Poetry Muse

2008-12-16T19:37:00.000-05:00

"Tied to a Mystery"

"People come into our life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime' - some remain a mystery"

it was autumn
but the season held more warmth
than spring

a new breath of life
as if yesterday never was
and tomorrow would always be

his love raised me up
every star possessed
the man in the mirror of my eyes
surrounded with preciseness,
his heart
a continuity of my own

I traced the contours
unveiling layers of grace
in a blissful scope
heralding an unspoken flame
in the purity of simplicity

each embrace honored
in a lover’s sanctuary
allowing tender kisses
overflowing into depths
beyond the tide of desire

a blending held in timeless space
as promises whispered softly
and candlelight shimmered
against a solitary silhouette
slow moving
and daring the night to end

cradled in my arms
I thanked God
for the blessing propelled
back to his very creation
until the sun
illuminated the morning
and he dressed me
with a passionate melody
still haunting in the lull

a self-imposed mental rain
slips through
temptation running deep
as moments become bare
slighting the moon
as if it were only
a scrap of a page forgotten

delicate memories burn
weeping beautiful
coercing the hand with which I write
between the dance
once holding immeasurable worth
and the silence that fills
unspoken chapters

tied to a mystery
what became of love?
if not the bruised ribs chiseled
from the one who loved himself more
than he loved me

the knowing-
attacks the hour

the severing-
attacks the soul

"Seasons Unborn"

2008-05-22T18:09:00.000-04:00

Strain, feral and reflective
Silenced ache, I must weep
Nameless, I walk in dreams
of springs and summers yet unborn

2008-05-22T18:06:00.000-04:00

"Discovering Belief in Spring"

I walked naked along the river
Barren branches reaching deep
into the Earth
Limbs holding “life” steady

Rapt by the unmasked power
Bearing evidence to human strength
A soul once walking under heavy clouds
I learned to live again

Reaching out…

I leaned toward the light
as tender blossoms spoke
Unblemished under the heavens

I shifted the moon
and caught the stars
As cosmic dreams took wing

I found the key to unlock my spirit
severing the rope
Setting my captive heart free

I grasped the revival of hope
Discovering belief in spring
As the gaping void disappeared

Whispered affirmation
of promised pleasures fell at my feet
Away from sorrows and fear

And no petal shall be scorched
By sun
~again

"Miracle in the Stars"

2008-05-22T18:02:00.000-04:00

Daddy…

Child born of poverty
A man born of character
Scarred and bruised from war
A spirit broken in ruthless battle
Wounds he carried with him
Yet a boundless compassion
Hardworking, a true heart
Wisdom of many seasons

Mommy…

A child born of poverty
A woman of frail emotions
Losing a father, an untimely death
Her mother grief stricken
Unable to provide
Children put in foster homes
Somehow not able to forgive
Working in the fields
A harsh living
School was a brief respite
Walking through drifting snow
No shoes on her feet

Uniting…

Two souls searching
A chance meeting
Wooing each other’s hearts
Becoming one, a summer day in June
Taking her hand and softly rest
Like the voices of an orchestra
Joined and soaring together
Each a unique and brilliant point
A voice greater than all its parts
A new beginning

Blending…

A boy and a girl
Both from her previous marriage
He became a father to both
Loving and nurturing
Guiding their way
Spring of ‘57 a daughter was born
Of their flesh and blood
A home, assembled with love

Daddy’s death…

Heart weakening, still he prevailed
Never letting illness stand in his way
Silent in his suffering
A stellar of strength
Bound and determined to hold on
Grasping life with his bare hands
Until his name was called
Angels carrying him on their wings
In winter’s sorrow

Grief…

She grieved, never the same again
Cynical look at the world
Consumed by her own thoughts
Angry for love’s loss
Dredging through life, empty
Longing for peace within
A part of her had died
Finding a moment of comfort
In the bonds of her family

Blessing in disguise…

A blessing in disguise
Caring for my mother
Not knowing it was her final months
Overturning the circle of life
She became the child
I became the nurturer
Ten months of bonding
Well enough to go home
A cherished memory
A loving embrace of goodbye
Many pages turned

Death…

Afraid to give in to weakness
Reluctant out of fear
Leaving a body broken
Hospital, surgery, life support
Her hands icy cold, never to awaken
Treading into the sea of slumber’s dream

Miracle in the stars…

Filled with grief, I fell to the ground
My own child at my side
Trying to ease my pain
She looked to the sky
To see a wondrous sight
One with no logical explanation
Two of the brightest stars ever seen
Overlapping in a timeless space
Standing against the depthless void
Beyond my plaintive grasp
Parents gone from this earth
Rejoined beyond the azure sky
A sign from heaven…
I dried my tears

"Love Me Now"

2008-05-22T18:00:00.000-04:00

If I should die tonight
Would there be words left unspoken

Unexpressed emotions
A soft voice echoing, but I no longer hear

Your lips parched searching for passion
Yearning for a solitary kiss

Tormented not to find the depth’s of my gaze
Eyes that once reflected your own soul

Needing to find solace in my embrace
Lost in melancholy’s trance

Words that were once music to your ears
A deafening melody now lingers

Ashen grayness overpowering light
Crimson sun dissolved in tears

Wandering without companionship
Could another quench your thirst?

Consumed by pale weariness and perplexity
The will to dream...lost

A frailty of hope’s courage
Gnarled shadows exposing disbelief

Opiate winds impel
Pebbles washed to the sea

Blurring scenes, faded images
Blind to the memories

Tears wilt upon the roses
Waters of deep woe

A trembling leaf dying
Falling to hardened ground in grief

Your spirit melting into a pool of suffering
Where ecstasy once dwelled

Flame of life dying
Once burning so bright

Grasp
the
chance

Make this moment live again

While
I
still
breathe

Love me, touch me, and speak the unspoken
Take my hand, feel my heart beating

Light the ardent fire, interfusion of two
And should I die, part of me will remain

"Robotic World"

2008-05-22T17:57:00.001-04:00

Deranged world
Born of aesthetic desires
Adorned with protective layers
Obsessed with physical perfection
Afraid to remove the outer mask
Feelings incomplete to love oneself
Duck into the favorite alley of plastic
A vat of knives and anesthesia
Firm breasts, new face, tummy tuck
A hollow image, competition abounds
Eating disorders, depression, suicide
Reflective of societal attitudes
Creating a fantasy world
Of erroneous proportions
Personalities thrust into mainstream media
Coerced to gain perfection
Scientific breakthroughs, medical research
Cloning babies in laboratories
Enhancement of embryos
Attaining physical attributes
A conception of deception
Robots handed to new mothers
Moral, ethical?
A revolutionary evolution?
I think NOT!

