I’d never realized that loss is such a complicated and nuanced concept. I thought you either had something or you didn’t — that something is either possessed or it is lost. I figured the only complication would be if something is misplaced. But over the last year, I’ve discovered that loss is something that can…
Reaching for You (Love in the Sand)
My heart breaks the wind Holds permanent time for you Sweeps your eyes for the sky. My back holds our rings Ripples ridge my strength for you Lift your lips to my kiss. I move and remain Carve my body with a lover’s touch Fall upon your fingers. My hand is my love Fluid within…
A Wall Remembers
A Wall Remembers Separates Time from Earth and Sea Sentinel of Life. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Boundaries.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.
Standing on the Cliff
Standing on a Cliff a boundary against oblivion blue pulls me away from the gold of your heart. Standing on a Ledge time opens like earthquake a chasm to infinity seconds away from your heart. Standing on the Edge the earth disintegrates beneath me bedrock turns to sand clinging, falling away from your heart. In…
Our World’s Slow Change
We walk the trails side by side Smell the moisture slip from leaves Our love grows strong hand in hand. The light dips behind the trees A steely equinox catches the sun Turns the season upon the earth. Veins pull blood from extremities Suck it back into the trunks Life girds itself for winter’s bite….
Iron Shore
Water rushes at my back Pressing grains through the glass Tides pull at my youth Washing memory from my eyes A basin of sea laps the sand An ocean of love carves this earth Streams score the dunes My red life returns I am an island resting upon your breasts Crimson melting into azure Eons…
Destination Love
We travel the boardwalk A seabreeze caught hand in hand Write our love in the sand With permanent chalk. We travel life’s bridge To the drum of our feet Our hearts resonate with each beat A future nears across the ridge. We travel the blue sky above Cut the clouds from the light Pack them…
“Held in My Heart”
“Connected, we never part Belly to shoulders Son, you are held in my heart.” All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Connected.” More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.
Marching Two by Two …
Life upon a diamond dune Marching two by two Traveling the world upon its grains. ~ All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Beneath Your Feet.” More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.
Taking Flight …
With a breath You free me from my soul I am the wind And all I feel is your embrace. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.
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