Flipping cardsWhisper, “Please.”Flipping cardsBending kneesFlipping cardsDeep releaseFlipping cards, skipping Mornings filing sheets in the hangarSleeping, clings to sheets in the windSpun drums ring tunes before a little explanationFirst time record scratchBalance all the noisesWhat’s a […]
Time ticks,Reconsidering rocksTime, tick backLet’s talk Afternoon moons sculpt lifetimesBlack tails helicopter with the windMistaken nights pray don’t bend timewhile warm hands beg for secondsTwo tocks back, before we get going A bright moon on […]
God left my soulGuess I thought it was the pollen
Beauty in a shadowLeaves a doorwayLights outWalks my way Wood box waves crash from a cornerEyes above love down and rollbackTides, high and low and back and outShake til ocean on skinAnd feel the future […]
Wish you were here so we could go thereMore than rainTalking waves, whispers, and smoke in the air Shine my shoes and do my bestThis one’s different from the rest
At night, at nightI sleep, I writeI write a thought for you I go, I go.You say, “I know,you know I thought of you.” Underneath screens, leaves breatheShaking out westOver and over and over againAlways […]
Toes dig into dirt as the storm is heardDrops of dripping dewI see it when I hear it and it all moves to you Roots sunbathe with soil, some rest before a riseSeeds bring soothing […]
Hand me back blue lightning.Find me two squares left of the sixteenthon a bench in the park when daylight hugs darkwhere we’d throw discs and then go get them. Can’t open the can, but disposed […]
Candlelit strings sang in the city at the startCandlelight bowing, shadows gazing backInside this time, music and whispers and moments Movement, melting the soundFlames dancing into the groundWarm light, freeingly boundWicks and wax moving what’s […]
Lion’s Manes don’t sting a thing.Together, we slip/score the sea. Darkness’ calls don’t loudly ring.Together, I know what I mean. Alpaca purchaser confers knowledgeon patience and who is able.Lead me to his stable.Put it all […]
Do you remember talks on soul vacations?Slow my mind, leave it on one stationfor a moment or two. Deep discussion on sensing dew, and shadows.Landed here, we don’t know how though.Take a moment or two. […]
I remember the songs in the air as I was leavingAll humming from when art startedChasing happy, closing the door there confused Soul from folk from soundtracks in the kitchenCouple thoughts of mineCovered heart by […]
Grounding me and potting these.Scents, they swirl so suddenly.Petals stretch and bend my way.Oh my, what a sunny day. Mixing hands and favorite tunes,this one sings my thoughts on you.Rooted now with years to grow.Coffee, […]
You brought me for a walk.You said I was a rock.You chased the birds and looked my wayand then you didn’t talk. I took you for a walk.I said, “Don’t eat that rock.”I missed the […]
Sunrise mailing morning bluesCaptain slips on sailing shoesGoing where the day may chooseNot knowing what it’s after Sleeping sunshine dreams of dew,Captain’s ship and sailing shoesGoing where the clock may chooseand knowing what it’s after […]
Taught lessons to me on who I can beand showed me what I’m looking for, needand that was the most me I’ve ever been. Sang, “in a daze since..”She worked a puzzle at the table.I […]
We ran late,Presidential platesbefore the world’s best cactus. Dogs make noiseDon’t forget your toysThe next time we adventure Prior known, barely shown, history repeats itself.“Balance bracelet, the floor mats before I go.What about the shoes? […]
Dancing to different musicDoing the same thingYou’re right, it isn’t right.Sweet dreams for you, the rest of your life.What if you can’t remember? Or if now you’ve fallen back to pretend?Better be your own dancer. […]
“At least two men, now, want me done.One for nothing.Everything for the other one.Two men to see me dead.For the first time, it’s not in my head.Seaside, see me walking.” Running, he’s reading to her.Squirming, […]
A clock stops at 5:23Somewhere near you, and equally me.Four eyes wonder accordingly. It’s morning, that’s a bow tie.The chimney shaved his head.Blondies walk cats while we down coffee instead. It’s evening, on the same […]
Through the mist he tried to explain it.Unsure if they heard it. I became an anchorWhen a ten year rock went disappearingLetting Shine sinkThat’s not what rocks do.Want the best for youBehind until you’re throughNot […]
A walk on dapple and the smell of the rain.We got the same name. Frank? I really thought that’s what I was missing,but it was only another piece of the sky.Ready to get running alone.Don’t […]
There’s a switch in here I can flipand darkness becomes light.It’s loose, and tired, and counts it’s sheepfor a while until my hill’s too steep. Slow strobing few years.Flashing, darkness, seeking out fear.Slow strobing few […]
Tired eyes take a tired heart through darknessThere they find light when least expectedPerhaps it was too perfectIs there really more than perfect? Doubt gets in the way of what we wantFear in the way […]
Tired eyes take a tired heart through darknessThere they find light when least expectedPerhaps it was too perfectIs there really more than perfect? Doubt gets in the way of what we wantFear in the way […]
