Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Drumpath


Drums beat steady
one upon another
not far beyond
a stone's throw away.

You wade into the river
and lie down
in its mossy shallows
the floating green
curls and shapes around you
like smoke
your thoughts fall
into the haze
dreams fill the places
your thoughts
have been.
They are just as vague.


Drums beat steady
one upon another
not far beyond
a heart's beat away


Drums beat steady
one upon another
true memory follows 
the path of dreams.



(in loving memory of Bryan Osper)

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Trees' Roots

each tear a story tells
every tree the story knows...

Lean your head against 
a tree to cry
 and know

trees' roots go far down
and take your tears
to all the waters

that carry all the stories
and tell them back again

so as to know
you do not cry alone.