Cenotes as Cuneiform
emerald essence turquoise-blue
surrounds this lavender shore
wave crests challenge our feet
like cold rain; still the ocean
oscillates beneath and between
sun-kissed gulls float luxuriously
overhead heralding the dawn
even before its rise
nestled near a wet crescent
where swans once swam
churning wet wantonness to joy
spiral unfoldment in a cleft
of glacial erratic - memory weaves
waves as cave depths saturate
ancient lapidarists carve earth’s
craving; its sandstone buttressed
in wisps of wonder – afloat
this mirrored reflection emits
jade-green shade a macramé
of sand, sea and air
we dare not wash
in this wilderness of ourselves
Cicatrice Tears
a lone Buffalo flies at sunset
its wings cradle secrets
shadow of devastation
ever sacred ever knowing
blow wind blow
from Seminole to Shinnecock
this brittle beyond
blow wind blow
across blood trail passages
of Abénaki and Apache
where once herds roamed
effortlessly
shielded from the sun
salt and sea
vanishing volcanos creased
a vapid alley to the clouds
Prairie falcons document
survival with talon scrawls
Navajo lands on Shiprock
nestled in Red Valley
they had no fear
as they kissed earth’s shore
a sheer jester’s gesture
hiccup of hysteria on history
ancient and familiar
are no more, only
a forgotten wing on its floor
Think Class-ified
Their eyes met as he leaned back in his Telsa S
checked his Rolex Sky Dweller
ran a hand across his Gucci musk-ed Man-bun
-- Paused – flicked his Cuban Cigar
with sex appeal - ashes away …
She puckered her Revlon lip-ice to a mint flavored
vape pen inhaled deeply - flowers grew in her eyes
sportin’ a blonde Dark & Lovely Naomi Simms
-- Sighed – drank her Chocolate Martini
then Fashion-Faired away …
in her Capezio’s ballet slippers
they met not knowing the other was there
After/Thought Literary 