Tag Archives: poetry
when I go
When I go, darling, when I go, touch me ‘fore you lay me down to sleep, with the blue, blue satin at my head, and the blue, blue stockings on my feet. When I go, darling, when I go, kiss … Continue reading
For my wife
You who challenge me, you who praise me, you who love me, you who refuse to let me lay down in the mud and give up. You who push me, you who encourage me, you who love me, (again) you … Continue reading
With Her Basket of Apples
She knew poetry from her lover, and could repeat it aloud, speaking of stars freshly hewn from the heavenscape, of the cosmic rain that washed her as she stood with her toes in the river, shy and yet unafraid. She … Continue reading
Reach
Drowning. Going down. The last light in the top of the world going out. Reaching up, one hand, fingertips slipping below the surface. Away, away, remembering the taste of laughter.
To Taste Starlight
You hold me each time when we decide as we decide to go in the fashion we choose. I twine my fingers with yours and we tell one another stories of threadbare memory, trying to keep alive ages long past, … Continue reading