remnants of summer’s sun – even in your hard rime

follicles of once mighty dandelions’ manes scatter in the breeze  

Paradise lost they rumble through murky past Ancient curse rains on troubled souls amassed Creatures of magic mighty yet so weak By day they hide under dusty robes meek By night their stormy speech thunder-speak Onward march dragon-kin into the mist To defend sea and…

It hurts to be… alive The threat of dying gives life to living. It hurts to feel happiness… Your throat tightens. You can’t breathe. You can’t release… The tension hightens. Thoughts of the past rush in, building like a fever breaking. Shortness of breath persists….

i see your words break you know what i want most now find me hold me help

I see you approaching From faraway Your chest broad Your pace slow   Your twinkling eyes When they saw mine Like the first time We kissed   I long for you To hug me Boy! Do You comfort me In your arms   The warmth…

If only just one other hears the purpose, the dreams, even fears Innermost thoughts to share they yearn for light of day, this breath does burn Longing grows desperate through years seeks a kindred who then appears Someone to get us, to discern, for light…

If I could tell you everything I long for I would be wiped clean, barely a skeleton because my body, my mass of muscle and tissue and particle is sick with yearning a disease long untreated. But it is the cure that scares me all…

Love rules me and my heart Which you captured at the start The day we met the bounteous day Fate will and my yearning to obey An awesome lesson on silent face That added wonder and some grace It conjured within me a new life…

At five, “A shepherdess” I told him For the tender lamb of my bedtime poem, The freedom of the meadows and valleys, The gentle pace and active, hard work.   At fifteen, “An actress” I replied For the thrill of self-discovery and My commanding voice…