haiku

how swift the light changes
in this the full moon
the rocker now in shadow

Say

The things I shouldn't

I won't

and

what I will

must wait

until my mind is steady

and reconciled

to wisdom

Vocabulary of desire

Time it was

my mouth was

full

of the things

I wanted

now my

vocabulary of desire

has dwindled

to one word

you

Early

It's dark morning
maybe the
birds are stirring
and you will leave
again
today
the sheets are loose
your arm heavy
on my hip
and now I know
the sweetness
of the sorrow

in absentia

My mind will dig a hole
to China
I'll come find you there
hot and humid
it works that way
in dreams

haiku

his little cold feet
tucked in against my backside
he laughs in his sleep

Relentless

Relentless
it is
was
most likely shall be
and although
I cannot deaf my ears
nor blind my eyes
to your drone
your glaring perseverance
I can turn
on my heels
swift
and elegant
my face lifted
to the sounds and sights
of my self