facing Orion
stars fall gently on my skin
life effervescent

while I find my way
steps become light on this path
surrounded by love

with acceptance, grace
my bones the blue-green water
smoothing out the stones

inspired to write
but the words skitter away
in my hands, moonlight

floating in the air
golden minutes of the day
swirl and fall gently

lost in the colour
thousands of heartbeats later
I take a slow breath

shuttered blue windows
open in the winter sky
a flash of red wings

shadows dance with light
in stories told through smiles
death is not quiet

up through the fathoms
spinning galaxies resound
music on my skin

they brush my eyelids
and the swirling years, they dance
warm golden sunlight

I can feel the words
embedded in the shadows
syllables of light

I blinked in the sun
and then tripped over the day
laying at my feet

underneath the waves
suspended in the quiet
blue filtered sunlight

shining and dancing
my daughter's beautiful soul
sunlight through the leaves

sharp as clear sunlight
words and life reach a balance
turning with the leaves

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gently, these bright lives
enter my doors and windows
colours beyond thought

words dropped one by one
until nothing left but sound
thoughts run like water

rise and fill the sky
on waves the colour of thought
my heart for a sail

words shine or destroy
in the landscape of the heart
use them carefully

clear as sharp starlight
I see your heart in your eyes
shadows on the floor

such a mad jumble!
words dance, dust motes in sunlight
spinning and flashing


my heart is learning
the music of your story
layers of deep sound

a familiar light
looks back at me through dark eyes
with doors wide open


the slow explosions
that come from intense stillness
warm quivering breath