I am a leaf

Green leaf
at the end of a branch
Shining in the sun
Flutters in the breeze
Collects the rain
Gives shade

Autumn comes
Green is lost
The leaf falls
to the ground
forgotten
To be replaced by other leaves

~ Mark

Spring

New leaves flutter in the breeze

The sun peaks through the clouds

Blossoms on trees begin to show

Grass is green again

~Mark

The Lonely Road

The empty desert
Barren as my soul
Dust hangs in the air
The lonely road



~Mark

From my window

The jagged rocks
all clad in white
gleam in brilliant sunlight

The mountains out my window
speak to me in silence
castles of grey in the snow

~ Mark

Melt

The snow melts
drip, drip, drip
the water falls
onto the concrete
splashes
illuminated by the sun
break the winter silence

~Mark

One Summer

a look

a glance

a nod

a dance

shy

nervous

timid

anxious

hands sweaty

gulping

eyes gaze

embrace

dancing

swaying

talking

lingering looks

long conversations

walking

phone calls

notes

sitting on grass

laughing

hugs

kiss

kiss

hearts flutter

new love

more notes

movies

longer walks

longer talks

many thoughts

sharing cassettes

evenings under moonlight

best friends

inseparable

holding hands

joy

content

happy

Summer ends

one last walk

one last talk

promise to write

downcast

saddened

one last kiss

long embrace

lingering

Sad good bye

tears

feigned stoicism

final wave

driving away

reread notes

longing

regret

remember

photos

a look

a glance


~ Mark

Solitary

a stone alone

water all around

a lone tree

surrounded by grass

the birds fly past

and pay no heed

And so am I 

at last

~ Mark