The wind up bird

helena's hollow

she lives in a sail

drift on a promise

of delicate details



her ark is a shipwrecked

touch 'til she breathes

love's whisper passing

& laying down reeds



caroline the shy girl

made only of air

breathlessly singing

on a wing & a prayer



secrets that shadow

lie in the deep

carried along

& laid down to sleep



these winds

& cold, dark rain

blows, breaks

& remains



josephine's beauty

she hides with a veil

speaks reassuring

but her voice is frail



dancing covertly

afraid we might fall

sweep me away

& feel nothing at all



these winds

& cold, dark rain

blows, breaks

& remains