tamer and hawk by thom gunn

Tamer and Hawk by Thom Gunn
I thought I was so tough, But gentled at your hands, Cannot be quick enough To fly for you and show That when I go I go At your commands.
Even in flight above I am no longer free: You seeled me with your love, I am blind to other birds? The habit of your words Has hooded me.
As formerly, I wheel I hover and I twist, But only want the feel, In my possessive thought, Of catcher and of caught Upon your wrist.
You but half civilize, Taming me in this way. Through having only eyes For you I fear to lose, I lose to keep, and choose Tamer as prey.

freedom and its owner

we are on a journey

the power of not knowing

where i end and you begin

mosaic

skin

my scent on your skin

my name floating in your dreams

taste my tomorrows

verbluht

fade

alone

surrender

november

“Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils”
~cyril connolly

the freaks come out at night

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vampire angela

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nico

your protector

parker

munch

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul. Edvard Munch

tibetan skull necklace

within you

the afternoon without you

waiting

consume

your words

your thoughts

your dreams

consume me

wondering

waiting

wanting

you

so far away

so close

at hand

tremulous

melt

day melts into night

wishing you were here with me

anticipation

late september afternoon

chill

loneliness

sets in

wiping

his

feet

on my

doorstep

bringing

the chill

in

roxy paine on the roof of the met with nyc

BFF

violet

stab me with pleasures

violet intensity

exploding within

aureole - 3:30 pm september 18th

coffee

halo'd

cream

warm

sugar

crystal

sprinkle

sip

bitter

milky

cloud

remains

sculpture at the met

the bronx, 8 am september morning

somewhere

the space between us

infinite colors explode

showing me the way

september 18th - noon - 59th & 5th

first chill of autumn

electrifying my soul

on fifth avenue

rain

in my little town

warm rain kissing my pale skin

i wish it were you

before

the place before tears

afraid of this loneliness

quiver in the dark

rain haiku

quiver

slick

surrender your lips

soft wet promises slither

cherry lacquer slick

A man had given all other bliss,And all his worldly worth for this, To waste his whole heart in one kiss Upon her perfect lips.~Alfred, Lord Tennyson

australia

ensorcelled

ending

craving

oral devious

succulent summer craving

desire unleashed

clouds

departure

st. marks

wish you were here

happy house

virginia woolf

"Nothing thicker than a knife's blade separates happiness from melancholy." — Virginia Woolf

tremulous

forget me

you won't forget me

one day when a certain girl

who looks a certain way

saunters by and catches your eye

i hope you'll remember

there was a strange eyed girl

who loved you so

the one you cast away

who will never erase

your memory

You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood.
Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you.
~walt whitman

shatter

thankful

"i am grateful, violins, for this day of four chords. Pure is the sound of the sky, the blue voice of air." ~pablo neruda

at a glance

rim

"it was my duty to understand everybody, becoming delirious,
weak, unyielding, compromised, heroic, vile,
loving until i wept, and sometimes an ingrate,
a saviour entangled in his own chains,
all dressed in black, toasting to joy."
pablo neruda

mermaid

the little girl dreams of taking the veil