floral cherubs, earthly sisters
with no heavenly fraternity
waltz a furious pas de deux
bound to an Eden glade
a gentle tattoo
petals against current
quiver and undulation
purity and passion
his ardent momentary kisses
left them both wanting more
they sway for the love miser
bloom until their hearts burst
May mist, June dapple
July heat, August thirst
golden coronas char
dew is dissolved to dust
petals fade and brown
still the sisters dance
the wind finally returns its caresses
our flowers perform their swan dance
withered petals and dimmed hues
cascade and flutter
the finale turnabout
has given them wings
one last chance at flight
one last fall
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Immersed in Current

Immersed in current
Attached to no thing; flowing
Purpose obtained
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Luminescent Succession

a retiring corona is interred
beneath a brilliant horizon
a painted and surreal abdication
of a heavenly sovereign
it’s a breath-taking pageant
worth sitting still for
crosslegged on the edge of zen
exhalation bound
to the late spring warm breeze
cornhusk silken strands of hair
pulled along with delicate tenacity
the heavy drift of japonica
perfuming the seaside dusk
a trail of sand dollars
leads the way to the tide’s edge
soft swells and a glimpse of blue-sheen scintillians
herald the nighttime litter
bearer of the dimmer empress
the coronation
of the day’s successor begins
a heron leaves the water’s edge
takes flight, and returns to nest
little fish in shallow waters
find crevice and cranny
to sleep and hide
the wind settles
night’s slick oil calms crest
surge and splash
the rectangles of sky and water blur
become one
the accession and transfer of sway is done
La Reina Nocturna
is a luminescent curved fingernail tonight
an absolute, seductive
resonating ivory vane, beckoning
that waylaid mariners
might drop anchor in dark harbours
awe in the goodwill and beauty
of her shimmering court
take shelter beneath her divine shield
claim calm and rest

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Dark Clouds


dark clouds
a black cat on my lap
cumulonimbus
bloom violets

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Corrugated Together


my heart beat
thought patterns
on a tin roof
corrugated together

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