Depression

I come each morning, I stand in the place you stood, waiting I wait with open arms, and set out sweetsAnd offer salty tears.Still you stay locked away. Come out, my love, come out. Come to the river! Let us dance andfind our reflection in between the ripples. Let the Read more…

The Sacred Dark

Walking at nightin the space betweenthe vault of the skyand the black pavement,remember this spacegrowing small.Standing suddenly tallhair tangling in the fall leaves.Keep your heart on duty,wait a beat as the world slowswith face tilted upwardand moon mirroring eyes.Embrace the silence. In the night, imagine more,rocks and trees take new Read more…

Waiting with Child

Faceless you waited–Windswept A shadow climbing the crest of a wave–shape and form. the swell of a belly. Darkness covers the face of the deep. The waters bring forthAnd so you are. every teeming, creeping thingLike you –with flipper and fin beats you curl within.A curved back brushing between me.