Sleepless

Cricket songs grace the night air
mingling with the rush of rain
and the leaky toilet.
Your snoring subsides
 to uneven breathing
while I lay in the dark
eyes wide open
forgetting what it feels like
to sleep, to dream,  to rest
or remember how.

Broken Heart

Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, January 29th 2020 -Broken Heart

a life time of love

grief, heartbreak lessened

with joyous memories

A Chance to Say I love You

dVerse Tuesday Poetics - Dream

A Chance to Say I Love You

All the world changes
and I grow older still;
Only a single heartbeat
to keep me company.

You too have left me,
so long ago I scarce remember
Yet every night
you wrap your cold hands
around mine, leading me
to someplace new,

on another wild adventure.
In the land of dreams
we make love in the grass,
sing under the midnight stars
and dance until the morning light.

In the land of dreams
your hair never grays
and I do not forget
to say I love you.

Winter Dreams

Quadrille #96 - wild

Winter Dreams

Siberian iris stems
rattle gently;
My winter garden 

muddy grey.
The heart wanders
remembering
spring’s first pink buds

royal purple iris, 

golden daffodils,

hum of insects,
the pip of a woodpecker.

I walk a sanctuary 

wild with color, 

full of fresh scents
and hope.

Spring Grasses

waving spring grasses

fertilized by ancient memories

of our summer dreams

Snowflakes

Carpe Diem #1577 snowflakes (kazahana)

final recital

toddlers in white tutus join

dance of the snowflakes

moonlit night

delicate snowflakes dance
adorning the woods

Autumn Retreat Day 30

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 30 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

late autumn

pair of titmice

feasting

rain turns to sleet

you wrap your arms around me

steading my steps

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Autumn Retreat Day 29

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 29 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

under autumn skies
Taurids display fiery show
year after year

Autumn Retreat Day 29

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 29 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

under autumn skies

Taurids display fiery show

year after year

Monday, November 12 2018

Autumn Retreat - Day 28

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 28 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

we sit holding hands

anniversary weekend

in a strange church

Sunday, November 11, 2018