red comet

you gaze
long lidded and aquiline
a blush of gold
shimmers o'er you
my heart beats faster
your gaze holds mine
through eons of time
lost kingdoms and dust
lie between us
frankincense fills the air
long trapped in pillars of stone
sand filtered
piles up around us
the sun and moon aline
as the red comet flies overhead.

KD
27/7/14

To see the other poets work go here

fallen oranges

brown paper bags

stacked

leaning tower style

ready 

for

berries

straw, blue and logan

out front

bursting punnets stain

ripe scent rising

to entice.

storeroom racks
fusty and mildewed

hold  last years onions

and finger sprouting potatoes

ready to go on special

the mice depart for dark corners

darting eyes watching 

for fallen spoils

the saturday girl
 in the red checked apron

polishes and re-arranges 

dreaming of tonight's dance

juggling the possibilities

of this over that

when the shop door slams

the oranges scatter and bounce

to the four corners.

KD 20/7/14

To see all the other poets work go here!

rush

run with me

up tattered tapestry steps

your hand in mine

barefoot

barelegged

footprints edge the dust

sighs and creaks

of wood and limbs

pressured

breathless counting 

jump two at a time

in our rush

16/7/14

here are the others work