Over and over (April 14, 2010)

Over and over
counting the
panorama of possessions
surely I
have forgotten the
present homecoming
the deepening endless

always there

Before following this strange and surging river (April 13, 2010)

before following
this strange and surging river
choose a perfect compass course
and keep my nearness
silent for awhile
as a wayward waiting
I am a far corner
on the map
tracking the line

of uncertainty.

in a sudden thirst for unfamiliar (April 12, 2010)

in a sudden thirst
for unfamiliar,
bundle of a mass of twigs
sneak through cracks
weaving warm and quiet
with pleasure and surprise
find further pinpoints of
a blinding vivid blue
keep it smiling
loosely lightly
watching waiting
until the beginning

last moment

I am in a still grateful place (April 11, 2010)

I am in a
still grateful place
sleeping into silence
your nearness alongside,
through the air of the
cloudless blue-black, night

remember my smile

At first there were empty surroundings (April 10, 2010)

At first there were
empty surroundings
not even a secret
glance traced
on the map, but
I was alive
discovering new land;
days in a precarious hope
so different
so many miles

so long ago

We have taken different roads (April 9, 2010)

we have taken different roads
and our shadows left no trace
when we journey
quietly along and face to face
until the last and lingered gates
will you wait here first along
at last together.
all that you desire is waiting

and within.

Live by hope (April 8, 2010)

live by hope
beyond the window.
be curious about anything
and watch
silent
reverent
changed
I am only a name.
and still
the glimpse into
this private moment
I believe I have
never seen a maze

so winding