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Poems from 2025

December

Abundant FuelStill I return to this fire,
Drawing BloodMaybe she was right after all
Like A FeverEros passes through me like a fever.
Pull Me InOne more day pondering, wondering, wandering,
How Are YouWouldn't you like to just talk about this?
What You Were FeelingI see your composure slip (a rare thing for you)
Lost VoiceI'm confused. Does that suit you, or was it an…
Standard Repertoire?What did you mean by extracting from a song
GhostsWhy do I linger in this garden, where only ghosts
Lark (She Could Fly)A lark sits still in her cage,
Toward Some IthacaThe Mother's unwanted affections could ruin
Yet To Be NamedSwirling, tumbling, over and in between
If I CanThese are the harder poems, the darker truths
Struggle, PrometheaI begin to understand, to see your burden.
MatinéeI shall come to the matinée, when the sun is up,
SynchronicitiesIt's amazing just how many signs, past and present,
Life Is StrangeOnce more, with feeling, summoning
Thorns and BriarsI think there is more than one way to arrive,
Worth AskingThere was a time before I knew this kind of love,
Quarter MoonA quarter moon dares me to ask bold questions,
This Secret WarmthI don't know how this happened, nor does it matter.
Can It Make Us Happy?I would love you until the stars burn out.
Somewhere She SmilesSomewhere she smiles, and that light
Our Next LivesLet us go into our next lives
A Signal in SmokeA new pain, new decisions, the war of the magi
Father Knows BestFather knows best, doesn't he, but maybe not this…
Classes BeginI have much to learn, but I am
JungleI must now measure my growth by the hour,
DemonstrationYou should be careful what you read.
Deciding What To DoI never told you how you caught my eye.
Talking To MyselfI'll just keep talking to myself.
The Central DreamAre we both cynical romantics? Big dreamers who have…
Dual PolarityWhat was the meaning of those signs with dual…
Finally AliveAll my tender feelings return time after time.
Feet Firmly Planted on EarthWas the urge of the unconscious perhaps only…
I believeI believe it now, though it took a long time.
From AfarThere you are, and always were,
HandkerchiefThis is just to say:
ScheduleYou say you want forever?
Burning Burning BurningBurning burning burning
Trust and Open DialogueBut you may leave me no choice. Love is not all,
Seeds of YouI have seeds of you
Touch and SootheDid I mean farewell? Or did I mean
FarewellFarewell, my love. I have dreamed you
Worth SomethingIt has had a long gestation, but now
To Rest At AllI have said what I needed to say, and now
Open HeartsWho can say, as day
Dying RosesI think things must end. We live
IrrigationThe only kind of love I would want
As If Love Can't Be QuestionedI know the way. The night is dark, but my eyes
Not So Useful AnymoreI think she used me, but I did
Starting AgainSoothe me, gentle spirit, goddess of flame...
No Day But TodayWe all must live our lives
They Don't Even KnowA murmuration flutters from tree to tree.
The Eternal DanceTell me what I want, and I will
PossibilitiesA flock of birds scrounges in icy soil.
The View Is LovelyYour way is harder
Can't WaitI can't wait. What a double entendre.
Can't Be Put OutWe must not hide. I can hear you
Clothes Back OnMust I put my clothes back on?
No Other WayLife is funny, isn't it, but not always in a way…
Fetch ItI passed you the ball
Am I Right?Am I right? Or have I pushed too far, dreamed too…
Getting ThereIf I should call now, it would interrupt a process
Two Black SheepI can see it:
Carried AwayI would like to believe, I really would, but the…
What's Best For YouI can answer for myself, my whims and stray…
Plant in the DarkShe was a plant in the dark.
CalypsoYears ago, I stopped off on Calypso's shores
The One That Deserves To Be HeardNever again would birds' song be the same.
Come and SeeWill we walk together, once the dust has settled,
Only Your HeartYou sigh and say you have a need.
The Troubles of LoveI just don't know. Can any secret love
SeedFor a time a seed germinates underground,
Naked But UnashamedI should have known that you were looking,
New Moon PhaseA bitter wind rips through even the warmest attire.
Forever To Yourself Be TrueAll is quiet, and it's eerie
It Takes TwoI feel strangely ready, prepared by years
The Punished Become The PunishersA witch from my past haunts my sight,
Will You Come?Will you come? I would like to
Time Is Coming SoonI see you in my dreams. You are half smiling,
Love Can Be DoneI didn't see it coming, and yet
Your EyesYour eyes know secrets, and I would fall
Make Ourselves AnewIt was true, it was always true, there can be no…
Twin EaglesTwin eagles soar
Shadow (Wherever Light Shines)And so the General of hot desire
DebutYou confirm my suspicions,
No Matter How CivilizedLooking back from a posture of wholeness
If Any Vigor RemainsI came to them not with hope but with fury.
No Longer SandI look forward to meeting you
Another HandI am once again myself.
Puella AeternaI have noticed that you are a woman.
Live WireShe was a live wire
Not TodayEnjoy your freedom. It has been well-earned,

