Mountain

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Wayne L. Miller

the wind drives down the mountain and blows me off course

first one way
then another

the summit is in sight
but i can’t see you anywhere

i tell the wind it cannot dissuade me from my path

you are there
you are there

but the wind drives down the mountain
and does not hear

i’ve heard nothing from you as i look towards the summit

your voice is lost in the air
    scattered in the winds
        diffused in the updrafts
            diluted in the vastness of the sky

the wind drives down the mountain
    i stand my ground and guard my directions
    i kneel and face towards the summit
    my legs are stone and my spirit hardened
    i close my eyes to remove the distance
    i close my ears to the howling lies

i will not believe the wind

never believe the wind

you are there

i know that you are there

Road Poems

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Wayne L. Miller

Your love is distant
I cannot see your eyes
Your heart took the open road
To destinations unknown

I’m stopped at the crossroads
Where I cannot feel which wind to follow
If you look back, beyond the horizon
Know that I am waiting

On the desert pathway
I see you beyond the next road
But it is another mirage

Your love has sped down the gullies
With the last rain storm

I wait for the clouds

Tree Poems

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Wayne L. Miller

acorn falls
soil catches
tree
heart falls
you catch
us

a moth does not see
leaves make a tree
    you do not see
    hearts make love
        don’t wait until autumn

Journeying Haiku

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Wayne L. Miller

Follow the river
Build your camp by the ocean
Horizons are there

We go our own way
Here and there, we make a knot
Pull on my heart strings

Fire Poems

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Wayne L. Miller

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

Passing Haiku

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Wayne L. Miller

Under your fast wings
passes the land and sea
    Dragonfly wisdom

Passing through this world
we have more than one chance to
    Pick a perfect grape

You don’t understand
I’m in your life’s passing lane
    Read bumper sticker

Moon poems

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Wayne L. Miller

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

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Wayne L. Miller

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