Silence

Blank sheet
of paper
no ink
in pen
how to
do over
what’s already
been done
no ideas
just sitting
in silence
maybe tomorrow
will come
a thaw
and frozen
pipes will
once again
run

Give

Share what 
you have
beyond what
you need
for the
giving is
a greater
sign of
prosperity and
abundance than
getting ever
will be

Morn

Like some meaning
that emerges slowly
and almost by
happenstance from the
murkiness of night
the mountains appear
this early morning
foot soldiers stepping
forward behind captain
leading the charge
a line of
them shoulder to
shoulder of rock
hold the line
is distant heard
as the sun
and its day
slowly marches forward

Affection

It’s become more 
out there than
in here more
residual than resourceful
an after thought
taste and all
the butter burnt
on the pan
a dust gathered
on things that
have not been
moved in long
frequently forgotten and
remembered only when
nothing else is

Soup

I like this 
quiet kinda nothing
maybe if maybe
so maybe not
never mind later
just me and
my favorite memories
and a bit
of longing tossed
in like garnish
table for one’s
soup du jour