
i wanted to run my hand across the grain,
lay my head on your cool metal,
and will centuries of secrets straight into my pulsing heart

i wanted to run my hand across the grain,
lay my head on your cool metal,
and will centuries of secrets straight into my pulsing heart

our eyes travel along the edges of your rolling hills,
across soft, emerald fields,
alongside small homesteads filled with golden,
straw-colored dreams and clear streams of enchanted river songs

in her blindness,
it was the bright sounds
and the faithful shadows
that would guide her restless soul

cover me lightly with a soft and airy touch,
and i will grow strong and solid in the restful shade

a grasshopper visits an orange zinnia,
whispering softly to each other–
each, leaving its impression upon the other

open yourselves and blossom carefully,
the light fades, the earth turns cold–
prepare to conserve your energy
and quietly await the next season

i found her there–
waiting,
watching,
willing
me to come closer–
and listen
to the silence,
to the semblance,
to the unspoken
and stifled–
trapped,
tramped,
tapped
and forever vacant

in the evening light–
shadows speak

the laurel looked so beautiful in the
slanted rays of the afternoon–
so enticing
and lovely,
i could almost feel the analgesics
numbing arthritic pain,
silencing soft and sorrowful broken hearts

you were ready to be chosen,
and so,
i chose you