(2013)
I remember your smile, your laugh,… you gave so freely. It’s hard that you are gone. I sigh and walk along the bay.
One lit candle burns brightly As I make a wish upon it’s Golden aura, that Humankind May learn to caress the earth As the wind does a field of flower…
Geese are honking As they fly Across an orange colored Sky. My spirit soars
It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,
When you are not here An empty heart full of fear Arises and wonders If I will see you again. What will I do without
Mr. R. would talk about his deceased brother, he dreamed about him frequently; also of an eagle
Perhaps it is the mind separating things into this and that. Perhaps it is the mind with it’s preferences
Misty fog floating through bare trees. Cold waves of wind coarse through the woods whistling as they go
Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay
Summer is near it’s end, I regret not visiting my childhood home, near the gulf, where the sunset
I lay still While my loved one, Sleeps. His warm hand In my hand,
Half a world away, I walk a narrow, stone path. In the rice fields, the Balinese people
Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart
Cool breeze rustles through the tr… drifting into my open door and leads me to the window to see leaves falling with abandon. Highlights of red and gold lace
Standing at a crossroad Between this life And the next, Heart in hand I knock on that