thoughts effervescent

rising through Autumn twilight

the edge of a dream

 scents layer the air

with quiet complexity

desert in the rain

laughing with the stars

the cypress leans towards the Moon

indigo twilight

 

 

 flashing in sunlight

wrapped up in orange blossoms

the seconds flit by

eyelids, smooth, pale shells
fall into the blue- green depths
salt trails in the deep

bury me deeply
beneath the earth's crimson bones
where the sun rises

light coalescing
dreams and quiet ecstasy
grow into the night

quietly waiting
on each breath life ascends
return to starlight

One year ago tonight, I sat in a hospital room with my Dad as he fought the inevitable.
It was a long night. I was helpless in it's immensity.
The following morning I stood up and turned from the bed to talk to my brother on the phone.
As soon as I did...my father died.
I suppose life, and death, can be funny that way.
But his love carried me home.

brief shining moments
painful clarity of light
cut into the day

hope settles lightly
as moonlight on dark branches
quiet gratitude

memories gather
sea foam stretched across the sand
twilight wide-open

 

invited to swim
lives shine and flow around me
the honor is mine


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haiku eludes me tonight,
perhaps trying too hard to express
that simple gratitude from just being human

may my mirror be cleared of my own reflection
reflecting the depth of the beauty around me
allowed to see into those shining pools
and speechless with the honor

with soft pink laughter
they dance along dark branches
playing in the sun

lost in the colours
as the day enters my room
minutes suspended