written 1998
To look upon crystal blue skies, And see beyond with childlike eyes… To feel the joy with heart, wide o… And to lovingly employ that which… To know the power that is given to…
Nightmares are mere troubles... Washed up each time You take a dip In the river of your old tears. Fears are mere thoughts...
Kokopelli, Kokopelli, far-off cal… Silver notes like star-shine falli… Warm as honey, warm as semen, midn… Silver strands into her dreaming. Hard-lived in days of turquoise sk…
Like the rivers of a long, lost wo… Tears flow. The misery of the anguished and th… The banished Relinquish their thoughts into the…
A facelift, a browlift, and swolle… Stapled tightness across a tired b… Lying beneath a cloudburst of ice… Struggling to be beautiful and you… Eye lids don’t close when she is s…
Did you know that you were special… That Love chose you to be, The Grandparents of an angel, That soon again they’ll see. You loved her very much,
It is a cool and breezy night—the… Caressing her ears. Her heart yea… He’s the most beautiful man she’s… He is strong and gentle, all at on… His lips, so tender, steal her bre…
Remember him when the sky is dark, And clouds hide burning stars. Think of him as the rain rushes To touch his skin, and trees Dance around him through the wind.
You are her younger brother, Like you there is no other. They grew up having lots of fun, She regrets those days are done. It’s sad that childhood can’t last…
So many hopes Dashed as they arose. Opportunities Never granted. False starts,
She often has dreams of them being… Being a family again, happy and sm… Once, they had that, and it was gr… And now it’s gone, she thought her… Often, these visions are even bett…
Trembling lips come together Tongues—trepidly flicking, teasing… Saying hello. The inevitable push— The world fades away
Remember, Her brother When they tried to play The awkward phrases, Precious, for what they so loved
He heard of the death of his frien… Her husband called to tell him she… He, the man who’d barely known her… And who had always made it clear h… Because of certain unspeakable int…
Now it seems you’re all alone, Your brothers and sisters all have… But alone you’ll never be, With nephews and nieces such as he… All their parents too have gone,