A Short Walk

walk these clouds with me
without the sound of gentle feet
smooth skin sliding toward an intimate sky
take a chance
take the sweetest sleep
sing the hymn
of bright light
is this the next step
on the way to eternity
or reverse time
and return ever so slowly sweetly
to the memory
of this short walk

jppestana
august 31, 2017

Blink

see the sun absorb
the distances in me

wasps floating on the pool sip
indistinct in wind
little ripples

the beaten trees thrash about
somewhere the air breathes
a sigh of relief

the air is moist
the dust thick absorbs
cakes the sun

the blue seeps from the sky
the wind cries alone

idly I wonder about

blink

jp pestana
7.15.17