A hummingbird of a girl – iridescent and flittering fueled by youth and hope and that which buzzes alive in those lucky enough to fly dive hover dart in search of the 1000 flowers’ nectar to be lapped up in a day.
Archive for the ‘Romance’ Category
Radiant
Posted in Healing, Hummingbirds, Romance, Youth on July 25, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
I awoke before you
Posted in Connection, Romance, Spirituality on June 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Desert morning sunrise poured through the skylight emblazoning the ivory disarray – pillows, sheets, blankets, limbs – long before one of the peaceful sleepers hoped to wake. The poet sleeps more lightly than the storyteller.
Desert Bloom
Posted in Aging, Beauty, Falling in Love, Fear, Natural World, Romance, Writing on May 4, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Inches apart the right side of your right arm rubbed my left.
This is Not Poetry
Posted in Love, Marriage, Music, Poetry, Romance on August 27, 2014 | 1 Comment »
Romance begins with anticipation, ripens with limited time, stolen moments, languid looks broken by shyness, making us turn away before hungrily returning. Poetry, too, requires mere snippets of time and space.
Natural Habitats
Posted in Books, Cats, Fantasies, Fear, Lions, Love, Lust, Midlife, Natural World, Romance, Savannah, Sexuality on August 7, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
I. Lying in wait. On the savannah, on the plain, in desert sands and next to humid river beds, the predator lies in wait. Something has given off its scent, awakened its hunger. Fully awake now, the lion follows the scent, alerted to the herd’s presence. He watches, determines which of the […]