the rose and the apple
Monday, September 30, 2013
When he's home, not
wearing that coat, I wonder what
the Ringmaster wears.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
The sparkles and dirt
mingled, but the sparkles were
always the brightest.
We're all given the
same tools to work with. It's all
in how you sculpt it.
The window stayed
open while I was gone. I found
a leaf in the sink.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
The clouds were
dramatic and the big lands were
many plain shades of brown.
That ghost better get
gone. He's scaring my daughter
and making me mean.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
When she nurses she
tickles my arm hairs and I
feel so fond of her.
I thought I knew those
two girls, but then it totally
wasn't even them.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
I missed the moon
tonight. I walked and walked and walked,
never saw it once.
Monday, September 23, 2013
The sun shone on the
rain drops that sweet, fresh, earth
only moons could give me.
It was the sweet
smelling, crazy rains where the sun
rays warm you after.
I planted flowers
at that place and moved before
I knew if they'd bloomed.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Lazy, cold, cozy,
breezy, sunny, cloudy, wet,
lost kind of morning.
She fell asleep in
her hood and boots and I thought,
'I remember that'.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
To see a foxicorn
brings good fortune. To cross paths
at night brings famine.
The foxicorn dwells
near the edge of the beach where
the green forests meet.
The foxicorn's horn
is his protection, seduction
and influence.
Friday, September 20, 2013
The sun is always
shining. Even when it's hiding
behind some clouds.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
All the way home I
wrote a story in my head
about those two 'birds.
I'm a slave to it.
It takes over my life. Morn,
noon and every night.
The fog lays low
today, just above my head,
making me feel cozy.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
I'll write the fairy
tale and you can be the magic
that makes it so.
He stirred in his sleep
and I wanted so badly
to be next to him.
I walked from the dark
night into the day's light and
lighter shades of blue.
Monday, September 16, 2013
I walked through Summer
with the roses, the shade, the
dew drops close behind.
It was about her
hat and his casualness in
the hot sunny shade.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
We told ghost stories
all night or, rather, it was
an invitation.
We talked of ghosts then
I was left alone with one
standing behind me.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Wanda J. played above
while she wrote feverishly
in her journal.
The baby had inspired
her, so, she wrote a story
from end to end.
These poems are like
a painting for you to see
what stars I wish on.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
What is paradise,
Mom? I don't know, My Sweet Child.
I've yet to go there.
The realtor comes each
day to water the lawn in
his white linen pants.
A lighthouse, the sea,
a boat adrift, the moon hangs
large, perfectly white.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The rib guy always
calls me darlin' when I walk
by in the morning.
Lives are never lost.
Only on another journey
somewhere far off.
The birds love the trees
in our yard and I love seeing
the birds float by.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
The wind tugged at my
skirt tails, pulling me back, but
I kept on moving.
Monday, September 9, 2013
I walk this winding
road alone, but hug many
friends along the way.
The wind blew the babe's
hair around and the sun lit
it with yellow light.
There was a crescent
moon, crickets singing and the
baby was sleeping.
The mysterious
sailboat moon drifting over
the greying ocean.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
With Marguerite we
walked on Marguerite Street to
the
Marguerite Sea.
The ghosts don't usually
stay here, at least not long,
they're just passing through.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
I moved the furniture
around. Now the ghosts have
a place to sit, too.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Suddenly I realized
there were no more flies and
all the spiders had come.
The neighbor listens
to John Denver when the morn
light meets the grape leaves.
Chilly mornings, warm
noons, quiet evenings, darker
nights welcome Autumn.
I wish you the
best in this life, your travels
and a heart that's light.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
With the dark days and
dark nights there's always a break
in the clouds, always.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
It was a quiet
night. Not even the flies were
stirring in their beds.
He walked through the door
as the music climaxed and
it was just too much.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The crow looks weathered
like he's probably lived in
that tree forever.
Monday, September 2, 2013
I took the wedding
clothes from the box, all the
smiles
came back to my heart.
The weather's changing.
The animals are getting
restless and moody.
I look at your baby
body thinking how sweet and
elegant you are.
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