Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Leaves (tanka)



Leaves

sunlit gems glitter
rustling yellow orange and red
flashes of color
falling into brown winter
an “affy tapple” crunches

© ACG
29 August 2006
(“affy tapple” is a brand of caramel apples)

Sunday, August 27, 2006

In Dreams



In Dreams

They say “she walks in beauty like the night,”
Something about the cloudless climes,
For me, only nightmares traverse the night
Giving neither reasons nor rhymes;

Beyond my sleep, the Nightman rides alone,
His masked face never revealing,
Motivation nor his destination,
Into my dreams his soul stealing;

Before the dawn, the Nightman envelopes,
Stinging and singing mournful tune,
Like Death, his offer is a strange releasing,
No defense, tossed in nightmare doomed;

With a silent sigh and eyelids trembled,
Fearful heart welcomes him at last,
Surrendering now, our dreams united,
No cloudless clime, darkness holds fast;

Like a hurricane overswept am I,
Helpless now in his arms I lie,
His mask removed, now Death shall fly ~
Unusual Beauty! Nightmares lie.
© ACG
27 August 2006

Scent (haiku)


Scent

sudden storm passes
leaving dankness loitering
scent of lightning hangs


© ACG
27 August 2006

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Life (haiku)



Life

covering like fog
the "what's next" ever obscured
hand-holding comfort


© ACG
16 August 2006

Sunday, August 13, 2006

August



August

Hot sticky moon,
an orange blow-pop
stuck into the midnight;

One beating pulse,
nightbirds calling her
soul into the midnight;


She'll find her way
by the light of her moon,
her August birthday moon,
shining through the midnight.



© ACG
13 August 2006
for Aly

Memorial Service



Memorial Service

poignant serenade
mourning hum of voices low
remembering her
mother sister daughter friend
God's love and choice claimed too soon

~ for M. C. M.
1962 – 2006


© ACG
13 August 2006

Monday, August 07, 2006

Oregon Coast (haiku)




Oregon Coast

roaring surf attacks
bequeathing sculpted tidepools
seashells echo time


© ACG
07 August 2006

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Generations (tanka)



Generations

clarity of mind
eludes my soul's impatience
so I bequeath else:
~ persevere, consider love ~
our family legacy.


© ACG
05 August 2006

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Paralyzed



Paralyzed

Moonlight dances;
evolution’s lover
covers the night.

Suspended like death;
paralyzed upon you
I am serene.

© ACG
03 August 2006