Off Kilter

the sun rises from the south

sets in the north
rivers run upstream
back into the lakes and mountains
rain drifts upward
into a cloudless sky
evaporating
heat floods the existence
when night becomes day

the world becomes a place
where animals roam freely
undisturbed by mankind
flowers and trees no longer bloom
wilting back into themselves
imploding down into the earth
nothing is as it was

as everything seems off today

Just Tired

I am just

I am tired

weakness consuming

I want to love you

I want to give you my all

I open the doors

inviting you in

to take hold of the woman

I was

I am

I will be

for me, in return

to love you unconditionally

I do

I am just

I am tired

of opening my heart

exposed

vulnerable

invisible

I am just

I am tired

Autumn Rising

Kissing the nectars of succulent summer

Good-bye

Replaced with

Crisp, Cool Nights

sun beaming through branches bare

Autumn rising

Pumpkin delight

Pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin pie

Pumpkin quiche

Figs with sweet honey

Nuts galore

Collard Greens

Leeks and

Peas

Soup, let it shine!

Porcini

Butternut Squash

Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper

Red Plush Wine devine

Cranberries and Yams

Sweet Potatoes too!

Apples consuming

Fugi, Cortland, Gala, Red Delicious

Embracing the warmth

Lurking behind the comforting door

of warm Cinnamon Apple Pie baking

Cider in sight

Fall Colors Alight!

Doxy

desire to love, be loved

hold tight the encompassing

moon of fate

lying nude under beckoning angst

raptured in comforting arms

holding tight

lovers abode

shadows weep window trace

coolness drifting along

heated bodies embraced

sleep easy rest

Dreaming haze

passionate, forsaken

rising sun, transfixed light

she turns to the lover

not of hearts' pine

eyes closed

muted

lovers entwine

mourning kiss of dew

It is I

Maybe it is I

who cares too much

who loves too deeply

who knows no boundaries

who is too passionate

who can not hold her tongue

who gives too freely

who holds back too much

who speed rails through life

who is careless with her heart

who seeks love time and again

who pushes it away

who finds it in the crease of each smile

who forgives too often

who can save herself

who already has

maybe it is I

Day Light

it was day light

the sun shone bright

in the cool autumn air

you looked at me

tilting your head, observing

you said

you look wonderful today

the blue of your shirt

capturing the intensity of your eyes

you look vibrant and happy

it was later that i realized

you had never seen me

in the day light

At Once

At once,

her hair was long shiny golden locks

At once,

her eyes were big blue ambiguous diamonds

At once,

her body long lean flexible agile

At once,

her frame curvaceous sensual seductive

At once,

her skin flawless pale pink dimpled

At once,

her lips pouty plush inviting

At once,

she danced gracefully in circles of delight

under the moonlit starry nights

At once,

her voice was intense pure finely tuned

to the key stroke of the piano

At once,

she stole the heart of every man

with the whisk of her grin twirl of her finger

At once,

she was a dreamer

At once,

her dreams all came true

At once,

was a long time ago...

I'm here, my friend

Place it here, this angst, this pain

hidden beneath you

you carry the spite

of wrongful gain

place it here,

within me,

to hold the burden

of which has stolen your light

taking it in, myself

to buckle down

under chains intertwined,

captured

in the tormented minds

of the unfaithful

bare it down

pass it along

place your heavy heart

on the ground stone

of our friendship

entrust in me,

to nurture this bereavement

absorbing it, I vow

to sooth it smooth

into silken cashmere

of which I will tuck you in

safely

under softness

New

Smiles Spreading

Smile spread

Smile contagious

be It

bent and crooked

or

wide and bright

It spreads to me

seeping through you

in the light of day

dark of night

Smile wide

to a friend

a stranger

right or wrong

may the Smile spread

one by one

Still My Heart

quiet stillness rests in my heart

the thumpty thump

ribcages rest

Love-abound riveted past

heart a flutter, butterfly beauty

wing span spread

with ease and grace

opening your palm,

blowing wishes in the evening breeze

releasing gently

to pitter patter on my new found

wings

harmony

whisked within

serene surrender obliged

my heart hushed