Gratitude

I am so thankful
for all you have given me.
I am truly blessed.

It Was Only a (Day)Dream

Only a saying:
my mind never wanders, Love.
It goes straight to you.

Less the Truth

We can not control 

how others see us, 

any more than we map 

the wind’s direction, 

or tell the tide where 

to kiss the shore.

The truth is, 

everything I have done,

every 

single 

thing,

I have done for love. 

Each act, 

a love note in a bottle. 

I’m sorry if the message 

didn’t make its way to you. 

That doesn’t make it 

any less the truth. 

Ghosts of Christmas Past

You are here-

in the sandpaper 

sitting in the back 

of my mouth;

the boulder, 

silent in my 

stomach. 

The hair 

on my neck 

raises to greet you, 

the black of 

my eyelids 

paint your portrait.

Nobody else 

can see you, 

I know,

as they 

laugh along 

with the track, 

push carts 

through crowded 

aisles, 

plan menus 

filled with 

favorites 

you will never 

eat, 

unbothered by 

your shadow. 

I am the only one.

I wish 

that made you 

less than real 

to me.

Ho-Ho-Home Alone

You are gone, Love, but
I will find joy where I can:
The tree glows brightly.

Pineapple

It has always been 

this way:

Me, 

pining for

You, 

the apple 
of my eye;

so sweet 
and bright

under such a 
prickly 

exterior.

The knife slips

and paints 

primary colors 

across 

the kitchen 

counter. 

This

It’s strange, 

isn’t it?

This love, 

that won’t speak its 

name? 

This feeling, 

so much more 

than any word we have 

for it. 

This, 

so magical, 

and so curiously 

mundane. 

Ablaze

Reach for me, darling,
and I will be there,
soft and warm beside you.
Press your body to mine,
beloved,
let me share your burden.
Was I not made for this?
Fold yourself around me,
we will set the night ablaze
and chase even the darkest
skies away.