Del

4 Feb 2021

Expire

Dearest night,  I wish I had more time For your lulls of quiet  Between gentle thunder And the last drips of rain   Stars peek over the arms Of the tree of shadows Frogs honk in the distance, Beginning a chorus in  Response A croaking crescendo And a sudd...

Del

22 Oct 2020

Rain

I tilt my face toward the sky And welcome the rain Let it pour over the rage Sticking to my skin It pounds with my pulse, Wars outside and in Bathes me in the ferocity of  Storms   Blinding Deafening Obliterating   The drops slow to nothing Winds fall fro...

Del

21 Jul 2017

Shh

It’s quiet.The dogs,My lover,My son, Appliances,Weather…Mute.Nothing,Save for crickets and frogs,The symphonyOf the subtropics.I bask in the rarity,Feel my soul sing.For when it’s quiet,When I am nothingTo anyone,I am free.

Del

30 Jan 2015

Nothing

Break this down  Particle by particle Compare the matter To the grand scheme And blow it away To wherever dust twirls In a snowglobe of memories Like how my mouth brushed Your rough cheek, Or the satin of your lips, My fingers running through That crop of...

Del

11 Apr 2014

Atmosphere

I wait For the sun to burn away the clouds In the roaring winds of the morning I watch Orange topped stalks shudder High branches shot down in their chase to the sky Everything here Moves without moving As do I Beyond barred windows Crisped by sunlight An...

Del

1 Mar 2014

To My Child

Your fingers close around one of mine That mouth opens in a drooling, toothless smile The tone of your cries like words I decipher on instinct Redress your stained, sodden onesies After dinner Smiling at your happy gurgle As you grab your kicking toes I w...