Snail's Pace
stop pulling on the lines
you won’t get there faster
that only causes tangles
and snags
closes up the freeway
leads to delay and detour
for repaving and roadworks
stillness is a blessing
allows a navigator
to measure the road
let the speed demons
pass without incident
avoid excess horns
exaggerated salutes
silence is a blessing
on any journey
go a steady pace
taking your time
is a blessing
that must be claimed
keeps the road hogs
those that need a wide-berth
far ahead, clearing your path
space is a blessing
enjoyed only by those
who dare to go slow
Lodgepole
lodgepole pine
deep roots
bound wind dancer
emancipated
with one blast
free to rest; nurse log
seedling bed; home
for psychedelics
A Heart Torn into Angel Wings
From barren heights
of stone and steel
And into the sky
Your heart tore into angel wings
Still … you couldn’t fly
Far, far down into hell
Surprise! What lies beneath and within
Burns cold, eons of icy fields …
to wander alone
Gripping, sharp fingers
Embrace my warm, slumbering skin
Pleading, seizing …
Forcing what I would freely give
Hush, hush, my sweet young love
You can let go
Forever you are anchored
Harboured in my heart
Sheltered in my soul
Gutter Lint
gutter lint
cast-off fluff
converted by the wind
a smile, rain and dirt
seed to solid investment
bud to freshly minted
green
The Coming Surrender
trust and love, clouds and coverlets
dark soil and cracking ice
frost surrenders to dew
incubates seeds, softens resistance
bare trees and frozen roots
the barren crystalline
warms and expands
coalesces micellian earth
velvet green gestates
births daring pink
in the pastel cumulus, the violet swathes
we cocoon the night, conceive the day
trust and love, we are always just beginning
Delectable
delectable fruit
a juicy secret, yew seeds
better left un-chewed
Subterreanean
subterranean
mycelium, the Earth
is branded from within
a council of fungus
opted for a fairy circle
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Words and poetry are my own. Images are derived from a collaboration with AI, Grok. Descriptions are supplied by me to create the images to go with the poems. Snails Pace, Lodgepole, Gutter Lint, Delectable, and Subterranean were first published on the X social media platform. A Heart Torn into Angel Wings is published in Strays. The Coming Surrender is published in Domesticate the Heavens. Strays, Domesticate the Heavens and other titles are available in paperback or digital through amazon and your local libraries and bookstores. Click on any title below to further explore and support my writing.