(2013)
Written for a great friend of mine.
Just for a moment To glimpse from dusty pages A single white flash Tenuous seconds follow Until a roaring reply
Is there something dark? Dark, dark, deep down inside me Something that keeps me Away from the center ring A divergent path indeed
Delicate surprise From behind blind-folded eyes That glint of glitter Sprinkle, sprinkle, floating down We reach out, we grasp, we drink
To hide in plain sight Something we all yearn for, but Our differences Do not belong in the mud For mud cannot be polished
Busy decisions Like an endless moon cycle Such a waxing life
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
Flickering between The realms of light and shadow Why not close the shades? Sleep’s alluring charm welcomes Despite such early hours!
The darkest of nights It is on these nights I turn To these keys, clicking Fervently beyond reason Behind safely shadowed doors
A sudden waking From formless blinking through dre… Please, just one more year! Surprised to glance the moon’s fac… An hour before her phase
Such an empty sky Countless pensive glances are Over and over Swallowed swift, before their time If only I could keep them
Why does music speak Without line or threads of time We plug ourselves in Forming an echo cocoon Never wanting to come out
Lofting lazily Enter murky depths of feel Quivering eyelids Two heavy from the weight of The thoughts that lead me astray
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
Fresh Seattle rain Cleanser more of soul than streets I envy that sound Such simple pure harmony Don’t forget that umbrella!
Bickering tree frogs Endless croaking back and forth Dream a soothing song One where two branches can meet In this capital forest
