the seldom love

the seldom love
most sorry
cannot bring to carry

kept the stressful day
oceans emotion
stall tall squall in doubt of dawn

red lines streak black sky with gray
silver moon slip through crack in cloud
wind blown winter score the Ice

pelt the earth to her inner core
a darker dimmer beam
from shooting star recede

angel hitch a ride
trip where dipper lie
let spirit be your guide

an easy peace of pride
extreme release unwind the night

complete a kinder mind
the sign of the dove.

a peaceful wish

a peaceful wish
amend the sorrowful heart

may your birth
be a source of wonder

find love in everything kind
as thoughts catch in tears

the moon light the night
to hug the earth

in beauty of your life
forgiveness sends the world
to revolve around the cycle

to bless the tame and the wild
in miles and miles of valleys mountains
breeze blowing trees grassy pastures

long rocky winding rivers frozen pacified
white Ice solid marbled
tree limbs caught in fog steaming cold content

highway running dart through black hills silhouette
the wind shifts over the wet countryside upset
forget regret the worldly cause refuse

return relent renew
know love as you knew

love you more with every dawn
the love is you.

the distant summer

the distant summer
aloof in winters bare
fallen snow follow
soon left the swallow
bird of flight quiet night

sky violet light cool blue azure bright
mixture rain and ice
the fragments of a fixture triangular angular suffice
spare change the faculty cries
mammoth hysteria the autocrat experiential

mental prowess experimental
illumines potential
be well the time elemental
glow ever gentle reverence The Messiah
shy away the dependance survival

semi-conscious streams realize dreams
chase tomorrow looking back archival
notes sing of spring sanctuary
every living thing in memory
find fraternal favor a humility

bear roses in-enmities
recite sweet sentiment
play instruments of merriment
regard the cold with wool and glove
forgive the world with love.

tundra firm undaunted

tundra firm undaunted
sacred soil anointed
harmonious roses nap
in lap of twig and dirt entrapped

slapping wind-rough winter
bitter cold mutter brittle bones
the timber of your voice cracks splinters
ageless foliage struck in wonder wither

freeze the breeze frozen weed
steamy frost sent centigrade
lanterns line the lane glow Ice on window panes
perfect tears of Heaven came

water down the plain insistent rain
a random kiss a borrowed bliss we will remain

a wanted wish to get the gist in longing years
resist a grit of earthly ground
I wish you safe and sound

censor relevant fantasy
temper in December upset sanity
defy the cry of innocence
in the imbalance of your chemistry
set fire brilliant destiny

ignite night lethargy
glimpse the moon in memory
speak to me tenderly.

an olive branch

a greater distance to the sun from earth
paint underneath my fingernails the work to file
deny my mother and her first born child
deep chill my heartbeat still on trial
older than a tree root rots
misgivings tied to have me nots
assert the failures of composure angry hot
middle of day the right to have their say
no matter what
a break in the weather a mix of sun and rain
our tears forbidden words bring angst a cruelest pain
a flux corrode like rust repeat the same refrain
you cannot trust the ones you love so much
with loneliness to claim no loyalty no gain
as a moon will wane I think we go insane
for what is love but someone else to blame
let light shine in eyes that look deep blue
as wide as an ocean she will rescue you
she is my mother bearing flowers
she is the ear that listens for hours
she cries the tears when she feels powerless
she is my dear she is my love an angel the sign of the dove
offering an olive branch
on the other end of the phone telling me she loves me
while eating olives.

a little while longer

stay on the earth plane
a little while longer
madrigal phantom
canyon hills gather beginnings
endings fill the filament
lament the will i met

ointment rub away sorrow
without you in tomorrow
unkempt medusa
rude enthusiasm sought the seeker
some truth a pot of lies
an artists proof an angel cries

see the parting of the ways
form a more perfect union
arrays of new ones
along the palisades-
bathe in a glade down streams
self consciousness gray the greens

pity how she bleeds
without that special someone-
wife Mother Earth
the stormy affair of her life’s work
stillness walk in silence
encourage benevolence

sayer in troubled southern skies-
through skirting issues
tissues and a cane
rebel cause the second came
doubtful discriminations
alter egos enflaming flames

