fringe selvedges

Efforts to silence
The hope of man
Is a serious
Misjudgment
Of an ordained
Command.

New York City – April 2014

When there is sleep
What do dreams see?
As a mind quietly rolls
To a deep and common theme;

Where is the conscious self
When roaming forth and free?
Where is this common place
Where our natural minds must be?

Val D’Isere, France – March 2014

When gone
Is the dream
And forever
It seems
Like our reflections theme
Will be the sound…
Of a silent scream.

Chicago, IL – January 2014

A walk, in stride
A talk, by my side
Leaves a mark
From a mind
Meant to hide.

Kowloon, HK – January 2014

Carolina dreams
From a city with means
Rides a sports high
And sings a cat’s cry
With a hope
And a prayer
For their team.

Charlotte, NC – January 2014

With a ripped deep reverence
In the end of its fight
A day strikes its power
Over the soft end of night.

A steady dark steepness
Through the hole in our sight
Regains its dark power
By the rip of its light.

Azure blue moments
Down the path of core pain
Delivers on its promise
To take a breath –
From life’s gain.

Panama City, Panama – November 2013

The splendor of season
A fixture in space
A mixture of reason
Says No –
To my face.

I detect the tired
The angry
The proud
An innocence of knowledge
From a City
Beneath its shroud.

Philadelphia, PA – September 2013

Rocking in the fescue
Rising through the tide
Ripping every moment
Like there’s nothing left to hide.

Spanish Bay, CA – September 2013