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

Short poems

we chased summer away
pushed shadows aside
pulled stars into our eyes
now autumn is ready for us

autumn breeze
her auburn hair moves gently
red maple leaf falls slowly

november misty night
holding hands in the fog
we can never get lost

ten thousand miles away
she whispers my name
I see her face in the stars

ship to shore radio
her voice sounds distant
her fragrance lingers on

dock meeting
sea air
hearing I love you over the gulls

footsteps echo
outside table
white wine
strawberries

short walk
small staircase
we become our

Short poems

your pouting face
melts my heart…
how do I put it back?

drumming
walking
holy woman
buying groceries

hot words
warm look
cool feel

you lie
we untouch
I walk

bird sings
flower blooms
in movie

asteroid overhead
grey traveler has no home…
visit, but please don’t stay

your angry lips
burn my eyes…
gold melts

Short poems

moonlight on a wooden bridge over a dry stream
she wears a white dress…
he waits for rain

their love
miles away
hearts hear

foghorn
love is near

she spoke with her lips
and made no sound

she stopped for coffee
and saw them together…
two dark raging storms collided overhead…
he found shelter away from his heart

he is missing love
but looks only in the light

Short poems

Cold night, old man carries wood
   Red dawn, wood carries old man
      High sun, heads bow

Sirus rises
   Venus sets
      Dogs howl

warm bread
hearth fire
your eyes

Foolish man turns around, sees the same
Wise man stays still, sees the difference

harvest day
crow feeds
man gathers the leavings