tanner brockwell

wishes we had wished
by tanner brockwell (cc) 2007
wishes we had wished
long in the night
the tangled roots gripping
where our utterances rebound
oh shameless sight
when the winds shake the boughs
a deep and breathing sigh
oh companion mine
these fast and weary limbs
have you supped complete
on a banquet deep
so motions sending higher
where only feathers fly
the glint of shining arms
a welcome [...]

dark as the night
by tanner brockwell (cc) 2007
dark as the night
while floating orbs danced along
the small horizon obscure
broken by the blocky outline
of a city that is at rest
long ago when the morning was fresh
so tall so tall and that was all
destination first arrival afterwards
how we are destined
travelers with tickets carried abroad
eminently stately attired
there in the [...]