it is raining!
no, not water
from clouds
but dead leaves
from july trees
scorched by
a brutal heat
too sunburnt
to evergreen
falling, fallen
brittle brown
leafy teardrops
raining down
the dry warm
forlorn face of
mother earth
popular
Live well
Don’t trade your life for just an empty hourglass.
Sparks & sizzle
Two people who have chemistry evolve quickly to biology.
Brotherly wisdom
“If you ever change your mind… you’re not stuck with it. You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.”
—Steven D. Woodhull
Selves-realization
i am so many people
it’s impossible to be myself
but i can almost always
be at least one of myselves
Timekeeper
Grief is historian of the heart.
Party angels
Every time a champagne bottle pops, a party angel gets its wings.
Your battle
If your armor against the world is laziness and excuses, you’re not protecting yourself from battle and injury — you’ve trapped yourself inside with them.
Openings
Art is when you hear a knocking from your soul — and you answer.
Bent & broken
“I have been bent and broken, but — I hope — into a better shape.”
—Charles Dickens (1812–1870), Great Expectations, 1861
Killing nature
the wilderness died
of a broken heart —
from bad decisions and
evil battles of grown men
blackout poetry created from Rafe Martin, Birdwing, 2005
Wilted
The past falls away in wilted petals,
New things will come, probably nettles.
Radiant joy
Aside from new babies, new mothers must be the most beautiful creatures