Let memories share in what they cannot answer bringing forth what is left to the back of the mind A child gone lone to the grove beneath trees with dense branches that the sunlight barely breaks through where wind cannot just enough to illuminate shadows of this youth taking in the perfume of the nectar dripped to the ground in mindful breaths Singing rhymes to the dream of love Kneeling to the fixed ground Balanced prayers for dignity and the lastings of youth And in a … [Read more...]

Constellations swing around and my life, only a short song Spins along. Soon enough I will rotate out of this orbit float from gravity's hold Take my point in the moving galaxy Our bones hold the offerings of our ancestors, as our hands bear their tokens, our hearts their stories. As we pass ourselves along to our heirs, our people. We are pools of gathered starlight Owned by no one but only by the whole. … [Read more...]

as our war rages on flowers bloom in the field the river flows effortlessly downstream birds fly south for the winter as our war rages on stones gather moss the tree stands gracefully above its shadow fruits ripen on the vine as our war rages on winds set sail over the ocean the sun dips peacefully below the horizon and stars come out at night what have we forgotten? … [Read more...]

I saw a man -- old, with cold greased iron and steel Scorched by the direct lick of the sun And I thought to myself  -- that's it I want to roll around in it -- be dirtied by it -- that's where I want to be with my depth Like an aged mechanic "Bring your engine to me and I'll fix it" I want my Death to be under my fingernails; unable to clean it away I want to reek of the oil of Death So I never forget my impermanence … [Read more...]