Pearl

A country girl

the rarest Pearl

extremes

would beat her drum

The Lone Star state

the Golden Gate

her voice cried out

when sung

Her ball and chain

came down on me

my soul

and spirit stoned

To hear that voice

one last rejoice

forever

— then alone

(Dreamsleep: August, 2026)

Holding Fast

Someone who died

is not always dead

Their memory alive

when trapped in your head

The parts that still matter

those parts that hold fast

Inside you forever

— the first to the last

(Dreamsleep: August, 2026)

Only Reflected

Only perfection

endorses perfection

Only itself

intrinsic is known

Only its towering

mount of dominion

Only reflected

— its image is shown

(The New Room: August, 2026)