When desire awakens

********************************(2005/03)

I halt and listen-- 
to each thin leaf 
and falling dewdrop 
 
Up the slope,lilac dangles 
and shadows beckon the moon 
 
On the lake, zephyr harps  
and ripples draw gentle notes 
 
your orchard unveils 
its reddish ripeness 
and a gleamy trail
looms in deep woods 
 
before a nightingale sings, 
I fall for evening primrose.
 

Trepidation of Love

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(2005/02)

I don't call it
a love,
on the misty night,
my stomach aches.

I watch ashes
glow in the fireplace,
a moment ago,
they were poems recited against the cold.

beautiful yet fleeting,
as the firework
on my starry night;

now only trepidation of love,
as a falling star
disappears to dark.