A whirlpool has taken the child
Another ship sinks in the pacific
A soul is lost to itinerant labor
A heartless mother, could it be?
An absent father, could it be?
Is hunger or desire the cause
Unseen in day light but harbor
Inside wild souls wonder
The beaches, open today but
No takers, wondering souls wait
Another chance to catch the whirlpool.
January 27, 2021
Before the glory
Bowing heads in submission
Obeisance offered
Obeisance is recognized
Before the glory I see
Bowing heads in tears
A thousand soul released
From the chains of now
Returning home humbled
Obeisance offered in silence.
January 26, 2021
Bicycle ends here
Ducklings skid on frozen lake
Snow sleeps on trees happy.
January 24, 2021
In the darkness of
Yesterday wonder the souls gone
Flowers grow on the cliffs.
January 23, 2021
Small feet run over the
Pebbles scattered across the ocean
Coast line draws the line.
Between life and death
Pebbles hold the names, the souls
Salty waters and dry lands.
Tears on the cheeks gone
Pebbles scattered memories
Small feet run the line.
January 21, 2021
Keep it simple
Keep it short
My diary reminds me in vain
Writing over the river
Ink drips over the lines
My handwriting tells the truth
Madness into the cavity of thoughts
Sits silently except
For my pen’s screeching on crisp paper
Keep it simple
Keep it short
I scream at my diary in despair
Waking from a dream I didn’t have
Keep it simple
Keep it short.
January 20, 2021
There are a thousand signs
Through the chain of steps
An old woman attempts
To conjuncture the omens
Of her seeing
An image of an imagination split
Between fear and hope willing
It true!
January 19, 2021
Beautiful girl in the snow
Dance for me
Warm my heart with love to be
And I will sing my love for you
Beautiful girl in the snow.
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January 17, 2021
