illusions so real
interfering certain sight
battle for their minds

thunder clapped above
promising afternoon rain
thirsty willows cried

his heaven divine
where my souls cornerstone points
orientated

your not average
that no American is
their demeaning words

some hear with their souls
futures told becoming so
destinies unfold

suns' rising later
shifting thoughts to escaping
geese pointing our way

blue season turns grey
shedding greenery away
white Christmas wishes

pure white pages
latest breath ending
peaceful pause

curtains fall around
as her hair covers my eyes
light dances inside

fires fluid feeling
flames flickering forth
frozen rain falling

his lone call echoes
haunting frozen winter lands
inside bones chilling

lost in raven’s black
darkness obscuring beauty
harken death’s advent

do you believe it
your mind does not decieve you
evil people do

dancing in darkness
mercurial shining stars
on rippled water

this line they put us in
waiting for the next big bang
insisting this is nature's way
expecting an unexpected thing

early fire season
human anger sparking flames
rainforests seem safe

if that kiss our last
would you recall like our first
as i reminisce
all our late night rendezvous
in loving how they do last

tattered yet intact
worn sail on epic journey
final port of call

scared among the dark
hopelessly searching about
open your closed eyes

summer whispers by
tickling trees browning leaves
before their falling

turning it around
over and over again
in meditation
can lead to new directions
a course never before thought

light skin dark skin
where do we even begin
our red blood within
as you watch hate televised
recall what Jesus advised

bright strokes of brilliance
slashing across grays retreat
skies after storming

dreaming liquid dreams
fluid streaming unconscious
drowning without you

in summer meadows
among bountiful new life
beetles still rattle

this final north wind
chilling our early spring hopes
ripples thawed water

silent ocean swells
emotion turns to motion
tsunami of tears

collecting like rain
puddling around my feet
that have not moved since

blissful the abyss
such depth your beauty abounds
pulling me under

cheesy pizza pie
simpler or grander slice
napkins are required

this corroded culture drove me away decades ago
embracing truth and elemental facts of THIS reality
modern man has been infected a long time

cool water springs forth
swelling streams eternal run
quenching my new thirst

peering down upon myself
with wagging finger with shaking head
rubbing my eyes in disbelief
will I ever truly see

beware pied pipers
mesmerizing harmony
hypnotizing you

bobbing on along
corked bottles with empty hope
on tides fickle whims

from many forms one
easily unlocked this heart
universal pick

beating pitter pats
racing storm clouds now arrive
running for cover

sleeping with chaos
this nightmare waking becomes
forever till rest

perfumed flowers fade
summer fragrance now putrid
decaying compost

silencing moments
throughout our human unkind
mourn hiroshima

walking this rocky path
salvation the destination
i pray this cobble etched
in the word I do profess
with walls so adorned
when I glance to the heavens
looking for inspiration
pray I see you looking back

walking down Main Street
cracked sidewalks you can’t avoid
breaking momma’s back

puffing red dragon
his grand deception seen through
eagles eat lizards

evening bells toll
rain drops echo through tin roofs
slowly tired eyes close

skies circle above
starry galaxies revolve
time comes back around

brewed this ill tempest
constructed on evil tides
umbrellas in floods

sometimes words just fit
without knowing their meaning
like this word quagmire

little gypsy rose
do you still recall the way
patiently await
been too long since I’ve hugged you
hoping your smile still shines through

my vagabond child
I miss those loving hugs
recalling their warmth
take is easy watch your step
make that turn head north to home

your life without care
those reeling from this feeling
see into your heart