She wolf travels far
primal howl penetrates
nursery babies cry
Spiders
fat full bodies
centered and still
Large weaver climbs rapidly
on single strand
Webs
vertical diagonal horizontal
alive with silent movement
eyes dimly aware
spider sense tingling
heightened threat
vibration of pedestrian beneath
Joint legged invertebrate
moving fast
moving slow
Creatures hidden in daylight
come to life at night
Covered walkway
full
a horrifyingly beautiful sight
protecting eggs
hunting
Walk beneath
these nocturnal arthropods
racing heart demanding
no lingering
trust they will not descend
Follow the path
walk beneath fear
let go of fear
accept fear
Or deviate
walk without protection!
No matter the choice
can no longer pass unaware
Lives twinning together
like ivy on a wall
unseen magical connection
Fresh young shoots
stretch for the sun
cling to wooden arbor
feel warmth radiate off wall
stretch, stretching
destination unknown
trusting upward direction
Mature growth stands firm
remains grounded
provides support
roots deep, expansive
familiar earthiness is woven into genes
of delicate leaves
courses through slender vines
ready to allow creepers
a hand in exploring new space
Young and old
grow together
a grafted union
one with the other
indistinguishable
dark and light
seasoned and green
cultivated and immature
flowering equally
A beautiful love story
An icy road gleams beneath tentative suede covered feet
It dares movement with its glint and shine
One soft wool lined boot slowly slides forward
While its mate tries valiantly to remain rooted where it is
Unwilling
Or unable
To trust the pathway
Black rubber soles search for purchase
To no avail
Buttock pads join vertical boot soles
Stiff, dark sentries snapped to attention
Cold seeps through layers
of wool
of denim
of flesh
Glacial chill settles like hoary frost
Each layer a fragile mass
Delicate, rigid
Easily shattered by a wrong move
(image credit: bjman.deviantart.com)
I find myself in an unknown land
sleep walking
body in a trance
talons of comprehension
have loosened their grasp
taken flight
People smile quarter moon smiles
kindness evident in soft brown eyes
best human qualities on display
but no matter how hard I try
the exotic lilting language
remains foreign to me
estranged
I am learning this milieu
through faculties long dormant
acquiring trust in my senses
Sight allows a glimpse of this new world
garbled symbols join movement, color, style, rhythm
a patchwork concept that taunts
hanging just beyond perception
I smell loneliness, hunger, happiness, JOY
The environment tastes purple
unusual
tantalizing
inviting
Although not mute
my tongue feels twisted
articulation a lost art
formation of sound demands effort
conscious awareness
My ears delight in the musical litany I hear
long for when my own body does not betray
with crass sounds
indelicate and rude
but can join the melodic refrain
lovely angelic chorus
of those that surround me