Paper cranes
Gently enfolding
Delicate hands
Miniature worlds
Of make believe
Passed on
Poignantly
To look upon
Proudly placed
Between one another
With love

Paper cranes
Gently enfolding
Delicate hands
Miniature worlds
Of make believe
Passed on
Poignantly
To look upon
Proudly placed
Between one another
With love

Full moon
If it fades or hides
Past sight of land
Obscured by grey cloud
Wishing to be held
In wonderment
Then filled with liquid light
Every day

Inspired by stage production The Old Man and the Old Moon.
When words fade
Into meaningless space
A torrent slipping
Abyss
Applause cut short
Silence pervades
Small delicate beauty
Takes their place

Pain relief
Sending signals
To live at ease
To smile and laugh
Be well pleased
Be oneself
Be free
Why would one
Deny such a cure
For all?

If all the days
Nights and mornings
Stood in a line
Of highest to lowest
Cascade of time
Today
Third eye blind
Beside all those
That kicked me
To the curb
Barefoot
Undeserved
All except for
A moment somewhere
Someone wondered
Could I be
Loved?

Sense and sensitivity
Brave behaviours
Daily rituals
Humour and fragility
All the things
Love to love
Wrap up
Black band
Wounded heart
Bind in my hands
Soften edges
Massage
Hard places
Breathe warmth
Into mine
And yours

Melancholy
Buoyed by day
Slipping into
Doldrums
Deliberating
Present filled
Future genie
Mementos gleaming
Particles of light
Fall upon me
Waking me
From a dream
With love

Light descends
In shapes and forms
Sometimes yours
Through a face
So beautiful
Taking pictures
In my mind
Flash of smile
Words are kind
Hide inside
Holding hands
By my side
Never touching
Flecks of light
Move on too soon
Chasing rainbows
Absorbing in
Sights and sounds
Making meaning
Riddle me love
Unravelling
Everyday
Rearranging
Colours fade
Kaleidescope
A sweet array
Each colour taste
Hues and blues
A mind parade
Alternate universe
Tea sipped lips
Discern a word
In the stillness
Of morning
Life always dawning
With us

The art of
Self-acceptance
Gazing mirror view
Absorbing all
Knowing smiles
Embracing lines
Spilling gratitude
Falling into
Painting pictures
In our minds
Daring meet
Catch an eye
Knowing affect
Stalemate strife
Love is ultimate
High of life
Enfolding warmth
Around a heart
Flow composes
Words bloom grow
One command
Universal
Submit to
Willingly
No matter
With whom
Amiss or
Together
No wonder
Made real
Forever
With us

