Winter Poems

last leaf alone
    winter snows
        stretch and strain
            much time to think
springtime buds
ancient wise one

cold night
howling wind
vines stop climbing tall trees
    no hearth for the forest

winter’s rain
you turned and said goodbye
my soul shivers
add my tears

winter’s day
   cold sunshine
      ice cracking under a deer’s hoof
crocus flower

Fire Poems

she spoke of us  
what we have is her and I  
   does she know?
      
young night  
old habits  
sad hearts
      
i wandered to your light  
you guided me out of darkness
   we follow the fireflies
      
snow covers your hair 
four footprints behind us 
      
you led me through 
a maze 
   what direction is your heart?
      
i follow your touch
you lead me to a fire
   blankets dropped 
      
we are consumed by the flame
   nothing
      reborn
         touch
      
sleep  
dream 
morning light 
brioche and coffee

Moon poems

finished work in the fields
now is the season to gather love
    harvest moon
  
harvest your teachings
store your lessons
prepare for the winter
  
bountiful harvest
village feast
many pies
calm winter
  
moon
an ancient teacher who enlightens us
    can we remember his lessons?
  
wisdom in a mirror
teacher’s writings
    moon glows
  
moon reflects sun
    one illumination
love reflects life reflects love
    infinite illumination
  
moon robs colors
sun reveals colors but burns
    insight requires caution

Haiku

her heart was poetry  
but his muse had left him cold  
   blank sheet of paper

   
clear skies disappeared  
as the dark rain clouds rolled in  
   crow seeks clarity

   
i painted your lips  
but I could not draw it right  
   there is no birdsong

   
he exited home  
which became a house of tears  
   she built a high dam

   
you don’t believe me  
i declared my heart is yours  
   captcha proves my love