Pages remain blank Letters scattered on the winds Words left unspoken #sadness #loss #grief #bereavement #letters #words #thoughts #haiku

Aging (A Poet at 51) And what has aging brought? Beyond the sagged jowl and chin, The eyebrows that flourish unbidden And the final strands of hair, Wisped and threadbare, stubborn And steadfast refusing to leave. And what has aging brought? To accompany the reluctance of The finality of youth And belt buckle loosened And the truth of girth's gain And waisted time. And what has aging brought? Beyond the slowness of step And blurring of sight. The straining of the ear And

Lifeforms by the Sea Fading shoreline and The evening watchers Mingle with the waves. Expectant for the Final sun colours. Fire flame pulled To a horizon. Extinguished to purpling Orange and crimson, The light coalesces, Seared to retinas. Memories burning pleasant. And the glow Of sea dark, Wraps the lifeforms In happy thoughts. Wave light recedes To abandoned shoreline. The evening watchers Sated and silent, Leave as silhouettes. Lifeforms fading to

I'm always wave bound Wrapped in gentle breaking swells Lost in the backwash #seaside #sea #waves #thoughts #haiku

Beyond the Cloud lands Beyond the cloud lands, Where those who exist are Memories made steadfast And solid formed. Where the dissipated souls Regather and rekindle The flame of life. Where tranquil gardens Perfume the warming air, And the wearied feet That once trod earthen sod Are cooled in sunlit streams. Beyond the cloud lands. The saddened heads turn To the heavenly sky. A desire one day to join The rested ones. A joyful reunion where clouds weep, To please the hidden d

Distance Let the distance be but a moment's silence. That fraction between lightning flash and thunder crash. Let the distance be the quickness of a memory. A spark of happiness recalled. Let the distance be the pause between words spoken. A brief respite, a momentary nothingness. Let the distance be the millisecond between heartbeats. An ever present stillness. Let the distance be the flicker of a candle flame. The possibility of darkness, but never extinguished. Let the

Trees and Shadows I remember when we walked Under shaded trees and dappled sunlight Your hand held tight in mine. But now I walk through shadows Shivering in their chill sadness And your hand is only air and memories _____________________________ You remember the times when you were together. You recall each moment. You feel the hand still in yours. Even when those times, that precious hand, have become air and memories. Grief is an unforgiving partner. You turn a corner

The Well The well stood untended, Bricks, red and weathered, hand-fired  Rounded and smoothed over centuries. Absent-minded, I tossed a coin into the darkness. A coin, heavy, a reassuring solidity. It disappeared into the blackness and Fell unheard, unseen, unnoticed. Until I had forgotten it had ever nestled in the warmth of my pocket. I did not hear it splash in the bottom of the well I did not hear it clatter against the side walls Nothing. Just a silence that flo

Shadows Shadows are like memories We always carry with us. And appear when we least expect, As fleeting as clouds. #memories #shadows #thoughts

Last Light What do you recall of today As the sun sinks into A horizon of waiting black? Do you remember your First thoughts upon waking, Or the first words you spoke? Can you envision every person You met, or saw, smiled at or said nothing to, but noticed, Whether such moments were fleeting or lingered long? Can you feel the sensations, The tastes and smells, the touch and sounds Of the places your feet have trodden? In last light we should not Discard mem

Blank For your own inscription. Or your empty thoughts. Or maybe your hopes, Dreams and ambitions. Blank is not always, Empty. #thoughts #hopes

Drop, Fall A single rain drop, Pure, untainted, Suspended, weighted. Tension filled, A perfect sphere, That delighted and thrilled. Until the illusion, shattered But all that mattered, Was that it had once Been weather sent, A moment, enthralled Present and ready to fall. #life #impermanence #mindfulness #thoughts #rain

Ocean at Dusk (Bali Haiku) Light that slowly dies Sunset farewell, ocean claimed Reborn to morning _____________________________ The sunset from the beach beside Tanah Lot, Bali. To witness the end of daylight and the sun's reemergence in dawn light is a privilege, a wonder and a joy. And every sunset and sunrise instils emotions and reaffirms life. Never tires. Never fails to impress. #sunset #ocean #haiku #thoughts #night #day

Written Acts What makes us The people we hope to be, Is not just what we say But also what we do. And if those actions Can change the world, Then write them down. Write them down. #thoughts #words #writing #people #life

The Blur of Morning A half light, In a dawn of unfinished dreams. Clarity fails. The blurring of the last of night Blends with daylight, Tentative, reluctant, new. As darkness lifts, Waiting on the sun. And the moon fades To invisible respose. The sky cleansed of black, And colours emerge. Sharp, fresh, lucid. How joyous the full light. When you dream no more. #dreams #night #day #morning #dark #light #thoughts

Bird Thoughts Do the birds Sit and watch And wonder At us, curious? Pondering upon The strangeness Of people, Rushing past, All in a flap, Arms waving madly. But never Leaving the ground. #life #birds #thoughts

The Bird A single bird flies Witness to the saddened world And lands not again #life #society #comment #thoughts #words #birds #haiku

Daylight. Darkness Daylight glowed with memories As the sky shone in resonant colour And clouds in silver scud Passed over, a pleasing mass Yet beneath lay darkness In silhouette and shadowed pools Where light could not penetrate Or ease the pain #daylight #darkness #sadness #thoughts #memories #pain

10 Seconds A second Tick A second Tock A second Gone A second Forever A second Until A second Stopped A second Silent A second Silent A second Lost A second . . . Stopped. _____________________________ We never consider the seconds that comprise our lives. Until the seconds of those we love finally approach their

Waters Still I stood above waters still And dreamed of currents, Fast, flowing, unstoppable That carried me distant, far To waters peaceful, still #water #stillness #calm #peace #thoughts #memories #loss #sadness #bereavement #grief