
labyrinth of windblown evergreen glades
vines with long velvet thorns
passageways into an imagined past
mermaids reflected in sapphire slabs
quicksands of euphoric golden glitter

labyrinth of windblown evergreen glades
vines with long velvet thorns
passageways into an imagined past
mermaids reflected in sapphire slabs
quicksands of euphoric golden glitter

“I saw two eagles in the marsh today”
“It’ll be a wonderful mix of clouds and sun”
“And Mrs. Miller said to me, did you ever think that our girls were switched at birth?”
“That’s exactly like mine, in fact her very name is Sweet Tea”
“Sometimes, I just can’t catch the right words”

tourmaline
succulent
amalgam
quince
black cherries
smoky quartz
funicular
banana bread
magenta


daydreams of yellow flowers in fields

night falls, and the river whispers

a purple sky in the afternoon

the pleasure of details

winter ice thaws early

the detritis of dreams
lies abandoned,
crunching under old boots,
crumbling under their breath

so many lifetimes are lived in one life