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Ink and watercolor of a quiet morning mending before dawn
Spiritual Poems

The Seamstress Before Light

An original poem that follows a hand-sewn mending before dawn — needle, thread, old linen — and quietly repairs the day along with the...
Poetic ink-and-watercolor illustration of an old deciduous tree at dusk, with wide roots, soft negative space, and a quiet, literary winter atmosphere.

The Silence of Trees

There are mornings when you can no longer tell how you keep standing. You look at the yard, the street, the noise around you,...

The Sea That Counts the Days

A poem about patience, the passing of time, and a sea that returns what we have offered it.
Ink and watercolor illustration of a stone well at dusk, a single warm light beside it, made for the poem "The Well That Answers"

The Well That Answers

On the lip of the old well, the water is still. I lean over — and my own voice comes back.
Love Poems
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The Astral Tryst: A Nocturne for the Beloved

For there, until the blushing break of day, / Our souls shall dance the waltz of sacred sleep.
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The Thunderbolt: A Poem of First Sight

The Thunderbolt: A Poem of First Sight

The crowded room dissolved into the air, / When first I caught the lightning of your gaze.
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The Unyielding Harbour: A Vow of Solace

The Unyielding Harbour: A Vow of Solace

I am the harbour from the raging sea, The lighthouse beam that burns alone for thee.
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The Pyre of Sweetest Sins

The Pyre of Sweetest Sins

Two kindred flames in conflagration meet, A story of the flesh, in whispers told.
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The Quiet Parting: An Elegy of Winter

The Quiet Parting: An Elegy of Winter

The leaves must fall to feed the root below, / From frozen ground, a new flower yet may grow.
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The Golden Waking: A Morning Serenade

The Golden Waking: A Morning Serenade

But first, the opening of your sleepy eyes, Is brighter than the glory of the noon.