Saturday, November 16, 2024

A shy clam of a soul

A shy clam of a soul
Give us your under leaf
Let’s be a desert stone
In sun without relief 

But a fern in forest
Without the tree cover
Would struggle to frond if
Exposed in discover

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Have we started living

Have we started living
Autumn gravity here
Emptying my pockets 
Time our one souvenir 

There is nothing new had
Is it merely decay
Should you catch me too late
It was all a bouquet 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Underneath this pillow

Underneath this pillow
Nothing done on a dare
Rooflines all lining up
But stories, au contraire 

Many of us struggle
Yesterdays to compare
We author ourselves not
What others have to share 

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The two of us in Spain

The two of us in Spain
Phonetically so
Three-sixty weather vane
Where freedom has no no

And in our tango steps
A future friendship made
Our shoelaces cross-tied
And our two hands in braid

Monday, November 11, 2024

We answered each other

We answered each other
A bench lies up ahead
Can we plan tomorrow 
Before we go to bed

Ask again at breakfast
It’s a good place to start
Our hands a sundial
One place and time to chart

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Memory push pins push

Memory push pins push
Feelings sidelined at play
Wallflower thoughts are front
And center on display

Cowardliness lions
An uproar is rising
Late for its audience 
Due to compromising 

Friday, November 8, 2024

Children in cages is

Children in cages is
Such a “glorious thing”
Christianity’s Christ
This would not make him king

If you cannot help them
Better to do no harm
Humanity, mothers
Fathers, sound the alarm