"Nirvana's Renaissance"

2008-05-22T17:47:00.000-04:00

Goddess of virgin freedom
Leaving behind the tangled darkness
Of grasping, uncaring brambles
Out of her cocoon, a new birth
Walking naked into the chaste moonlight
Frightened, yet strengthened
Emerging from a premise once lost
Eyes seeking the beauty of towering trees
Searching for the vision, once seen
Hers…a story perplexed, sad memories
Souls split, an insane separation
Darkness fades into a luminous light
An empty cage, fire ablaze
Incessantly surging a lucid ecstasy
Drawing the air into her lungs
Restoring life into her body
An epiphany of cherubic proportions
Flutter of wings echo a mysterious solemn
Escaping from the indelicacies of life
Mingling with the winds of night
A saintly emotion touching her bareness
Captivating a stellar of strength
She dare ask to the sky
To cover her soul with a cosmic kiss
Clamoring harmoniously with chorus
Under Heaven’s magnificent canopy
She cries out to the morning
Rays of warmth touch her flesh
Prancing trippingly, rasping sweet rapture
Her blithe spirit caught by the gravity of light
Sublime intricate silhouette of life
Alignment with the universe, a new love
Divergence of a new dawn
Guiltless in leaving the memories behind
Nirvana’s renaissance… freedom

"Mystical Illusion"

2008-05-22T17:25:00.001-04:00

There's a deep murmur

A silent stealth

Purpose made free from form

There's rise to a longer course

A safe place more bright and brave

Reason to sacredly wash

A sublime truth

Meaning behind logic

To lodge in mystical deep streams

Everything which upon my heart felt

Don't stand beneath the boughs

Cast away the heavy hours

Out from behind the clouds

The joyful sounds echoing

Truth of a sea of light

In illusions of thought

What channel my soul seeks

Lies a mansion of stately height

Ahead of the farthest limits of the horizon

Of comfort long, a voiceless muse

You, whose love is innocent

"She Remembers His Love"

2008-05-22T17:20:00.001-04:00

Greying hair, wrinkled hands
Memory fading away
Looking through the window
Not knowing where she is

Seasons come and go
Fleeting moments of her life
Forgotten names, forgotten places
But she remembers his love

Memorizing his every touch
Those deep brown eyes
Whispers in the night
How he swept her off her feet

Like it was yesterday
Faded roses, his words of love
Kept in her memory box
Keeping his love alive

Locked in her heart forever
The passion never died
Many thoughts forgotten
But she remembers his love

"How Would I Know Love"

2008-05-22T17:19:00.002-04:00

How would I know love?

Would it be whispered in a bated breath
Words rendering my heart's desire

Would it be an unfathomable beauty
Unconquered destinations, within my grasp

Would the stars descend from heaven
Surging out of endless space

Would cherubs take wings of flight
A thousand words echoing sweet rapture

Would my lips be pursed with sultry utterance
Articulately orchestrated without chasm

Would it sound like the nightingale
Impaling itself in superlative song

Would the whole world still to listen
In a stifled splendour

Would magenta winds gust
Cutting across the veins of the mesas and arroyos

Would symphonies circle through rhythmic spheres
Melodious prelude ascending with the aurora

Would the warm, crimson sun
Draw the spring into my heart

Would a shaded monochrome paint
Not only the flowers, but the shadow of roses

Would love survive death into eternity
Enclosed in a sanctuary of elysium

How will I know love?

"Setting You Free"

2008-05-22T17:17:00.002-04:00

I don't want to keep you from flying

I dare not hold you back

I can't hold you prisoner for my own

Soaring above the horizon to find your dreams

I give you wings to reach that place you desire

Remember me when you go, but don't look back

In the darkest storm, my arms will be wrapped around you

I will be the bridge you cross when standing at the water

My tears will quench your thirst when you run dry

When you feel you can't go on

I will be the breath that gives you life

You don't go alone, I follow

Tempting the fruits of what was

I will be the wind beneath your wings

As you soar like an eagle

Reaching beyond the limits of your being

Ride the waves, breaking through the tide

I set you free, to follow your dreams

"Babies"

2008-05-22T17:15:00.001-04:00

Babies are precious and oh, so cute

Except at 2:00 am, when I'm really pooped

They smile and coo and play at night

Then want to sleep when it comes daylight

"Happiness Is"

2008-05-22T17:14:00.001-04:00

Happiness is a state of mind

A state of which not many find

Most go out to seek fortune and fame

Feeling an emptiness that drives them insane

Set your bearings up to the sky

A new way of living, a new kind of high

Never will you feel so free

Like the rolling waves on the open sea

"Dreams"

2008-05-22T17:12:00.000-04:00

Dreams are treasures, shadows in our mind
of past and present, we all long to find
Thoughts and feelings, hidden deep within our hearts
Memories of yesterday, we hope will never part

"Surrender"

2008-05-22T17:10:00.001-04:00

My wounded heart bleeds intensely
Profoundly affected more as I see myself
inside of you . . .

My flesh is weakened by the memory of your touch
My spirit is damaged, purging my soul
Cutting deep like a razor's edge
I bleed with a riveting coldness

Your promises lash out without meaning
Are they lost in a sea of timeless infinity
Your actions speak of an unsettled mind

Are all your feelings dead?

Mourning the past?

In my dreams I encompass your being
Thirsting with desire to carry your burdens
Transcending shadows from your broken heart
Diluting the poisons from your misery

Wash your hands of all regrets, look no further
Surrender your love to me . . .

"Silenced Heart"

2008-05-22T17:05:00.002-04:00

Silence...embedded in her voice
Echoes of pain drowned by tears
Trying to elude the pain within

Embittered by the world she has known
Disheartened, betrayed
Yet, luminous eyes with passion

Semblance of felicitous yearnings
Meditating among desire

"You Are My Child"

2008-05-22T17:03:00.001-04:00

My love is unconditional
You can turn away and forget me
Curse my name and even let me go
But you can't stop my love for you
For you are my child

I loved you before I held you
I loved you even more when I did
I look at you only through love's eyes
Forgiving you before you ask
I walk with you through the darkest storms

When my days on earth are done, my love will remain
I will be your guardian angel, watching from heaven above
My love is unconditional
For you are my child

"Finding You"

2008-05-22T17:02:00.002-04:00

Beyond the dimensions of time
You stepped into my life
Emerging from a senseless place
Without rhyme or reason
Souls entwined as one
Minds of the same nature
Did you find me or did I find you?
Seasons of change or what is meant to be?
Shapeless faces, but familiar spirits
May I be the one you turn to
Throughout the storms of life?
Against all odds, I'll search your heart
And keep it in a safe place
Hidden from the damage of the world
that you have known
Trust your soul, you'll find the truth

"Who Can I Look Up To?"

2008-05-22T16:58:00.000-04:00

A poem from an abused child's perspective...the questions they must ask themselves when they feel there isn't anyone who cares...

