• where we walked

    to love so much
    would make you weary
    a pearl in the shell
    to dwell in the heart
    of resource
    deeply felt the depth of help
    a walk with wonder
    from last glance of summer
    raise the tumblers
    reflections of great feeling
    mirrored by give and take
    if not for the light a heart might break
    to see the vulnerable dawn
    escape the invinsible night
    birds take flight
    to the irrepressable sky
    the sun expands in waves and bands
    to touch God’s hands
    in ocean sands as white and pure
    as golden waters implore
    east coast friendly town
    where we walked before
    a kind safe harbor found.

  • the wake of dreams

    an empty canvas blank page
    egg wash rages on a stage
    in the mist midst twinge
    singed leaves fiery sun
    left to die enflame the sky
    never ending
    cold August nights forget
    to remember
    hot July sparkles
    flags waves dust particles
    hit the road going back
    to the first moment I saw
    the overall overalls
    purple bandana
    write overtures for you
    you paint fingernails blue
    want to hang a portrait of you
    in the Parrish museum
    read a thousand sonnets
    in your night
    watch you bloom
    dig deep in your beloved soil
    heal yourself while helping me
    and in
    society gain a sense of mastery
    over authority in compliance
    self reliance improves your diet
    you speak candidly
    I accept your privacy
    a mood in tune with June
    and all you may access in the
    courage to successfully discover
    beauty hiding in the wake of dreams
    what you are is what you seem.

  • cellophane moon

    complacent cellophane moon
    hung out to sigh till noon
    room
    to ruminate the painted sky
    flirt with a world apart
    toss light beams far
    candid star
    fixed amidst the clouds and brooding sun
    Venus vexed veers east of west
    however in a spell the realm is real
    for fantasy over rainbows feel
    adrift before Earth to find
    when God embodied man in kind
    without the fear that borrows time
    lacked the labored act that racked the thought
    and broke the back
    still in quiet chance suggest the night
    enhanced in beauty ageless youth
    the duty of your inspired rage
    sets you apart from a sensitive sage
    and I your lonely voice to dwindle down
    if only to be a happy clown were i not a fool
    to poison pen and say amends
    when breaking all the rules and then
    wellness wanted but not enough
    life can be sweet life may be rough
    if you’re who I think you are
    you’ve heard enough.

  • unsung hero

    placid immaculate woman friend
    into the heart starting over again
    there in residual listing
    taking on water hearing thunder
    mostly cloudy skies showers lingering
    shallow pools still-cool
    remains a steady stance
    balance backward bask
    the song sought to sing
    unsung hero lyrical moon drenched dream
    light the ethereal blindness
    for an act of kindness
    bluffing on the bluff defines
    opposing so much chagrin
    reach love within
    lucky trusting one
    crack open a smile
    I ask her in
    falling deeply in love with
    the equestrian.

  • elegant moon

    elegant moon
    shining brightly room to room
    simply spun to stare would stun
    soon tomorrow rising sun
    blond as beach bleached in strands
    hot sand extend the curve and bend
    humid air cool a savage scorch
    timid synthetic awning cover porch
    rolling fire pit throw fit
    the torrid sun sizzle sidewalk grit
    the fault a steamy assault
    concrete crack with skill
    the truant trudge of tired will
    smelt melt
    in rubber sole expel
    burnt umber the color encumbered
    dark that isn’t pale

    luc-warm to boiling
    the pot too hot to grip the lid
    of handling
    the soup is of good stock
    lady lifting ladle languish
    in haste the taste like paste
    bland don’t waste the rest
    say grace to grimace grumbling
    bumble bee is comfort
    peas and carrots tender
    crumble
    catch a fish on a hook
    heart rendering
    feed loved one roasted onion
    and potato
    alone mutter
    saffron rice black tea on ice
    wonder
    apron strings preserve such thing
    the fruit will bring love
    a family toast a twinge
    then back on the road again
    I’ll give you what I can
    always been a fan
    what’s cooking in the pan
    biscuit for your apple butter jam.

