"beneath orion"

to sleep in the sacred space
of your embrace
under black velvet revelations
filled with stars and fates
etched upon the constellations
if this be madness, let it consume me

when i dance beneath you,
is it you i see, or is it only your shadow
that tangos with me while you hold still?
when i look into your eyes,
do i see a reflection of me, or is it your good bye
that burns inside of me while you drift away?
PASSIONATE VISIONS
"lover with no name"

dreams carved on trees, sky and cloud
a name that I dare not speak aloud

tears fall from my face
why do I hide my thoughts of you?
what's that secret wrapped in blue?
your words tied with lace
your kiss could erase
the dark, the pain,
the night, the rain

your love makes me cry
your love makes me cry

was that your face in my mirror
just before I closed my eyes?
what song do I hear
before the last echo dies?
so easy, so right
to feel your love hold me tight
when visions carry me away

you know you make me fly,
you know you make me fly
AUDUBON STATE HISTORIC SITE
*Audubon's Birds of America
My Photo of Audubon's Desk at Oakley Plantation, St. Francisville, LA
"too many words"
(on my word)

words, words and more words;
some spoken, some silent, some new, a few broken,
i tried them all on in front of the mirror,
one by one and tear by tear,
when i stand, when i sit
take my hand, this is it

words, words, and only words;
some stolen, some given, some borrowed, a few broken
i wear each token just for you
first too many, then too few
the color is wrong, they do not fit
take my heart, this is it

words, words, and nothing but words;
not sticks, not stones, your words break my bones
what hurts, i cannot hide
finally, all that’s left is this feeling down deep inside
when we share the same sky, the same stars
the sacred place that erases all the scars

words, words, and more words;
whatever they may be
maybe it's true, maybe the answer will finally come to me
in that dream written in a minor key
where your name, your name
echoes across the repeats of eternity

words, words, no more words
take my hand, take my heart,
on my word, this is it