The other day while watching TV
I saw an ad that didn't make sense to me

They said to find someone to look up to
To show and teach me the right things to do

A mentor, an influence to mold me like clay
To grow into a respectable adult one day

I look at the world and all I see
Isn't much that will help a little girl like me

I grow up in a home without any love
Praying, God take me home with you above

Nights are filled with fear and pain
From beatings and hunger, I'm so ashamed

At school I'm made fun of because I don't fit in
Wearing tattered clothes, worn shoes as if it's a sin

My teacher is prejudice, I'm always chosen last
I have no friends 'cause they think I'm poor white trash

The world around me is filled with poverty and crime
I can't look up to daddy, he's still doing time

Mom is filled with anger and takes it out on me
My face is pretty, but with the bruises you can't see

Innocence was lost a long time ago
By my uncle, even though I repeatedly screamed no

I asked my neighbor for something to eat
Not candy or cake or a special treat

He yelled , spit at me and slammed the door
Saying get away from here or I'll show you what for

Who can I look up to, a little girl like me
When hatred and prejudice are all I see

"Lost in Translation"

2008-05-04T14:11:00.001-04:00

Aimlessly, yet calculated
running loose and guarded still
Sweet lullabies sung
the lyrics somehow lost

So deceptively narrow
not wanting to crumble
Still craving to jump
into the forceful flame

The sun softly settles
melting inside the cold
Smiles give hope
brushing against thorns

The garden bursting
with life
Attempting to see beyond
a field of overgrown weeds

Far above I see stars again
how fast the vision fades
Your face...
in and out of view

Forward or backward...
as if one direction would ruin it all

"Secretly Hindered"

2008-02-05T01:13:00.000-05:00

Settled in a playground of safety
relished comfort in the confines
And then...
flames burst from a place
I have yet to understand

His skin crawled
beneath my own
without even a mere touch
confusion blending with sensation

Needing to defend the reasons
I kicked past his words
of love
And secretly hindered
the warmth of his spell

Truth cast...
as a razor's sharp blade
his mind, darker inside
than the most treacherous night

Driven to confession...

You...
a punishment I almost gave-
to myself

"A Mother's Joy, A Mother's Sorrow"

2008-01-22T17:50:00.000-05:00

Based on a true story...

Birth…A mother’s joy

Months of waiting
Dreams enfolding within her heart
Push, push, breathe
Exhausted exhilaration
Tears of pain, tears of joy
A journey of love
Great relief, a sudden emptiness
A rendering sublime moment
Nuzzled against her breast
One, becoming two
Ten little toes, ten little fingers
Eyes full of trust, she can’t fail him
A mother’s love, where he’ll seek protection
A sanctuary of rest and peace
An eternal cord attached to the child
Who once grew inside of her
Embracing the blanket which held new life
God’s masterpiece in the form of a boy
A quiet joy he gave
She breathed his name in the air
A new angel born that night

Bridge…of Life

No fortune awaits this beautiful boy
Shaped by hard circumstance
Hewn by a world that gave him no quarter
Loss of a father, an untimely death
Yet held high by a heart that never surrendered
Finding his own way, lighting his own path
Warmth given to all that he touched
A gentle sweet clown, charm all his own
Rap music, a sexy young thug
Hat never off, backwards he wore
Beautiful smile that filled the world with laughter
A new love found, filling his heart
Many friends, many souls he embraced
Somehow he felt an untimely death approaching
Often murmuring "always let him live in their hearts"
His favorite quote…”miss me, but never forget me”
Little did they know it would come true

Death…a mother’s sorrow

Death came like a thief in the night
No warning, the night went mad
Swept away with the wind
A misunderstanding, anger arose
Fire in the other’s eyes
Sprayed shots and reload
Cold-hearted murder, shot to the ground
Dead at 18, a senseless act
Confusion, life’s conclusion
Left so quickly, no time for goodbyes
Drawing his last breath
A stab of regret for leaving
His mother cried, holding his hand
Brushing tears from her eyes
Half her motherhood gone
A gaping hole, forgetting to breathe
Grieving with family and friends
Crimson tears, pain unbroken
Sharing feelings and memories
Momento-filled coffin
One last goodbye
All better for having known him
In his passing they did weep
His body beneath the ground
To lie in earth, a heavy sleeper
Flowers for his grave
Candles lit, to guide his way
Pain nor sorrow can touch him now
Grieving mother trying to find strength
Her soul searing like a vapor
She’s alive, her child is dead
His living spirit awakens her deadness
His hand one day will be outstretched
Waiting for loved ones at the crossroad
A new angel was born in Heaven tonight

"Motionless Wings"

2007-12-16T20:53:00.002-05:00

I, who have nothing left but to dream
stand tall upon mountains
spreading wider, motionless wings

2007-12-16T20:53:00.001-05:00

"Morning's Hello"

Rising sun, war paint dyes
Blossoms of magnolias
Morning’s fragrant hello

"Circle of Life"

Life…a chasm vast, deep and wide
A journey of many yesterdays
Path of a thousand tomorrows
Circle of life unfolding a beautiful dance

"Parting Lines"

2007-12-16T20:52:00.001-05:00

Scrubbing loudly, the thoughts-
framed in a story of coldness
shivering prey in the unlit night
satisfying the skillful script
with a dogmatic toast to yesterday
jerked outward and tranquilized
the ghostwriter abandoned
his parting lines
before the final curtain-
closed

"Conscience"

2007-12-16T20:49:00.000-05:00

Embrace not the temptations that destroy
heed the conscience that plants seeds of virtue
and harvests an unwavering path in life

2007-12-16T20:47:00.000-05:00

"Frenzied Love"

Love shall fly away
Frenzied in blistery winds
And there shed it’s pain

"Thorns of Love"

Deception’s eyes look upon
Target, an innocent heart
Withered rose weeps

2007-12-16T20:46:00.000-05:00

"Words"

Utterance of feelings
Whispered in bated breath
Footprints on a heart

"Soul of a Poet"

Whispered voice in words
Veiled behind the facade
Touching another soul

2007-12-16T20:45:00.000-05:00

"Conception of Life"

Pinnacle of life
Scattered leaves upon the wind
Daring to fulfill dreams

2007-12-16T20:44:00.000-05:00

"Spirit Trail"

Blood red sun, violet palette
Cascade against mesas and arroyos
Desert winds graze ecru sand
Ghosts echo of ancient warriors
Dancing upon the spirit trail

2007-12-16T20:42:00.000-05:00

"Nature's Flame"

Burst of color outspread
Beauty beholding
Arch paints the heavens

2007-12-16T20:41:00.000-05:00

"Winter's Tapestry"

Scent of evergreen
white bouquets interwoven~
Winter’s tapestry

2007-12-16T20:37:00.001-05:00

"River's Reflection"

On bended knee
a mirrored beauty
splashes backward
with each melodious
ripple of spring

So far from home,
yet only a step away
in misty illusions
as eyes take comfort
bathed in pure abandon

Unmeasured currents
beneath sun and moon
on the bank
of a river that never-
runs dry

2007-12-16T20:36:00.000-05:00

"Nature's Reflection of Life"

Quiet green grass
Nature’s fragrant scent
A fall of water

Puddling playground
Ducks with silken wings
Dive in and dream

Reflective of life
Dancing without care
A flight of white

2007-12-16T20:35:00.000-05:00

"Wonders of Nature"

