2nd Temperament c

Touching you
in dreams

then a blue sky
tells me

you
did not
say my name

2nd Temperament b

I see your face now

just for an instant
staring

out of my mirror

2nd Temperament a

So many of us
asking

to know what love is

few of us
giving answers

1st Temperament v

Unknowing fingers
brush the shelves
where I have kept
memory ashes

my sacrificial relics
settle lightly
in sunshine

they scatter
in slow motion
quietly troubling dust

then nestling
in much worn fibers
they come to rest
on this newer plane

the hand that moved them
now
in answering to me
will be held
gently

1st Temperament u

You had no way

of knowing

I was there

but

I was watching 

when you made

all those promises

to your mirror

I liked the way

you composed

your words

and yourself

the mirror

seemed to be 

more gray

than silver then

but something was 

reflected

because

I have seen

you making

those promises

good

1st Temperament t

Your face
wore an expression
that made me feel
you were smiling
inwardly
all of the time

I watched you
as the sky
lost its brightness
then your face
and its expression
were lost
to the night

1st Temperament s

You danced
into the field
of my vision
quickly turning
to a friend
with your excited
conversation
and the most
amused look
I had ever seen
on any face

at times I wonder
how your friend
could have said
what ever changed you
so suddenly
from the reflection
of sunshine
and flowers
to a dull imitation
of gray skies

1st Temperament r

With your elegant motions
you brought the gift of life
back to this bored street

each long step you took
seemed to be filled
with all the pride
you could find
in being such a
finely wrapped
package
of humanity

1st Temperament q

Behind
the complex highways
where they converge
like a giant
knot illustration
there is always
some thing to see

this time
it was
a pastel green
pickup truck
grown over
with vines

1st Temperament p

Could some one
long ago
have

sat in this spot
and

thought of some one
long ago

1st Temperament o

At times
not bound
to this earth

in daytime dreaming

I am the kite
on my own string

1st Temperament n

Look at me now
for I have

on this day
with no wind

wished a kite
into the air

1st Temperament m

Today
inconsistent winds

relax our strings and

throw the kites
back to the ground