fire burn bright yellow
flicker whiskey sours
past partaken
mistaken identity
there is a better you in me
someone I long to see
who has a thing for spring

purple pleasantries
swipe the card of plenty
tell me when you’re ready
to the tune of a medley
swoon the moon overwhelming
the tide rushes very

deep within the sea belly
beauty of a whale
may catch her tail
her little calves running
through wind tossed waves
strewn prawn
sea turtles seaweed jellyfish

storms to coast the calm
red flags reserve to warn
floods flash reservoirs
seasick senses surface
race to rocky shores
where seagulls swear and soar.

close the eyes of sleep

silent rain
calm a quiet blinding ache
that settles on the earthy plain
bought the cost that came
the right of every turn
intuitive memory
the enemy misunderstood
the countless rescue
deny the rash of thoughtlessness
has you down and out again
to pen a mosaic moray
in a way offering serenity
honor with dignity
the fruits of the orchard
the harvest here upon us
baked apple pies will warm us
angel cakes with sugared crust
when summer days adored as much
yet now for autumn calls us
breaking bread will cure us
give thanks to God and more
the answer is the core
the center of it all
where nights are like a door
to close the eyes of sleep
and catch the tears that weep
to sweep the hands of time
for something deep
in the middle of a most enchanted dream
I give you hugs and kisses
with love and many wishes
as there are fishes in the ocean
and as many boats
to float in the lap of caps
harbor great hope
the sky holds a million stars
to shine across this world of ours.

prism

the hope of borrowed moments
may fill a heart with torments
the little deaths that wreck
your breath for clarity intolerant
whisper sweet solace
tell me you are honest
in melodious abandon
the most wonderful wisdom
as clear as the planes on a prism
hear bells ringing the singing of
little faeries winging
see a seabird in flight to bring
a peaceful night
write a song of longing
for beautiful bright morning
at the threshold of the dawn
i pray you will stay and not be gone
as a mother gives birth
so must a child let go.

calls to beckon

grapple
“push-pull”
enorvating
walk for miles
stars glue
to the constructive sky

analyze invert
stride paths
the pathological embrace
to goad the heard
hanging onto their every word

discover the pearl
without a wicked world
to seeth outcast out of reach
seize to capture me
captsize you at sea

exemplary great monarch
butterflies fly free
freezing on a beach in winter
gray day gray overcoat
black cap brimming no sunning
sing soothing songs
rejoice in the camrederie
shine your ability
grit a homily

answer calls to beckon
lessons learned are welcome
pinch of salt expressions
won’t get us to Heaven
unless they come with directions

direct attention to the bread unleavened
we the people
like our Peligrino with lemon
tempt fate read tarot
in the fight to stay alive pursue the dawn
without your love i am gone
gone out of mind forever long

longing for short-cuts
a bandage for a bruise
color me black and blue
in regard to taking it hard
when i lose
paintings poems friends of bluest hue
true friends need hugs
as rivers feel the rapids ever race
to find a waterfall
a flower in a vase

to catch a gush upon a blushing face
enter into a state of grace
as ever was a peace to put in place
children succeed when they are safe

if grownups never grow up
they hurt and cannot heal
in fantasy the dragon slain
the air is fresh and clear

everyone is dear to love
the sun in summer sets
the beauty of it’s timelessness

reality is meant
to pay the rent and earn your debt
a hard hard place to get
to have it all or lose it
whom of us would choose it?

speak words of love like cello music
a flute like a memoir
soft in sweet harmony
marry the magical monastical
moved to tears
fantastical dreams in homage.

bare branches

design regard with resolve
ubiquitous solicitous narcissism
in the heart of rhythm
a mannerism
commit decision
darkness covers exhibition
suffer intangibles harsh conditions
rigid mind encounters religion
anti-up inhibition
please please yourself
sing songs to sooth
teach me all you know
research your soul
clip wings in a folder
we are one year older
my handsome winsome soldier
love you need you know you
thank you for your time of day
leaves settle down from skies of gray
flowers gone soon
worship the bloom
until the leaves fall to the ground in autumn
forsaking bare branches.