Memory
written Fall 1990?
A knock on the door.
then…
Bare feet on gravel.
tears…
Popping flames reaching for sky.
sirens…
Mother running with water-filled wastebaskets.
smoke…
Choking black billows.
heat…
Men running in and out.
explosions…
Nails biting deep into trees.
burning…
Still heart and mind.
falling…
Father running down the drive.
crashing…
Frightened, but safe.
then…
Wet ashes and twisted metal. Melted lumps of glass.
nothing.
Spiral Dance
written no earlier than Fall 1991 and no later than Fall 1995
Dance with me
skyclad
beneath the trees
wrapped safe in the wind.
Let the air
spin around us
caressing.
Feel the sun,
our bodies,
embracing.
Sing with me
entwining our souls,
cradled by the Earth.
The Shadow Child Cycle
written Spring 1993
i.
The Shadow Child dances,
Singing “Look at me!”
Then you turn
and he hides behind a mask.
Eyes of cold stone,
Searching,
finding,
and retreating again.
ii.
Why do you hide
Shadow Child?
Why must you trick
Shadow Child?
What do you seek
Shadow Child?
Why do you fear
Shadow Child?
What do you fear
Shadow Child?
What do you need,
Shadow Child?
What do I want?
The Shadow Child.
Little Death
written 1990? 1991?
Come, Sleep.
Take me to a place with no pain.
Take me where there are no tears.
Come, Little Death.
Carry me on your black wings.
Enfold me safe beneath the cloak of night.
Give me silence
within my heart.
Give me silence
within my mind.
Take my wandering
and give my footsteps paths.
Take my wondering
and turn it to something true.
Take me, Sleep, Little Death.
Take me, Dreams,
and give me life
within my mind.