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Haikus


Risks and dares, faced fears
All to answer the question:
Am I brave enough?


This ink meets my skin
I thrill at the permanence
Breathing art canvas


Fearing things unseen
The vast unknown, still I go
Off, into the sea


So much to capture
Life through a camera lens
So much second hand


Jazz notes float upward
One song, a thousand stories
Ends, lingers, begins


No way to prepare
Sweet ache of love, ache of loss
His sudden goodbye


In this candlelight
Our faces, leaning forward,
Hold off all darkness


If I'm your muse, then
You're my music, and this song
Should play forever