Both sides now

When the shoe fits
On the other foot
A new perspective
Holding on edge
Of her world

Every time we meet
In the public eye
I wonder whether
The luckiest am I

Every time we see
Another night
I wonder whether
The last sight

Every time we hear
The same old songs
I wonder whether
They're ever wrong

Every time we lie
Wanting nothing
I wonder whether
Love we bring can

Let it be

Soft landing

Landing softly on my feet
After jumping
Off a cliff
In the dark
Claws out
Behind me

A sparrow turns
Says to me
This I do
Frequently

Pecking up seed
Nature cared
To scatter
Just for me

Eyeing another
Diving so flippantly
Decided to free fall
In her slip stream

A warm blanket of air
Covers over my landing
Softly swiftly
With ease

Everybody knows

Small town blues
Speaks volumes
Unearth allies
When in love

They nod and say
Splendid
Hear animation
In every gesture

When faced with her
Only stillness
Silence
Confusion

Where's my chorus
Of witnesses
Who've heard how
Marvelous it is

To be in love
Yet mute
Blissful ignorance
What to do?

Everybody knows
How I feel
Save you

At the mercy
Of the peril
Lost for the words
Everybody knows

Re-member

When we are falling
Apart
We need someone to
Remember
Who we were when
Younger
Taller
Darker
Slender

Putting back together
Pieces
Of our bodies and how we
Connect
In our own story, chosen
Family

Those people who inspire
Courage
Surround yourself with
Love

The day is all we've got
Whether apart or
Together

Who you know

The nature of us all
Interwined betwixt
Soil like black gold
Sky liquid silk

Hidden stories told
Under soled feet
Rubber hits the road
Dreams and days meet

A secret underground
Threads tie us all
Telling tales of
Magnificent scale

Beauty so minute
Rare mysterious
No telling where
It wanders

Growing silently
Inside me
Just below
The surface

Waiting patiently
To arise
Tentative to touch
Hesitant to taste

A glorious surprise
If arrived
Just in time
For me

Moonlight cinema

Star gazing
Big screen
Blue light
All night

Stuck on
Plot twist
Lead femme
Lost me

Wondering
How long
Could I sit
In the dark

Catching
A glimpse
Of reaction
To the sight

Moonlight
Cinema
Gravity
Giving way

Force
Like the first
Star wars
Irresistible

Memories
Imprinted
On reels
Of mind

Never another
First time
Being with you
In my life

Elemental

A warm igloo
In frozen tundra

A shady oasis
In desert down under

A cool clear pool
On white hot sands

A fresh trout stream
On vast open lands

A ripe berry vine
In dry scrub bush

A quiet space
In mid city rush

Elemental forces
We cannot contain

She comes to me
Like a forest fire

Cleansing opening
Ingiting on the breeze

Spreading seeds
Clearing debris

What holds us fast
From inevitable pain

We search seemingly
Aimlessly

It is always there
Hiding plain sight

A thrilling dare
To make it known

Love is never
In vain
Bellerive foreshore, nipaluna/ Hobart, lutruwita/ Tasmania