I surrender now
My white flag placed at her feet
– Sleep is my refuge
The winds of grief blow through me
Weathering my weary heart
Yet I cede my love
Head bowed, I lower my sails
– I wake in darkness
The winds of grief beat and howl
My thin vessel rocks and groans
I give up the wheel
And lay on the cold hard board
– I wake to birdsong
The winds of grief carried me
Through the lone dark night again
She flutters and whirls
To a whiff of earthy scent
Her fickle winged brush
Greets me with a kiss goodbye
Searing the cheek of my heart
Pigs dream like humans
Intelligence of a small child
– Gobbled for breakfast
Moment by moment
The cricket leaps left by right
– The toad is content
Labradorite eyes
Reads the message on my heart
– I am your servant
Symphony surges
Chimes of limerent bliss
– Dissonannce unheard
The rock cast to sea
Polished rare in gritty swish
– Eyelights flit and flash
for my friend Janice
A croon and warble
Takes flight through unreaching grey
– Cloudburst douses fire