Amongst the Moriai
ever beneath such plenitude
at the leaves’ own myriad karpos
rich in parts of earthen verve
Europa settles; compact over myths
by the shade of new leafage
to trace the drifts of
the first sun
Abduction
one bulb of twig
tree-crown of wintry days
demeter at the margins
surprised at sunlight
white bull in form
pathos on the edges
near the bare stones
plows, then sows seeds
of saffron crocus
to capture his pray
a disguise of man
as sharp as killing
coiling into
familiar trauma
Meltemic
long ridged
hilltop, his back
she climbed
with gentleness
an out-where of sea
pebbles weave closer
an overlay of addendum
subfusc & aqueous
recounting ancient tales
and give new fields
some frightening colour
Europa’s Tears
mastic-like
glacial fall
leaf reaped
many-field
sap from bark
rock-clear
asymmetrical
brittle bits
tear drop-like
soil swept
fresh-caught
turns liquid
stays opaque
at the tip of
her tongue
resinous
bloodshed
memories
Thorned Crown
myrtle-woven
dreams
of the leaf
tremble
in the light of day
worn by woman
whose hypnos
is unrest
near
wrapped bones
her golden-mesh
wired onto stem
in the shadows
she rests on
xanthic soil