We tell one another We have and do Always will Love one and another Forever till Death do we part I will catch A hint of smile Leftover from A lover Warm myself By it Like a bedside Candle flame Bright orange Thank their souls For loving us so well Mine is an evergreen Glint in my eye That turns to the sky Drink in her memory Crossing snow-covered peak Parade lest it fade Love is applied daily Soaking in more Than skin deep She reads me well That faroff look Still dances With you alone Silence falls Our music plays All over again
Soft sand The place where High tide won't reach Just shy of ebb Flow two-way Discourse between Land and sea Both outreached Like lovers arms Drink each other in Lying on her shores
Soft sand Mounds where Terns lay over Tender feet walking On eggshells Deliberate delicate New life born In harsh climes Resilient
Soft sand Free from damp and cold Nestled in reedy banks Hiding darting beaks Succulents and more Barely moving an inch The sea slowly rises But never touches For fear to wash away all
Soft sand Tender toes march in Treasured not owned No houses built to dwell This place is sacred Defended and protected Barefoot tiptoe around Lost coins, watches Wallets and keys Gravitate there with ease Generous offerings to The space where Bronze bodies Curves held form Find ease and release Respite for an hour Then depart
Love that comes And leaves Yet always returns
Warm soft sand Where I land In the wintry recess Of my mind Until next time Sifting fingers Falling through Return to dunes Pure and refined Fine
North Bruny Island, D’entrecasteux Channel, lutruwita / Tasmania
Your every word Tossed about gently Like lost garments In the night On the deck Of a ship at storm Trip hazard But loved once worn In the daylight As the anchor Finds safe habour Among living creatures Seeking safety Searching sea bottom For friends and tidbits Till bottomless glass Tilts no more I set sail again Longing horizon Begs me for more
Elizabeth Pier, nipaluna / Hobart, lutruwita / Tasmania
A one-way street Obey all signs No turn to meet Long road travelled Further away A mind map daunts Crowd pervades Lest crossroad take You winding back To where the flow Returns both ways
An ugg boot Slide on skin Warm meet-cute Spark the fire Velvety thick Soft to touch Liqueur sip Massage all Aching places Best worn In private Never take It off
Soon as second summer fades Gold leaf heralds the change Climb atop pinnacle feast Yearning eye spectacle Brilliant openings abound Underfoot and far As the eye wanders Missed by only a week Left behind late bloomers Scarce, rare and welcome Shot of red against Hard rock, lucid pools Dreaming what came before Never gazed upon Rigid timing of fair nature Meant never saw one other In full bloom and open Ready to receive a lover
Eyes averted Hiding under hair Meditating upon Whatever's down there Over your shoulder Thrown without care Showing me all Pearls and chapsticks In silent return Mine replies Yes I would like To kiss you One night only Tomorrow knows Every morning
Count the stars of heaven 