Strange days

How I marvel when 
Horror and strife
Make ordinary turbulence
Seem trifling

How one image 
in the wilderness
Ignite a longing
Lifelong

To be inspired
To be present
In the last days
In the silence

Is an aspiration
Over which we have
No accord
Though truly

Authenticity
Girded by love
Will always be a
Heavy weight

I bear it 
With a smile
A laugh, song
Stride in step
Love thee well
Nicholls Rivulet, Tasmania, Australia

Night lights

Pounding pavement
To heavy beat
Lyrical mind
Street light

For years
Out for beers
Surfing couch
Playing it out

Pictures fleeting
Across the mind
Though deleted
Etched in time

The places we went
Together simply
By sharing
A moment in pixels

Strange to wish
Yourself into being
Jealous of seeing
Family and friends

One day I will find
When put first
In my kind
My tribe

What it's like
To be loved by all
Arise alone
And smile

If I'd grown
Nearby
Looking up to
Those girls

Where would I be now?

Love like

A homing pidgeon
Taking away
To far off places
Letting go
Watching, waiting
Every day
Hoping praying
She'll come home
When she does
Cheers of joy
The sound of
Two wings flapping
White spread feathers
Fantails
Always wondering -
If she flies
In own direction
Wondering whether
She'll be alright
This night

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