Squished

Tangerine segment squished

Hovers on the horizon

Pulverized, juice splattered

Crushed by low-rolling clouds

Fissures

Mighty, unpredictable, fearful

Dreaded San Andreas’ Fault

Holds no candle to heart’s fissures

Tremoring, locked deep in a vault.

Immutable Force

Cinder block by cinder block,

Community consciousness develops

Perpetual presence in each others’ days and lives

Travails and tribulations of circumstance

Create unavoidable, if tentative, comradarie

Collective quest for survival

Desired experience of humanity

Bonding becomes inevitable

Immutable force of nature

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Transitory

Transitory trauma bonds develop

Apparently insurmountable differences:

Historical, generational, cultural, philosophical

Over-ridden in quest for survival, self-improvement.

Pre-dawn decrees to young companion:

“Bag and tag”

Streetwise, tough façade momentarily shed

Acknowledgment of mixed emotions voiced;

Relief at movement, progress along the journey

Anxiety inherent in all transitions

Sorrow accompanying departure from friends.

She notes echoing emotion in herself

Foreshadowing future personal upheaval

Stained Glass Detritus

Stained-glass winged moths

Amber light black surround

Garnet studded

Lepidoptary carcasses

Nature’s bejeweled detritus

Sun’s Flowers

Golden rod-tufted tassels

Sway in autumn zephyr

Catch and toss rays

Drained from diluted sky

Refracted buttery lemonade

Quenches drought-stricken eyes

Afternoon Slate

Hovering leaden shroud

Overcasts visible skies

Pewter carapace lids

Horizon of descending gloom

Portentious of chill rain

Slate saturated afternoon

Serenity Swathes

Crystal cerulean serenity

Swathes chill autumnal air

Radiates placid warm beams

Mollifies ruffled hearts

With limpid azure tranquility

Unveiling

Drained in sun’s waning radiance

Leaves leach chlorophyll

Unveil gold and amber

Coral and crimson patched

Openings?

Proverbs promise openings

Of alternate doors or windows

As life’s doors slam closed

Daily hollow clanking

Layered locking doors

Obscure life’s next portal

Hidden in the maze

Blind alleys at every turn