For the dog
For the man
For the unseen eye
Guiding the lens
To capture
The perfect
Moment
Bright as the nearest star
Steady as the lighthouse beam
Vast as the ocean
Persistent as the waves
Breaking on the enduring rock
Sometimes a caress
A lullaby sussurus
Sometimes a storm
A tempest of ecstacy
Asleep
In my arms
Your back
On my chest
The trust
This implies
The love
In my heart
Who would I be
Without the self-doubt
Without the self-pity
Without the self-hate
Which accompanies it
What if I could show
Myself the compassion
Myself the kindness
Myself the forgiveness
I offer so freely to others
Some for good
Some for naught
Most with barely
Any thought
A good many
I regret
But the life
Which made them
I do not
I learned
I grew
I fell down
I got back up
She said
He laughed
Then leaned down to kiss her
Stern, she held him off
I’m not worthy yet
But couldn’t hold the moment
As he searched her eyes
She laughed
Pulled him to her
And kissed him
Hard
Here am I
On the cusp of the sky
While far below
Rivers and life
In endless flow
Reminding myself
Of the importance
Of even one small voice
In the tide of events
Like the butterfly
In Beijing
I flutter
Back down to the valley
Where I ride the flow
Singing
From the depth of my soul
But there I know she waits for me
Climb down, then sail, then climb again
Enwrapped within her arms
Perhaps by then the rain will come
Reverberant charms upon the tin
In rivulets down window pane
Lay with her in such sweet refrain
Flames crackling in the hearth
I feel the heat
Hot on my flesh
Alas it’s but the sun
It fuels a fire
Within my heart
Upon this rocky bluff
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