The Little Things

The little things she did
"It's the little things" she said

The little things she'd sweat over

It was the little things that did in her head

Relinquisher

Why did you stop running?

The chase is all I know

I shall avert my gaze

When you reveal your heart

I'll pretend I didn't hear

The terrifying truth it speaks

Some things are better left to ponder

For when your heart was well a-hiding

My seeks were happiness providing

I don't profess this is all-well

To exist in what some consider hell

And yet these blazing walls for me

A welcoming familiarity

The Greater Thing

The greater thing

Is toying with me

Such a cunning yet gracious playmate

But I'm still scared

It's like King Kong's got my back

Eyes Tight Shut

Soul snatcher

Catch my joy

With every pound

You greedy boy
Is that a grimace or a grin?
Eyes tight shut
While you wear me thin

Spirit Dance

Wash me clean

And I will spin in travelling pastures

Silvery

And silent to the common ear

How loud it rings
Percussion of my spirit

With tiny bells

From heart to fingertips

And I will spin in the blue blades

Sleeping wildflowers

Pretending not to hear

How loud this wind

That carries me

My steady drum in the distance

Black tree smiling with spying owl

And I remain in splendid company

Midnight Encounter

I shant forget one night last Spring

The moon cast a light blue as a raven's wing

And your long black hair like a sticky feather

Splayed across my breast as we slumber together

A bat breaks blind rhythm as it swoops from secret limb

And your hand wanders gently, gently away from him

I stroke your belly

My mouth you caress

Ephemeral pleasures

My eternal temptress

Echoed upon every glint of blue

Or balmy night

Spent apart from you

Picture Book

My flesh quivers

When grainy paper stirs together 'tween thumb and fingers

And the smell of musty serif

Delights

The childheart in my mind

And I forget

For as long as the spine is split

And the weight

Of another world

Of another time

Is poised between my hands

And unburdens my mind

Dandelion Heart

My dandelion heart

Will you ever sit still?

For just when I am settling

You drag me away

Again and again

Exposed to the Elements

The rain licks the sheets on the line

As they flick back and forth

Against the breath

of an autumn gust

And the sun so ashamed

By this display

Has averted his eyes

Behind a grey cloud

The cloud doesn't mind

He's more than happy to watch

Naughty rain

Cheeky wind