grey skies frame the trees leaves dance with the falling rain morning comes quietly

drawn to the waterwe watch, we drownin the rapidsin the unkown maelstromto cleanseto live againlife is a river –jump in i want to float to a quiet placewhere the water eddies and swirlsin the shade of a weeping willowwhose branches leandown to kiss the water i want to sit at the river’s edgeon the wooden…

morning sun is shy hiding behind clouds and rain golden glow peeks through

on streets rain gathersthunder is silent againafter the storm passes

i lay downmy bodyon this bare pieceof earthbreathe inthe scent of grass heavy with dewlife bordersborders wherethe passing made historywith each footstep skin presseddowni watchthrough open fingersabove my prone self palms to the wide black domesupplicantturn my hands overandoverNightto break the skyuntil the starsfall endlesslythrough the spacebetweenme and eternity another turnmore stars fallcaught in the…

here is your silencein this roomlaid out across the tablesin soft golden tones of candlelightin the pages of closed booksresting now in pilesby my bare feet here is your silencewrapped like the amethyst beadsaround my wristthis pulse that we all shareshortening the distancebetween us here is your silencein this quiet placeof my heartthe night folded…

Night jasmine lingersOn bare armsShoulders golden from afternoon sunAs I lay my head downLulled by fountain songsHere along the pathwaysLit by tiny fairy lights Vines creeping in a curtain of greenEmbrace this tableWhere candles sit like jewelsIn the darkening eveningOnly the shadows knowThe leaping joy of my soulAs the mourning doves cooTheir sweet and lonely…

Heading home in raina million perfect drops fallmusic on the leaves

empty tea cup sits on edge of wooden table outside thunder roars

  watching open palm wonder about story lines sung to inner sky

Sitting with the fresh spring nightdoves signal their returnto each other on the branchwe settle togetherto wait for the first stars Quiet breeze rises to remind me againof the delicate new leaveswho rustle and dancein dim light around metheir song like a kissTo my ears but it is my soulthat holds closelythe hearts who have…

sun-drenched fields rolling along silent paths we rest against low fences