A Pale Light Filtered (November 19, 2010)

a pale light filtered
through the cloud
that hovered outside the door
I reached out
with an air of assurance
shadows swirled
there was only
the presence of melancholy
piercing the night sky

Is There Anyone Here... (November 12, 2010)

Is there anyone here
who can explain
the weariness of great sacrifices
the meaning of melancholy dreams
or the endless devotion of
my innermost heart

Lighted Windows (November 7, 2010)

lighted windows
long stormy days
outside the trees
turn and twist
a dark glance
eyes of thunder
rain so plunging

And If I Go (November 5, 2010)

and if I go
home each night
frothing with rage
is It not
enough to smile

Over And Over Again (November 3, 2010)

Over and over again
days which seemed meaningless
as though a fallen bird
singing its last Perhaps
and so much
I wanted to tell you

This Time Last Year (November 2, 2010)

this time last year
appetizing little things,
and a good tale.
twice told

But Who Will Await The Return of the Earth (October 26, 2010)

But who will await
the return of the earth
from the blackness
an exiled night
we have brought salt
and a change in the wind
that trembled Otherwise

But If You Have Never Seen (October 25, 2010)

but if you have never seen
the great wheat field
you can have no idea how
alone in the midst
the very heart of a circle
majestic sorrow
the depth of lonely

For The Very Love Of You (October 21, 2010)

for the very love of you
the most splendid flames
the apple of my
hungry glance
each step with care
into its sweetness

The Wind Weeps A Sweet Gentleness (October 20, 2010)

the wind weeps
a sweet gentleness
but only for a while.
and looking
can you find the owl
in the palace
of the night,
seeing still in his eyes,
There is only
so much to tell.

I Too Am Hollow (October 19, 2010)

I too am
hollow as an old tree
I withdraw alone
a quiet shadow
chosen to inherit
the night

Footsteps Come and Go (October 18, 2010)

footsteps
come and go there,
in the shadow
of disappointment
between the trees
the dreamer
waved a piece of fabric
where it
fell cautiously
and by slow degrees
into a ring
of forsaken silence

Please With Relish (October 14, 2010)

please with relish
let down at the door
I have brought you
these clumps of red
persistent
like promised jewels.
You must learn
that much is laughter.

Be The Odd Smile (October 15, 2010)

be the odd smile
Tiptoeing into the room,
And bring me a crown
The ranks are thinning.
The larders must be filled.

Sometimes A Blissful Sigh (October 14, 2010)

Sometimes
a blissful sigh
anchors lifted
Watching and waiting
clouds of waxed paper
floating over
the endless blue
my scattered imagining
And the ghost of a smile

So Sorry (October 8, 2010)

so sorry
I could never find
my dense cluster of keys
they may be
somewhere indefinable
and cavernous
along with
my wrinkled wits

This Good Morning (October 7, 2010)

This
Good morning,
arrived on soundless wings
as if by magic,
Then was
carried off by accident
in a spell of
turning back
time

Another Autumn (October 6, 2010)

another autumn.
All the while,
watching the
surrounding trees
still radiant with
burning color
always the
slow procession
toward forever

Some Unseen Sparkled Something (October 2, 2010)

some unseen sparkled
something fluttered into view,
and then
ran shivering into the stream
a breath of starlight
fierce with living.

The Night Is Very Dark (September 30, 2010)

The night
is very dark
but For a thousand
flashing fireflies.
I turn over
crossing into the
very midst of dreams
and sleep
a gilded sleep