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Abandon Ship
Branches like masts Of ships sailing on Ocean winds. Leaves like cloth Rigged to capture The gusts Billowing bravely, Wanderingly, Drifting yet rooted. So the sail itself Begins to rip Away from its bark, Tearing cloth and rope, Shearing stem with breeze Silencing wave sound In the leaves As they cascade To entropy. Breaking mastsContinue reading “Abandon Ship”
Shoulders of an Ancient
September Sky
Sun’s hanging low Air’s cooling off Seasons are shifting And the summer is lifting Fall is falling Wind begins wailing Leaves gather On the sidewalks Kicking up with Feet chasing deeds Things to do Now that it’s cold Outside on the street And warm inside It’s time to open Windows while we sleep And wearContinue reading “September Sky”
Oak Half Macro – Visual Poetry
Dead Among the Living
November Tree
Lithium Autumn
When dead tree days Follow rivers of tinder Branches glowing And shimmering with A cloak of frost on The crowns of Bloodshot, coppery Amber leaves Over lakes of deep Wine colored spirits As the clouds shine A blued pewter And mirrors off of water An imperfect indigo Wintery haze Of sneaking shards of silver HideContinue reading “Lithium Autumn”
Cedar
In torrential Turbid storms Of endless Sky water Falls Beneath the Western red cedar Tree There is but mist As its many leaves Act as shield For pouring To cease Shade from clouds