Evolve

Posted on August 22, 2022 by aperture

One sure hope
We hold tight for us
We will change

*Shipwreck at Otago Bay nipaluna / Hobart, lutruwita / Tasmania*

Radiate

Posted on August 20, 2022 by aperture

Illuminate from within
Inner world spinning
Radiating warmth
Yet no word escapes
No subtle hint
Makes its way
To my ears
Eyes only focus
On the glowing
Parts of me
You lit
In the darkness
Blinded myself
To passersby
Who ask me
For a light
I take them in
Crowd around
Warm yourself
By my fire

Night lights

Posted on August 19, 2022 by aperture

*Salamanca Long Gallery, lutruwita / Tasmania*

Shedding her skin
Never knowing when
To see her lover again
Ebony arm band
Holds and keeps her
From unravelling
When catching glimpse
Of one just like her
Close your eyes
Imagine 
Light is dim
Colours dancing
Not easy to
Give in
Somewhere else
Someone else
Minds clasp fingers
Across the distance
Constant surrender
Night lights win

Vibrato

Posted on August 17, 2022 by aperture

She plays me like a viola
Soft melancholy
Deep and throaty 
Ebb from major to minor
Discordant ending
Missed every time
We ad lib
Da capo al fine
Rounds about
Some loud
Others harmonic
Sound of her voice
Surprising
How hair on neck
Stands at attention
Feathering lightly
Like fingers on skin
Barely touching
Vibe reaches deep
Within

Unravelled

Posted on August 16, 2022 by aperture

Let there be no doubt
No matter how well
I weave my way out
The web of thoughts
Weigh me down
In the most pleasant
Hypnotic way
Like a witch stitching
Magical tales
Casting incantations 
I am wrapt completely
A bind of my own making
To pull at a loose end
To test its strength
Would surely lead to
My unraveling 
In the meantime 
Willing wearers
Be blessed adopted kin
Taking tribal yarning
Tales of daring
To edge of reason
Creating folk fables
From salt spray taste
Waiting for your return
Once again

What if

Posted on August 15, 2022 by aperture

We keep turning up
Speaking out
Toning down
Turning round
Taking in
Pulling through
Carrying on
Easing to
Holding over
Standing under
Side by side
Nowhere else
But here
That really matters

Molt

Posted on August 12, 2022 by aperture

Shedding skin
Reluctantly
Knowing it will never
Fit me again
Revealing tender
Glistening within
Looking at a part of me
Not discarded
Treasured outlived
My happy place
My mind returns 
When it protected me
From falls from grace

Protagonist

Posted on August 11, 2022 by aperture

More significant 
Placeholder no need for you
To reciprocate

Tender

Posted on August 10, 2022 by aperture

Tending to
Small hands
Hair flicking wide
Glinting eyes
Blinking love
Up to me
Head hovering 
Under door frame
Burly gentle voice
Giant young hand
Filling holes
In roles of family 

Tending always
My secret garden
Inside
Giant limbs and roots
Of memories
To swing on
In the dark hours
Back and forth
Soothing

Tender to
End of work
Ache between
My bones
Echoes of words 
From a whole world
Of intimate meetings
Human voice evokes
Cure for hurt

Tending all
Cut stems
New roots
Shoots and leaves
Evergreen
Expanding 
Untouched by
Frost or heat
Enclosed glasshouse
Weighted by reality
Preserved by families

Tenderqueer
Sharing spectrum
Kaleidescope
Of fondness
Love me tender
Sensitive receive
Touch of air
Words breathing
Responds anything
Unflinching 
Appealing
Secret smiles
Unspoken words
Tenderly recalling
Time together
Fleeting

Heart song

Posted on August 9, 2022 by aperture

My heart sings out
Every morning 
Trying on
Different melody
Not to drown out
In synchrony
With droning
Whirring life
All around me
Unknown songs
Respond saying
Who is it
You are calling?
Waiting for like echo
Chamber music
Of a heart