Oceans
Boundless, reaching
Beyond the horizon
Nothing less than magnificient
Beauty

Rainbow
Arch of color
Blue, purple, red, yellow
After the rains end, a new hope
Magic

Flowers
Color garden
Roses, wildflowers, mums
Blossoming for our own pleasure
Fragrant

Forests
Mysterious
Green, dark, so lost within
Sequence of many unlit paths
Obscure

Snowfall
Fluffy, icy
Melting as it falls down
Silently blanketing the ground
Whitened

2007-12-16T20:33:00.001-05:00

"Belief Found in Peaceful Winds"

A mere grain, unnoticed
yet touched upon by fiery feet
as angry storms rage
and seagulls take flight
beyond a laden blanket

A face, frozen
in anguish of spirit
bleeding powerless waves
transparent in hazy mist
clinging to withered years

Hope blushes through sunset's red
until stark horizons hover
over a ghostly realm
stealing the passage
once spread so tenderly

In dreams...
A moon lies fair
seizing the stars
and reflecting on beaches
vast and treasured
as peaceful winds offer belief
the beauty-
of sands

2007-12-16T20:32:00.000-05:00

"Another Door Opens"

One door closes
Fatigued by deception
Faded novelty half fallen
Power melted down to ashes
Passed beyond breath
A bitter taste
Releasing an old hell
Skeletons left behind
To crumble in their own grave

Another door opens
A song of hope...
A precise moving within
Haunting sounds
Turning me inside out
Rare to find,
Difficult to leave
Where did we meet?
I've heard your voice before
Your eyes familiar
Mirroring my own
Desire to touch the sky
Dreams revived one by one

Waves crashing against the shore
slipping softly, slowly
Into the sea of...
hope and possibilities

2007-12-16T20:31:00.000-05:00

"Timeless Dream"

I do not seek fortune or fame
Nor a mansion or sharing a celebrity’s name

I’ve held onto a dream since I was young
A life of simplicity, abundance of love

My journey has been long and full of sorrow
Sometimes wishing away another tomorrow

I picture a log home surrounded by splendor
Comforting arms to embrace me so tender

With a man of character, not worldly things
No need for diamonds a simple Cracker Jack’s ring

Racing with the wind setting my soul free
No reason to run, to safe arms I flee

A heart to accept all that I’ve longed to give
Profound meaning with purpose, a life to live

Warmth by the fire, slow romantic dance
A soft place to fall escaping into a trance

Making unfathomable love a bonded entity
A novel world of perfect serenity

Able to be myself, no need to hide
An understanding heart, my secrets to confide

One night worth a thousand that came before
Passionate yearning to know him even more

Growing old together love that never ends
A timeless blending of both lover and friend

A hand to hold as my death draws near
Safe haven of comfort to take away the fear

Dying in his arms I’d wait at Heaven’s gate
A new home for us in another place I’d create

I’ll hold onto my dream until he comes along
One day I’ll sing a melodious love song

Until that day I’ll patiently wait
I’ll put my faith in God and trust my fate

2007-12-16T20:30:00.000-05:00

"The Long Way"

A garden of overgrown weeds
veils a presence departed
where lilies once flourished
and birds sung in harmony
The mind and body
enticed into destruction
by a lurking need
cast from vile shadows

The fool trips over his own feet
running recklessly across bridges
gaining to lose
and losing to gain
Feeling full and left empty
as he bargain shops
in the clearance aisle
purchasing greed and lust
His fingers becoming slimy
unable to grasp his own reflection
as he gambles with life

In silence-
where props cannot be placed
against his conscience
the ghosts are haunting
as he sleeps with a spirit-
wilted and dead
without thought of tomorrow

Every gushing eye stands vigil
as the fool sucks blood
and slices his own heart
His life as an x-ray
transparent and costly
Unable to hide the bones
that splinter his own soul

The flame wistfully pleas
to be stepped into
bestowing a beautiful promise
to an unblemished beginning
A "light" shines from every mountain
summoning those lost-
to cleanse the filth
as "forgiveness and love"
whisper gently
on the bank of the river-
that will lead them home

2007-12-16T20:22:00.000-05:00

"Gift of Unsought Grace"

Within etched memories
I go back…
to a place
Called childhood…
Where Christmas was magical
Breathed in with marvel and belief
Blessings of the season, savored

Letters to Santa
made wishes come true
Headlong moon hung across bustling streets
as carolers voiced in song
Church bells rang in camaraderie
Midst the force of God
Thankful for His gift
of Love and Deliverance

A time souls were reshaped
Semblance of rebirth and life
Under bright stars that never died
Illuminated vision
For all to see

Sky caught between evergreen
on white-blanketed ground
Snowmen adorned
as icy winds
Chilled innocent faces

Tree shined with silver and gold
Glowing in radiance and beauty
Bejeweled with an Angel
As if sent from Heaven
In a place called "home"

In my eyes,
Mommy and Daddy wore a halo of their own
Walking in the image of God
Now they’re in a place
Wings spread high
Where shadows never dim the sky
Blazing a trail behind
For all those they touched
I wonder if there are trees in Heaven
With wondrous color all around
As they stroke the hands of Saints

I’ve passed through moments wrought with pain
Life crumbling damply
Longing to bring back those magical times
The meaning sometimes lost,
laughter unheard
Wondering why the music no longer played
Did the earth remember me?
As my world was rearranged

Love’s an open door to life...
a path that demanded my faith
Those I hold close to my heart remain
Memorable through LOVE
A vessel where I found...

The Gift...
of Unsought Grace

2007-12-16T20:21:00.001-05:00

"In the Eye of Despair"

Staring hatred in the face
Poisoning my own soul
Holding onto the toxic loathing
Captive of my dreams, inside I sleep
Claiming my life, a prisoner of sorrow
Grim is the silence of somber blue
Many journeys of pain, few of pleasure
Incensed passion in an agitated space
~~~~~~
Discovering the key to unlock my spirit
Realizing hatred or love is a choice
Accepting the healing hands of courage
My soul takes flight amidst the desolation
Breaking down the barriers
Finding a rainbow through a forest of trees
Darkness succumbs to the lightness of a new day
Nourishing the beauty within
~~~~~~
In the eye of the deepest despair, you find love
In the heart of forgiveness you find peace
A seed of compassion grows roots
My love unfolds
For you, I would lay down my own life
Giving shelter from your sorrow
Saving myself, building a bridge
Washing away the stains of yesterday

Finding love through forgiveness in the eye of despair

2007-12-16T20:20:00.002-05:00

"As the Storm Approached"

