Category Archives: verse
Slipping into Shade
Among golden leaves Puddles of late autumn light Slip into cold shade
Passing
She passed peacefully Despite soft words of comfort Grief rips us open In memory of a dear friend, Ruth, who was cremated today. She made the world a brighter place, and filled it with laughter, mischief and creative passion. She … Continue reading
The Oceans Tongue
Late storm light simmers Brooding satin waves licking Lichen coated rocks
Sun Burst
Infinite light pours Bursts of nuclear power Drunk by cotton clouds
Lifting mist
Obscuring mist lifts Gathered by warmth into clouds Leaving gaps for light
Tissue Paper Dreams
Winter light shines through Last years tissue paper dreams Revealing the holes
Tree Clouds
Clouds whisper thoughts And leaves whisper dreams On the edges almost everything is possible The lip of water meets the limit of sky And all we have ever imagined is birthed through kisses into life. A cloud of leaves and … Continue reading
The Suns Passage
Do you know the tale Of the passage of the sun Far below our feet each night Through the cold and dark of space? Or perhaps you know the tale Of the white horned deer Who steals the sun away … Continue reading
The Suns Cloak
The suns golden cloak, Hanging in winter branches. Soon she will return.
Pool of Earth
Between the tangled limbs of old trees Far down the known familiar path We stumbled through shadows And fell into light Pulled on by the spirits Dark pools of delight. The shadows we saw Reflected our faces With tooth nail … Continue reading