初めては いつも苦しい 二回には?

To cover the tears Some men will drown their sorrows Some just run away Some even will board their hearths To me? A path of rom-com

To hide in plain sight Something we all yearn for, but Our differences Do not belong in the mud For mud cannot be polished

Tiny flashing lights Figures entwine together Closer and closer ‘closer than ever’ they say Beside our computer screens

To grasp at the root This longing for the seasons Hidden deep, deep down To say it’s just “Natural,” Would only scratch the leaf-tops

I pray for the day When my mind is clear Silence, sweet silence Schemes and impulses forgone To live without a shadow

Red and orange glitter Dancing delicately high Above winding paths Falling to the great grey streams Falling for grace, or duty?

Fresh Seattle rain Cleanser more of soul than streets I envy that sound Such simple pure harmony Don’t forget that umbrella!

Such sweet aroma Breathe in the color deeply Exhale precious wafts Crisp Citric spiral peelings, Fill my compost disposal

Just for a moment To glimpse from dusty pages A single white flash Tenuous seconds follow Until a roaring reply

Bickering tree frogs Endless croaking back and forth Dream a soothing song One where two branches can meet In this capital forest

Busy decisions Like an endless moon cycle Such a waxing life

To puddle one’s words Few are willing to admit Myself least of all To fall and land upon earth Closer to Earth than before?

Is there something dark? Dark, dark, deep down inside me Something that keeps me Away from the center ring A divergent path indeed

To etch a love song No earthy ink can suffice Only color drawn From such a naive heart-well Could paint even an inkling