motion in motion

love is the gentle storm that swells the stream,

cutting a path of life through the dry earth,

setting motion in motion.

 

when i look into your eyes i see the wind

nudging a leaf from its place of solitude

to fall with quiet determination

into a warmth so complete

it cannot imagine where else it could be.

 

8/1/11 

ten explorers

before the first light brushed the eastern sky,

my fingers, waking, touched

the smooth coolness of your skin

and ten windows opened into a new world

as if ten explorers set out with no expectations

but none the less found their destiny.

 

6/30/11