November

Teach Me How To Love YouTeach me how to love you,
What Your Longing RequiresOnly give me a sign that it's safe to approach,
Rising HalfwayThe sun is acting strange, it's in
I Know How You FeelThere is no more time for questions,
Just For UsI do not know what to say
Is This Love?Is this love? It might be,
Why and HowHer eyes glisten
Sense of the DarknessShe waits by the window, wonders
The Ring (What Your Desire Is For)You wore it too soon, before any decision
Spin GentlyWhere does she go? Into what place,
Approaching SongIt was always a matter of life and death,
Extended SilenceAmbivalence comes and nestles
Love CallsLove calls like a song on the wind.
SpelunkingI went spelunking, into your heart.
In This FieldI'm impressed by your wisdom.
Just Let Me KnowI will not intrude in your life, as a sign of…
Only in the WaitingI have waited and will wait. I know what waiting…
Another Life BeckonsYou are ready. You have weathered the storms.
Meant For Your EarsI will take your hand, if you'll let me,
CoauthorWho was left to remember the pain,
One Too FewWhen day came a second time
This And No OtherThe Lady, pierced by love, reveals her tendrils,
So Was IHe was wrong enough,
A Seat at the TableAt the end of a long day, in the spaces between
The soil we have tilledWho remembers, through the corridors of dusty time,
Cracks FormingShe watches the stars burn out, and each one
Through her I seeThrough her I see
Her Sky (New At Last)She gazes
CallingI heard you, in the midnight hour
Not Sole ComposerO sweet muse, shall I ever tire
When a man lovesWhen a man loves, it burns a hole
PhoenixAnother day, another doubt, as doubts grow taller
As She WasWhy did her being there cause such confusion?
Both True and FalseI recognized something that felt like home,
Hardly BeginningBirth, after all, is a death sentence, bringing
Not Too SoonWas I really in earnest, and really awaiting new…
An Ear to the WholeHow curious now, having flown so close to reality,
A Blend of StrugglesI am now neither lover nor teacher nor even friend,
Opened DoorI was not as ready as I thought I was,
The Dream of the BirdsIt was never the way it was, it was
Who You Are (Out of the Chrysalis)Is there really a sun, or are we
Not What I HopedTime passes, a new day follows
ElsewhereFully aware of the absurdities of love,
Not Quite At PeaceWould there ever be an end to it
A Resonant OrdealI see you

October

For OnceMaybe I just wanted
Not Meant For This WorldWe were just two fools
Dark AbyssI feel a strange despair
The Girl and the StagShe never did answer, preferring instead
Silent ReposeSome spirit comes again
Chiaroscuro GirlThe mind wants what it wants
EnvelopDo you have the strength to surrender
Love Must Come TrueI have gone into the closets of my mind
Maybe for the Last TimeWith a spark I remember another flame,
BlossomIt's not too late to start over,
Help and Not HarmThere is little reason to hope
Amidst the shadowsThere is no East or West
Where True Power LiesThe father sits enthroned on a pile of books,
Not All is LostI must not hope, and yet
When Called to BuildI remember a time
Make Me More WorthyInto curiosities, mystically entwined,
The hollow part of meThe hollow part of me
DecisionDecision approaches. The hour is late
Another DestinationI cannot understand it,
Wisely in Spite of IgnoranceOpen the eternal secrets,
Vesta, ReturnVesta, return and remind me
The Pain of KnowledgeI'm reminded again
HopeHope is a curious predicament,
PluralityWhy do I feel what I feel,

