neverending

see how night rushes

down winter streets

how the pall descends

and suddenly casts

the bold sun to the sea.

thus it has been

since colliding

rocks coalesced

and the diurnal

dance began -

and yet, we hope

for sunrise

for summer

neverending.

(11/27/2014)

Nocturne November

breathe deeply

the darkness,

listen to the rain

pounding drum-beat drops

see glass glisten,

liquid streets stream,

imbibe the stink of mud,

rot of moldering leaf,

as life

subsides.


(5 Nov 2011)
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atmen Sie tief durch

die Dunkelheit,

lauschen Sie den regen

Schlagen Trommelschlag Tropfen

siehe Glas glitzern,

Flüssigkeit Straßen-Stream,

trinken den Gestank von Schlamm,

rot von modernden Blatt,

wie das Leben

nachlässt.

Transubstantiation

Golden eyed, blazing

through summer trees

gently swaying

you blind me,

bind your warm hands

to my sluggish brow

and ignite me with your holy flame.

My heart, fiery and free

soars high, with you

always beside me

leading me

through dissolving mists

‘til pure at last,

at last I see

you’re filling me

with your eternal mind,

making of me your sacred bread,

your free-flowing

wine.

(6/13/2011)

November Sunset

About five o clock,

the warm November day

just stops.

Bright afternoon

slams into evening

not even pausing

for twilight.

Blue sky

dims quickly

to violet,

but over ragged black canyons

the orange sun

lingers

and suddenly bursts

into astonishing gold.

Blithely ascending

the bright crescent

claims the cool

velvet night.

(11/16/2010)

Faith and Disobedience

When I heard how you raised

the little girl who died,

with searching hands

I found you,

and felt a strange new thirst

for light,

So I begged

for a miracle.

You asked me

if I believed

that you really could do

such a thing,

could illuminate

my personal night.

Filled

with inexplicable

faith, I said

yes!

and when you touched my eyes,

I saw your face

with a newborn’s sight.

Lord, I cannot lock

your love,

inside my heart!

my very sinews will burst!

So, disobedient in my praise,

I  shout it out

through this bright, new day!

(12/2/2011)