Her shaded eyes Close the feelings Deep inside Seated there Watched by stares Pretends she doesn’t care Taunts and words Ever present Swirl around her ears Newborn day Bright and gay Shining eyes Hand in hand Walks the land Smiles with me by her side Ruby lips Tender kiss Nothing more amiss
Category: Poetry
Exposed
They say we are privileged In their tidy house On a dead end street They say we have power While the bat still batters The poor who crave food They say we are perverse As we try only to find peace Only to find acceptance and love They say we are different Wearing strange clothing…… Continue reading Exposed
Behold Beauty
True beauty within the craggy face The glow of ancient eyes Belies the light within You see the young girl fulfilled All glorious with the completeness Of a soul unchained Filled to the brim Sees the morning light Glows with compassion for the people Who gather at her feet, Earth mother They cry and receive…… Continue reading Behold Beauty
Hell on Earth
The second of the pair At the sight of the elders The young men laugh at their stooped shoulders and their canes They ridicule their slow gate The wrinkles they have earned See only the outer skin And not the sweet person within The family visits three times a year Each time the children are…… Continue reading Hell on Earth
The Elysium Fields
First of two coupled poems The young children sit At the feet of the sage Drink in the wisdom The wisdom of age The gifted are held With soft loving hands Their prophesies heard Lend meaning to plans The young men they dance The young women to They care not who couples With whom and…… Continue reading The Elysium Fields
David’s Face
Son Visage, Sculpté en marbre, Dans le vent et la pluie, Par les mains du bon Dieu The artist stands and regards, Sees each line engraved, Carefully ground through the stone, Emotion made real in marble Les bras ont appartient d’un homme blessé, Trouvé par l’artist sur les champs de la bataille, arrachés d’lui et…… Continue reading David’s Face
Dad
A tower of strength Muscle and bone Terror and love Pride and insecurities Never satisfied and secure Childhood stories A lost watch A bicycle taken away Resentments Never forgiven Paternal love Lost at fourteen Too early Sweatshops and pushcarts Feeling the brute A life of work A life of poetry A life of talking with…… Continue reading Dad
Venus at midnight
I see your limbs akimbo Like staggered moonlit beams Your face lit in the starlight there It brings such thoughts to me The moving shadows branches shake Add to the scene You pose upon bended knee Arch your back with ease Comfort your young lover there As she cries fitfully Soon her sobs turn into…… Continue reading Venus at midnight
Blossums
I found my love, I found her there, The scent of roses, In her hair All arrayed, In solar rays, The image burned, To end of days I held my love, I held her there, The taste of cherries, On her lips Her soft caress, Made me to glow, The softest skin, Her touch made…… Continue reading Blossums
Rayon de Soleil
From the sea From the sand On the rocks There she stands New as day Hard as stone Made of clay Gaze unknown There to mark The sheltered shore That our boats Will find once more With her light Through each night Shows the way Toward the right From the sea From the sand On…… Continue reading Rayon de Soleil
My Gifted Life 