JAGGED LIGHT

The sky presented an innocent violence. Gray without anger and absent of winds.   An unborn ray of sunshine slipped between menacing charcoal clouds; the only light surrendered by heaven.   Thunder collapsed above, like the end of all rules exploding.   Jagged sediments of lightening expressed shock.   The beginning of rain flushed people … More JAGGED LIGHT

TEN SECONDS

TEN SECONDS A distant rumbling amplified the silence around me. My breathing roared within me. I whispered lightly, making sure I wasn’t deaf.  I held my breath and then released it into ambient stillness. The clouds possess a cotton smoothness. The leaves appear asleep, unconcerned for impending winds and rain. I feel insignificant at the … More TEN SECONDS

MOVING ON

A building torrent of storms forced a crazy going, pushing in and hammering out a day swollen with clouds and wind.   A broken night rumbled like passing trains thundering through, heavy with rusted metal, beating a rhythm without equal.   Lightening streaked, slamming the sky, sawing the air with bold power, blinding quickly and … More MOVING ON

TODAY’S WORDS

        I’m living out the words from today, stretching the soul of meaning, wringing out the moisture from afternoon rains and storms.   I remember the winds roughing up my hair, combing it into a mess, lifting off a few springs to tumble after green leaves and a few branches.   …..and … More TODAY’S WORDS

THUNDERING

An encampment of thunder breathes boldly nearby, announcing its presence like armies marching on cobblestone streets wearing tin hats and garbage lid shoes. A salvo of explosions beats out a rhythm painting the sky and land with sound releasing the rain and a cold cutting wind speaking the language of turbulent power while claiming the … More THUNDERING