Wherever fire finds usand tears us limb from liesthen bids us creep closerto the callowhallowed edgeto plunge there intofiery…
What matters of the wavesthat catch the sunlit, dappled fishes~~swirling~~~~whirlingin a dervish dance of deep delight,is…
Steady on toward seeds of dawnthat draw themselves upthrough the tiny cracksamongst the bracken,thick and choking,under clouds,buoyant…
I am whittled to the marrow of my bonesby a specter sent withinthere to destroyeach tingling tease of hungerand to make me feel…
I sip poetry as wineflowing from page to mindto tongueto whispered wordsthat etch themselvesupon my heartto be remembered…
If my spirit bent to kiss your lipsand lifted smallstill hairs upon your nape, would you reach a palmto calm the quiet goosebumps…
Bemused, I spied you swimming nearer meand turned my head to catch a glimpse of green.Set prettily beneath a faded sea,I gave no thought to…
Lingering — I trail fingers into darkness that has never seen the dawnas I go onalthough every voice within me screams it’s wrongto waste…
Were I more than flesh and boneI’d flee this dull and dreary homeand travel far to distant realmsfilled with sizzled, piercing light…