Night Heron

Red trees in evening's darkening glow

Breeze cat-footed,stealthy,alert

Like an ashen bird's 

first awakening your eyes 

Take in the night 

Eight night herons voyage on

Eight silent pilgrims or prospectors

In the distance mountains loom

Like destiny

With the bitter reluctance 

of a waking child 

A star begins to blink 

the landscape blurs

no more the song of the cicadas

here let us part

And peal off the pearly flowers of

rainy afternoons

One by one only to move 

on like night herons

And watch each other gently

bear into the night.

I' ve Not Given Up

How come I’m still a seed

beginning to dry up

before snow fairies have

visited me

Inside this darkening womb

I dream of life

when all around me

buried corpses

whisper prayers for the dead

I have thrust out my arms  

from between the twisted

roots of grass

yet the gardener refuses to

make a vent in

the earth for my living thoughts

Let me have a reason

for my death

showers fall and return

it hurts that my strength

                                                is my persistence.

Immortal Love !

The mists rained on that chilly night

When the two restless hearts lay miles apart 

Wide awake in their cozy beds 

Tossing,twisting and turning 

Waiting for sleep to creep into their eyes.

They were sleepless nights full of agony

When mutual thoughts flooded their minds 

Making them suffer in silence 

This silent suffering was true love.

When each night they lay with sorrow 

It was washed away by that salty spring 

They slept praying to the Lord in silence.

Have mercy on us Oh! Lord 

Let us not suffer for that mortal love

Take us into the immortal world 

Where our desires may be fulfilled.