day slowly closes
thoughts lingering with the light
an uncertain sky



eyes meet, then entwined
no ending, or beginning
with warm breath between

growing, expanding
I have been turned inside-out
my heart in the stars

breathing in the words
I become still, then I smile
with their pleasant weight

casual kindness
tossed to me with a smile
cuts deeper than words

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this sounds odd only because I lack the words to describe
the humanity...goodness...compassion...nobility...
so many lives sharing the same space
it can totally destroy me
the largeness of it all

face the horizon
with purple clouds in your hair
heart, like wings, outstretched

facing the mountains
the welcome weight of silence
pressed into the ground

following the sun
I run straight into the sky
twilight at my feet

I have been asleep
learning from dreams and whispers
depth in the quiet

repeating numbers
it was a day filled with signs
orange yellow wings

drifting into sleep
the desert becomes so still
brightly coloured dreams

measured in sunlight
quiet steps across the floor
lives swirl and sparkle

strings vibrate with night
the piercing sound of starlight
sing deeply to me

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Glass: Violin Concerto - Mvt. 2  Takuo Yuasa: Ulster Orchestra

water over sand
filled with gold shadows and light
thoughts ripple and flow

and tonight, haiku
feels like way too many words
to capture this day

sacred datura
clear moons that glow in the night
souls of the desert

it flows through the pen
a letter to my brother
love embeds paper

...................................
if he can only hear
he is not alone

with clear glass breaking
lives pass by without a thought
to feel in a glance

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I will say again,
I am amazed and humbled
by the people in my life
they give so much,
without thought

always stilled
and captured
I try to be
worthy

scattered as my thoughts
stars across the velvet sky
burning as they fall

gather me closer
warm lips whispering on skin
we ride the night waves

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impressions and memories

creating our own reality

everything is now
to experience

stop, be still
and listen

through my open door
walls dissolving with the sound
rain meditation

I sat down to write
but could not keep myself still
vibrating with life

it is not for me,
life in an echo chamber
with only my voice

under a pine tree
the air sits warm and heavy
hiding from the sun

fall to sleep deeply
melt down through my warm layers
spread into the night

slowly close your eyes
rest inside this quiet place
white sun, blue shadows

how to put to words
all the lives I brush against
overwhelming need

in the deep hours
there is nowhere left to hide
hold me, keep me in

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yes, truly, we think too much
rather than go with need

our wants are simple
answers, sublime
if only we listen
quiet the noise
end the doubt

we are not
meant to 
be alone 

be still
open
your
eyes

curling twisting vines
hearts green reaches towards the sky
people in my life


this one from a couple of years ago came to mind today...

hits like a hammer
memories riding on air
the scent of a thought

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as I live more in the moment
words turn into the air I breathe
becoming harder to separate 
from thoughts or feelings
left without boundaries
filling, dissipating
I am endless
limitless
found

stop, close your eyes, and
step off the edge of the day
to be unfettered

softly breathing blues
quietly the day's music
builds deep around me

awake between dreams
night streches long before me
the doors open wide

close your eyes and see
one by one the stars blink out
a bright clear darkness

with branches dancing
it smiles with bright green flashes
and laughs with the sky

stretched out in the heat
my body is liquid thought
time flows thick and slow

the day falls burning
deep into purple twilight
whispers on my skin

simmering clearly
there, just beneath the surface
words wait patiently

near the horizon
falling deep into the sky
yes, here be dragons

my body tests me
so very tired tonight
disappear within

a deep quiet calm
clear water bright as sunlight
settles in my heart

I hold my breath, the
moment stretched, a golden light
illuminated

sun kiss on my cheek
and those crazy places fill
a rising stillness

a brown smell, wet leaves
the dark scent of expanding
possibilities

eyes closed and drifting
sunlight falling through water
silence suspended

beauty...I want to
breathe this moment forever
the sky in my hands

blue sky meets the earth
follow that long endless edge
wide as my smile

dancing over me
sunlight plays with grey shadows
filled with a white light

to hold myself back
or be completely open
truth in compassion


cold edge of the night
purple falling into black
words cut out of me



as I closed the door
I left you out in the night
listen to the stars