I lift them
from the road
hold them even as
they hold me
for my thoughts
they question me
in the economy
between us
it is enough
to pay
attention
Tag: Presence
Being
a present
to present
in the present
Window Dew Dawn
Through my bedroom window
this dawn
to me
came
I
still
I
bow
Useless
Listen:
sometimes
I long to be
useless
to you
and you
to me
to clear the air
between us
of everything but
Presence
Fawn
eye to eye
on alert
quick
to witness
the silence
between us
so fleeting
so full of
communion
Breakfast Special
I eat alone
as I leave
a single brown leaf
on a barren branch
throws its shadow
against the restaurant wall
as it pulls me in
to what becomes
us
in the cold and snow
I take
a different way
home
Impediments
on my father’s birthday
my journal reads:
“We have speech impediments
because we have
hearing impediments. “
Unoccupied
with
no permit
middle
in
sip
stillness
stream
seamless
Mind
do you
I do
let’s mind
our own
you yours
I mine
so we
can be
real
together
The Gentle
happens
with
mine
less
to
ness