(2014)
#Haiku
Nature’s snowy gown Melts into a silky pool Spring’s passion awakes
Tide tickling sun’s wake Under a thin skin of ice Beach disappearing
last night the winter world transformed to summer’s sphere fireflies in the night their aimless paths alight
a cold moon filters down through the purple asters no explorers have returned with caterpillar robes and dandelion gold
wind tangled trees coiling across a yellow moon spiraling leaves surf-curled dunes
I am a rock on the shore of the magnificent ocean millions of years by the magnificent ocean and millions more
the sum of the estate: pictures newspaper clippings poems the memories
the silence of colour palette of fall reflected on water white birch trees granite rocks
Snowflakes or fireflies Beneath an oval moon Do I wake or dream?
see them standing in glass houses clutching stones of fear anxiety suits and shoes boots and jeans makeup and hair powdered and perfumed
my real name was Clarence but they always called me Dummy because they thought I was stupid I lived with my Mom and swept up… for a dollar a day ‘cause
Seagulls hovering Uneven hills encircle Tide pool reflection
In the lamplight leaf shadows break on the ragged edges of my heart
liquid blue nightgown made of lighter fare floats in romance of autumn air a ballerina in an erotic dance longing to join that v-trail in th…
WINTER SHADOW / Feb 11, 2011 small white stones fall rattling to the ground a shadow keeps pace beside me through the groaning night