Sunset glow

We gift one another
Ample breathing space
To stretch the heavens
And earth between
Our waists
To render our thorn
Incapable of harm
Life as eternal summer
Soft shadow of looks
Cast behind us
Carry the weight
Of expectations
Where does your caravan
Take you, chasing sunsets?
In our sundowning years
Will we hold on
Till each a feather?
Strength yours to mine
Tussling fine fair heads
Offspring of better dreams
Each day carefully measured
From blink to downy rest
Smiles spark inhaling
Lines of chatter
Cascading like glitter
Observe the many watchful ways
I notice your sunlight
From within
Bask in it

A brush with love

I know now with clarity 
That looking back affords
How beautiful the night
When I wanted to be yours

I know now with certainty
Chain reaction of emotion
Catapults my life
Beyond debris of an explosion

I know now with compassion
The path laid out behind
A shared choice for us
Out of love for our kind

I know with creativity
The pictures in my mind
Painted with colours of
Courage you helped me find

I know now with confidence
The downpour from above
Came not from vulnerability
A rare brush with real love
View of kunanyi from Geilston Bay, lutruwita / Tasmania

Ariel’s keep

Only time can elucidate
The depth of blue
Storms dissipate
Pulling confused debris
Out to sea
Endless treasures beneath
Though not a coin
Exchanged
No ill-gotten gain
Wilderness reserve
Sustained our futures' sake
Fables, myths and legends
Barely touch the surface
Canon of heartfelt
Love in its place
Delivered in waves
Washed ashore
Upon fate's call
We might meet
In this place
First, dip the toe
Wade to rocky outcrop
Float to surface
Let the affect
Carry you away
A bond ever-giving
Calling me to stay
Taroona beach, lutruwita / Tasmania