fracture - aug fourteenth ‘25

I was riding the high of a cool summer’s morning
you were miles arrived to another coast callin’
I was takin’ my time but I took it too wide
the fractured lines were comin’ for me

when I was flyin’ high did you look tot he sky and
see some wings flutterin’ and warnin’
did you feel something trickin’ down your spine
you were the whole wide world
flashing in my eyes

taken by strangers to a place of comfort
I didn’t know if I’d see your sunburn
but you were someplace in the comfort of others
and I wa made naked in the hands of some helpers

what’s a smile but a faicial fracture
we were miles apart but you stir my laughter
I couldn’t tell you or show you pictures
I wouldn’t worry your precious soul for
a moment between us

we’ll be together soon after travels
I’ll hear your stories that I asked on
the last night we saw each other’s eyes
in the darkness
I’ll wrap my arms around
and let go of the fracture

eclipse - mar fourteenth ‘25

in the darkest of hours
where silence keeps
most all dreaming
as circles trace the sky
and the faintest of light
gives way to shadows
magnified
i rose to take a look
and see some stars she spoke of

words shared in kindness
bulbs flash
a night blindness
a spectrum of color
hung from a waterway
i was drowning in its array

the sun can't be seen
i can feel your heat
all around engulfing me
the sun can't be seen
but casts this memory
i'll share when you wake
from sleep

the sun can't be seen
i can feel your heat
all around engulfing me
if you opened your eyes
you'd see the sky
and me burning
the sun can't be seen
i can feel your heat
all around engulfing me
even in shadows
i'm bright burning
am i in your dreams

the sun can't be seen
but casts this memory
red orange yellow
circles flaming

songs for dess

prey - mar twenty-sixth ‘25

All the trees in the forest are spoken for
All the dogs track and trace for you
All the deer scatter
Prance dance and sound alarms for you
All the water in the clouds
All the rain that falls
All the rivers lakes and ponds
Shine shimmer and reflect for you
The sun rose along your side
The moon carries out your designs
What could it be
That needs hunting

You could shed your bow
Hand over your arrows
Turn your back run
The huntress hunted
But never to be caught
Your art is in the chase
Leaving space between
But between still remains

Pick up your bow
Draw an arrow
Practice your shooting
I'll be your target
Perfectly sighting
You already have it all
What else is there
I could give your more
It's as much in me
As I belong in your nature
Designs to be carried
As the sun setting
Shines shimmers reflects
Pond lakes rivers collect
All the fallen clouds
Dancing prancing sounds
Scattered deer
Traced and tracking hounds
If you listen
You can hear the trees speaking

leadfoot - feb eighth ‘25

Wherever it was I was going I was well on my way
Then you came along and you made it accelerate
I was completely whole on my own
And all my friends said take it slow

I had all the feelings
I had all the thoughts
But giving them a voice
I could not

What's love
If fear of a friend lost
What's truth
If its reality's cost

I may have mentioned the attraction
That a few months was like a life known
You nodded your head in agreement
I took it farther you felt like home
I had all the feelings as a lump sum
I had all the thoughts as a trauma dump
I was burning gas moving fast
Couldn't find the brakes to pump

Your bright eyes
Your smile wide
We spoke of birds pollinators and the trees
Season shaped stars now whose the tease

What's love
If its an empty space
What's truth
If its what you create

I'm still moving forward
Some day you may join in
I'm not moving too fast
You can't see the whole thing

wagonner’s - mar seventeen ‘25

you took me for a drive
north across state lines
up a mountain climb
I couldn’t look over the side

an outcrop of rock
we took to the top
and began to watch

I’d never seen such raven hair
take to heights like climbing stairs
with cold stone seats
extra fingers warmth I’d share

we packed to travel not so far
to nourish for a short while
guides and enthusiasts alike
regs travelers gazed to the sky

a local sweet tooth was passed around
so we split a ring indulged sugary mouths
all week we spoke of a bird with gold in its name
a flying treasure to be found

when skies were calm
the near gave us a scene
in close quarters furried and feathered
you shared your voice speaking sweet

a treasured eagle took to flight
we searched to catch a sight
you went to ground to look straight up
I saw your joy your wonder your beautiful light

Luna - feb third ‘25

if you looked up at the moon
would you see me shining down on
you are too high but you cast down lights
on my dark side only astronauts have flown
by at speeds surpassing sound but less than
what a vacuum could catch
i'm a mirror to your light
i'm the cause of the tides
i'm slowly drifting farther from home
but closer to your glow

tell me - mar sixteenth ‘25

Excuse me miss
Where do you get your groceries
Do you like dark meat
Or are you sticking to poultry
Do you buy things in bulk
How do you keep them from spoiling
What's their dairy like
Is it locally sourced
And what of the prices
Have you brought your own bags
We've consumed too much plastic
But not you
You're true
There's nothing fake about you
You speak for the trees
Like the Lorax
Unlike Radioheads song about these
When you get hungry
It's not about consumption
No you're starving for realization
Of your actions
Matching where your mouth is
And what your eyes want to see
We're mostly lost
In the supermarket
Our convictions clash
Making the world worse
Maybe we could farm you
Plant you in the ground
And pull you out
When there's enough
You've produced

Excuse me miss
I'm changing my fashion
I need an aisle cleaning
I think you know where to find it
You told me
You were consistent
I'll bring my bags made of fabric
Changing my insides from toxics
Maybe I'll start growing organic
I'll call my mom
She loves me like yours does you
But she needs to know
I'll be visiting soon
I hope it's not too late
We need more examples
Of the world we want to see
I saw you first
So now see me
And keep telling me
Everything

Jupiter Moons - jan fifteenth ‘25

Out beyond the night sky
Where Jupiter and her moons collide
Darkness fills a void
Left by the dying of light

Layers of glass fail in focus to see
The distant faintness of gossamer rings
And blurry distant dots
I, a Beauty, Wide Faced, & Ganymede

A painted red centuries storm
Signs of lifeless energy burn
An atmosphere of thunder
For law and order torrents turn

Standing, shivering and hopefilled in the cold
Moments captured but unable to behold
Crashing waves beneath gazes above
A universal calling to light pretold

Out beyond the night sky
Where Jupiter and her moons collide
Go experience with open eyes
The brilliance in the darkness