In Bloom At the Avant Garden

 

Spring '24

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Alive in Three-Quarter Time

One, two, three

Waltz with me

Demons flee
Dance, be free!
 

Taken cues
Hopeful news

Over dues

Thwarted blues

Heaven sends

Ne’er offends

Feeling blends

Spirit mends

Glow in grace

Open space

Subtle trace

Soft embrace

Mind of gold

Calm, yet bold

Faith unfold

Truth be told

Joyful days
Warming rays

Goodness plays

Tinting grays

One, two, three

Waltz with me

Demons flee
Dance, be free!

An English Bulldog's Walk (Triolet)

Mid the mud, a bulldog’s paw

Steadfast heart and mighty jaw

Stocky build with wrinkled face

Mid the mud, a bulldog’s paw

On the walk, a lazy pace

Spy a possum, give no chase

Mid the mud, a bulldog’s paw

Steadfast heart and mighty jaw

"A Tragic Story"

Scalding Purple Horizons

I've been drifting
On an ocean of melting purple
Lonely, but never left alone
Searching for a safe port
Keeping hopeful vigil at the helm
Pushed beyond despair
By the scalding waves below
Until the April wind catches my sails
And brings me

...............To you

Sail with me
On this sea of fire
We'll navigate close to shore
To keep you safe from the blaze
I feel the heartwinds raging
Carrying hot gusts up into my eyes
I would let myself be blinded
Just for the moment
To sail these flames

...............With you

Inner visions
Promise of crystal spray
To my parched skin
The thought fills my mouth
With the sweet taste of caramel clouds
My hopes lie beyond strange horizons
The heartwinds continue to rage
Charring mast and rudder
A ship floundering
Succumbing to smelting heat
The bubbles of my purple ocean
Waiting and watching


It's you

........Alone

..............That sets me free

As I run my vessel ashore