Life’s obligations A daunting sea of turmoil With crest after crest I’ll hide in this briny shell Till the tide forgets my name

Howling and wailing Like the vast October winds Delightful to find Many who share the same chord Sing till frogs jump in our throat…

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

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?

Anticipation Generic butterflies swarm Twists, knots, fluttering They find no golden nectar Only number two pencils

Delicate surprise From behind blind-folded eyes That glint of glitter Sprinkle, sprinkle, floating down We reach out, we grasp, we drink

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

Archaic toiling Through endless character streams To drown deeper still Beneath black and white waters Until I breathe symbolly

Distractions of youth Parade like bright spring flowers Always on the mind Entangling my weak heart To the land of mud and ice

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

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

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