  • first bright of morn

    first bright of morn
    bird song-reborn
    crisp cool April air
    sun out alls fair
    trees begin to green
    wind a breathy clean
    sky a bluest dream
    clouds a neutral sheen

    and never will I wake
    with a heartache
    so help me God
    thank you for the stars
    a window into time
    that rights the wrongs in rhyme
    to sight the smallest kind
    with the love of happiness expressed
    upon the rhythm of your heart in mine.

  • find the long way home

    until
    the moon
    mythical mineral
    mesmerized miracle
    method actor speaks
    her social sojourn
    bask in the lime light
    bisque in a kiln
    knotted as a kilm
    she kills the monster
    in daring attempt
    to free the need from times she’s wept
    the churlish messenger
    known as something peaceful
    i bite the hand that frees her
    bent on breath to seize
    a borrowed moment will not appease her
    with so much more to say that isn’t meant
    allow the tide that swept with tired wings
    sent like arrows the courage stings
    yet glad to have met you with no regret
    for you have tried so many ways before you left
    and I a little bit more than all my mess would bore
    let me thank you for the holidays when met you at my door
    you let me go to let me know
    what gracious lives are living for
    line scrawled in the sand
    find the long way home.

  • a peaceful dove

    impressed by your candor
    reduce the grand glamor
    dirt road hold your own manor
    that open door step forward toward
    the harsh hard life before past sworn
    an ernest yearn to earn your grin
    the favor won to win
    all the ones there to share
    the time the wine the care
    why are we so stoic?
    I know not what I was to let you go
    to save you from myself I guess
    you know
    there hollow in the wallow
    of sorrows known
    to follow a borrowed tomorrow
    as if it were alone
    burn the wick that wrote the writ
    that swam with you in the harbor
    wake come of age in an arbor
    shake off the rage of a martyr
    turn the next page of your partner
    sigh as a night sky cries
    to carry the innocent dark
    to save the moon
    too soon to part like a peaceful dove
    who flew away with my heart.

  • candy wrapper super hero

    he’s a skid a spoof a fop on the loose
    a boy a girl a flip flapper
    a candy wrapper super hero
    weed wacker-soda cracker
    hip hop podjock an old soul an all night crasher
    bean pole face-mole screen saver
    introducing the semi-nudist tea totaler
    film buff powder puff scene stealer
    excersize dancer thighs “the eyes that paralyze”
    capsize your kyak in the meanwhile yak yak yak a poet of “words words words”
    and letters to his Zoe, the
    sharing of their worlds, a love that keeps on growing, in knowing a
    special bond a lifetime no regret
    to be as close as two can get
    fond skaters round the pond be
    blessed in heartfelt harmony expect the best
    so pardon me respect the biggest heart you see
    in Zoe for all eternity.

    Ben bonhomie good story
    brave knight chicken Kiev
    clarinet man to get
    in a ruse never rude
    in a very mellow mood
    playing prude
    in the nude
    says his prayers
    thinking of you
    grateful for his time on earth
    serious to feel his worth
    grateful for a life to lead
    to help the ones in need
    his grasp far outweighs his reach
    two young fellows on a beach
    taking pictures where they hope to meet
    in the give and take of irony.

    tall dark handsome
    dark horse horoscope Scorpio
    boots like John and Ringo
    wear your red leather jacket
    walk like a flamingo
    karate
    come partay
    how much is that doggie in the window?
    all is fair in love with Claire.

  • Ame for the dame

    in transition
    like a child with religion
    spark fly an almighty sky
    love beheld in the eye to tell
    a memory in silent homage
    for one loved so much
    to bring about change with knowledge
    seeker seeks the weeper bright service
    sliver of the moon
    pinpoint light in the galaxy
    nights get warmer still
    find what fills you to the gills
    ame for the dame to maintain
    not shame her
    feels your pain
    tells you to get out of the rain-
    a test of wills-will not blame her
    sense the reason out
    of rhyme-
    seeing a sound season
    something pleasing to believe in.