I saw the face of god today I simply could not look away It came in waves From your shining eyes Ancient wisdom Sweet surprise It’s something that cannot be said But the heart sings here I am again You watched yourself see me see you We held and swirled in endless loop And touched… Continue reading Reflections
Tag: poetry
Gathering
I’m eighteen and I’m standing in the doorway of your house And you are telling me it’s just a phase Couched in your scorn is implied meaning That I am wrong to claim this part of me as identity And soon I will realize it I’m not surprised to hear this from you I didn’t… Continue reading Gathering
What Falls in the Forest
My love when I die Leave this body in the forest At the feet of one who can measure My life in thickness of rings You’ll know her when you meet her Towering mother of centuries Raising arms to heaven even As she reaches deep into the dark Give this body to her and the… Continue reading What Falls in the Forest
Power
In my heart I make a home A temple cloister I may roam The safest place I’ll ever go For as above So below • I do not fear what I am shown I cast off judgement and I flow I give my trust to worlds unknown For as above So below • And when… Continue reading Power
Whole Heart
I want you to stay Yet when you leave there is pleasure There is memory to sift Like sparkles in sand A thousand little gems in my hands This contrast is a defining quality Of loving you To bow my head before its beauty Only able to weep in awe And to be broken from… Continue reading Whole Heart
Extra-sensing
In the cradle of the tree I feel my body held by this tender giant And I wonder how it perceives me What does it feel like to hold this small creature So unrooted Its life passing by in a blur of motion So busy, so brief I imagine the innumerable beings Inhabiting my body… Continue reading Extra-sensing
Boundary
Like a hot metal bead sinking through butter The sensation gets into my belly and sits there Heavy Letting me know something has happened The first thing I do is rest with it inside me Watching the discomfort urging me to act Say something Alleviate this feeling Take control The next thing I do is… Continue reading Boundary
Play
I’ve been on the run But a hallmark of my running is It’s a secret to me I love to keep a little secret from myself Sometimes And so I seem not to know why I’m diving headlong into you Making myself cozy Gathering inertia But then I arrive Where I was heading all the… Continue reading Play
Worthy
Your hand in my hair Does not feel the way The hands of other men have felt Absent from your touch Is the building aggression The palpable vibration of subjugation Which I had known before And which had mingled Stickily With shame To coat my heart and confirm Love holds pain Your hand instead conveys… Continue reading Worthy
Making the Bed
When morning comes, you ask me if I’d like to make the bed Not with words but with intent Your hand on the crumpled sheet Your eyes gesturing to a future moments from now When all that fabric lies smooth and placid But I don’t think I will make the bed Not today Because for… Continue reading Making the Bed
Queen of Elves 