The Beginning (2019 Poem 16)

In darkness when we met You shine light upon my path Now I watch dawn glow See, I am my own light I am sun, moon, stars Plankton, planets, sun I am the centre

Bang (2019 Poem 15)

Bang, universe explodes Time races, gas expands out to infinity Who set that time bomb off Did anyone mourn its passing Ocean of souls exists Outside of time and space Do you ebb as the oceans do Pulled by an invisible god moon Expansion slows…

Barranca (2019 Poem 13)

Barranca Meandering through eucalyptus trees Underneath a waning moon Scent of wet earth rising up I fear the dawn may come too soon River waters full wth rainfall Fan out your lovely auburn hair We float here, naming constellations Breathing in warm scented air Stars…

The Night We Listened (2019 Poem 12)

The night we listened To the oars rowing Horn so near It seemed We could see our hearts We heard the ocean Full of warmth We were perishing Yet unheeding In too great a hurry I have since wondered If we listen what Might come…

Dao (2019 Poem 9)

Meditation in taupe Sand dunes undulate unto eternity Under skies cerulean blue Anxious thoughts fly countless loops Touch and go on fertile earth TIL fuel runs low Breathe in peace Watch them go No more to be done

Letter From the Future (2019 Poem 11)

Dear Fiona at age twenty-one Do not worry about what’s to be done You are powerful now, you always will be As long as you start loving me Listen carefully to the truth in your heart The decades to come will be the hard part…

Perched On A Moonbeam (2019 Poem 10)

(Write a poem that contains at least five of the following words and possibly all ten. Moonbeam Coffee Hush Fog Canteen Damn Concrete Fir Shelf Dock) Perched on a moonmbean, sipping cold brewed coffee In the hush of a London Fog, I lost you Your…

Sevenling (2019 Poem 8)

Dig deep to where you feel Pull out the words you find there Comfort them as they bleed Find freedom in truth Peace in release Love in your heart Write to heal your soul