Poetic Excesses

thundering the sky
rip tear smash crash whip wham boom
tree-bending fury
[17 April 2011]


And sometimes, the Fire is a gentle bonfire
One that you can warm your hands near, when chill winds blow
Contained and controlled, it burns on steadily
And to your heart, then, it brings a glow…
[1 February 2001]


to be as the dewdrop
who welcomes the sun
- though she knows that then her end is near -
on behalf of creatures great and small
[7 January 2011]


… and what strikes the deepest chords in the heart
A child's deep sadness that his rose has withered
The soft sorrow of a child whose little egg
- wrapped in cotton wool hoping to hatch -
is broken and now is no more
…a connection he made if only for a few moments or days…
his first encounter with transience
[6 January 2011]

the dewdrop mirrors
a frosty perfect sunrise
One
[4 January 2011]




Tread softly, dream alert
Fine gossamer web fragile
Easily destroyed
[3 January 2011]


Faithless heart, keep faith
For on silent, winged feet
Softly, joy does glide
[3 January 2011]


Only time can tell, I guess, whether an experience has been 
life changing 
or even perspective changing 
or merely painful.
So,
On new year's eve, I drink to your eyes
And hope that they shine
not because of tears unshed
but because of limitless joy at the prospect
Of new beginnings
[31 December 2010]


The Restless Spirit
seeks a moment's joy in This
syllable of time
[28 December 2010]


From foetus to pyre
through trials by fire
in flood and in creek
Gently, the Watcher does speak.
[1 December 2010]


The heat dusts the sun
swirling hot leaves obscuring
any hope of rain.
[23 June 2010]


Overcast, the sky;
Flight of a single raindrop -
Lost, companionless.
[16 June 2010]



Lightning, no thunder
Chance it may rain too remote 
Tantalizing drop
[30 April 2010]


In flight with its cloud 
The droplet gazed down at me 
Ineffectually
[29 April 2010]