Fear is advance panic of unexpected life.
terri guillemets
composed by yours truly
Sonoran seasons
Winter in Phoenix is springtime
Spring is summer askew
Summer is torturous hellfire
Autumn is summer part II
Ruminate
Regrets —
those ghosts
of action
that haunt
our thoughts
Edwin Markham with book
a thinking eye
but jolly cheek
a furrowed brow
but kindly stance;
the hair of a hippie
and student & master—
the burden of life
and love of wife—but
something perpetually
unsettled within him;
button-up coat over
raw, naked soul—
a book in his hand
and ten in his pen
unedited freewriting experiment, inspired by the “barbaric yawp” scene from Dead Poets Society
Edwin Markham profile
hair like roaming waves of the sea
eyes reflecting the light of heaven—
studious, compassionate, soulful—
pythagorean shiny nose
laugh lines loved into place
a beard that let the cat in
face aglow with manly health,
honesty and freedom
unedited freewriting experiment, inspired by the “barbaric yawp” scene from Dead Poets Society
Desert winter departing
early February in the desert —
the sun is springtime warmth
the breeze, winter’s leftovers
Muted striations
sand-dust with cream
intensely mauve’d rust
velvety blue-grey-indigo —
layers of early winter’s
desert dawn horizon
Dreams & greens
For happy health, fuel yourself with dreams and greens.
Fresh & green
Our bodies run on the fresh green fuel of the land.
Brisk breezes
weathered winter leaves
skip and tumble down the road
racing towards the spring
Alone in mid-night
Midnight — the luller
Midnight — the advisor
Midnight — the fabulist
Unhoard
Once you’ve whittled down to spiritual essentials, the physical decluttering comes naturally.
Memorials
Scars are lessons, or victories, memorialized in flesh.