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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Sonnet After Sickness
There are some days, some times, when weakness shows When even strongest hands fall to the side, And eyes must close in deep, exhausted sleep Or simply close to help their owner hide. At times some sickness, though it might … Continue reading
Resuscitation Tanka
Sing me back to life With your lips and your warm hands Save me from Winter Such a resuscitation As you have performed each day
Sonnet for Darkness
Into the happiest of lives there come The darker days when light itself withdraws, A chill creeps softly into hands and mind, And heart grows heavy without likely cause. At such times, neither music nor good words Will spark to … Continue reading
Darkness Haiku
Today empty hands An unmoved heart and closed eyes Succumb to Fall’s chill
Tanka for the Birds
Mute swans mate for life (Though they both cheat and divorce) It took us longer To pattern our flights tandem Into the light, the fresh light.
Sonnet for Constancy
In this world of random dark events, Where neither love nor loyalty live long And darkness creeps into the brightest thought To silence sound that could have turned to song– Here superficial happiness descends Into a swirl of sadness in … Continue reading
Sonnet to Welcome Winter
The deeper drawing in of Winter comes To teach us that in darkness, too, is growth – A different warmth envelops our world now, As we close into home and each other both. Worn places in our hearts and minds … Continue reading
Sonnet for Papabear’s Birthday
Each day with you is one bright spinning star Though some few shine through clouds or even rain; Because of you I understand the darkness Now only hides the face of love made plain. Now all the stars of each … Continue reading
Sonnet for My Lover
These morning crows, dark messengers of thought Now feathering the sky in chaos flight, Soon draw up dawn in ripples and in streams As if their wings alone created light. They speak to one another as they sail In language … Continue reading
Tanka for a Star
You left before dawn Under cold lowering skies Taking warmth with you. How now can I feel the heat From a star so far away?
