moonstone and opals

Moonstone and opalsβ€”an argent breath at dusk,

Aura of moonstone, cold and quietly brusque.

Eyes like opals, depth turning shadows to song,

Luna skies unravel, long and opaline, long.

Starry constellations hang like corals in the night,

Silent reefs of silver that lick at the light.

A jasmine hush drifts from hedgerows half-seen,

Sweet as a memory, sharp as what’s been.

White joy, a pale lantern trembling on the shore,

Shimmering waters keep secrets and more.

They answer in ripples, in echoes undoneβ€”

The moon and the jasmine and nowhere to run.

the leather breathes

The leather breathes, a well-worn sigh,

Fifteen years beneath my hand.

A map of joys against the sky,

Etched deep within this land.

The future looms, a shadowed coast,

Of solitude and fading light.

But here, a gathering of ghosts,

Of laughter burning ever bright.

Each entry, a small, defiant flame,

Against the coming of the night.

A testament to joy’s sweet name,

A beacon, holding back the blight.

upon the breeze

Upon the breeze, a tiny frame,

wings still, a fading, gilded name.

Sweet nectar’s longing, tongue outstretched,

a final sip, a world detached.

Within frail petals, softly laid,

a garden vigil, gently swayed.

The sun descends, a crimson stain,

earth claims her own, in soft, sweet rain.

handstands

i used to do
handstands,
all the time
and watch TV
upside down,
feet propped
against a wall,
or inside the
door frame.
the world looked
better that way.
everything made
more sense to me
with clutter free
ceilings.

memories grow wild

they wore flowers in
their hair and beards.
the grasses beneath our
feet quickly trampled flat.
i laughed along with them
but the man in front of me
could not see for a time.
memories have a tendancy
to grow branches longer
than their roots,
they invite us to climb and
explore until we ourselves
become entangled and forgotten.

when night came

πš πš‘πšŽπš— πš—πš’πšπš‘πš πšŒπšŠπš–πšŽ,
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πšœπš–πšŽπš•πš•πšŽπš πš•πš’πš”πšŽ πšπš‘πšŽ πš—πš’πšπš‘πš.
πš‘πšŽ 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš’πš— πšπš‘πšŽ 𝚌𝚊𝚟𝚎
πš πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ πšπš‘πšŽ πšœπš™πš’πšπšŽπš› 𝚘𝚏 πšπšŽπš›πš›πš˜πš›
𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜 πšπš‘πšŽ πš‘πš˜πšžπš›πšœ πš˜πš— πš‹πš’πšπšπšŽπš› πš‹πš˜πš—πšŽπšœ
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πš’πš πš πšŠπšœπš—β€™πš πš–πšŽ,
πš’πš πšŒπš˜πšžπš•πš πš‹πšŠπš›πšŽπš•πš’ πš‹πšŽ πš–πšŽ,
πš–πšŠπš’πš‹πšŽ πš’ 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš‹πš’ πš–πš’ πšœπš’πšπšŽ,
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πšπš‘πšŽπš’ πš›πšŠπš— 𝚝𝚘 πšπš’πšŽ,
πšπš‘πšŽπš’ πš›πšŠπš— πš πš’πšπš‘ πš‹πš›πš˜πš”πšŽπš— πšœπš”πšŽπš•πšŽπšπš˜πš—πšœ
πš‹πšŽπšπš˜πš›πšŽ πš›πšŽπšŠπšŒπš‘πš’πš—πš πšπš‘πšŽ πš›πšŠπšŸπš’πš—πšŽ 𝚘𝚏 πšœπš•πšŽπšŽπš™
πšπš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ πš’πšœ 𝚊 πš›πšŽπš πš•πš’πšπš‘πš πšπš‘πšŠπš πš‹πš˜πš’πš•πšœ
πš›πšŽπšœπšπš•πšŽπšœπšœπš•πš’,
πšŽπš•πšŸπšŽπšœ πšŠπš—πš πšπš˜πš‹πš•πš’πš—πšœ πšŒπš˜πš–πšŽ πšŠπš—πš
𝚌𝚞𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πšŽπš’πšŽπš•πš’πšπšœ πš πš’πšπš‘ πšœπšŒπš’πšœπšœπš˜πš›πšœ.
𝚊𝚝 πšπšŠπš πš— πš—πš˜ πš˜πš—πšŽ πšŠπš›πš›πš’πšŸπšŽπšœ
πš‹πšžπš πš‹πš’πš›πš πšπš‘πš›πš˜πšŠπšπšœ πš πšŽπš›πšŽ πšŒπš˜πš–πš’πš—πš.
πš’ 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πšπš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ, πš‘πš’πšπš’πš—πš πš πšŽπšŠπš”πš•πš’
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πš™πšžπš›πš™πš•πšŽ πšŠπš’πš›.
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πš•πš’πš”πšŽ πš πš‘πšŽπš— πš’ πšœπš‘πšŠπšπšŽπš 𝚊 πšπš›πšŽπšŽ.
πš’ 𝚜𝚊𝚒 πš πš‘πšŠπš πš’ πš‘πšŠπš πšπš˜πš›πšπš˜πšπšπšŽπš—,
πšœπš’πš—πšŒπšŽ πšπš‘πšŽπš— πš–πš’ πš‘πšŽπšŠπš›πš 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš‹πšŠπš›πšŽπšπš˜πš˜πš.

the day

𝚠𝚎 πš–πšŽπšŠπšœπšžπš›πšŽ πšπš‘πšŽ πš˜πšŒπšŽπšŠπš— πš‹πš’ πš‘πšŽπš› 𝚠𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜,
πšŠπš—πš πšπš‘πšŽ πš πš’πš—πš πš‹πš’ πš‘πš’πšœ πš πš’πš—πšπšœ
πšπš‘πšŠπš πšπš•πšžπšπšπšŽπš› πš‹πš’ πšŠπš—πš 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚒.

𝚠𝚎 πš–πšŽπšŠπšœπšžπš›πšŽ πš˜πšžπš›πšœπšŽπš•πšŸπšŽπšœ πš‹πš’ πš˜πšžπš› πšπšŽπšŠπš›πšœ

πšŠπš—πš πšπš‘πšŽ πšŠπš’πš› πšœπš‘πšŽ πš›πšŽπšœπš πš˜πš— πš‘πšŽπš› πšœπš’πšœπšπšŽπš›πšœ
πšπš‘πšŽ πš•πšŽπšŠπšŸπšŽπšœ

πšπš‘πšŽ πš πšŠπšπšŽπš› πšŒπš˜πš•πš•πšŽπšŒπšπšœ πš’πš— πš˜πšžπš› 𝚎𝚒𝚎𝚜

πšŠπš—πš 𝚜𝚘 𝚠𝚎 𝚐𝚘 𝚘𝚞𝚝 πš πš’πšπš‘ πšπš‘πšŽ πšœπšžπš—,
πšŠπš—πš 𝚏𝚊𝚍𝚎 πš’πš—πšπš˜ πš—πš˜πšπš‘πš’πš—πš?

rage

πšœπš˜πš–πšŽπšπš’πš–πšŽπšœ πš’ 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚘 πš–πšŠπš
πš’ πš πšŠπš—πš 𝚝𝚘 πšπš’πšπš‘πš πšπš‘πšŽ πš πš‘πš˜πš•πšŽ πš πš˜πš›πš•πš