Lifeline

stalking
wounded shadows
of mind…
paths to
the end
closer now
predatory
passage to
passing on…
no, i have
tried
now return
to my
origin
final breath
received into
nature
door opens,
true self alone
f…

Don’t be so predictable
Play with me
Pull me
Leave me
And stay
Watch me
Make me wonder
Keep me searching
Make me want more
Don’t let me
Stagnate
Let me know
You love me
Surprise me
With the depths
Hie…

Dedicated to Sally and Moe “Because You Both Knew”

Because you both knew

You had been given the terrible news
That the winds of change
Were around the bend
That your dreams would soon
Come to an end.
The …

unearthly calm
bird song sprinkled soft
in the fading light
here, there, notes dance in
dusk – light where
flowers delicate with
life rest this early spring…
memory’s path opens now
you mum and …

Was it only last night, that I had the dream…
…again?
Yes, again, & oh but to do so on yet another, & perpetually
Yet, that is not to live; it is to simulate life, beauty, power, & love
Yes…

for months i lay prostrate
my weeping face given to God
plastered eyes
against the dirty flesh of my hatred
the joy i should have felt
was choked
dying
spitting blood,
into a pillow

You must know most of my plans come to naught.*
Not from lack of desire; rather,
My failure to tie a knot in the loose ends
Of my unraveling.
These threads have minds of their own;
Fashioning themselves i…

And darkness fell on all the earth.
The finality fell like a heavy drape upon those who still watched, still waited.
And one by one their hearts realized… it was really over.
The realization was this…

we’ve got a good thing going on
rain drizzling on our faces
we’ve got a good thing going on
my heart running these races
we’ve got a good thing going on
my heart, it beats but now i feel…

The only thing for sure…
These times will be
What I will them to be

grannie
lovely little person
face round like the
moon gently
streaking her
hair
with
light…

a lady,
mother of my
dear
mum joining
my loved ones
blossoming
in spirit
like
spring flowers…

her smile is…

I held April tightly
Holding him closely
Trying not to kill him
Trying hard not to make
The same mistake

Trying not to squeeze him
With too many expectations
Trying not to be desperate
For him to fulfill al…

I can’t fathom the hope
That is ringing through my brain
I can’t believe the determination
That makes these tears fall like rain
I can’t understand how I
Deserved someone like this
To com…

You have watched me
Yonder
I felt
You Looking
I could not see Who
I could not See You

I have been touched
Once
I thought it was a breeze
Yet yonder I felt more
I looked beyond the wind

Your love came down
Was…

House of many words
Delightful place of respite
Haven for dreamers

Sing as it has been commanded
From the cage you have built
Through the pain of your torments

Who’s to say when love begins
And sprouts its tender vines?
Reaching toward the warmth of you
Wrapping round your willing frame
Seeking solace upon your skin
Weaving patterns within your heart……

He leads
She follows
He says no
She cries
He says yes
She cries
He is far away yet so near