Gone

October settles
September's truth
Plunged into want
so long ago
She died and left me
Intentionally gone
parted, left wounded
as if to say
I don't matter
not in a way
as if unworthy
when doubt, courage
and sanity control Id
as demands the soul

Loose

Just want to hang loose

at the edge of the morning

becoming day

watching shimmering reflections

of sunshine over water

glistening, bouncing

pushing waves floating sailboats

under cirrus clouds

of wispy, suspended vapor

as leaves degreen

into amber and crimson

cool, crisp air forcing change

with winds

yearning to blow me away 

Forest

  

A hike deep into the woods
you stay as if blown there
as a seed
as the song from a bird
and wind through your hair
an alluring passion
to linger forever
like a forest flower
who could never be lost
only found

Run Wild

"I want to run wild, just far enough to reach a good time."
- Jenny

for Far

Run wild
far enough
view to trust
yet near enough
attention teased
dismissed, appeased
no particular direction
or thrust
the meadow sings
flowers sublime
barriers known
rendered fucking oblivious
salubriously fine

Four Liners from the beer garden

You're an asshole
all the way
a creep de jour
you can't stay

My rings are gold
and silver pure
worn middle finger
to show no fear

Have a girlfriend
her name unknown
I call her eM
for mmm profound

We can lift
the heaviest weight
our burdens known
will have to wait

I like that bar
that lovely girl
who brought me beer
when I said please

Not every poem
has to rhyme
when words lay down
I use them

Came to the conclusion
you're full of illusion
of truth profound
as life is a noun

Were on
then gone
then on
then gone

I'll tell a tale
adventure pure
with light and love
the truth secure

I can see
I can guess
I can feel
I can stress

Leather cotton
wool velour
layers warm
even fur

The train went by
you weren't on it
I waited for you
wore my best bonnet

More Four Liners from the deck

Pen in hand
I wrote to you
a sonnet down
sentiment new

We left together
and stayed nearby
I felt your vibes
we played till high

I licked the foam
from the beer
declared, "you're next."
enjoyed good cheer

All the time
I feel you near
so far away
I know the cure

Hello sunshine
I like your shirt
golden yellow
I like to flirt

Late summer Sun
feels warm and lush
your naked body
such a rush

They came to eat
they had their fill
stuffed their faces
and paid the bill

That's how it goes
when you pretend
the truth delayed
until the end

I feel the sunshine
my thoughts sublime
salubrious meaning
a delightful time

There I go
drained another beer
My tab is paid
my departure near

Woodland Sunflower

 

 

 

Mrs Smith

Woodland Sunflower

ray flower yellow

pale white beneath 

seed for sparrow and finches

Your voice to my ear

crackling fire

warm like the sun

gift of light

Gazing beyond

wind rustled leaves

perennial native

Helianthus

Dancers

Dancers, they sit
after the show
like motion halted
unlike the dance
The moves they made
on pizza and beer
left the saut de chat
the arabesque
and soubresaut
on stage as ghosts