settle me swiftly

settle me swiftly
like snow come down
in a quiet hurry
muting
my thoughtless
thinking
into bliss

Risk

If I speak plainly

even
in the tiniest
of whispered whispers

will I risk
another bruising?

Maestro

You
most constant
man

allowing
every fickle
feisty breath
of mine its place

leaving me
needing nothing
and wanting
it all

haiku

glancing at the field
my breath catches at the sight
of frosted milkweed

Lonely mind

Lonely mind
stilled
in a lonely day

where I can not
explain
my loving

nor care to

so
it sits me down
and tells me
to stop
apologizing

for a heart
compelled to lead
my living
in my loving

Then comes morning

Then comes morning
dream laden
and trustworthy
the cradle
of vision
where a fettered mind
soothes itself
in eastern light
my head
pillowed
by mercy

Willard Pond

Swimming
towards the center
alone

with the cool
of the pond
between my legs

I turn
my floating paleness
into the hold
of the deepest
clearest
water I know

breasts high
ears full of echo
while you
and the mountain
stand by

my clothes
in a worried heap