Dark Diving Poems

The channel islands off the coast
of California were my home
on weekends sailing with my dad
on glassy seas, on froth and foam.

On Fridays after work he’d...

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What is it that keeps me
Diving so deep into a look,
A word, a feeling, a name
For something eternal
A connection to what
A past, a present, a...

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My heart felt old; I sought the cold.
Canada’s land was what I planned.
Among trees grand and far inland
To dance my sad brand of sarabande.
Yet precious...

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Of Treasures Sought, Diving For Forbidden Dark Pearls

I shall weave you, dear reader, words true and sincere
tho' will not be as great as those woven...

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"Pearl Diving" (Part 1)

He had wondered where to put his Quill
the ink pots were all dry
he lived in his little world
in the mountains somewhere up...

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Gathering odd bits and scattered pieces
I lay on silken sheets of pristine white,
a soft, lavender scent, aired, releases ...
daily sorrows and fears of painful night.
Rising...

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Teal quacking loudly.
Swam by Teak growing by lake.
Headed who knows where.
An electric eel,
becomes light to a dark world,
No matter how deep!...

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Swan diving, wet in the skin of the sea
beading up brilliance on common place me
Freeing the fury and complacency
I'm under the pressure of air.
Whistling the...

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