simple thread of beads clatter from the tabletop empty cup waiting ~ ql quiet laughter in between sounds of feelings yet unseen ~ joybringer the neck now exposed a rumour of a smile grows playing across lips ~ql when the heart’s room is empty the true soul friend’s will appear ~happiness

frosted morning field as sunrise paints sky orange seven deer stop to watch ~

not me, it’s not me climbing inside the darkness searching inner sky ~

Not Me – Climbing Inside.20 minutes free fall ‘It’s dark in here’ Christine said. Her voice was small and plaintive. Christine reached blindly for the door, but couldn’t figure out which way she was facing. Sound did nothing in the small closet. Her voice did not carry very far. It was like talking into a…

lilac soaks the skin spring stumbles through the doorway drunk on heavy scent ~

blossoms unfolded apple’s first blush on the branch unborn fruit waiting

that the days pass….and I wondera thousand wondering thoughtsrising up withinthrough the dustof my minddemanding to be heardas though for the first timeagain and againan example – uncovered ina picture frame turned face downin a wooden boxwhat of me is wrongthat you would leaveleave everything behindeveryoneI blamed the wind for blowingand you for followingand every…

World expandingContractingNight containedWithin a glass bottleFormed of nothingShaped by clarityLife – life the stopperThat keepsEverything from spillingOutward Silent witnessAs the sky ripsItself openOn the sharp edgeOf light and air Where in this sudden illuminationAm i? Paper boats float downSwift watersRising higher with tropical rainsPushed under and brokenYet some, one remain aboveRiding the curious unknownCurrent Close…

resting on the leaf raindrop cradled close to me still, I hold my breath  

white petals gather piling in concrete corners city trees bow low

rolling sea of blue looking for the horizon heart blends with the sky

filled with gratitude we sit with the setting sun still in golden light