convulsing mood leads
only to the waking ache
of companionship
the frustration of longing
and a disappointing dream
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[POEM] Sail
Sailing like petals
floating with the creek current,
words trail on pages.
If only my lips were as
well-versed and content to speak.
[POEM] Three Tankas, Three Words
A raven lands, perched
outside my bathroom window,
watches my awkward
application of makeup
and battle with pantyhose.
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[POEM] To win the war
There comes a time when,
in order to win the war,
one must surrender.
So in defiance,
I lay not my head to rest.
Insomnia fails
when it cannot bother me.
[POEM] Home
Life finally starts;
settled in bed beside you,
I am home at last.
My things are scattered
in the hall; box upon box,
waiting for their place.
The morning finds me
sighing my goodbyes; knowing
after every day,
from now ’til death eternal,
I’ll always come home to you.
[POEM] Absence
To feel such relief
and solace in the absence
of an empty life
exhale the pent up anger
inhale sweet contentedness
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He’s gone. Life can continue happier knowing there is a void where he used to be.
[POEM] Storm’s Edge Tanka
such calm while distant
thunderheads roll asunder
grasping moments’ fear
we were trembling here once
now we bow to the storm’s edge
