1)
abandoned by day
by night breath
out of breath
wilted
time wandering
2)
light falling
off the edge
of the page
drowning
time passing
3)
inherited
words
soaked in solitude
time silenced
memories
4)
in her room
anchored in shadow
sunlight
from another day
time marooned
5)
her absence pacing
furiousily
the cell-like room
imprisoned as if
by time
6)
green leaf spiraling
to its death
afterthought
of a god
in hurry
7)
scenes
from a childhood
abandoned by haze
by daylight dulled
by time
8)
there was a time
before time
strayed
into the hands
of a playful god
9)
fade away ink
make pale the woods
yellow light in winter
slicing the leaves
from the trees
10)
wind chilled
face no longer warm
wrinkling
around eyes
that had witnessed
11)
drown forcibly
into the sea
the resisting sun
every single day
of its rising
12)
the words came too late
for the revolution
so desperately late
their arrival
a hurried departure
13)
followed me for years
dug a hole
buried itself
a shadow
my shadow
14)
night full of shadows
no room for daylight
memory
losing its way
keening
15)
no room for mourning either
in this age
that blurs motion
time standing still
perplexed
16)
time swirls in circles
its echoes descending
with the velocity of falling stars
nothing grows here
not even childhood
17)
the mirror hurtled
towards a childhood
I had escaped
clutching tight
the clock
18)
abandoned by night
time wilted
out of breath
by day
by night
19)
unfold thought
across the sheet
white black
spidery ink
remember remember
20)
poised on the edge
something
everything
the shadow abandoned
yet again
21)
memory
misplaced lost
strangled
slice of moon
at daybreak
22)
standing tall
proud halo of time
lit by the evening sun
seconds
before crumbling
23)
murmuring
the shadows
beginning to drown
the river helpless
flowing
24)
abandon
dear friend
the love of the light
night
beckons
25)
time uncertain
running
racing
against
its own shadow
26)
shadow
of an angel’s wing
on eyelids
as I dream shyly
of yet another autumn.
27)
blackened
by time
the mirror
incapable
of reflection
28)
gathering
time
just gathered
over years
like dust
29)
lost
sense of time
exiled
the moon
eclipsed
30)
words fade
I imagine
losing
themselves
over time
31)
listen
breath gathering
dewdrops
awaiting
the morning
32)
awaiting
night
shredded rainbow
fading
in a grey sky
33)
linger
linger then
said he
the light
fading
34)
begin gathering
autumn leaves
before
time
spent scattered
35)
hands
spilling sand
worn sieve
neglected
with time frayed
36)
abandoning
all thought
of another spring
just another winter
she whispered
37)
her winter eyes gazing
her breath warm mist
on a windowpane
inward haze
letting time slip by
38)
mirror eyes
reflecting the twilight
fingers failing
to trace
the passing of time
39)
the mirror
slate grey
pool of memory
the stone
sinking
40)
in eyes
grown shadowless
an earlier self
dreaming a poem
putting back the shadows
41)
stillness
foretelling
its own death
silent echo
receding
42)
shiver
running through
huddled leaves
discarded
autumn
43)
groping for words
simmering
sheet of white
eyes filling up
with night
44)
white
this light of noon
words
blinded fade
disappear
45)
deserted
reflection
in a mirror
broken time
after time
46)
shadows
in a heap
swept clean
somewhere a clock
keeping time
47)
inch forward
in stealth
camouflaged dawn
a field
full of silenced crickets
48)
vessel turned
upside down
emptied
drop
by drop
49)
eyes shut tight
in pretended sleep
the night cloaked
in a dream
stealing past
50)
winter breath
steeped
in mist blurred
the sun
shimmering
51)
the words
between lines
trapped time
frozen
in time
52)
pressing
against my cheek
another winter
stifling these whispers
of another spring
53)
in tatters
the night
charred
stench
of time burnt
54)
homeless memories return
to their nests
wings a grey flapping
sounds
of the flock at twilight
55)
crushed underfoot
white
pages
words crawling home
to die
56)
behind my eyelids
blind shadows
running out of time
gathering their belongings
seeking another shelter
57)
rush then
abandon the night
move
towards
a bitter dawn
58)
gaze fixed inward
the shadow
lamenting its own death
in the distance the light
fading
59)
drawing blood
stabbing the dark
blindly
old leaves in autumn
breathing their last
60)
death deposited itself
at my doorstep
drunk words slurring
unsure eyes blurred
only I recognized her
61)
night thick
with the smell of yesterday’s love
crumbling
into tiny pieces
shattered shadow
62)
no room now
that I have come this far
too far
into the shadows
for light to linger
63)
take hold of it
for it will leave
this this love
not wanting to be the guest
who overstayed
64)
bundled years
from so many yesterdays
like shop soiled memories
we discarded
without once wearing them
65)
a spider’s tongue crawling
crawling filling the page
spilling all over
the white shroud
words
66)
found
at last
lost time
trapped
in a mirror
67)
relentless
digging
of words forgotten over time
memory buried deep
in its own grave
68)
taking leave life
a mist around eyes
lingering
for one last look
at a fading world
69)
half-formed words
stolen
from time
heavy-footed
tongue dragging its feet
70)
an ageing spring
laden with memories
of autumn leaves
breathless
turning pale
71)
weeping wind
its keening audible
even to the slumbering trees
on this
my winter night of snow
72)
making itself at home
showing no signs
of leaving
the twilight
had crept in
73)
stay a little longer
I whispered too late
the winter wind
sharp whiplash
slamming the door
74)
on my windowpane
the moon
full of the night
backlit
frost
75)
in her arms
she cradled
the newborn shadows
made pale
by the fading light
76)
alone
outside the window
begging
begging to be let in
the night
77)
the eye naked
blinks back tears
sinks
the sun lamenting
its own drowning
78)
autumn leaves
roaming the ruins
forsaken debris
of a memory
long crumbled
79)
twilight spreading shadows
in a rush to announce itself
the stillness wandering
through the air
unhurried
80)
memory coiled
at the heart of the storm
waiting
to blow over
the lonely and calm wind
81)
in a house
haunted by autumn
whispers
a spring
I will never see
82)
wisp of smoke
from a winter candle
light at the window
flickers
before dying out
83)
rain trembling
behind eyelids
clouds
bearing twilight
grey
84)
forlorn
these clouds
bearing shadows
of their former selves
to the sacrifice
85)
the stillness of the night
competing
with a wind full of whispers
rumours of an early dawn
coming to grieve
86)
the weariness
of the autumn leaf
as it falls
falls
to the ground
87)
her eyes
dark
with night
filled
brimming over
88)
mirror
wearing
a deserted look
the dream
fleeing the shadows
89)
shiver
running through
the earth
time wounded
sinking to the ground
90)
naked
shorn of leaves
the autumn tree
losing
its way
91)
the dark
unable to stop itself
continues
to whisper
in its sleep
92)
smoke
from
a burnt out candle
runs through the air
like a passing desire
93)
a tremor
passing
through leaves
cold and grey
the reticent dusk
94)
like a premonition
a stirring
in the shadows
anticipating
the dark
95)
in a night
made white
by the winter snow
time standing alone
trembling
96)
shadows dazzled
by the blinding light
confused
circling overhead
a solitary raven
97)
unhurried
time
floating past
shattering
into tiny shadows
98)
ghostlike
he slipped into an echo
of his once and former self
no longer lonely
or afraid
99)
the night
descends
on a bed of frost
fallen stars
of autumn
100)
silence
utter and complete
white
slipping
into the grey
101)
abandoned time
out of breath
wandering
by night
by day