“wildflowers paint
lonesome deserts with sprinkles…”

“tall stacks signal pride
as rising black smoke broadcasts
my home’s fall from grace…”

“our home awakens
when she enters its warm nest…”

“one angry magpie
chases countless birds away…”

“don’t let a fool’s paradise
cheat you of true paradise”

Photo courtesy of my friend Jessica Crystal

“each path led to hope
when we were God’s Promised Land…”

“I’m dreaming of spring
when we arise together…”

“frosted tinder sleeps
beneath winter’s crystal fangs…”

“I loved her calm warmth
cancer flung her beyond night…”

“with celestial force
she forged my heart of stone…”

“wake me from this hell
guarding my dark—lucid dream…”

“future haunts my mind
old squawks in rusting machines…”

“stars fall from heaven
before our love melts in time…”

“betwixt me and thee
lies dark’s coldest—bleak abyss…”

“white gossamer wings
flowing on silken spirits
grace my stride with lights…”

“our greatest blessing—
surpassing unbounded stars…”

“one last supermoon
paints cold naked shafts of fall…”

“her spirit whispers
to my lonely—fractured heart…”

"dark waters haunt me—
with my Scottish name—Douglas
meaning dark river..."

"above spilled bones of dead trees
she still—takes my breath away..."