Winter Solstice Morning. The first timid rays of sun light Slide along the window, Illuminating the intricate frozen… Grandfather Frost has painted

Insistent, yet gentle and knowing, Fingers of Spring Break open the stale shell, Long overdue to blossom. Insistent,

I ask you ‘How was your day?’ ‘Fine,’ you say. I feel the thread slipping away. Holding my hand in mid-air, Empty, without the warmth of yours…

you talk of being addicted to the… that is a dangerous place you walk on the precipice soon you will not care and make a… across the canyon

I gaze into your eyes, And realize That this is where stars go hiding… The moment Celestial Zeus announces a brand…

Mesmerized By the eternal dance Of orange flames, The fire I built In the night

Fellow traveler, Don’t play hide-n-seek with the U… It will outsmart you. With our feet bound by gravity We won’t reach wisdom of stars.

So much commotion on the street, Concerned voices, Expert opinions, As if a beehive was kicked. Loud voices,

Pale turquoise-gray sea Lamenting departure that happened… Pale-gray sadness of sky Can’t stop its monotonous song Echoed in the void

There is a ghost in the house, A persistent memory Of gold and orange, Of heavy paws and breathing And the intent 'good morning’ star…

My mouth is closed. My tongue is arrested. I muted my throat, I’m trying to speak with my eyes. When I’m tired of words

Kiss the diseased petals of my lip… And say Goodbye, This fairy tale is over. My consciousness fades, Delirium fog is drawing the curtai…

I’m listening to snowflakes dying, As they melt upon the tips of my e… I’m watching silence slipping thro… This tentative and reticent sign-l… Of my attempt to grasp for heavens…

Say my name. Whisper it in your dreams, Moan it in a trance of ecstasy, Scream it in agony. Say my name,

Softly, as a petal from a dogwood… Alights upon calm pond waters, My fingers land upon your skin And set alight your soul. Gently, as a midday cooling breeze