breaking in changes
slow motion life challenges
metamorphosis

he wants me to know
what has always been within
finding one’s true self

counting lost faces
within spaces long empty
whose memories fade

alabaster trails
arc across ebony skies
connecting the stars

spring breezes teasing
whispering such sweet nothings
fanning passions flame

they withered away
vital nutrients deprived
from freedom dying

brothers **** brothers
for inconsequential colors
everywhere red

light slowly appears
ending this darkened tunnel
green hills roll beyond

care with tender love
our chef labored seven days
resting on the eighth
each ingredient perfect
like mom's chicken noodle soup

my mind slipped under
your gentle current soothing
drifting me away

a failed coup d'etat
french blades sharpened now rising
treason's head will roll

left them there
scales from old skin
on the rock

marbled halls cracking
ancient rooms losing secrets
time reclaims us all

grinding years
worn days relentless gears
slip away

when this bow does break
snapping as if suddenly
from fractures long known

good verses evil
struggles from the beginning
it's a war in here

winter thoughts shift
from snow drifts to sandy dunes
eating pineapple

within ancient hills
days away from any sea
exotic pink salt

imagine never
trapped under gravity’s pull
leaving pain behind

lost in abundance
moving limbs in swirling winds
a magpie sits tight

run from darkness
black winged reapers fan out
feasts of fear

we shared star kissed light
tripped through kaleidoscope eyes
till that morning sun
highlighted my night’s vision
found my soul mate that bright night

just enough richness
rich is having just enough
wanting just enough

pure water flow
cool current revive
wash away

picking at edges
tearing away the decay
transformational

waking in sunlight
bathed in springtime’s warming rays
bright colors return

on my knees I fall
with remembrance to those lost
Memorial Day

glimpsing such beauty
moments stretching mere seconds
last eternity

his **** impatience
tried passing that along too
don’t have time for it

this lifelong journey
renews each spring on fall leaves
drifting me along

sailing wild rivers
as crazed salmon race below
till their journey’s end

filling tranquil pools
among summer’s golden few
always seeking you

spring’s thaw breaking banks
rapids rushing to summer
sandbags and prayers

pink showers falling
along springs empty streets
blossoms die alone

my mind from body
for you this heart still would beat
that my feet dance too

shooting messengers
for speaking of unheard things
that he heard alone

time slowly arrives
appearing without notice
leaving subtle lines

getting back to whole
as if that fact ever was
we are born broken

don't wear the red shoes
seems viruses love them too
witches out west do

winds whipping wild seas
liquid tempest from feared skies
seagulls swirl with glee

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

losing paradise
finding just enough instead
finally content

like heavenly stars
guiding my earthbound journey
such my mother’s love

crooks tried cursing him
deceit these rodents disease
general flynn freed!

snake oil sales
doctors of deception
justice is coming