The grass at twilight
Shimmers as we take our walk~
Stalks yield under foot.
Fearless boys we run
Whooping as we leave the path
Chasing our shadows.
Crouching low we hide
Seed heads tickling our noses
First to sneeze loses.
Through the grass he walks
Scattering starlight’s shadow~
His absence…
Dew drops fall with grace
From cupped leaves brimming over
My teapot awaits.
Morning songs unfold
All sung by unseen singers
Join your voice to theirs.
Squirrel leaps the gap
Soaring through the dazzling light
Letting go with ease.
I spend my morning
Counting all the leaves I see
Time…
Didn’t you once say
In that way you had of speaking
Wrapped tight and parcelled out
So that I became a miser
Hoarding all the wealth you gave to me
Determined to keep your words forever
To bring them out when I grew old
When time had stolen all your breath
And left me with a golem
Moulded by…
A Poem
In my dreams there is mud
Acres of dark brown earth
Churned by wheels,
An endless procession of industry
Cutting, slicing, severing roots
No corner left to be.
In my mind the ground is fallow
Any thoughts only shallow things
No light reaching depths
Nor worms bringing life
An empty barren land…
A Haiku Bouquet.
Golden light lingers
In the space you used to fill
Refusing to fade.
You spoke endlessly
Seeking to fill every breath
But your words are lost.
Stolen by the wind
As it chased memories
From the dark corners.
Your bite left teeth marks
Puncture wounds marring my soul
Leaving…
