sleep

oh right sleep  i remember you i remember the kind of dreams  deep  that draw you in and hold you i remember the comfort of sheets the comfort of a mattress the comfort of a pillow room that’s the perfect temperature and airflow yes, breeze while you sleep dream fall into the other land fall…

the shock of clean water

the thing about a stream of rushing water on a hot day  is that the cold is very shocking you’d think the sun’s warmth would make the water warm too but the water makes you gasp deeply for air as if someone pierced you in your chest the thing about very cold, rushing, running water…

For Dad

who taught me how to be kind and treat everyone with respect to act and to do and not just say to be direct and choose my words carefully but not to be overly precious and focus on the negative who taught me to wonder and see the beauty in everything around me to watch…

smoldering

sometimes a thought lingers with you for quite some time sometimes a thought swims in your head  and reflects like light shining through water sometimes thoughts gain speed and turn to action can be misdirected can grow into something real can be re-imagined can be softened can transform can be controlled can smolder and fuel…

every moment

There is a timelessness to the evening when birds sing  when stars collide when wind blows cold There is a ferocity to night when the moon is overhead when the grass waves slowly when every footstep must be taken with care There is a kindness to the darkest part of day when light is in…

spirits

they meld together drifting swimming in the air land water sky moving from one place to the next always chasing each other blending lively spirits who ride the wind for fun and live inside bubbles drifting softly unseen  except sometimes  with a bend of the light or a glimpse within imagination  

wish

my wish is for peaceful thoughts my wish is for dreams that illuminate my wish is to be reminded of awe-inspiring splendor my wish is for calming music to gently follow me where i go my wish is for joyful exuberance in each step my wish is to see infinite possibility in every moment my…

tonight

tonight this wonder of words and imagination flourishing tonight is a dream tonight  this momentary collision of a myriad of thoughts tonight is a discussion tonight this heartfelt apology for all the worry put forward tonight is a reconciliation tonight this simplicity in each step as if making an artful masterpiece tonight is an expression…

out

out of the blue  out from the depths of the sea out of the drift that falls back into itself out of time  and out of consciousness out of forever out of every day out of the ordinary out from places that few know about out of a hazy fog out of fields that stretch…

golden light

curve of a golden hill and rays of sunlight shining through cascading warmth on roundness like you could reach out and touch  the smoothness of the hill bright shining light making everything radiant glow to the earth and it feels like sound like deep bass in speakers as the earth moves and the sun rises…