My Fortress
Brave Men
Her Refuge
Tin Cup
Long Ago Rocks
Long ago, Great Spirit lowered his strong hand lifted a mighty bolter and carved great rivers through this land Once we spoke with sticks and rocks of His proud expressive face pathes to our enlightenment which now, seems out of place With sticks, we drew to map our hunt and show our noble braves displaying courage to brother bear in torch lit, musky caves Now, I see your foreign stick marks “Alphabet letters”, I am told I see these lines that wander yet, no image do they hold. |
Palm Silhouettes
Sleeping Babe
Indiscretions
Ghostly fingers rip my soul, melting away to flood my eyes. Sun's warmth lost in a bitter whirlpool spun by my tongue. Merciless waves backwash indiscretion as I drown in lonely reproach. |
My New Belt
My mind springs shut. Steel jaws crush my words and blood leaves a trail to nieve heads lining the wall with braggart's shame Relentless your coiled body strikes till the mongoose bringing peace and I tie you 'round my waist. |
Trapped In Your Eyes
Trapped in your eyes silent voices erupt varied tones rising from the depths uncompromissed unison heard only by lovers lying as one in the valley of the moon A journey through ages of tribal enticement Bright colored plumes dance feverish in my mind licking flames, burning hot tease the night sky ejaculating comets to sink beneath waves cooled by waters of life trapped inside your eyes |
Rendered In A Glance
Planets align and ignite Trinity forms heaven's light Riding waves in moon-struck night A dove sailing oceans, delights Rockets flare on a lovely dare as planets prance in twilight air swirling to the dance of the blissful pair rendered in a glance! |
At 44
At 44 I crack the door listening to what "elders" say They raise their brows and analyze my merry songs of play Then, contemplate the mischief wrought should I be allowed to stay. |
Their Mark
"Little One stand on your feet. The council summons a child to meet. Hide that grin you wayward girl or inquisitions they will hurl." Slowly entering their vaulted room massive mahogany air of a tomb Bright centered beam on one lone chair as a thundering voice says, "Sit right there." Luminous eyes stare from the dark I twitching a bit. My words, their mark! |
Old Mill Pond
October, full mooned luminescent play of light on a satin eyed doe's warm breath Gilded blue-white diamond clouds lay in fluffy coldness under lean-legged hooves We watch in child-like awe as she analyzes stillness cautiously nearing the pond Staring wide-eyed as autumn night's wind creeks the old water wheel Black velvet nose skimming water she slowly takes her fill Then bounds as lightning into the mist Quietly huddling close to driftwood walls musky rafters' hoot owl eyes dissect our movement Screeched disapproval from swishing wings left silent smiles as hand in hand the mill stone warms to our touch |
Drizzled Rain
Drizzled rain resurrects vast emotions Hidden longings steeped in unfulfilled decades Jesuit aberrations footprint mystical nights As tormented lips whisper breast-feeding sensual desires Dawn mocks with open-eyed vagueness Oneness lost to a world of retrospect’s drizzled rain |
Simple Thoughts
In the beginning, there was nothing Or, was there? What animal might we be that pearls should remain hidden? Do these words speak to children temporary fill for a void of inconceivable concepts? The circle Where does it begin? Is the end an edge of the whole? What comprises thought and its origin? Are there no elements to thought? Do they exist within a non-existent force? Non-existent thoughts of life |
Illusions
Quietly listening songbirds line hidden rafters Wind whistling moonlit horizion sings Braham’s Leaves falling barren limbs scratch the mind Revealing tree felled streams Damned illusions of night |