Photo by M. R. Wilson
Early morning is my spirit time. I see the world through poet’s eyes and my scars aren’t painful. All things are possible.
Two walked: a small woman and a large black dog on a leash and harness. They’d been together on the canal for years. The light changed. The dog was the shadow of the form leading it. The light changed again. Not a woman, but a great stalking bird, carefully stepped on stilt legs, turning its slender head on a long graceful neck.
Photo by M. R. Wilson
O power and process that ignite stars,
whose same light glows in loving eyes,
enfold us this day in your grace.
We are your begotten
sprung from the Earth,
Photo by Pomsmith via flickr
Visiting his grandfather always made Tad uncomfortable.
He was a strange old man; well, let’s be honest, he was downright weird. It seemed as though Granddad had gotten stuck in an earlier time, and his weirdness was that he preferred to stay there.
Photo by MikeBehnken via flickr
He’s been eye to eye with
rattlesnakes too long for
one to peaceably sit
in gray
and stay
quiet.
Fools become trees
forced to grow wise,
As leaves tremble shimmering
in dressy hues of death
and cling through drying,
the weakening flow of sap
and at last, when the breeze is exactly right,
Photo by Dr Cullen via flickr
Toothbrush tip peeking from a jacket pocket.
Multi-knife heft on left belt side,
knurled spun-metal mini light balances the right,
spare socks, t-shirts, blacks and olive drabs
rolled and tamped down in a dusty rucksack -
side pockets stuffed with bits of rope and string,
rubber bands and copper wire,
books of matches, candles, safety pins,
paper, pencils, pens and crayons,
flute, juice harp, and spoons -
Photo by DMF Photography via flickr
March came softly, no lion in winter
and I knew dragon’s breath shrouded the canal
the green sigh of photosynthesis
enveloping secret narratives swallowing grief
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A-mused
The Universe breathes languidly
in and out
the green sigh of photosynthesis.
Drowsy flowers stretch their petals sunward,
the morning yearns for noon — straight up.
Our star blazes life down upon us.
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