Moon

Blooming at twilight, carefree and naked A perfect circle basking in the imperfection Of dappled craters Concubine to a turquoise creature And muse to her inhabitants Choreographer of waltzes in madness and vertigo Sorcerer of springs and neaps Sibling to a yellow midget Sleeping satellite by day, chalice of light by night Unclaimed virgin in … Continue reading Moon

Galle Face

Candy floss skies Kites fluttering in the whistling mistral Low tide slipping unnoticedĀ  To the edge of bastions of sand - workmanship ofĀ juvenile masons Where infinite black irises twinkle In constellations of wishful dreams Slum puppies of a lesser god frolicing on the waterfront A tapestry woven in the fabric of innocence Disneyland to the … Continue reading Galle Face

Under A Street Light

Underneath one tungsten moon A tapestry of words perspire In the crosscurrents of spoken love And in that fate-schemed moment A knee folds and a heel is raised A tear is dislodged and a smile dissolves As time prostrates to a braided cotton ring And an eternity is sealed in the pidgin of love A … Continue reading Under A Street Light