Darling

Within dreams lay
my taint
through Eyes that betrayed me
To a loss more than ever
blue roses
Lilac streams and bougainvillea
The heart of jack
I played my ace
On a table that was rigged
With my defeat
From the start


2011

Lament of Smith

Are you sure that
Mr Smith.
Your life has been one of despair
But whose fault was that
to enter each instant unaware
blindness leads to tear drops
Well sir, in this hour
At this
even for the briefest of time
impregnate
each morsel of your existence
with hope

2010

A way to cope

A way to cope
With the dryness of the earth
Is in the search for water

A way to cope
With heartbreak on earth
Is to permit the tears

A way to cope
With the joys of the earth
Is in the giving

A way to cope
With the wonders of the earth
Is in the look of a star

2011