Sitting on the bank, a storm approaching
Tears streaming down his face
Flowing into the black velvet night
Dark and forbidding
Holding its beauty, fearing its strength
A vision not so clear
Memories of yesterday’s dream
Anticipation of tomorrow’s mystery
Remembering the pleasures
Footprints fraught with pain
An audacity of conscience
Indistinguishable emotions
A voice rendering the night’s air
An echo of his woeful scream
Jagged edges tearing at his soul
Lightning luminous of a man’s heart
Many losses, much longing
Many twisted paths leading him there
Stormy winds, blowing up the breezes
In the midst seeking meaning to his life
Reaching inside deeper
Basking in the visage of fate
His eyes close heavy-laden
Wanting to feel the sun again
To awaken the melody of his unsung life
To feel another’s touch
To smell the fragrant morning dew
Silence listened to, revealing the inner voice
The storm calms to a motionless perfection
Finding inner sanctum
His heart becomes aware
The answers lie beneath his own skin
Feeble lips whispering low
Clarity of solace
Discovering himself in the midst of the storm

2007-12-16T20:20:00.001-05:00

"Spirit of the Family Tree"

Ancestry of Life…

Ancestors, a link crisscrossed
Connecting the modern generation to its past
Dying before we were born
Each of us being cells of you
Creating family ties, legacies of love
Flesh, blood-replenishing life
Flowing river with many bends
As the path’s walked by man
Roots are long and years lie broad
Bloodstained trails, weathered branches
Severed limbs, creating an origin
Man’s journey lives again in spirit
Engraved in the family tree

Cup of Life…

Quench my soul upon the cup of life
Searching the night for the tender morn behind the dark
An enchanting song that weeps for the moonlight
Voices upon the gentle boughs of the willow
Birds in passing fading with a melancholy dream
Wounded wings leaving nothing but a naked spring
A premeditated art of rainbow hues
In simple beauty such as a dream
Breezes flirt with nocturnal whispers
Reflected in the arms of nature’s masterpiece
In restless search for that river of existence
Branches of generations a coffer of stability

Past emerging with the present, an eternal flame that carries on
Cup of life... living in the spirit of the family tree

2007-12-16T20:19:00.002-05:00

"For These Things... I Live"

Dawn of a new day
Life beckons
Enforced upon me
Desire to run from the unbearable
Yet I cling once more
Asking myself why
My reasons become clear…

Life holds mystical powers
Wonders of nature
Azure star-filled skies
Firmament of the heavens
Days decline offering a mild glimmer
Wintered wings of splendour
Lacy snow-covered fields
Fearless flight of the eagle
Superlative song of the thornbird
White-capped waves of the vast sea
Myriad hue of summer’s rose
Soliloquies of a thousand seasons

Dreams not so far away
God’s immeasurable love
A gift, He chose me to make a difference
Given a voice I speak to a stranger that is lonely
Eyes that have perception to lead the blind
Arms that reach out with boundless love
Listening to those that are unheard
Paradigm of His forgiveness
Showing others how to open their hearts
Inspiring a lost soul
Arousing a fading spirit
My purpose is profound
.
.
.
For these things…I choose LIFE

2007-12-16T20:19:00.001-05:00

"Vessel of Eternal Purpose"

Extending beyond the narrow boundary
Caught between the fine line of birth and death
In a place called LIFE
Within myself I find a continent
Mysterious travels to be seized
Yearning for the sacred source
In quest of the root of identity
My soul the guide, the mother ship
Infallible counsel of my inner voice
Reasons unexplained, but sought
My soul gently whispers…
~.~
You are LOVE
~.~
Rapturous experience of human passion
Extend that love into LIFE
Life not seen with the eye
Not heard with the ear
But felt with the heart
Birth, love, life
Conception of a beautifying death into ETERNITY
My soul a perpetual flame
Driving my vessel of PURPOSE
Cease these endless whispers of wonder

2007-12-16T20:18:00.001-05:00

"Mending Wings"

Purest in white
Beautiful and gentle
From the branch flew
A dove

Rising above it’s own agony
Reverent at her feet
Watching death embraced
A mortal with no wings to fly

Refract in clouds
Memories sewn in perfect seams
Of madness
Haggard through the morning sky
A haunted earth

Broken dreams scattered
With each note
Of the dove’s cry

Pale-hued jasmine
Scents the morose air
Mixture of pleasure and pain
Bitter winds precariously suspended
Against numbing coldness

Her life fades...
In delightful release

Ascending into the light
Of peace...

Soaring to freedom
In harmony with mending wings

2007-12-16T20:17:00.002-05:00

"Sweet Release"

Ghosts of the past
A mingling of differing emotions
They haunted me-
in restive slumber
my waking thoughts ragged

Thirsting for abiding love
an inebriated soul walking
on streets of deception
Unwrapped and forgotten-
through chapters gone astray

My grave dug so deep
I forgot the scent of spring
Mummified within a tomb-
of pungent memoirs

Two paths are bestowed-
to cling to what I cannot change
or savor the infinite tomorrows
and allow my spirit to be unchained

Even death cannot erase history
But life shall not wilt
the beauty that remains
as waterfalls transform pain-
into fountains of hope'
and ardent sun dries-
ancient tears

A final glance-
no melancholy farewell
Adorned not in shades of black
I will rejoice in radiant color
As LOVE ultimately fills the space
where the ghosts lie dormant
And I shall descend as a dove
to the beckoning rustle of silvery wings
and behold the dawn of-

Sweet release

2007-12-16T20:17:00.001-05:00

"I Still Breathe"

In the silence of night
Where cries were unheard
and tears were hidden
On a pillow that never dried
I prayed
I prayed in earnest
for God to cease
My very breath
with next morning’s dawn

An obligatory smile
Adorning an exhausted face
My thoughts carried
A dark and heavy load
of unrelenting pain
emotions sliced
and bottled up tightly inside
A suffocating prison
unable to break free

Endless attempts
Trying to find
Joy within the walls
That held me in
In the vine of desire
I fell with each climb
Branches reaching only
So far

The world clothed in ignorance
and apathy
Placed on a scale of
Zero to one
In the callous minds
Comparing a dagger
Through my brain
To the ache instilled
With fierce abhorrence
by the uncaring

Necessitating understanding
And compassion
Felt in the reach of another’s hand
I didn’t want to die
I needed to be surrounded
with tender armor

The greatest gift
through an unanswered prayer
God’s touch evoking life

as I still breathe

2007-12-16T20:16:00.000-05:00

"Embrace"

As I attempted to etch words
stirring within
my thoughts roamed
and once again-
the visions
emerged

My mind drifted to a place
and the tears fell-
helplessly
My head resting on a table
that offered no solace
Wondering if the sadness
will ever go away
The vision of faces-
I no longer see
The hands-
I can no longer reach for
And the voices, the sweet voices
unheard in the still of the night

I grasp the memories
yet sometimes-
they seem a lifetime past

I question, how so many take
for granted-
those that still breathe
hands that can be touched
Voices that still sing-
melodious beyond the stars
believing they will exist ceaselessly

Insignificant pursuits of filth
trading love held-
in the palm of hands
as if it matters not
Sinister core
siphoning the essence of the heart
tainting a beautiful canvas
once holding life
an undertaker unto yourselves

