Keats on the Beach

Safire Lullaby

her 

goblins

14th century 

rosary beads

carousel secrets

silent sea

tipsy moon

astral swirls

firelight calm 

prayer of breath

religion of touch

river of making

uncertain tides

blessed heat

a love too large for one heart to hold

running toward summer

a smile 

a sigh

a sin  

sheer 

plum 

ruffled 

blouse

black velvet ribbon

desert rose

long lazy legs 

breathless 

western style

shoplifting 

lipstick and brie

on the edge

of L’America

au revoir

farewell

ciao

on the edge

of civilization

the ravens

remember

the ravens

know

a love too large for one heart to hold

jk

photo - Gertrude Fehr

Opaline

has there ever been

a more melancholy moon

missing the darkened sky

has there ever been

a more melancholy heart 

miss’d another

in the deepening opaline 

jk

artist -Philip Wilson Steer

Summer Solstice

welcome extravagant season

trees rioted with fruit

earth a bursting garden

of emerald green 

honey bees

dazed by flowers

deer lightly through the forest

fireflies marking twilight 

dance of life

harmonious gift of grace

from nature to her children 

jk

artist -Alphonse Mucha

Camellias

she’s come undone

who will gather

her

snapdragons

butterfly wings

bangles 

beads

silver rings

fashioned by hand

who will gather

her

red

red camellias

her

blue

blue vase

who will gather 

her

she’s come undone

jk

artist -Yoshijiro Urushibara

Of Love

desire

may fade

over time

time 

may find

other horizons

horizons 

may dim

with age

love

sings sweet

on fluted breeze

for those who listen

for those who believe 

jk

artist -Jean Alfred Marioton 

Of Summer 

summer robins 

leaving their nest

legacy

of spring

her

bounty blessed

bluebird heart

takes to the sky

wings beat

with love

for life 

sunflowers

sway in fields

summer’s fruit

grows ripe 

on trees

trees heavy

with nature’s

gifts

of shelter

of summer

of kindness

jk

artist -Harry Watson

Lilacs & Stars

find your way

by sea

by land

by dragonfly

follow the scent of spring

lingering in the trees

along the path of lilacs

along the trail of stars

between sacred and sky

drift through clouds

pendulum planets 

oceans iridescent          

break open time

to feel

to see

to be

of infinity

jk

artist -Alphonse Mucha 

I Wish the Rain

reflections in mirror’d water

quiet gratitude of soul

when you watch  

stars unfold

clouds or faraway dreams

this is the touch of grace

this is the touch of love

tears of joy

tears of sorrow

flower this garden

rest weary sun

dim your flame

i wish the rain

jk

photo -jk

Mixed With the Wind

remember

slow dance

dreaming 

Milky Way 

evening 

slow pulse 

universe

trembling 

butterflies

remember

easy breathing

slow touch

stardust

falling on us

mixed with the moon

mixed with the wind

jk

artist -Yoshitaka Amano    

Before the Rain

Picasso sky

dark sea

fading horizon

moody beach

forgive the love

before the pain

forgive the sun

before the rain

jk

photo -jk