Sixth Poem

with burning light

and fire

a phoenix

in the flames

I see myself

turned into ash

consumed

destroyed

reborn

reborn with burning

fire bright

I dance

across the sky

and introduce myself

to heaven

renewed

amazed

and whole

Fourth Poem and Fifth Poem

fingers search for heat

and clutch the hot metal grate—

snow begins to fall

*****

shoe chains grab at snow

as I climb my way towards home—

the street light flickers

Third Poem of 2011 (b/c the 1st two are not for public viewing)

Ballroom floor confetti

Sparkles like the stars.

I spin through resolutions

And tiptoe through the sky.

Holding on to all that matters,

Letting go of all the rest.

These are the simple moments

Where constellations start.

Dancing fire into darkness,

Laughing with the promise.

Play one more song, I beg him.

What’s your name, he asks.