A Burning Candle
Waxes Uninterrupted
Consuming Its Wick
Almost Flying
Wheels carry freedom.
Tiny galaxies circle
Concrete cul de sacs.
Rain Lord
Four bags stretch, give way.
Apples waterfall down to
Unforgiving earth.
Creativity
Humble, sacred space
rests simple, clean, and open
Inviting muses
Winning
rock, paper, scissors
across the dinner table
laugh beats everything
Wire Walkers
The old crows return
Gifting us midnight feathers
Wisdom rides the wind.
You
See a small woman.
She suffers giants and holds
Our ancient fires
Floating in the Ocean
The pull of beyond
A quiet bliss uncovered
Fears become weightless
Unbound Night
Infinity’s edge
stretches my voice echoless
silence brings calm hope.
Below Freezing
Blue-cold winter nights
Undress me slow, slow. I fear
Air’s chill and my own.
The long game
Top of the food chain.
Sharks sleep swim in open seas.
Rest evolution.
Cold Cake
Peaches. Melting ice.
Crushed cookies on the counter.
I will savor this.
Out of Season
I enjoy the taste
of crisp luscious cucumber.
Winter’s hidden gift.
A Note on Power
a strong elephant
grazes peacefully amongst
both birds and lions.
Nerf Battles
Laughter trickles down
stairs. We linger well into
night, speaking on war.
Dragon Rice
lessons on sunsets
learned at the kitchen counter
childhood returns
Against Hand Sanitizer
Wild flowers bend
Between plump dirty fingers.
Dandelion joy.
Playing in Mud
a potter’s heart wakes,
bows before wheel and water
Shape and reshape. Fire
Rebel Mantra
I am the ocean.
vast. untamed. i rage and break.
my depths untroubled
A son teaches himself to be a father.
A dark-skinned body
bears the pain of history
God, with a soft heart.