I’ve loved
and I’ve lost
And nothing is more-
to be cherished
than the GIFT God has given-
another hand to hold
through the journey of LIFE

the hand I now hold-
will be embraced with tender care
and the treasure held deep within-
Until the angels carry me away

And it will be then-
that I return the GIFT
and shine my light from Heaven

2007-12-16T20:15:00.000-05:00

"Simple Longings"

Suffused in simple longings-
a distance runner
Walking backwards from the confines
Sinking his feet in dust
dancing on dreams
heightening the experience of life

Baring bones and breathing beauty
Deep in mountain's mist, secluded
a muted silence
Enabling the resonance of
nightingales
A thousand moons enriching streams of stars

The wind gently felt
with God's embrace
His spirit congregated with completeness
Lulled by magnificent portraits of nature
Upon awakened earth in meditation
Richness wrapt in life
Peaceful to enter death's door

-he's already touched Heaven

2007-12-16T20:14:00.000-05:00

"Only Those with Wings Can Fathom Joy"

Rotting by the tide line
I laid bare my vision of dying
and pondered,
"is a deeper happiness not seen
but in death?"

The clouds hung too far back
to dampen the battles I fought
My eyes looked tenderly
at the density
upon open veins dripping blood
and wounded wrists pouring truth
I wanted nothing more than to slip
into the sea

I had built a wall embedded with thorns
Ascending so steep
that I could no longer uncover
what I once held within
My spirit, ghostlike and haunting
mocked across a perpetual existence
of a starving body and a thirsty mind

I stared into slanted rain
as my words became meaningless
like letters eaten by swine
The noose, I riveted
lowering my corpse into a sinister berth
Unable and too weak to extend myself
As others' craving became secondary
while I eluded into obscurity

With blackened eyes I recessed
into a hollow grave
as slumber sheltered the light of day
My psyche dismantled against
pastel walls that spoke coercively-
clarifying that life is a choice...
I could recoil as a venomous snake
and drown in the toxins
or seek respite from the tempest
and allow the tethers to unlace

I strained arduously for triumph
Wandering through dense forests
the paths, nearly unbearable
Seeking a renewed breath, a bait
to lure me from my tomb
I was startled by moonlight's grace-
held captive and compelled to "listen"
as mockingbirds crossed the sky
I stood motionless, opening beautiful
a frigid heart
and asked how they sing so sweet
in a world of hatred and failure
they replied,
"only those with wings can fathom joy"

2007-12-16T20:13:00.001-05:00

"What Irony"

What irony-
tells both the sweetest
and most melancholic stories...

In the autumn of youth
lines cast in drifts past innocence
and extend beyond a child’s sight
in wonder of yesterday

Mourning the parting bird’s song
iron wings take flight
past a longing and wounded hand
the sum of a perfect trail, lost

Love disguised
a crawl between conception
and dust above a cold tomb
The broken heart still dreams
returning to once upon a time
as her lips brush against ghosts

Friends become foes
fueling the beast within
forgetting the heroic face
pretending flesh is already but ashes
as the dying lay open-mouthed in hunger

A sunken stream holds memories
reflective of golden paths
once rainbowed by a brilliant sun
the spirit now echoes in mere vapors

Seeds stolen and planted
in hopes of choking winter
waiting for breath-taking flowers
refusing the true giver of freedom

Days wear on in exile
as peace is exchanged
for a greedy man’s whore
and thorns invade the fire
that once fed the soul

Discord hovers over lament
until eyes hold infinite, the "light of truth"

Therein-
Lies the joy

2007-12-16T20:12:00.000-05:00

"Beautifully Orchestrated"

Alone, many have stood-
The hedge of memory
unrelenting and compelling
begging the weak to plunge
past the brutal roads
that summoned them here

A winded concerto
beautifully orchestrated-
on not less than heaven's voice
exposes a calm above the surf
Seagulls soar over distant billows
an unclouded glare offering
promises not yet filled

Unraveling, peace beckons
swallowing taintless breath
I am without shelter
and joyfully drink the warmth
as life listens still-
to my passionate tune
Honoring my beginning
and nourishing the chapters
that lie beyond today

I survived the burn
and rise sure-footed
on barren land
as virile seeds grow from-
a faithful heart

2007-12-16T20:11:00.000-05:00

"My Final Destination"

I sit alone

in a field of shattered dreams
a hollow ground of unspoken grief
Faltering by failed attempts at life
gripping the hard edges of time
Like a razor's violent edge
tunneling a weathered soul
A silence of an ethereal blank stare
Emotions shackled, bleeding and bruised
Lightning crashes, obscuring my senses
Alone in my silent storm
a place where light cannot reach
Drowning in deepest somber
Frightful doubt of living
Flame of hope, dying
Head hung low, tears fall upon my wounds
Maddened by the deep well of longing
Unconscious reckoning within myself
My lips become soundless

Awakening

Celestial beams light the sky
an emergence with the morning dawn
One ray of light, stirring in my heart
Birds singing in superlative song
Out of nowhere, a pious figure
The voice whispering, "I walk with you"

I stand

with arms wide open
Beckoning cries to the heavens
as hardened ground trembles
Shouting in wistful glee
to my God, my Father
He hears my humble plea
recapturing the flame
My heart is warming
His love has set a prisoner free
Delivered by the blood
flowing from the trees
A colorful panorama of hope
setting my soul ablaze
I want to touch the diamond sky
taste the air, breathe sweet life
I have found safe harbor from the storm
Crying a thousand oceans
He wipes my tears dry
Whispering words of comfort in the wind
dancing on a cloud on top of the world
Reaching for the stars, He lifts me up
I rest in the cradle of His peace-

Heaven, my final destination

2007-12-16T20:10:00.000-05:00

"The Face of God"

in the darkest of seasons
my spirit barbed and spent
I had fallen
beneath the ground
lower than my own grave
with the fear of a child
and weariness as ancient as time

a tender voice-
compelling and riveting
spoke my name
a figure standing in the mist
reached out
and I stood in the face of God

His healing hands touched upon mine
not unlike an earthly father
and I asked,
God, what is my purpose?

and He answered...

a husband and wife wanted a daughter
and I gave them you

three little miracles needed a mother
and I gave them you

a friend needed compassion, understanding
and I gave her you

I needed a loving heart
to mend those broken
and I gave them you

a man lost and empty
was seeking love and devotion
and I gave him you

but, God
I'm empty and alone now
I feel my purpose is done
and He replied...
it is within this aloneness
that you drew closer to Me
I heard you crying in the night
as you prayed-

My child,
I gave not your heart to be broken
I came to dry your tears

"The Real Meaning of Christmas"

2007-12-16T20:08:00.002-05:00

What is the meaning of Christmas
Some still do not know
It's not about all the presents,
the trees, or mistletoe
It's about the Holy Night and
the star that shined above
That led the wisemen to Baby Jesus
Who gave the Gift of Love
His love is never ending
With us he'll never part
Be forever near us, residing in our hearts

