Midnight Clarity Poems

Words come up
and stumble
on the threshold of my lips
they dance, impatient,
...

A corner turned,
light floods as dawn
spreads out,
manmade barriers
...

Light gleams along the laughing lips
that smile from secret shadows
in the corners of the world;
watching eyes sparkle
...

Birdsong swoops and stutters
in the morning air
bouncing off the ringing
in my ears;
...

Rip out my heart
you wretch!
Deprive me of my tongue!
A casual arrow to the soul
...

Did they talk all night?
were words the coinage used?
did they mingle
one within the other
...

The shortest day arrived
to spend its solstice silver
in a flash of light and bustle
as the Christian Mass loomed near;
...

The sun has moved
from sideways to behind me,
dawn air is cold, crisp snap
against my cheeks
...

Come to the junction or the park
all dressed up with satin at the waist;
a gleaming spark of diamond
(is it paste?) just flirting at the wrist
...

Ah the fantasy of love
that burns and flows,
wrapping silky arms
of flame about my
...