The Cooler

Fortunes edge near grasp
Chips and laughter, smiles crushed by
Frowny faced totem

Ruminate

Erupting voices
Horrors of the addled brain
Quakes in the cold dark

33

Thirty three reasons
to walk away from this now
then, you chose to smile

Marionettes

Dancing on spindles
Harlots ... all flavors and size
Lips of red wine joy

Algernon St. John-Smyth

Smiles kicking urchins
Felted beaver fur top hat
Upper class ... bully!

Soul

I am not this shell
This husk that sustains my life
I hold more promise

Nectar

Excrete the gods milk
Sweet ambrosia trickles free
Dance on happy tongue

Stolen Moment

Slipped to serendip
No friction dereliction
Shoulders gripped to grind

Lakeshore Morning

Egrets sail along
Wing tips skim cool lake water
Sunrise becomes her

Discussions on the Small of Your Back

Sensual touch warms
Lips purse; tender, inviting
Slip to gentle night

Moving On

Sacred cows aflame
Inevitable rebel
Another bridge burned

That Moment

Flushed cheeks, gasp for air
Vertebrae curved a crescent
Tensed fingers squeeze flesh

Flute

Pass does the wild wind
'Cross cool chrome cylinder, this
one time, at band camp ...