go gently now

in these ways

of loving

go kindly now

with me

for I have not

loved

in this manner

before.… Read the rest

she is bleeding still

my birth

racked mother

of the left hand witness

who laughingly bled

and diamond

kneed the sun

to hold his light

from groin to throat

and back

before the dragon pulse

released her vow

once given

now twice shy

to touch his

sparkling glove

and receive… Read the rest

in a quiet room

we held the night

holding warm

the audient leaves

and they

stay with me

stay with me.

on a morning shore

we held

the sea

holding warm

the eyes

of children

still passing by

passing by.… Read the rest

A girl child examining the colours of a recently grazed knee.

A shallow green lake boasting ownership of half a bedframe

A group of cows waiting patiently as ever for the morning
and or the afternoon or the evening.

A sudden view of night yellow street lights speeding the
homeward … Read the rest

and I thought that I had dreamt me as a dream in which I stood upon a great shore
and yet was stood above it, and then above the sea, and yet below it, and I saw
a doorway in the sea and to it was joined a gateway in … Read the rest

once apon a time

he would have

fought the world

for her

but now they fight

in a shop doorway

young man

young wife.

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by a bus stop

raining

a large man

shelters

a small dog

under his jacket.

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women

with folded arms

talking the day

into a … Read the rest

rose petals

at my feet

one advantage

of an outside toilet

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unsuspectingly

married again

by my son

and a newly found

box of confetti.

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sleeping leaves

awoken

by the feet

of running children.

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Mary had

a little lamb

his fleece

was white

as snow

and to every … Read the rest

love

broken wings

love

neon dreams

love

Pwax haloes

love

iron flowers

love

barbed statues

love

crimson chambers

love

acid chains

love

luminous needles

love

paper arms

love

diamond eyes

love

painted stones

love

falling clouds

love

morning wretches

love

cold shells

love

empty always

love

love me

please.… Read the rest

on a Meditterranean

Sun day

cold sea sand

beneath our feet.

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from the silent

forest floor

beyond your shoulder

a lattice work

of sparkling leaves.

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a flight of wild

stairs

from

my bed

to the street

below, and are

you still running my love

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alone now

with … Read the rest

and around the park
merry-go-round
the traffic moves on
you say goodby
giving back
each other
to each other
and the city
takes back
the park
it lent you
a hidden place
for the paradise bird
but now
more a raven meet.
and turning away
from you
once more
she … Read the rest