Thursday, February 14, 2013

Deepest Passion by Gillian



Passion is that whip-crack of thunder
following the lightning flash across the sky
no time to breath

It‘s the forest fire of red white heat
urged on by the winds flashing and cracking
no-one can stop it

It’s the wild wet waves crashing, smashing
against the rusty red rocks
shattering into wild wet pieces
that re-form to recede at peace
only to return

It’s the early snow that softly falls
whispering to dry autumn leaves
the perfect flake clings to your skin
to melt there

Passion is a billion stars
in an endless black night

and the sudden lone howl of a wolf.


© August 29, 2011


 About the Author

I was born and raised in England. After graduation from college there, I moved to the U.S. and, having discovered Colorado, never left. I have lived in the Denver-Boulder area since 1965, working for 30 years at IBM. I married, raised four stepchildren, then got divorced after finally, in my forties, accepting myself as a lesbian. I have now been with my wonderful partner Betsy for 25 years.


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