Fall

I see
Yellow leaves
one and two
on the full, full,
Green trees

These August days,
so full of heat,
cut short by
the nighttime-fall
coming near

The trees contemplate
the change
ahead.

Coast

Saw the
Desert evening sky
Orange-Pink
Burning my eyes,
I just wanted
to turn
the car
around,
Go back
to the Blue-Grey
Coast
Where I always
find you,
Taste the
Sweet-Salt
on your
skin.

Bones

So heavy, so heavy,
So full
inside this
Cage of Bone
Air escapes
the window
gives no relief
Warm-heavy-heat
Inside-outside
of me
Fill that space
I can't see.

Red

Wine on my lips
Red Stain
and your name
is the only one
I will ever
say again

The Sun

The Sun
You lay everything bare,

And bare, I do not want to be.

Foghorns

Foghorns
Mournful at night,
that's all I hear
in my sleep
Memories of my father,
at-sea-so-lost-at-sea,
in my midst,
at sea,
now, my heart
drowning like stone

Sea

Where is the sea when I need to look upon her?
Where does she go when she hides from me?
Water, I need to feel flow,
Salt, in the air I must taste
Why are you so far from me when I have weight to give you, substance that must drown?

I need sea air, for I
Cannot breathe,
So stifled by these mountains that rest upon me