He lies now in her memory bin,chocolate and cream,sandwiched between herdaughter’s board books and herson’s lambswool comforter. Not as plush as in the picture,that hand-tinted photo of the two-year-old girlholding him, silky-new, not yet smelling of lost youth’s dust. She looked passively into the camera,just inks of black, white and grayuntil the tinter stroked her […]
Your Sword of Luck
Suffer your heart’s gateway open.Rust those blades with your tears. May the point of luck be with you. Smear that blood upon your cloak.Hold fast the opening in your soul. May your staff of will be your luck. Spin your wheel among the stars.Hang on dangling for the upswing. May the luck of Jupiter shine […]
Angel That You Are
Oh, it can silence your song of love,that voice of judgment in your ear;lock you up dark in that prison of fear. Release the heart of your courage, then;break those bars, spread your wings,let loose your golden voice to sing, Angel that you are. Release the pain that holds you tight,dance to the tune of […]