2007-12-16T20:08:00.001-05:00

"Before the Dance Ends"

Deep vibrant note of passion
Melancholy concerto
Resolutely seeking far
Alluring the dream
Beyond mortal sight

Thirsting for the waters
To fill the need eternally
Stage of beauty and strength

Voice of joy and fear
Echoing across ocean-scented beach
To be heard
Waves leap against tender flesh
Hunger to be touched
Cradled in gentle hands

Beautiful spirit exposed
Hypnotic eyes
Pulling at the heart
Weaving into the soul
Drawn to the flame
Embers drown
As the pages turn...
Through life
Slowing down
In search of the music

Before the dance ends

2007-12-16T20:07:00.001-05:00

"Sights and Sounds"

Sights and sounds
Invoke memories once lost
Keepsakes
Along the paths of life

A dusty trail
Vision lost on rugged ground
Reflective moment of yesterday

A beautiful melody
Fond memory of a first dance
Harmony of two becoming one

A star wished upon
In wonder and hope
Of that special someone
Wishing on the same bright star

A bird echoes blissful freedom
Through lush forest
Releasing caged spirits

Moonlight casts a dream
Believer’s memoir
A hint of passion spent

Tears drip upon parched pages
Midst of emotion
Instilled with one phrase
As the past hauntingly appears

Rustling leaves of fall’s return
As summer fades
Leaving one more chapter behind

Gentle rose withers
As love descends with the petals
Thorns embedding the heart

I weep in longing
For what's left behind

As sights and sounds encircle...
Life

2007-12-16T20:06:00.000-05:00

"In and Out of Rhythm"

Music echoes in sweet refrain
After the melody stops
Sunlight warms a new day
After a darkened night
Dance of a thousand tomorrows

In rhythm of life

Engagement beckoned
Against gentle rains
Emotion so authentic
Consummated in octosyllabic prelude

Horizontal landscape gathered
At the point of sunrise
Empathetic to a spring
That mislaid its bend
In summer’s compassion
Culmination of heat

Desire to recall a world
Thirsting for purpose
Compelled to a melancholy night
Waiting on another season
An irrefutable portrait hanging
Out of rhythm

2007-12-16T20:05:00.001-05:00

"Dying of Thirst"

I stood at a small bridge under the moonlight. Patiently, waiting for

the morning sun to cleanse the darkness. The heavens opened midst the dawn,

as I stood exposed. The pinnacle of life lay barren as if I was staring

death in the face. The depths of memories sliced cold through my spine. A

wounded soul trembling within the cycle of seasons, I screamed to arouse

abrupt listening, embracing the shadow of a bird. If only I could grow

wings and soar beyond deaf ears and hardened hearts. Wings to lift me upward

to bask in heavenly light; wings to surround me and hover over all

obstacles; wings that I might recall those beautiful moments lost; wings to

take me past the place where ghosts wander. If only my hunger had been

satisfied tenderly without dying of thirst.

2007-12-16T20:04:00.002-05:00

"Half Rising, Half Falling"

Raging fire
Like the heat of the sun
Escalating within the walls
Thoughts penetrated
hardening the heart
Overtones of deception
Biting my tongue
Waiting for an easier way

Altering my bearings
Fear flings open
Afraid to be defeated
shuffling backward
Unable to play the victim

Your indulgence of self
Piercing chant of ritual
Lauded for sentiments expressed
Leaning in to witness...
what you are
what you’ve been

Half-rising around me
Half-falling to rigid ground
Inadequate lighting
Creature caught in the beam
of a darkened path
With no turning back

Longing for the cleansing depth
of truth
Two specters aching to believe
Midst the rivulet of rain
trapped and contained
Where demons flock like shadows
Fragmented ghosts of the past
merging with the present
Rustling through empty winds
Waiting for the dawn...

Until the sky remains

Untouched

2007-12-16T20:04:00.001-05:00

"Destined Milestones"

Sidetracked and aimless
as darkness clenches
I'm rapt as a hostage within memoirs
collapsing inside my psyche

Drenched in fear-
I saw the years change to moments
witnessing the destined milestones
in the faces of Mommy and Daddy
Those who bestowed me life
were reversing the circle
bending towards a new passage

Unprepared to face the final chapter
mortality stumbled like a thief
pilfering a child's smile
My heart sealed off and bruised
as a pine box nailed and wired tightly

Daddy's days were numbered
as his body grew feeble
seldom uttering sufferings
to spare others the sorrow
On my son's birthday
a fall, crushed his brain stem
leaving only a bated heartbeat
and a mind wiped from existence

In winter's snow-drift
his casket was lowered
into a solemn place
swallowed by earth
where trees and sun surround
in remembrance of a man
of great character

My mother, in solitary confinement
of a mummified body
lost the vision
tarrying for seven years
until illness struck without warning
Doctors said they could make her better
but a phone call revealed another story
She required emergency surgery
never to awaken again
holding on by artificial means
until life let her go

She laid peaceful in a beautiful casket
adorned with tender flowers
and teardrops that fell from those
whose life she had touched
and the longest journey began
as we crossed onto the grounds
and last goodbyes were spoken
in reverance

In the dusk of consuming tribulation
a miracle emerged...
I fell to the ground in bereavement
My daughter by my side
and she looked to the heavens
to see a wondrous site
Two of the brightest stars ever seen
overlapped in a timeless space
beyond my plaintive grasp
A sign...
the reuniting of two souls
in a place where maladies
and fear are left behind

I dried my tears
and in that solitary moment
my childhood faded
and cast a new mold of life

The yearning still clings...
to embrace warmth once again
If I could bribe them from the gates of Heaven
I'd place flowers at their feet
in hopes the path would draw closer
their faces to my sight
and I could touch upon
the conception of childhood once again

2007-12-16T20:02:00.000-05:00

"Life Caught in Panes of Glass"

in crystal surrounds
so peaceful is the refuge
a brilliant design
of color that shifts
in reflection (of life)

an illumination of wonder
where a mere flicker
becomes the beacon
enticing birds to witness
what lies within

or in sorrow, panes can shatter
pieces of a dream, lost
lewd shadows casting
upon yesterdays
once so beautiful

a season out of place
glares past the window
in wonder of tomorrow
hope of a new spring
that may lean through
and blissfully catch...
the dust

2007-12-16T20:01:00.002-05:00

"In the Wisp of Waking"

In the wisp of waking-
morning spread in remembrance
Your body so near
as if giving mine life

Love forms the thought
desire prefaces the motion
Eyes speaking to each other
lips savoring lips
Parched with the same rush of air
as music dances in brushed whispers

Tracing your words with passion
our souls tangle between the sheets
Framing your face with my hands
Pulling you to me
Flesh wrapped in dreams
of now
Yearning to taste a new language
of tomorrow
Drenched in communal bliss
an intersection of resonant focus

With you,
I become more than myself
Holding you within me
the fit is complete
Singing with the Creator’s approval
Each moment consumed...

