BabySleeps (to You)

Midnight

Still

Moonglow

Bathes

Linen

In

Ivory

Sleepy

Eyes

Fall

Into

Slumber

Breathing

Shallows

As your

Arm

Loosens

Across

My

Chest

My

Baby

Sleeps

WordStones

Words

Sit

Like

Stones

Until

Your

Voice

Bathes

Them

In

Waves

Of

Meaning

Creating

Blooms

Of

Significance

LovingWords (to John)

Feeling

Knowing

Talking

Laughing

Teasing

Asking

Wondering

Dreaming

Touching

Questioning

Prying

Arguing

Hating

Begging

Forgiving

Understanding

Tickling

Timing

Realizing

Unknowing

Hoping

Laughing

Pausing

Pushing

Pursuing

Having

Keeping

Clarity

When

We are

Faced

With

Insurmountable

Anguish

Simply

Listen

To

Others

Anguish

In their

Pain

You

Will

Gain

Your

Clarity

WorldSounds

God

Listening

Silence

Hearing

Thunder

Birdsong

Buds

Blooming

Fish

Jumping

River

Ripples

Snow

Growing

Icycles

Percolating

Coffee

Rain

Tears

Falling

Tap

Shoes

Giddiness

Hearing

Nothing

But

World

Sounds