Monthly Archives: December 2013

Off the Map

….. Blur the grid and soft slur my own name. I think I’ll wander here awhile, answer a few questions in waves, tint my toes turquoise. The weight of the world holds nothing but noise and restless skin. Begin with … Continue reading

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Shhhhhh…

….. I am listening to these trees. They know a few things. They speak in breeze, and they have wisdom to impart. See all that blue? They’ve seen it, too, for years. They’ve wrangled tears from sky and sent them … Continue reading

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Hey

There was no Diddle, diddle, ……..see? Me and that hot Dish’ve been spooning for years but that mistletoe mix-up? Purely platonic. …..Cat plays viola. Cow’s leap: fa-la-la-la-largely exaggerated. ……..Dog’s been in the eggnog. … Written for Trifecta. Come play! 

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Sum Day

…. Count those blessings, add ’em up, share your overflowing cup. Hold the one and carry your heart, something borrowed from the start. Reckon them slowly; here’s a plus: You may just find today’s enough.   …

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Limbo Prayer

……… Please hold …………..me ….while I hold ………my breath …and ……wait for what ………………-ever ………is next. ….. …………

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Heaven, and Nature

Sing me something with bells on, some small song of sky and hope that jingles my soul. Stuff all the joy you can into stockings and sleighs, sway it to breeze and tell the trees delivery should be guaranteed. The … Continue reading

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Being Mary

….. I’ve had my own belly full of boy, my own heart filled with fear that this world wasn’t good enough for him. I’ve had dreams changed by unexpected angels, life rearranged in a split second. I have pondered things … Continue reading

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Weary, Whirled

….. Snatch the cover off …………….this night, unlatch your heart ……………………from inky cage. ……Form stars ……….of ivory clay ……………….and lies, fix them miles and miles apart by pair of angel …………..wings, and waves. . ………………..The moon: ………………..a simple silver box, … Continue reading

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Joy

(and other tidings) . Comfort me, calm this weary world that lives under my skin. Be -gin to heal these tired, tattered pieces. Peace on earth, good willed and waited for, stored up in holey pockets, loose-tied with rain and … Continue reading

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Antiquity

 ….. She feels ancient, cracked and scarred as earth, held low by gravity’s blow and pain’s untimely birth. Seld -om and slender are her smiles, reined in to dam both -age and tears. She fears this wasted wand -ering heart … Continue reading

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