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.