lei fraser

the water is calm
a curtain untouched by the breeze
I pull myself back
~

leigh-anne fraser

last light of day
reaches out
the horizon dressed in gold
the ocean breathes me
and I want nothing more
than to disappear among the waves
once again
~

leigh-anne fraser

out beyond the window frame
the garden is laid out in corners
light and shadow

along the wooden sill
green moss grows
little paths into sunlight

we watch for the birds
to come and sit
on the branches
sing us songs
until twilight

through the trees
we watch the starry sky
my hand entwined in yours

nose pressed against
the window glass
until the faint blush
of sunrise
~

leigh-anne fraser

together,
standing
against the light
the day flows through us
through the curves
turning
we are empty
and waiting
~

leigh-anne fraser

light, red
stopped at the nothing
laid out before me
cold winds blow the snow
in powder plumes across
black pavement
am I moving forward
or passing by
no one is with me
except the sun
the moment unblured
wrenches my heart
the word in black and white
go
~

leigh-anne fraser

you come on frosted wings
creeping along the glass in morning
breath of a new day
new hope and love
that clings to the tiny hairs
on my face
I watch the intricate design
grow and change
as you take your time
with the sunrise
to form in your perfect way
this day
any day
not even my hand
flat against you can
stop you from changing
how I see the world outside
you are a wonderland
and I am just beginning
~

leigh-anne fraser

we are hushed
in this morning light
turning with the sun
and mist over the snow
towards the day to come
pink and grey crawl up
into the sky
to sit among the clouds
I hold your hand
and whisper to you
never let me go
~

leigh-anne fraser

I remember love like yours
for all of my life
your tenderness and care
unconditional

pansies grown in the garden
for the breakfast table
fresh strawberries
and wild blueberries

I remember love like yours
and look for it in all I do
in the eyes of those around me
in my fingertips
and heart

digging down into the depths
arms of steel and stone
to tend the leaves
and sprouts
your laughter ringing out
to us all

I remember love like yours
after all of these years
you are never far from me
scent of baking bread
and homemade jam
hands as wide as dinner plates
holding me up to watch the world
perched on your shoulder

I remember love like yours
for always.

~

leigh-anne fraser

you come to me in waves
morning on the heels of night
and I forget to breathe

in a moment’s lifetime
we soar
I fall
into nothing
and everything
with you

you come to me in waves
sunset on the heels of day
and I forget to breathe

~

leigh-anne fraser

I peel back the skin
torn curls on rusted metal
looking for the truth

~

leigh-anne fraser

cover me in your light
I am river stone
and you are sunshine
free me from the moment
and let me fly
with the sparrows
who drink from the melting ice

cover me in your love
I am the space between
your lips and the next kiss
free me from the memory
from time and let it all
fall away

cover me in your everything
help me to see again
to feel, to breathe to love
free me and let me fly
until the sun dies
until the sky cracks wide
until the days end
and then never let me go

~

leigh-anne fraser

where have I been…
the question clings to the footprints
the turning of leaves
the setting sun
and shadows thrown carelessly behind me

one step and then the next
that is all that matters to me now

where I am going
the moment when the sun rises
the hawk lifts from the wire
the foot touches the snow

that is where I am.

~

leigh-anne fraser