skin & summer.

in drifts of white

softening the crunch of tires

muffling the fall of mittens

that get lost,

in crisps of ice

hardening the rays of sun

melting only in short breaths

caught in speech,

in frosts of night

creaking across frigid floors

relief found in retreat back

under covers,

conjure summer -

light clothes whispering over warm skin

canvas runners

driving barefoot

the sweetness of honeycomb filling

the senses

prairies endless in their green golden glory and skies

and breathe in this country,

this life,

this constant remembering and looking forward

this fullness.

these feelings are all colours-

shining feelings,

bright new feelings

- this time it takes more out of you

- this time it takes more from you

roadside feelings,

bedside feelings

- this time there is a cloud on you

- this time a veil is over you

mask

me

for one moment, please

ask

me

to let go of these

hard feelings

these hard feelings are the

life in me

the pull in me

whimsy.

caught between scentless

and difficult. period.

add another small dash of

"can't" and find that you seep through,

anyway

you are your own signpost

golden.

legends of blue

are sweeping through this night

close your eyes and

let these sleep thoughts

carry you

yet another

piece of your aqua sea

golden in time

frozen while your

body thaws

yes.

in the clearing

in the morning

is where i find myself

never you mind,

she says, her hands dusted with flour

and tanned from the sun

never you mind where you came from,

'cause today is the only thing that you know

and you're in it

and that is all.

too grave thoughts

when too grave thoughts

fill me

let a laughing moment

be my breathing

let a warm-ish winter

wind blow through me

when too grave thoughts

are under me

let the crush of autumn

fetch a memory

let the idle noise of

night bring "still" to me

try

in the grey

of sunday afternoon

you do not try

i observe from within my

dawdling dowdy fall clothes

i need a proper coat

i'm stuck in myself again

and you do not see me

i could let you

but don't have the energy