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

Autumn Retreat Day 27

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 27 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

wordless morning

your eyes speaking volumes

to my heart

Autumn Retreat Day 26

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 26 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal 

long journey home
your fingers seeking mine
your eyes smiling

Friday, November 9, 2018

Autumn Retreat Day 25

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 25 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

first smile

capturing the heart

of new parents

Autumn Retreat Day 24

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 24 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

power of the cross
where the lamb lay down his life
love eternal

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Autumn Retreat - Day 23

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 23 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

mountain hiking

with each step you reach

to offer balance

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Autumn Retreat Day 22

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 22 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

scent of Jasmine

every day steeped

in your essence

Monday, November 5, 2018

Autumn RetreatDay 21

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 21 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

paper hearts

no more fragile

than wood

Autumn Retreat Day 20

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day 20 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal 

laughing,
 pulling daisy petals
your face blushing

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Autumn Retreat Day 19

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day  19 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal 

even in your absence

as if it were yesterday

you perfume remains

Friday, November 2, 2018

Autumn Retreat Day 18

Carpe Diem's Autumn Retreat 2018 Love 

Day  18 Autumn Retreat 2018  Love Eternal

“Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.”

Mother Teresa

eternal love
the fruit of our love
growing

Thursday, November 1, 2018