Present Perfect

for Jen

Live in a poem
with me, poet
Become the body
Free verse
cursive lips
cascading lines
punctuated meaning,
present perfect
Idiomatic expressions
spliced and fused,
inductive shifts
in tense, voice and mood
Superlative adventures
loosely climax
with purpose

Bog

Fog loosens
into mist
quiet, wet
night-fall hues
murky gray
impressions lurk

Snow Creature

Winter pitched a fit

shoveled into a pile

carved with a wooden spoon

into shapely curves

of a snow creature

that knows nothing 



Rocks

Rough the truth
blend the words
age the rocks in your head
as the music plays on

Neck

Her neck bore the mark
of a woman loved
or molested
A crimson star 
upon bronze skin
She called it a love bite
a desired tattoo
Love sucks

Daydreamer

Into my mind
you wander
as a daydream
a wish
as a whisper lights new
tangible as gravity
the wind
as a smile holds true

Tremble

When castles wait
for time to crumble
clouds billow and melt
Waves roll and crash to shore
as feathers lift and soar
The earth quakes
when lovers tremble
compelling greed to ponder

Entice

Treasures shine
pleasures lure
senses trust
promises keep
pressures mount
thoughts linger
lovers know
time allows
all that will be