dark Side Of The Moon,
with Ziggy Stardust and
The Spider From Mars
so far a single note takes me
when turning round the dial

All that little chick needed
When she tumbled from the nest
Was a helping wing to guide
Her to whats best

But birds while unrestricted in flight
Cannot do this and thus the plight
To pick up the bird and lift her to her
Righteous held place soaring freely into
The cool
Alaskan night!

never giving up
persistence personified
Wile E Coyote

Love is getting strapped
on Wile Coyote's back
atop an acme
hand made rocket perfect for
maximum chaos in seconds

These battleship chains
like giant redwood roots, anchors
this boat in your port

Can you feel my flame
No flicker, roaring raging
Passion, my heart burns
Engulfing old dead blazes
Building torches held for you

poor gnome all alone
his garden partner stolen
who steals garden gnomes

Gin blossoms headache
Burst capillaries inside
Rooting deep,  to guarantee
Good time gin tonic parties
Having to wait another night

Roaming desert scapes
waterless countryplaces, searching
Your eternal springs
bursting forth in full bloom
Painted in Apache plume

rain drops on tin roofs
soothing this painful heartache
empty pails filling

Flashes, magic light
instant frozen memories
forgotten places,
faces, friends, family forever
captured in precious photos

dogs of war
hounds of baskerville
all human

broken ocean glass
jagged edges sanded smooth
found glistening blue

it's these most real times
when my boogie man arrives
peace in you, I find
midnight coffee, moonlit eyes
assuring me all is fine

I see your eyes in the coral clear seas
Shades of aqua green memories
As I drift away on your shifting tides

The lioness frantically searches the high grass
The boy scans for running late dad in the stands
The alone wife stairs at the moon folded hands
Praying for their safe return again

Plenty of big hair, aqua net
bad mullets,  studded belts, patches on back
Denim leather tough necks, guys in spandex
plenty of ***** and a roach or two
stuffed in places that’s just for you, dude
another cheesy friday night 80’s hair metal zoo

youthful dreams fullfilled
springtimes eternal promise
looking back fondly

many moons ago
summer heat would never fade
wishing for the cold

leaves restless rustle
cooling winds fading to brown
frozen ground below