12.12.09

light, water
dancing
for nobody’s pleasure but their own

12.12.09 – Chado

enlightenment

serenity fills us
when we least expect it
following some unseen pattern

pay attention to the light;
be aware
you are part of something

come closer, don’t fear
we were one
before we were conceived.

12 Dec. ‘09 – Chado

refresh me

bring me
satisfaction,
drop your heart
into mine,
hear it hit the riverbed

feel it grow,
fill
taste the water overflowing

you are the sweetest thing
this side of
summer days,
the singing sound
of sun on ripples

you refresh me.

12 Dec. ‘09 – Chado

from the void

calmness in a cup
light, flitting across the surface,
calling out to the morning

- hello where have you come from -

from the belief
at the bottom of the well

- and what for and when -

tomorrow I will bring
new stories from the void

- but how? -

breathe in
and you will know

12 Dec. ‘09 – Chado

youth

her legs offend them,
bringing to mind a youth forgotten
or which they wish to forget

her hair is subtle protest, they are sure,
deliberate insult
carefully concealed

an avalanche of skateboards
breaks her reverie,
the boys fly past
not one escapes the smell of her,
the old ladies sniff

she smiles,
which they are sure is rude, somehow,
and glides past
carrying with her
their long-buried dreams.

12 Dec. ‘09 – Chado

delicacy

a sip
can bring sunshine,
simple beauty
in light & water

pleasure in
the smallest part,
each drop
appreciation

lightest taste
tip of tongue
opens the window,

now my mind
can breathe.

12 Dec. ‘09 – Chado

you are alive

feel the pain,
round in your hand
warm like a stone in the sun

nature made perfect days like this
for sadness

allow the mourning;
watch it mingle
in the mountain mist

you are not alone.

9 Dec. ‘09 – Chado

heartbreak

it tastes
like the longing in my throat,
the leftover reality
never really sinking in
of just
how
helpless
we can truly be

singing in the night.
a few hours later
watching her climb into the sky,
disappear from sight
the ground
feels arbitrary
beneath my feet;

no connection here,
my heart
cradled in her small hands
flies northward
and leaves me far behind.

9 Dec. ‘09 – Chado

restless

watching my eyes
from yours,
the world curves around
mirrored surface
i test it with my teeth
sensing out its strength

the world outside the window
for a moment
seems faraway, a strange
giant bug, crawls slowly past
i blink, it is gone.

hallucination or premonition?

i shift in my seat
you make me restless
my ears ring

27 Nov. ‘09 – Chado

foreign sister

I believe
that when you are gone
we will still feel your dreams

you have become
a native nymph

sister from across the seas
you are no more foreign
than the eucalypt,

your laughter is
the spirit
of our home.

26 Nov. ‘09 -  Chado
For Anna Portas