We
are
staying
still
or
if not still
stopping
in one place
Children
once again
lost
and stuck
forced
to endure
another day
not of our choosing
Still
in our surrendering
learning
how to choose
living in place
listening
to silence
celestial breathing
blue skies
keeping us alive
Time
beckons
chimes
clangs
against
my memories
against
my heart
while
the sea
throws itself
against the rocks
I practice
breathing
hold myself
back
from the need
of the sea
as it reaches
oblivion
amongst
bleached
rocks
of promises
that
are never met
Still
from seas
far away from you
I hold you
in my heart
and dream of you
of us
of California sunsets
Do you
dream of me?
04 August 2020
We are trying to do
silence
today
but I can hear
traffic
racing on wet roads
in the distance
and the hum
of the air cleaner
and my phone
with its constant reminders
and my breath
which is my life
and if I hold it
for a minute
or two
I can hear
my heart
and him
I can hear him
I can pretend
I hear
his heart too
just before
the silence
slips
under the door.
27 June 2020
I am still surprised
by how a simple fern makes me feel,
its greenest of the greens,
its lacy delicacy,
the way it fans out as if
the order of the universe
was there for all to see,
as if it were waiting
for someone
to start singing.
23 June 2020
The wind is dancing
loud, rhythmic
pressing
against my windows
night twirling
out of control
until the sun breaks
and my world
is filled with
debris
brittle leaves
forgotten bits
of refuse
promises
broken and damaged
unrecognisable
Tomorrow
never comes
but if you stop
and listen
to the night
swirl around you
it ceases to matter
22 February 2020
