10 March 2026

In joy

In joy they came
The creatures of the water 
Swimming and jumping and plunging and splashing
Around and again
Were they human? 
Dolphins? Whales?
Perhaps algae...
Could it be tardigrades? Bacteria maybe. 
Stingray, elephant, owl, spider, ant, eagle, bear, oak, sunflower, heron, mushroom, granite, hibiscus, magpie, cloud, bee...
In joy they came
The creatures of the water 
Swimming and jumping and plunging and splashing
Around and again
Were they human? 💦

2 February 2026

O osso está em flor
A dor a meu favor
Outro parto que findou
O alivio se instalou
A tempestade amainou
As nuvens se dissipando
E revelando
Que eu sou 
Um sol vivo. 



How to Love a Witch (magick spell)

Be bold
To be brave
To be honest enough
To be yourself
Not the self
That you have learned
Not the self you think
But the self you truly are
The one with no past 
And no future
No strings attached
Or guilt
Or fear
Or shame
To be judged
To be criticized
To be bullied
For being funny
For being weird
For being present
For being human
- That beautiful creature
Made of mud and soil
And desire and dreams...
〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️
Oh and don't bring her flowers
Bring herbs and berries
Mushrooms and feathers
And bones and stones 
And sounds in conch shells
And let her do the magick!

24 January 2026

A Dream Within a Dream

Take this kiss upon the brow!

And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow:
You are not wrong who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand--
How few! yet how they creep 
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

Edgar Allen Poe

20 January 2026

Oh, the emptiness of that embrace
Between untimely calls and taxis
Eggs and cappuccinos and avocados
And other fancy named 
Nutrientless snacks and gibberish
Were you even there for a second?
Have you ever been there at all?
I love your burgundy shirt
The one that looks so fancy and tidy
But needs to be covered by a sweater
Because it is full of holes and stains
I love your burgundy shirt
The one your dad gave you
Just before he died
Because he loved to see you looking
Smart and beautiful as you are
As i do...
I love your burgundy shirt
And i wonder if i'll ever see it again.

Ser Luzia

Ser Luzia
A lúcida
A sábia
A bruxa
A maga
A que cuida
E a que apaga
A que rejeita
Mas também afaga
A que repete
E nunca acaba
Clareza crua
Ante a vida 
Que corre nua
Implacável
Terrivelmente bela.