You touched me You touched me the way I wanted you to The way I wished you would You read my mind, —And you touched me Your fingers moved along the ridges of my galaxy in search of the ignition: old crate of dynamite hidden in the shed sweats with glycerin delicate to movement so my loveContinue reading “Poem: Introduction to Discovery”
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Poem: Rondo
Did I love thee? I only did desire To hold thy body unto mine, And smite it with strange fire Of kisses burning as a wine, And catch thy odorous hair, and twine It through my fingers amorously. Did I love thee? Did I love thee? I only did desire To drink the perfume ofContinue reading “Poem: Rondo”
Poem: Tongue in Ink
The best poems are not written in ink but by the tongue Spoken into the air never finding paper Touched by the mist of breath against your neck Said in the dark rooms where lovers meet Not at all recorded nor syllables numbered But art form just the same Once activated and released the wordsContinue reading “Poem: Tongue in Ink”
My Secret Crush
Double Dare, Part II This December I found myself on the dance floor of a New Years house party, covered in sweat, surrounded by others, who were proportionately sweaty, doing a combination dancing, and shouting out lyrics to classic songs. During the song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen, I bumped into a writerContinue reading “My Secret Crush”
Time for Ham
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2013 marks the fifth anniversary of my blog “Madrona Grove”. In a moment of reflection I found much to be thankful for, and did not need to look far to find faces of many good friends who have blessed my personal timeline. Life is a journey, always better withContinue reading “Time for Ham”
Poetry: Table
Salt on the skin Sweat dried in the cool air We lay across the table cloth a checkered gray and white sky The meal: stars and atmosphere set on a plate glazed in a blue so dark it doesn’t end Our neighbors no longer Robin or worm but nebula and moon Sagittarius contains several well-knownContinue reading “Poetry: Table”
Poem: Dust
Bands sunbeams twinkle with flecks of our skin rubbed off from touch rubbed off as dry soil spinning from a sedimentary cliff layers of time pressed into the stripes we call days ***
Poetry: Love Lock
I I have a poem I will not throw away by accident or on purpose: The morning light cuts through the trees waking the birds to their song Leaves stretch for the sun, fish jump at the dragonfly, deer’s in the meadow nuzzle at the grass II How far will you go for love BeforeContinue reading “Poetry: Love Lock”
Forgiveness
As a writer I am often overtaken by my characters. Trying to imagine what a new character is thinking, how they would walk, talk, what kind of clothes they wear and what they’ll do next is in the job description. Yet sometimes I’ll have an encounter SO real that it seems more like entertaining aContinue reading “Forgiveness”
Song: I Love
My mom came up for a visit today. Mom and I both share the gift of gab. We chatted all through breakfast and during coffee, while doing a project around my home, and had a nice chat over a glass of water. We touched on many subjects. Somehow we started to talk about the oldContinue reading “Song: I Love”
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