love blooms (in) waking death

love blooms (in) waking death

standing in wake

of the trembling tide,

holding her weight

though drowning inside

but love cannot sink

or be cast aside

the whole of it blooms

never to die.

Written 11.24.11 @ 10:50 AM

the promise

the promise

the wind blows through the trees

like your breath on my neck

warm, exhilarating, full of love

I kiss it with my hand,

raised high to the blue

in our lips' moist, tender stead

your skin does not touch mine

but alone I am not

every silence whispers your love

and every moment

holds the promise

of home.

Written 10.20.11 @ 6:20 PM

She wields a bow without arrows.

She wields a bow without arrows.

In the darkness round she's found

carrying her bow of rain

not sleet or snow or fire but

all the colors that she's gained

she caught them tender one by one

each sacred, brilliant hue

and yet she felt them all at once

making them whole to give to you

so now the loving bow does lay

between your precious palms

always home it guides your grace,

through deepest darkness, into love.

Written 10.17.11 @ 8:45 PM

white canvas.

white canvas, find your core.

who are we

when we're all alone

no loved ones there beside us

or family to define us.

must find our sacred peace

let inner strength defeat

the call of loneliness

resist its haunting echoes.

love lives in the grottos

of your soul

let it take hold.

Written 10.13.11 @ 12:15 AM

the truest currency.

the truest currency.

don't fall into the trap.

life is yours.

in it, be moneyless,

boundless, rootless

if you dare.

but never, ever,

be loveless.

dare to love.

every day.

every moment.

for love is life's

true currency.

never false,

love runs deep,

but never dry.

Written 9.26.11 @ 7:48 PM

grows at my feet.

the only green for me

grows at my feet.

the world

crying out

for easy answers

dies young or old

either way it comes

from cancer.

my brothers

grow to think

money's a diet

but let it burn

life won't start

until you try it.

earth's green

isn't printed

on your papers

it blooms forth

from the ground,

can't escape her.

Written 9.26.11 @ 7:35 PM

Together...

Together they saw

earth rise to the call

of love.

Dark forest

was where he found

her resting gently

upon the ground.

Seemingly

so fast asleep

but saw her breath

was much too weak.

Gingerly

he knelt his frame

touching her heart

and wake she came.

Sitting straight

up with her lips

to each his eyes

she gave a kiss.

That moment

they watched dark fall

from the forest:

light claimed it all.

Written 8.20.11 @ 11:55 PM

one day...

one day you'll sleep

by my side.

the smile

of yours that

breaks and mends

my heart

I felt

crushed and whole

the moment of

its start

its lines

trace self and

earth as if

one

it shines

through the black

with light of

the sun.

Written 8.13.11 @ 1:37 AM