He’s no good at timing.Writes himself, “what’s with nothing rhyming?I’ve more than paid my dues.” Time asks, “How you standing?Knocked you out, how you back to dancing?”“Guess it’s just what I do.” Understood for the […]
Future hangs,dangles from a stringswings between new and familiar. Small but strong, he fights for better days.Sends thoughts out as she dreams the night away.Quiet, not gone, she’s a warrior of light.Paints rivers winding, running […]
We find our reason.We find our time to begin.We find our sunsets don’t have an end. They say we’re crazy.They say we’re going to hell.They say we’re quiet, so why must they yell? Then it’s […]
That was the pain in my side.Tonight was the night it would ridethrough me, into the atmosphere.Stay out there for a while. The feeling found gone.For good.It’s good. No one left behind,just that the timing […]
Sleeping, show about a rugSteeping, sowing and a pugFlying, this morning he’s zooming Tattoo dreaming while a pen posts up in the rainSunrise sweeps ash and dust from rainbowsDay peaks in, then Day beginsCouched, Evening […]
Replacing love, simpler once startedYears spent spun on since departedMore and less cares, a breath of fresh airThough somewhere stirring, it’s subtly thereUnder the same sky but it feels so farIt’s nice Comes and goes […]
Mixing thoughts in melting potsPortioned posture pouring knotsMaybe a littleMaybe a lot Butchers baking candle sticks.Under a handpressed doora handmade life finds life.“Maybe one day when I’m up thereI’ll talk some stars down for you.Stars […]
Oh my, what a morningRugs warmer than a hug from a loved onePaper towel and some time to thinkWhat a morning to walk on the rug Standing outside in the smokeUnder a tree technology cannot […]
You’re you, hi.People getting famous.I, me, my.How’d they get so famous? Wait. What? Pie?People getting famous.Crawl, trip, climb.On the way to famous. What’s famous in your mind?In me, there are places only you will findYou […]
Born with so many lightsFar gone ideas, dim wits or brightWho will ever know? Left off so many flightsLong lost ideas drive through the nightHow long left to go? This road got so windySwear half […]
And still I, sitting, saw a raftto take me on beyond todayThoughts caught wind and wrote a draftThis is then and when was thatThis is when pens drift a draft Neighbors fight while flowers bloomHave […]
The things that I’ve seen dance inside meIn flurries, lost wins blow away what’s left of usI’m not worried about throwing caution to the windIt speaks to me, has our back,says, “it’s time to begin.” […]
Aw man, better nowBlowing cold airYes ma’am, better nowShowing clocks care Goat cheese? Yes please.Bright lights, black beans, a high top in the corner. So we stay Oh time, better nowSleeping all nightLost rhymes, better […]
Sometimes these days, don’t miss that at all.One day, that time, could’ve made the call. The soup is a little too spicy.Why are all of these noodles so cold?Who knew all the connections?Wonder if we’ll […]
Wind, like weightless water,moves at its own pace,brings the things it thinks we need. Angels try to trip you, slow things down.Breathe and relax leads to dancing around.Sky lights sending signals, testing lost sound.Breathe and […]
Are things coming back around?Asleep with a dog on a couch.Time will tell what happened. Will these scenes ever work out?In dreams in a handknit blanket.Morning wipes what happened. Shed the jungle years agoTexas wasn’t […]
We were dogs ripping through life.One wagging tail’s not here tonight.What’s better than a well timed confetti cannon?Time could be good times most of the time, can’t it?This tail’s running in circles. These tales stay […]
Dogs snap sticksSip cold coffeeI’m walkingThat water’s the sky from here Leaves dance, driftWhy cold coffee?Not talkingThere’s no wind around right here In my head is banana breadOlives, cheese, a few more thingsDancing beds and […]
I closed my eyes so I’d be blindto what’s not wanted. I looked up to see abovethe pile I’d created. Wonder what happened, I’ll put it on me.Happened? What’s happening?That would light up and answer,stumble […]
Pieced pictures together to tell a storyFlipping pages, corner folding gloryBent so we go back there A top page poem missing wordsPictures of people desiring similar thingsPlaces and people perspiring different thingsPerspiring poems filling words […]
Train rollingTruck’s movingShark’s swimmingChalk’s talkingHeaded to the sand Past fleetingTruck’s movingClark’s grinningStalks walkingBetter not to stand A bunny hopped and I jumped.Where the hell did that come from?Where does any of this come from?Ice cube […]
Rather be seen as insanethan be a few minutes too late Rather show all of my cardsthan try to hide this, that’s too hard In your head like warm cornbread.In the breeze with expertise.Prowess, magic, […]
Drifting into the unknown,two heads hit a soft pillow.Unsure where their roads may go,certain they’ll find morning. From the sky, a morning strollraindrop butters raspy roll.Loving leaks into the fold,a bite to taste she’s out […]
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