Ssshhh

Not

opposite

not

opposing

different

perpendicularly

parallel

intersecting

arrow and

heart

breezy

whispered

wishes

bleeding

admissions

souls

under foot

chilling

exposure

drawing

linen

disguised

disappointment

once together

now apart

once admitted

now absolved

longings

ssshhh

SameSky

Solo

voce

darkened

whispers

horizon

gathered

erupting

storm

rumbling

flash

clap

salted rain

saturating

linen

landscapes

clearing

harmonious

orbs

sun

moon

rationing

our

horizons

sharing

our

same

sky

Retreat (for Gabe)

Standing

opposite

shores

flags

high

armaments

poised

defending

each

other

chasm

lochs

territory

divide

battles

ensue

destructive

worded

boulders

lobbed

obliterating

passion

desire

encroachment

trespass

into the

others

heart

scrambling

regrouping

I

now

know

no

love

war

was ever

won

without

retreat

FireflyKiss

Arriving

like

bread

snow

rain

warm

quiet

cleansing

delicate

questions

trailing

tentative

hellos

touches

aromas

bubbles

heat

sated

sitting

watching

wondering

like

cantilevered

houses

or

weary

fence poles

we

leaned

toward

the

same

alighting

curious

brilliant

firefly

kiss

One (to every One)

One

first

one

long

ago

one

forever

one

until

one

before

one

since

one

then

one

now

one

asleep

one

laughing

one

gone

one

here

one

forgotten

one

remembered

one

old

one

young

all

these

ones

but

you

you

are

the

one

one