Love like

Posted on July 29, 2023 by aperture

Ground beneath
Catches me
When I fall

Bare in mind

Posted on July 11, 2023 by aperture

Burst into a new day - as is always 
though stomach of lead
Soothing balm of acceptance
clears the head

Long nights cooling extremities
warmed by friction of two feet
Long embrace, tightly wound
whispering pillow talk aloud

Dreams of doll houses, life sized
landlord of childhood fantasies
Glimpse of morning breaking 
shakes shadows to the ground 

If I topped every peak
wore a floppy hat each week
Acquired mansion by the sea
planted vineyards, pressed for thee

Still, by dawn's clear revelry
no face will hold such clarity
As one who loved and let me be
when I had not a thread to weave

Love like

Posted on July 5, 2023 by aperture

A stone thrown into the ocean
Waves of grief crash over
My heart fled 
Like you said
It could
Again and again
Until it settled 
By the sea

Give in

Posted on June 29, 2023 by aperture

Give in to the water
let it swallow you whole
may it wash all your cares 
whisper to your soul
that the weight of the world
an illusion at best
the waves and swell
can hold you at rest

Photo by Ave Calvar Martinez on Pexels.com

Weather with you

Posted on June 11, 2023 by aperture

Some loves are like a sea
salty touch chill to the skin
blissful diving in
on the fringe waves of grief
crash upon disheveled shores
tumbling in weeds
flotsam and jetsam

Some loves are a range
of mountains and hills
traverse through blinding
snow and wind
sudden change 
dappled sun kisses
closed eyes before
hides behind peaks
searching caves within

Some loves are like a cloud
begging me - look up!
enamored by the majesty
of sky mirrored by our
smiles and glances
once dark and stormy sea
takes on new beauty
because of thee

Dearest self

Posted on June 4, 2023 by aperture

You remind me of
A younger self
Uninhibited 
Open the door
At your touch 
The bolt falters
Windows to my soul
Lit magnificent colours
Upon grand entrance 
Into my world
Take me back 
To a time when time
Was unmeasured
Lost in sublime
Hours of hopeful truth
Seamless rewriting
Darning old memories 
Luminous awakenings
Love heals all wounds

*View of Sandy Bay from Battery Point jetty. lutruwita / Tasmania*

Jumping Jack Flash

Posted on May 28, 2023 by aperture

Things we learn

Posted on May 18, 2023 by aperture

All the things 
I learned from you
Prepared me to
Meet someone new
Somehow you saw my
Future whereas I
Stared at rear view
Wondering when
You'd follow through

Waking moment

Posted on April 26, 2023 by aperture

I awoke relieved
Smiling at possibility
Someone would love
Me for me

*Turning of the Fagus (Nothofagus gunni,* deciduous beech), Mt Field, Tasmania

Earth wounds

Posted on April 18, 2023 by aperture

Gaping wide mouth
Where tree roots
Would dig deep
Holding still
As wide limbs above
Each to each
Arms and feet
Lungs of earth

Two years of weaving
Words of healing
For the colossal 
Wound from atom bomb
Dropped without notice
On my front lawn

Wandering hands and minds
Kept still by tracing
Rainbow threads 
Counting stitches
Like memories
Back and forth
In the mind

Still a dream weaver
Handing on silent wishes
In thread form
Head, hands, heart warmers
Binding you to mine
Renovating inside and out
Trading old loves
Possessions for new
Regeneration of seasons
Always changing
Yet standing still

Old growth gums waving
At your window
Since before our kind 
Carved their history
Over mother earth
Tattooed seared
Grazing land
Will one day be swallowed
By roots and leaves
Once again