waiting for a sign
thunder rumbles and rattles the screen. fat raindrops slap against the shack’s tin roof. inside, the hurricane lamp flames fitfully spitting oily...
vespers (iii)
a cool evening breeze rustles dune grass. two crescent moons hang low over the sea, their slivered faces kissing the ocean with...
terra cotta dreams
clay and breath. earth merges with air and the dance begins. yearning to be filled we spill out in all directions —...
Just Before Sunrise
A place to hide on her favorite beach, serene and still just before sunrise. A full moon hangs low in the shore-ward...
sweet surrender
i can’t say no to her velvety lips so irresistibly close to mine. her body moves with the faintest trace of lavender...
cotton dress
she passes barefoot in a cotton dress back-lit by morning sunshine. i savor her silhouette as she strolls to our sun-drenched studio...
north slope of varnum hill
on many a lazy summer evening we would hike to varnum cemetery and our favorite spot on the hill’s north slope where...
Flowers for Rumi
It’s three hours until sunlight will break horizon’s edge. My campfire spits and crackles, sending a shower of sparks in all directions...