anchor.

surrounded by ships going and going
their bright sails whistling in the wind
like the wings of a bird
flittering over the sea, and here i am
tending to the waves, watching
motionless
as their colors disappear into the horizon.

and I watch as the sea simmers down
empty planes of blue stretching,
gaps widening, and i am alone,
left behind by ships and sailors.
and anchored in one place,
i hold myself close
and look to the sky
wishing i could fly, fly away.

if we are ever lost.

if we are ever lost,
i would be glad that you are with me.
when you are frightened
and feel so very alone,
ill open up my palm
and show you all the stars
dancing like fireflies in my hand.

i'll look in your eyes,
and see the glowing world
within their depths, then softly,
with gentle hands, draw out a map
so that we may find our way back.

we'll lay our heads down
and look up at the night velvet sky
and journey our way home
following the bright threads of our dreams.

missing you.

there is a warmth

in my mind where you live.

you pull the threads of my

memory and imagination,

like an impatient child,

and wrap them around yourself.

threads weave into a blanket with

hues of plum and honeysuckle

and cerulean blue, gently glowing

like a kaleidoscope around you.

slowly, with a sad, sad smile,

i fold you into a bright little star,

pulling you close and tucking you in.

and then, my mind brushes against you

in a good night kiss

before you drift away.

golden renewal

i lay my head down, on hot sand
let the grains fall through my hand
feel the heat beneath my skin
crawling into my skin like fog
rising from the ground.

the sun, like waves and pulses
of humid sea water,
melts my cold, hardened skin
(tough from loneliness and bitter cold)
into a pliant sheet of
golden wax, slowly pours it over
a geometry of old weathered bones
and stretched, taut muscles.

and i am revived, made anew
newly stitched skin over crackling old bones,
lungs filled, expanding after frozen so long,
body all angles and awkward limbs,
soul glowing with gold.