In The Wild

A dusk sonata --
Its fallen prey still, warm, grand
Nearby, striped hunter breathes

One Word

To have a fresh start
embrace a future of hope
he said one word -- Yes

       ~~~

To escape a life
of pain and degradation
she said one word -- No

       ~~~

To build a world where
one plus one can equal one
they said one word -- Love

Live Water

dark murky depths crush
ocean brine puckers and stings
sightless creatures thrive

Listening

sanguine currents rush
over a back beat tempo --
carmen corpus