Suspended in the moment between dusk and morning light,

the relentless sun lies peacefully asleep under the sky.

The breaking dawn leaves shadows and takes away silhouettes,

so the faceless forms you […]

Delicate.

The purple flowers along the stream

Shrivel under your step

The wind tearing at my hair makes it impossible to see the hillside path ahead. Soon enough the rain washes away the horizon. I […]

In your head, there are endless paths traced with every choice

You see things like an artist

                               Sleep easy, dream boy

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The cats in the yard sleep in the sun, stretched out where everyone can see.

The cats in the yard climb on cars and chase bugs across the parking lot, without a second guess.

The cats in the yard move […]

Curse the saint who shares with the ungrateful, and damn the monk who gives without reconciliation

While I love all that I have, it is hard to forget that I am poor in many ways.

I am happy and hungry, […]

Her window was lined with glass bottles, filled to the brim with the most whimsical treasures

Potions, tinctures, dead things, growing things, cultivated by the heat of the day and settled with the cool of […]

A beautiful stranger. A smile.
 

That is how I lose my balance and stumble like a child in hand-me-down sneakers,

Certainly wanting what isn’t mine and secretly setting you aside to ponder,

So d […]

Passing clouds, carry

me to ancient lands, where the

Earth is still and free

Where, in my silence,

I find purity and peace.

That is where I rest.

Waking up to watch the sunrise on the mountain,

With my blanket wrapped around me tight, and a thermos to hold

Playing music for the people gathered ’round to watch the planet turning

Endless reasons to […]

As she stands beneath the trees,
Dancing with the sunshine that falls through the leaves,
Facing the north, so that the left side of her body catches golden fire in the evening glow,
I am reminded:

The […]

What will it take to show the world that I’m worth keeping?

Burn in the waste of all the time you spent, your precious moments

Unfold into me

I’ll be your muse, I’ll be your effigy

If only for one […]

His head spins like clockwork, ticking away without pause.
Many nights, the apprentice discovers him leaning up against his desk,
Crinkled eyes closed,
With his sketchbook open in his lap and his old feather […]

I am struck by the ease with which we can permanently mark ourselves

Pieces of past hastily patched onto my skin in the form of
Ugly makeshift collagen, stitching over my damage
Nourished and replenished with […]