Darkened Corner 1999Coming from the darkened quiet corner of my mind,
Stirring restless ready scared and slowly going blind,
Imprisoned many years and tightly bound,
Recovered crystal rainbow newly found.
Waking stretching flexing new yet old,
Taller stronger truer story yet untold,
Full of rage and yearning to be truly me.
Against all expectations now I set him free.
SHADOW WOMAN, SHADOW MAN2000
Out of the shadows he finally strode
Tall as a hero with shoulders broad,
Handsome and brave and whole and bold
Casting his shadow so solid.
But most of her life he had stood in the shade
Watching and waiting and woodenly made,
A stray shaft of sunlight would cause him to fade
A willow branch floating on water.
She welcomed the man with her being and heart
Though she cried over l
