Friday, September 20, 2013

because I'm still in love with you




because I'm still in love with you


This moon lights brightly through the pane
and blues you feature by feature.

I watch your peaceful, even breathing. 
We've gathered in the grain, begun the winter wait.

This time of year, the moon seems nearer, brighter, dearer.
Sleep, my love, your fearless peace, 

for I will see you dancing soon, 
on this Harvest Moon. 


Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Fall






Fall

The leaves loose early now,
As hapless children
Pull away and run.
Bereft on barren branch,
Spotting in the sun,
Late apples cling 
Where just days past 
We loved beneath the green ---
Green scattered now, 
Leavings,  gold then rust,
Gone to ground too soon.
Too soon the hurried rush,
The barren branch,
The fallen, spotted 
Sticky, ripened fruit.
Too soon the leaves,
The fall, the spot of rust;
Outrun, the frenzied, scattered 
Sweetness gone to dust.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

What I Carry



What I Carry


What I ought
Is in a pocket
In my heart.
Tucked into my heart, 
I carry 
What I ought.

What I do, 
Is on my shoulder;
Like a boulder on my back
I carry
What I do. 

What I know, 
Is in my hands;
In my open hands, 
I carry 
What I know.

But what I ought
Is in a pocket,
In a pocket of my heart;
I carry what I ought
In a secret part,
Tucked into my heart.