September

A Home of My Own DesignThe mother reaches for love, remembering
The Hard Rock of RealityWith eagle's eyes, I gaze at shapes
The Center (Contra Hegel)Life,
Whatever This Call EntailsNo one knows, do they, where roads lead
Bones on the InsideWalk with me near this carapace,
Wane and DwindleUrgent fires wane and dwindle.
Scheduled ProcreationInto the crypts again, down under
Beatrice and PenelopeWhence comes this fascination, holy wonder,
Few and Far BetweenWill the sun rise again, or
ExcavationI never understood what they thought there was to…
Shared DreamLove is always a dream,
MiseducationThe miseducation of young people
The PresentThe future
Flood (Too Much Speaking)Rains fall so heavy, lightning,
That LineI've never been one who likes to trespass,
New DawnA blank page stands before me,
Calmly Without FearWash me clean, O waters of Lethe,
Short of a MiraclePain, pain of the deepest kind,
Nothing ChangesNothing has changed.
Connections Worth HavingCool winds blow, the sun shines,
To be meThe silence is louder today,
Tools in the SoilIt is not enough
Quiet, Quiet RiverThe river is quiet today, and I
I could do no otherI feel as though

August

Wander on Stormy SeasI saw your light
The Other SideCan anything come of it,
SmoothieShe was a smoothie
Rest and RecoverIt has served its purpose.
What Waiting MeansIt was a strange invitation, wrapped in metaphor,
How to GardenI see a beautiful woman
If tomorrow will be any betterIf I ask myself why,
All that could be lost againTug on the string, and watch unravel
Love conquers littleLove conquers little.
No Way OutI stand accused
Civilization for the First TimeI stand naked before the tribunal of women,
Plant ItI will take my love
Face the DayWhen day came, it was not the day
Broken WingIt's not enough, is it, these words,
Love is a flameLove is a flame
Marriage BedI shall prepare the marriage bed,
AriadneAriadne, weave your thread
Angry, Solid BlueWho am I really? After all these years
GrowthInto the fathomless woods
Farewell, IsisEvening comes, and day wanes.
Vassals of DespairGod slays Himself with every leaf that flies,
Less perfect than it seemedEven unrequited love
The one who will understandI think humans are monsters

July

They prefer the abuseWho is the boss of them, clambering
As Only You CanI have passed through the valley of Sirens,
Make my dreams trueThere comes a time when a man
DaylightShe was like daylight, her visions
How much loveHow much love can I muster,
The Presence of LoveCome to me, spirit. Invite my displeasure,
Passion chokes out thinkingHow many thoughts must I lose
Just One Moment MoreBack to myself, coming home, it's a wonder
Woken by StormsClimbing back down, into sheets of myself,
I could go to herOn the doorstep of adventure, I write to you
That Hollow MoonWe sat grown quiet at the name of love;

May

Labor PainsThese labor pains are for you,
On the Side of the EarthI shall plant myself firmly
Had You Been ThereHad you been there, you would know
Corners of StrangenessI am having the strangest life,
Many SmilesThere's a sort of haunting indiscretion,
How Much TimeHow much time must pass,
NothingNothing is what it claims to be.
You Carry It AlwaysThe Spectator steps through the door
Somewhere, SomehowWhat are we building? A kingdom,
Thinking BeginsThis is an impression made concrete,
Yeats' FootstepsIf I follow Yeats' footsteps
The Curtain FallsThe curtain falls on a people in pain.
All RiseIt is time to face your adversary,

April

Hard to ExplainI, too, was young, and carry inside me the memories…
Ever Ready to Blossom AgainLet's break open the shell of the past

March

A Time for BeginningIf there was ever a time for beginning, it's now,
Lord will it also be sweetI have lived in a time when living
All Too SoonObserve the winds of change, but do not bow.
More alarming by the dayWho is to answer them, the critics
New HeartsWho will remember us? We,
Hardly two millenniaWhat does it mean for Rome to fall,
Outside the LawWho would have guessed
Dream WiselyWitness the morning,
Think HarderI invite you to think again
The Form of the MatterAre we at it again?

January

Think with MeI do not know where you are going
Keener Insight and Better PlansIn a few years the world will look different
One of Those DaysIt's one of those days
One More LineThis begins where that ended,
Never Been WrongI've never been wrong before,
Light Bent by EarthGaze (with proper protection)
From BeyondHow many cultures have come and gone,
Now and ThenThe artist scours an empty mind
C'est la vieThe stupid are at home, meanwhile
PilgrimsSheep remain sheep, like most men,