Foreign Like Familiar

Flipping and floating into the nightGlistening whispers start to take flightDance on the dark and twirl out of sight Wading then walking, finding firm landListening, whispers disappear, andflicker as sparks fall out of her hand […]

Green Eyed Scene

Tattoo queenMovie sceneSlide betweenNeighbor dream Crashing into colorMelting into meHistory, black heels, angel wingsas I pull the string Pink reflectionWarm connectionDripping into nightHalos sparkInviting darkto gently take a bite Parachuting distanceSplashing onto meFinally, decades, neon […]

Ricochet

Seconds spill and ricochetPassing hours, filling daysStrapped down, tied up, left that life behindMinutes melt down into dustShaping years by building trustLay down, look up, circumstances bind Black and white, a hurricaneCold coast living gone […]

Feather Falls

She leaves the beach and heads for the sandHe fixes his tie and cues up the bandHe’s tapping a toe and swirling two handsShe’s flying, she’s late for the plans that she planned He struts […]

Black Marble

Step out of a photo, strut into a roomLean into an empty throneTempt me with the moon Still beneath a candle. Playful in the darkClosed green eyes, she breathes and bendsDragon, white lace, spark Sending […]

Maybe Please

Green-eyes in black and whiteShovel through a Monday nightA queen-carved path, she’s all aloneShe makes her way back to her throne Grinning as the snow surroundsShe picks flowers from the groundLooking down, a pleasant smileShe’s […]

Kids Can Climb

Twirler, dangling, hanging on the airStops him, jaw drops, cannot help but stare Dancer, dancing, rewinds foggy mindsPlaying, pressing pause at the same time Living on a lineIn red rust, she ridesBending with the nightThrough […]

Melting With The Moon

Black and whiteCandle lightSlipping in slow motion Show your heels Look at youWatch you moveMelting down emotion Show your heels Focused breathNothing leftAfloat upon an ocean Show your heels When you feel itWhen it’s spinning […]

Break Free

”A mysteryLooks down at meIn a dreamIt’s historyor more it seems” He says, “man. It’s time to change the world.”He thinks, “man. I’ve got a thing for about ten girlswho are all with other guys, […]

Mountain See

I often wonder where you wentWas it the words? Or the silence sent?The nearness with the distance blurred?The laughter or the whispers heard? I followed a comet from blue hills to the sandFlew and fumbled […]

Framing Moonlight

Time crawl, come on backRhymes bawl, losing trackMemory seeps into a dreamWhere everything’s as it once seemed Seconds stick aroundEight feet on the groundSmiles wearing crownsSnowmelt desert town Messing with secondsLosing track of hoursStirring up […]

Whisper

How do I get rid of the people I loved?They’re not around, yet I see them too muchWhen I close my eyes, it’s like they touchthe top, the bottom, and center How do I get […]

Changing

I’ve done things I’d never doDon’t know how I made it throughI’ve been places only seen in dreamsSix feet under, lost at sea I get frustrated that nothing’s changingChanged so much that nothing’s changingChanging too […]

Purple Bouquet

Purple temptress bendingSoftly whispers, sending lightning down a spineThunder of the night Age old question drippingShaking, stirring, sipping evening with a limeWonder of blue eyes A bouquet tucked awaySilver bead heeds the hazeHidden movement and […]

Loose Leaf

Fingerprints, nails, smiling, steamPressing, one’s soaked through, they gleamWondering what this all meansA trail that winds down to comfort? Beyond fogged glass leans a dreamGazing, a black and white themeFantasy drips into streamsA river bending […]

Moon Wind

I‘ve been talking to the moonAsking for laughs and signsWalking, crossing linesThe wind speaks when it needs to I’ve been looking to the moonPassing by shooting starsBooks and moving carsThe wind sighs when it needs […]

Ups and Downs

Little lost sheep takes a turtle through townLooking for something that cannot be foundCrawling, ignoring the stoplights and shouts,the whispers, the echoing quakes of self doubt Treks her own tracksOn a shell, she carries mountains […]

Green Scene

I’d like a bite of the moon soonCut me right to her green sceneThe dark side gazing at me seesmy own eyes wondering what’s inside Bright side takes it for a rideSlipping, sliding, highWhisper, drip, […]

Lost at Sound

Lotta languages being thrown aroundSo quiet a while after leaving the groundSound got found and left when it got wetDoesn’t feel any better yet Wanna warn you that you can push me out of meWanna […]

