For Boris and Miona They find a garden lush with plum-air scents As spring sun filters through the dew-dust leaves And subtle sighs arise while fruit ferments, For Eden enters Earth when minds conceive. Within the garden deep an oak tree grows, Preserving plum and …
Read MoreLittle Red Peach
Red as a peach with a smile on her face,Face with a smile as a peach in her place.Willow that hangs and shakes its drapery low,Low is the willow that hangs as the wind does flow.Wavers the blossom as wind and hair entwine,Entwines the hair …
Read MoreThe Knots of Desire
My voice is broken, wounded of thirst. Alone in the valley of silent echoes, I lie behind a wall, immersed And torn between the clashing shadows. My voice is broken, wounded of thirst. I sear through the metal of your skin, Immense in the timeless …
Read MoreA Chance Encounter
By chance I saw her at the cornerOf Fifth and Forty-Eight;The crowd moved past, we talked at last,And smiled as on a date.We planned to meet again sometimeOr talk at any rate,But the number she gave I failed to save,As charm’s a poor cousin to …
Read MoreEscape Fantasy
The smoky mist is wide and deep, The wind’s a child awake from sleep; A mother bear with baby cubs, I watch in love through tangled shrubs. Now wandering, I chase the clouds Up here, away from city crowds, But still I think of you …
Read MoreSweet
Nothing is so dear, a noble warrior said,Than glory bought by armor pierced in bloodAmid the cries of those who’ve fallen in mud—For what is life if honor’s been left for dead? Emaciated, poor, or stuck without life’s luck,It’s to the bold and daring that the …
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