***
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seashells
in this blue of sky
a ghostly dragon roars
***
slipping through fingers
these grains of sand
faster and faster
the hour glass
empties
***
my last goodbyes
as the sun sets
behind little eye
***
in the distance
the fading
of you
***
time
passes
s i l e n t l y
***
sorrow...
why does it
come to sit on my bed...
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the night unfurled
a feather
black
***
in the small
of my back
you wrote me a story....
***
I could not name you
I dare not name you
in case
you
left my side
***
in the dark
these tears
diamonds
under
the moon
***
a double whiskey
a second
and then more...
she danced
off her grief
***
meadow flowers
the grass tall
by the oak tree
a simple wooden cross
"ellie"
***
a book
in my possession
the inscription
a betrayal
of who I am
***
you photographed me
time and time
again
those black&white
photographs
***
the light streams
in through the door
three silhouettes
I step
outside my coffin
***
dressed in white
carrying a cornstalk
the little girl
intently she walks
through the cornfield
***
on the edge
of cold
a subtleness
***
a reason why
struggles on the edge of
I don't know why
***
war-time
sheets of music
in the piano stool
the deaf child
put her feet on both pedals
she played the piano keys
***
childhood's
long grass
cowboys and indians
***
the years in between
when were they kind?
***
netted
from the sea of sky
this golden ball
***
patterns
swinging
in the trees
spirits
of farewells
***
shadows
of this blue light
those unreal years
***
shadows of children
these lanterns from forests
wraiths of farewells
***
spirits of farewells
their sea shelled blue
night
dancing
in shadows of children
***
focusing
my lens
the hand of my eye
***
sleeping the stars
a gentle
fall of rain
***
waterfall green
flowing from your eyes
those mossy rocks
***
green mists
while you sat on a rock
the pool so still
***
tumbling
into waters deep
green mists of her breath
***
fluttering
the branches of my head
wings of an owl
***
made from
rainbows dancing
on the sea
my name
I will never know
***
born
of the homeless wave
in waters green
her plaintive song
this darkness deep
***
walking
the shore line
at midnight
an infinity
of star shells
***
candle
a lighthouse beam
this night
of soft
goodbyes
***
catching
the songs
as they escaped
she locked them
in her purse
***
tones
of sepia
hidden away
this locked room
of my mind
***
in
the hallucination
of these stars
your
face
***
you smiled
and in my dreams
I saw you
***
hanging
in the air
our echoes
of future
goodbyes
***
independence
of my life
I stumble
the tide
comes in
***
waiting
for the tide to come in
a bucket and spade
***
solitude
of days
she moves
the calendar
into tomorrow
***
an instant
locked away
forever
this season
of goodbyes
***
tomorrow
is only
another day
the nightingale
sings
***
love
in this lifetime
our
moss covered
initials
***
this paved path
of gravestones
I take care
not to tread
on the words
***
every day
this caged blue songbird
singing so prettily
one day
its clockwork broke down
***
black & white
this freedom
of illusion
inside the box
concentric circles
***
a measuring tape
of words
doomed to fail
leaping away
from deduction
***
doomed to fail
a measuring tape
of words
leaping away
from deduction
***
false trail
of words
you laid
these mists
on quicksands of hope
***
your words
these studious ants
carrying them away
one
by one
***
beneath
these evergreens
cold shadows
plantations
of tidy diagonal rows
***
over chalk hills
of Kent
the Pilgrim's Way
wending its way
through dark pine needles
***
morning
moonlight's
secret
garden
so still
***
sky
so blue
all day
this weather vane
perfectly still
***
sitting
in the soft green light of the church
she watched the pews fill up
then one by one
they all faded away
***
tummyache
I threw the rest of the mince pies
on the garage roof
one two three four five ravens
a mince pie each flew back to the woods
***
five ravens
a mince pie each
fly back home
***
his hooded eyes
sins of the past
hiding
***
carved in stone
her countenance cries
inwardly
***
silence forever
her eyes
accuse
***
graffiti of silence
these ghosts
of concrete
***
golden curls
framing
loneliness
***
loneliness
this heart
of stone
***
all the words
imprisoned
within
***
green ferns
this silent rain
drip drip drip
***
drip
drip
drip
***
through the archway
I catch a glimpse...
is it you?
***
raining
incessantly
all day
this well
of tears
***
her shawl
gossamer light
she shines
looks at me
then floats away
***
blank
canvases
in the garage
your paintings
unfinished
***
summer
I wear
winter gloves
the steering wheel
burning my hands
***
early morning
the garden swing
swinging
***
mists of time
this soft green glade
whispering
***
floating
down the river
her thoughts
never
to be seen again
***
in the mirror
your shadow
my outline
***
his fingers
tracing
all the words
he holds
within
***
haloed
by the light of the moon
wind echoes
***
a little
ballerina's
dance of life
within
this music box
***
outside the box
looking in
I do not understand
***
pausing
in the garden
the music stopped
***
singing
songs of the sea
water fairies
the child on the sand
listens with her silent ears
***
here
this summer
we met
angel wings
enfold me
***
your arms
enfolding me
I disappear
no shadow
on the path
***
ever so gently
you held my head
kissing me
you enfold me
forever
***
everything
and nothingness
this vast space
a sense
of completeness
***
beyond
the broken cage
a brief life
the songbird
flies free
***
the water nymph
weaving
her magic
this deceptive
sheet of glass
***
weeping willow
her long forgotten mists
this brief moment
fading
sepia
***
this stillness of blue
a dragonfly
arches her back
***
soaring
flying high
to the light
wildly fluttering
a moth falls
***
these ties
that bind
one day must loosen
to find your freedom
you fly away
yet it is I that must stay
***
laughing
you ask me
if I want
the bad news first
or the good news
I smile at you
knowing
the answer
***
pacing
from room
to room
waiting
for tomorrow
***
happiness
to sadness
then joy
once again
this bittersweetness
***
secrets
in bewildered eyes
locked
away
so deep inside
***
I turned away
turned back again
you had gone
I held you within
until we met again
***
silent ghosts
orbs of night’s sleep
lighting the way
no-one arrives
no-one leaves
***
early dawn
between worlds
time
this distance
closing in
***
night
so quiet
these ghosts of trees
walking
my way home
***
these trickles
of time
sand
between
her toes
***
calling
her name
the waves
whisper
into silent ears
***
mellowing
of time
my thoughts
this knowing
of you
***
this
wonderful place
the universe
a mystery
of coincidences
***
this summer
on the mountain top
as the universe expanded
a melding
into oneness
***
this summer
the sky was blue
two seagulls
***
this summer
on the mountain top
earth and sky are one
***
unfolding
petal by petal
this secret life
***
looking up
at this deep blue sky
I smile
***
blue
skies
this warmth
inside
of me
***
eyes
so deep
this universe
the stars we fly
in orbs of light
***
the story keeps rewriting itself
***
drystone walls
gates with chains
keeping residents within
these staggering
gravestones
***
a reason
to go away
this dark burden
held
within
***
this
voyage
your silence
I watch
and I wait
***
a place
where others
buried
these photos
always of water
***
the butterfly
weary of flowers
a melancholy
this cocooned
silence
***
dreaming
the sleeper awakes
just in time
to see those dreams
disappearing round the corner
***
these
arms of mine
so tired
weightless
I fly
***
a
white feather
falling
I hold
your hand
***
