iron leaves

guidance comes on the shoulders
of mountain tops

a reliance

on the love living inside my fingertips
short, and stout

they speak to me of dreams, unseen

a reality
forged from iron leaves
while the fragrance of love always makes me believe

in you, my love

Can you see me through the pain inside the loving breeze?

I can see you too.

itโ€™s here, my love
where I will always wait for you


Photo by ArtTower, Pixabay


#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #guidance, #healing, #heart, #introspection, #leaves, #life, #love, #nature, #pain, #poem, #poems

Hidden Inside, Published at Spillwords Press

I am excited to announce that my poem, Hidden Inside, is now available at Spillwords Press. A big thank you to Dagmara K., and the whole team at Spillwords for publishing this piece, and for their continued support.

Hidden Inside

I crumble like stone
into a void with no home

falling

I try to understand the pain
and trauma coming up

within a body and mind, a disease
no one can find

hidden

inside the elements of being
swimming upcurrentโ€ฆ

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!


Photo by Prettysleepy, Pixabay


#poetry, #body, #disease, #healing, #heart, #life, #love, #mental-health-awareness-month, #mind, #nami, #nature, #pain, #poem, #trauma

lavender lines, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, lavender lines, is now available at MasticadoresUSA. Thank you to Gabriela Marie Milton, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

lavender lines

tumbleweeds thread the head of a pin

while the size of our loveโ€™s always been
reminiscent of the dreams laden in your hands

like the flavor of morning dew
know that Iโ€™ve always seen youโ€ฆ

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!


Photo by AnnaliseArt, Pixabay


#poetry, #dreams, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #heart, #life, #longing, #love, #masticadoresusa, #mind, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication, #reminiscence

Night Tide, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, Night Tide, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

Night Tide

I alight on a star
itโ€™s farther than Iโ€™ve ever been before

a thousand miles away from you
I transfix my eyes

on all the galaxies next door
while knowingโ€ฆ

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!


Photo by Pezibear, Pixabay


#poetry, #dreams, #heart, #hope, #humanity, #life, #love, #masticadoresindia, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication

the moon’s cusp

grass seed reminds me of
the inevitability

of time

skipping through fields, dusty
and wheat filled

as I grow through the earthโ€™s crust, learning
Iโ€™m just enough

of the magic living inside the moonโ€™s cusp

relating to me, another aspect
of the you

I see

it comes to me
while I lean into the garden of being

and transcend the pain Iโ€™ve been feeling


Photo by Prettysleepy, Pixabay


#poetry, #aspects, #connection, #earth, #healing, #heart, #hope, #introspection, #life, #love, #mind, #moon, #nature, #pain, #poem, #transcendence

cherry blossoms

grapes grow in the sky
while I rely upon the love living

inside
the blossoming cherry trees

they always seem so deliciously vibrant
and in touch with you and me

a love thatโ€™s lasted centuries
fills me with a smile, a glee

handed to me, you see?

a sunny afternoon, sitting among the flower beds

I digress, and dress in roses,
my best

laid suit
by the sunโ€™s eyes, disguised

as I learn of the stars in your heart

while a love to me, at last
they impart


Photo by AnnaliseArt, Pixabay


#poetry, #cherry-blossoms, #connection, #emotions, #feeling, #flowers, #heart, #joy, #life, #love, #nature, #poem, #romance, #time

mi amor

the moon swings into view
as the relations of me become you

wandering no more, I implore

you from the dance floor
a chore

among the rabble weโ€™ve come to adore

wondering about the nature of love lost
in between the songs sung and hung on the door

Can you imagine the depths of the seas mi amor?

I can too.

know they remind me of just how much I love you


Photo by Gudi, Pixabay


#poetry, #gain, #life, #loss, #love, #mi-amor, #moon, #nature, #poem, #romance, #sea, #songs

the sweetest nectar, Published at MasticadoresUSA

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, the sweetest nectar, is now available at MasticadoresUSA. Thank you to Gabriela Marie Milton, and the team at MasticadoresUSA for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

the sweetest nectar

with the wind at my back
I relax

and
sit inside all the glory before me

the blooming flowers
and the resplendent arches on the trees
as they hang with the most deliciousโ€ฆ

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!


Photo by mythuatungdungsla, Pixabay


#poetry, #contemplation, #emotions, #feelings, #healing, #introspection, #life, #lifeforce, #love, #masticadoresusa, #nature, #pain, #poem, #publication

Moon’s Dust, Published at MasticadoresIndia

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, Moonโ€™s Dust, is now available at MasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

Moonโ€™s Dust

drips drop from the top of a
stopwatch

as the minutes until we meet cascade
over my heart

watching the fear depart

say youโ€™ll love me until the last act of the artโ€ฆ

I would be honored if you would go here and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!


Photo by Prettysleepy, Pixabay


#poetry, #collective, #consciousness, #fear, #healing, #hope, #life, #love, #moon, #nature, #pain, #poem, #time

Realization Dawns, Nominated for April Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press, and alight and aflame

I was excited to learn this week that my poem, Realization Dawns was nominated for April Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press. I am so honored by this nomination and want to thank Dagmara K and the entire team at Spillwords Press for continuing to support my work.

I would also like to thank each of you, as this nomination is a direct result of your kindness, generosity, friendship, and unwavering support. You each inspire me to be the best I can be, and I appreciate you very much.

Voting for the April Publication of the Month closes on April 29.

I would be honored if you would go here and vote. Thank you!

alight and aflame

displays are on the screen
and behind them are clouds seen

as mysteries continue to pour into me

of a love lingering in the rain
specks of dust are always the same

tiny fragments of being, they came

to me at last
while I let my heart open to the possibilities

of you, my love
dancing into the night, alight and aflame


Photo by Hansuan_Fabregasย , Pixabay


#poetry, #connection, #contemplation, #dancing, #introspection, #life, #love, #mystery, #nature, #nomination, #poem, #publication-of-the-month, #spillwords-press, #time