in the dark quiet hours
under snowy skies
while ancient trees
sing their songs
my psyche unfolds
wilderness of wildflowers
tantalize my senses
as i awake
memories
of stories and poems 
once told
cross the threshold of my soul
in a fiery dance
and i remember
in wisdom
no two snowflakes
are ever the same

lying in bed on this blustery winter morning
steaming coffee and the gentle breath of my boy
deep in dreamland
are my companions
he crawled in with me in the night
awakened by a dream of a momma elephant
abandoning her sick baby
he wants us to rescue all the babies
in these tender moments he is my baby
not the wild boy of the waking hours
my heart is cracked open
with love

he ocean of sky awaits
tepid in its offerings today
yet gentle
i am tempted by its warmth
and strangled by my fear
questioning everything
believing nothing
sucked into
every black hole
i can find

and there she sits
with whiskey and a pen
staring off into the muddy sky
dappled sunlight
mind adrift
in nothingness
and everything

layered storm
and rising sun
vastness of nothingness
beside my beloved
wondering who i am

and there she sits
with whiskey and a pen
staring off into the muddy sky
dappled sunlight
mind adrift
in nothingness
and everything