Fragmentation
Feelings of failure
bite deep into flesh
and I ache
for the box
with sharp things
inside
long ago sent away
into safekeeping
as the realization
comes
that the failing grade
in matters of the heart
is an F
not E for Effort
but F… for Failure
The Return
Wade in
at your own risk
as dangerous
tides
bring in
treacherous bits
eager to find
shore
I see you there
like the
incoming tide
untrustworthy
and yet
we wade anyway
wanting to trust
but wary
A Moment of Peace
Let’s stay
right here
where the peace
and quiet
have no enemies
and the
disruption of
chaotic moments
is a thing
of the past
lost and forgotten
as we wallow
together
in this moment
of silence
A Bit More
How is it
that the thaw
happened
while my eyes
were closed
in a slow blink
and now
dried husks
begin to green
as spring
whispers
on the breeze
and every day
brings just
a bit more
rain
Taking Time
Dreamy moments
slip by
on lazy days
like the
delicate fluff
of clouds
and as time
stands still
it is all I can do
to not let
my eyes close
and just
feel
the breeze
as it sifts
through my hair
King Tides
The tides came
higher and higher
slipping
wave by wave
further
upon the land
and salt water
washed away
the nutrients
in the soil
to leave
the land salted
in its wake
when the ocean
called its water
back home
Twisting the Leaf 