Belonging

The sea is not the same

Walking along the shore
with skies not quite
alight

Do you know the reason

a journey though tranquil,

fades more quickly

from its tranquility?

It is in the vacant stance

wherein your knowing glance

belongs

Eastham, Massachusetts Sept 2021

Down In the Hollow

Back again

Down in the hollow

of my heart

Where so many

longed for,

missing days

Sit on shelves

I am waiting

in between

Ever the pursuit

that ends

Down in the hollow

  

Why In My Way

Why did you stand in my way

Whenever I loved

Look where it got me

Look where it went

Why did you stand in my way

Whenever those moments of joy

Frightened you

Look where it got me

Look where they went

They became something more

They loved and lost and loved

They gained

I lost

Why did you stand in my way