the day that I died
fell under the same sun as
the day I could live

you speak with no words
and no lines to read between
entirely submerged

a matter of time
maybe I’m not so jaded
heart open again

in my dreams, first light
the rainforest in your eyes
evergreen and earth

bereft of feeling
until the cosmos shattered
and left her core whole

when will your heart learn
commitment should not demand
or need you to fade

i love you in all
your colors and changing tones
the moon in my nights

the earth’s tenderness
Is in your eyes, in your walk
both storm and stillness

feet firm on the ground
I live a moving prayer
focused toward grace

more than adventure
I need the warmth of patience
balanced gentleness

the wind left behind
a clarity to wishes
in blankets of stars

my nearness to you
even in not yet knowing
spring’s kaleidoscope

tight-knit detachment
an optical illusion
one-act for the house

concrete abstractions
time and love favor the brave
but address us all

as my winter ends
the violet haze returns
reborn as a bloom

led by a lantern
somewhere between lost and found
carry me away

imagine a place
where you become most alive
I will meet you there