12. Storms

Wind creaking in the attic.
Rain tapping on the sill.
Thunder shakes the floor.
Day like night;
this darkness is nothing.
nothing
to the lightning
in her eyes.

5/14/19

14. Curtains

hair behind an ear
Soon Slips –
a shield for two eyes
and everything beyond.
Eventually, you Learn.
first ponytails.
then braids.
barettes.
Pulling Back
curtains
from the light within.

5/14/19

11. Sunflowers

Bright Sunburst
captured on a cloudy
day. You turn
your face –
Follow the Light –
its unchanging
path – across the sky.
Your blank complexion
and sunny disposition
Hold the Secrets
of wisdom.

5/11/19

10. Bodies

Vessels brought them
to celestial terrain.
Steel hulls
with precious contents
seeking new worlds.
Faster than light—
spreading our sight—
filling the dark
shapes on the map.

5/10/19