I could write a poem about you Writing poetry for a stranger And me, another stranger Laughing with glee And playfully toying With the innocent joy Of being appreciated And unknown.
Read MoreBatting above average
Don’t wanna seem neurotic and so I Flounder in your presence Drowning in awe inspired desire For betterment, you are better meant for A doer and a sayer – a life slayer Than a self effacing (over)thinker like me.
Read MoreEvery Body
Everyone needs a Mickey in their life, like mine who lights up dark and Shades me from the harshest of days Her beating heart my life blood.
Read MoreBody Pains
My knee aches today But not my heart, that one is Pumping baby, like I am ready to face this day just right after this coffee…
Read MoreAnd me
Revolutionary? To say I love me and you It is not a war And there is no either or Just an I love you …and me
Read MoreAching
A dying cat sprints Over the last finish line Innately hopeful Heart breakingly valliant And blind sided in defeat.
Read MoreI inherited My father in law’s walking Stick. It has sticky Tape and a sticker with his name I think I will paint it pink.
Read Moregoodbye Tanka
Three months ago you Sent us home made Rocky road We spoke on Facteime And optimistically Made plans to see you again.
Read MoreA Tanka for Vetti
Defy gravity Crush crimson berries on ice Embrace falling rain And raise an alchemists glass Salutation joie de vie.
Read MoreA tanka to you
I don’t know if you ….Love like I do and if you… Give love, being known – and do… You take up much space in time? Or could you hold space in mine?
Read MoreA tanka to me
Crushed by massive waves That break as I stand naked And lit up with sun Warming up and slow baking My cheeks and arms and shoulders My body soft, heart bolder.
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The Tree Hugger
The cadence of your limbs swaying Outstretched they reach the sky as I cling to you. Solidly, you sing to me pulsating: Roots pumping miracles – To quiesce me.
Read MoreGluons in a Car Park
Your hand outstretched against my breast as we brake too fast: My fist clenches just the way you hate it- As I stare at the approaching distance. ‘Don’t do that’ you ask, so my grasp loosens. I shift gaze and lean into you as best I can, To tell you about gluons mediating forces between…
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Think of You
I’m a Tanita Tikarim song Her dulcet sadness Haunting me And in my head I sing along “I think of you”: And as I breath – I think of you, And if I walk – I think of you, I’ll fake a smile – and think of you, Or fall asleep – still dream of…
Read MoreLove just yet
A time when so much lay ahead And you lay in my bed When we were young And not yet old Battle Scars Life None of it set in just yet Just a thank christ we had met.
Read MoreMiss Otis
What if we say goodbye For the last time today? What if you stay Over there to decay? While I am here Dining without you ? What if I chase you And you stay, this day And we don’t sleep And I keep you With me? What if Miss Otis Lunches on And we dont…
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Don’t feed the dog
If you animated grief I reckon it would be one of those dogs on the beach in Thailand. The kind that hobble along a few meters behind you, and sleep at the window while you relax in your air conditioned, German owned, ‘nouveau riche’ Thai operated concrete Villa. He would be the one you made eye…
Read MoreLove you Everywhere
I’ve a steep inclination to tell you That I anticipate your presence And that I savour your clarity And admire your savoir faire And that I love you everywhere.
Read MoreChasing Shadows
When you cannot find yourself Go chase the shadows And know that you must be there Somewhere: Between each transient shape And the blistering sun.
Read MoreThere it was
There it was: The salt spray Wind sweeping Moon shining Love making Moodiness Suffocating Us with giddy Anticipation In your hand And my mind A heaving ebb And tidal flow.
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