ripped into rainbows and swallowed by sky

I can feel the tides of ancient seas

rushing

and ebbing

through me

inside

outside

dreams of future past

I am echoes rising

and falling…

moon is an orphan

like me

born of reflections

.

what are the colors of no tomorrow

as they slide through your naked eyes?

ancient winds sliding through the desert

whispering their secrets

to the twisted trees…

.

life is a prayer

continually answering itself

cold clear morning awaits the sun

birds adorn the gathering light

feathered songs embrace me

and the children off to school

impeccable

are the words behind the silence

and the face behind your eyes

…the taste of water

the taste of tea

the taste of tears

under your skin

morning lies

under future rainbows

where are the colors

yet to be seen?

infinite sea of naked light

swallowing earth and sky

warm currents ebb and flow through the fathomless depths

we are dissolved

yet find our feet

to dance

our lips

to kiss

our eyes

to meet

our hearts

to love…

this love that we are

cannot be held or given away

for it is everywhere

and everything

we are the pulse of midnight

and the sweep of dawn

we are the lonely lovers

walking hand in hand

and the gulls

gliding

effortlessly

free

unadorned

aliveness

our costumes may vary

but we all know the words

for love

.

deep beneath the colors of your eyes

where tears cannot hide

sunlight streams through your ocean

revealing naked rainbows

melting

once again

into your fingertips

tracing

the elegant shadows of time…

.

growing older

walking with my shadow

through piercing light

new turquoise rings

floating

in sky…

no tears

fall

alone…

.

grey cat treads

softly

on newly fallen petals

through diamond drops of rain

sunset looms

.

rain falls through my heart

cars splashing

the gutters are full

.

her family

all gone, now

she, alone, remembers her childhood…

precious photos stored in deep deep drawers

slide through her eyes

walking with new lovers and friends

down this lonely road

fresh rain

softly

.

every cell of my body

listens

first robin

and the morning rain

my eyes caress the morning

morning adorns my eyes

through words we touch

deeper than skin

rain soaked

and the thunder

.

woven filaments hold the twisted leaf to the breaking branch

wind sighs

not today…

love has spidery arms

we cannot see

holding

us

in the bloom of perfection

.

she slid into her own reflection

and found the moon she’d lost

colors poured through her infinitely faceted tears

she’d been

ripped

into rainbows

and swallowed by sky,

dissolved into the afterglow

singing…

.

before the birds

before rainbows

before sky

before before…

find the clothes that bind you

discover your nakedness

there is no before

or after…

joy melts into love

sorrow melts into love

love

melts

into love