Eyes at Night

Tasting the skyGaze into green eyesHarness the moonMelting down soonThe rest of you Playing with starsTrailing past old scarsHarness the moonSweat, sunset, soonThe rest of you In a mirror, green eyesFor a while, dark eyesMoved […]

Rings and Things

I know a garden, so perfect for mePoppy lips, stem-lit eyesThis garden’s got a ring Mmm… like, everything I know a stranger, so perfect for meAncient dolls, foreign smileThis stranger’s got a ringThis stranger’s already […]

Constellations

Traces night with fingertipsConnecting stars, beginning near the oceanScratching trails, not scarsJust shooting stars sailing with the evening The sky breathes, moonlight singsBlurring what the night time bringsFeeling of releasing thingsSunshine comes as darkness fleesWatching […]

White Dapple Blues

Underneath the sunUnder a white windowsill, on a beatThe moon, in all its phasesAwakensBringing peace Underneath the dayAnd near a white window, day at the beachThe moon and all that glistensIt listensBrings me peace Beyond […]

Tempting Skies

Greens through candle lightTempt the sky at nightThrowing shadows from the starsFogging up a feeling car Radio dials leakingStereo signal speakingThe sky starts hummingwith fingertips strumming the oceanWaves crashing to a warm palm Then, calm […]

Inside This Doll

Somewhere near a sunsetor under a different moonPerhaps in our next lifetimeor maybe that’s too soon Sometime, when the coast’s clearWe’ll shade a different hueWhen the days stop shaking,I’d like to be with you Inside […]

It’s They’re After

Rev me upDisappearYou’re not readyCrystal clear Letting goCircle backTime, fast forwardGet on track On a whim, way out on a limbHe sits wondering where they’ve gone“They fall, they’re leaves.They’re beautiful,all piled up.Come back with time.Ring. […]

Hippodrome

Gather, all you jugglersRaise the tent and shadesWell, my friends… the time has comeThe scientist’s found her way Tightrope lines to history,futures, and new daysGrab a seat, and feast your eyesThe scientist’s found her way […]

Undress The Moon

Take off your day, undress the moonBreathe for a while,releasing you Run some experiments, under the moonEscaped from the cageScratching, wax, soon Pillows and sheets and a carouselWaning meets fingertip warmthAfter swirling and tracing, a […]

Doll Rocker

Pushing buttons, spinning thingsNothing, what the evening bringsLosing patience, slapping screensDressed up plastic, feeling mean This isn’t like the old folks homeEverything going our wayThis isn’t like the baseball gameThat was a wonderful day Rocks […]

Say Said Sold

Say…they sold their whole roll of soul for loveand paid tolls and paved roads and it wasn’t enough Said…I sold the largest part, next to the hole, of my heartbut beneath all the planks with […]

A Dragon’s Tail

A dragon eats a tail of its ownI approach a tailboneTrailingTracingFingertips An arms length away, a scorpion swaysAs the day greets a moon with its greennessIt’s greatness Trailing, tracing an owl for near an hourPushing […]

Humpback Whale

She sleeps near the seaHe sails thoughts on the breezeAnother side of the worldHears distant, pleasant pleas What is this feeling? What’s going on?She rocks my soul and she shakes my songSent here from heaven, […]

Topography

Dripping dew leaks into springWonder’s what the evening bringsCalming frost, a softened biteSending what the sunset writes I brush my fingertips Mountains thaw while rivers gleamWonder what’s beneath what’s seenCrescent moon, a half lit faceStretches, […]

Fell Fall

Where did you go? You’re back in my headSomehow you haunt meI thought you were dead Puddles of time dripping at nightTo curl up in cornersThe thought that you might I fell into a head […]

Hold On

I wanna write you a poemI wanna sing you a songI wanna say that I’m sorryI wanna say I was wrong I wanna know how your dog isI wanna drive south againI wanna fix what […]

Flit

Suppose I like your smileSuppose I like you moreSuppose I liked the trip up thereSuppose I liked your snore We’re always the ones to sayhow good it would be to hangThough, I could go for […]

Pretty

I think you are prettyThink you’re pretty greatTake you out to dinnerTake you on a date I think you are prettyThink you’re pretty coolTake me for a long rideTake me back to school Stepping into […]

Laughed At Stars

I stand and wonder where I wentSitting, sleeping, cloud bound, spentHeaded there, where near is farand children laugh at shooting stars Up earlyCouple coffees, crumbleAbout an hour from wherever we’re goingNo traffic on this road […]

Gotti

I was soaringI was roaring, we were movingI was flyingI was sighing at the headlinesUp there, you brought me down I was high andwaved goodbye to the west coastWe were movingI was grooving then I […]