In wondrous flight of consecration
Carrying us until...

tomorrow’s wake

2007-12-16T20:01:00.001-05:00

"Encompassed Within a Miracle"

I touched his face in dreams
a last climb to the moon
stepping off another cloud
past empty vessels of hope
as hours drained my blood
Unable to quench the fire
that burned within

He searched through a thousand
stars to find my wish
and created a meandering
path of roses
enticing and embroidered
with scents of spring
A touch of heaven lighting
my way
into his heart

I hold onto every touch
every kiss
as the sun seals the warmth
of his lips
How sweetly flows the love
as we become one
thrusting inside my soul
submerged deeply and complete
deserving the embrace
of the dawn
in glorious rapture
of the vision
that took flight
within his arms
and the flame still burns
brightly-
encompassed within a miracle

2007-12-16T19:59:00.000-05:00

"Promise of a Deeper Sea"

On murmur of my next breath
Rapturous wave of desire
Hungering for life’s flowering root
of love
Love’s promise of a deeper sea
When two become one
a sacred flame
that will burn eternally
Surmounting every obstacle
Within him, I’ll find myself
Souls exposed in soft caress
Exploring the mystery
into awareness
Harping muses ring
Soft music against candlelight
All uncertainties abandoned
Quivering with his touch
on petals of velvet
Feeding the hunger
fulfilling the need
Soft and slow
Kisses melting the layers
within mellow harmony
So deep
so very deep inside me
I lose sight
outside of him
Intoxicatingly beautiful
Impressions made hand in hand
Passion’s blend
with each thrust
Drawing nearer
nearer to him
Making love
Pure love beyond the physical
a glimpse of heaven-
I’ll search no more

2007-12-16T19:57:00.000-05:00

"September Song"

Suspended in yearning
Awaiting for his arrival
Exotic fragrances of late summer
Simmering passion
Apex of desire
Forbidden distance
Arousing warmer blood
Ascending in the midst of the moonlight
He slides onto the silken sheets
My speech stolen
With his hungry flesh against mine
Craving voices with a gasping kiss
An iridescent vibration
Undressing the fruit
His lips, to drink, to kiss, to love
From his palms, invasive fingers
Rapturous valley of heaven
Smoldering fire, thrusting desire
Eager limbs slippery
In a sultry moist-laden air
Liquefying euphonious sounds
Torrid is our passion
Meandering among the flowers
A grateful seethe
Ebb and flow with the tide
Milking the delicacy of flesh
Dripping, melting with our September song

2007-12-16T19:55:00.001-05:00

"Most of All"

Corroded and splintered
Reality lost in the presence
Pleasure felt in the absence
Enlightened to a superior pain
Still, you fear
Paying a fee
Losing yourself
A mummified body in quest of life
State of brokenness
Breeding sadness
As a bird's fleeting shadow
Seeking the warmth
To mock the sun
Innate need for a resuscitating breath
Finding your way out
Through a wish called freedom

Surviving the valley of the dead
You called my name...
Painted your touch upon my skin
Raising me up
to more
Than I thought I could be

Many roads to unravel
Painfully dreaming of the dagger
The past is over worn
An aimless band
Of lingering remnants
Blind to your beauty

If only you could see yourself
through my eyes
Measurement of knowledge and wisdom
Bestowing understanding and strength
Courage to wade through life’s storms
Lover with tenderness unmet
I drown in your pleasure
Evoking endless passion
Your gentle voice drifting me
to peaceful slumber

I desire to be your sea of harmony
Riding together in frothy waves
Against all odds
Taste my craving...
to expose my heart
Concealing nothing
As seasons’ bliss culminates in
Melodious song
In the spring shall lie love’s way

Claim the star that holds my name
Let it surround you in conviction
More than spoken words
Let me seal your soul
In belief that I love you...
Most of all

2007-12-16T19:54:00.001-05:00

"Silent Voice of Destiny"

I was summoned
From the silent voice of destiny
Before my soul was born
before my heart beat faintly
Upon a heavenly earth
You loved me

As stars were placed
Against a slender moon
I breathed fresh air of life
within your existence

With the first peak of light
Your face held gently
A silken veil
Uncovering our purpose

Softly, slowly you found me
Your words pressed hard
Into a rising flame
Clouds removed from bitter history

Deeply promised
Our hearts merged as one
Myriad of sweet devotion
Melting into one being

An enchanting scene surrounds
In the arms of love
Floating on a stream
That will never run dry

With all the melodies
Resonant with a soft-breathing harp
Your breath
Your touch
Your dreams
Have become mine

Never to depart

2007-12-16T19:53:00.002-05:00

"Stretching Beyond Desire"

A beautiful picture painted
on the canvas of stars
as fate sealed love
Two souls moving towards
one another

An uncontrollable inferno
blazing with passion
a deliberate conception from nowhere
Plucked from Heaven’s unseen touch

The story unfolds
and night skies descend
Bestowing answered prayers
as emotions billow against
tempestuous oceans
Tides rise to a dazzling moon
embracing star-dust dreams

Falling home in his arms
without resistance
stretching beyond desire
His voice lingers on my name
as if clinging to each letter

Touch is found in a rush of air-
brushing against hungry skin
Melting stones beneath his feet
and floating on silver pavement
Heartbeat against heartbeat
a thousand moments refracting time

Feathered wings sing of the sun
murmured in dawn’s waking
His gaze, mirroring my eyes enchantment
Breathing one more scent of him within-
a chapter of purpose embossed

~Each breath belonging to
Heaven

2007-12-16T19:52:00.002-05:00

"Fantasy of Love"

Somewhere in a distant place and time

I lived a fantasy of love divine

A fleeting glimpse of moonlight on your hair

Blue eyes dancing without a care

Moonlit walks, gazing at the stars above

Hand in hand, sparked by true love

I awake to reality out of my trance

Mirrors of your memory in every glance

2007-12-16T19:52:00.001-05:00

"Tiny Dancer"

Emerging to a place she had never been
Swaying in his arms, a demure form
Beneath star-laced skies love dressed
A softer shade of moon
Bodies in sync, moving as one
Her heart had fallen on his path
A mystic place she would never escape
Magically connecting their souls
Kindred spirits, a celestial aura
Her legs like a ballerina’s
Enticing all his senses
An ebb and flow of unyielding surrender
A fierce undeniable attraction
Eyes gazing upon their heart’s desire
His arms offering a safe haven
A brief respite from her prison
He mends her
Freeing the thorn in her heart
Unleashing a single perfect rose
Dancing to the rhythm of a tender wind
Passions lay bare
Her legs like a slippery silk
Passion created in this moment beyond words
Two hearts beat as one
Merging a melody and cadence
A vessel of hope and dreams
Memories in a world that stood still
Embracing his tiny dancer

2007-12-16T19:51:00.002-05:00

"Light at the End of the Tunnel"

Clinging to life with faith
trying to find my way
many bridges crossed
sometimes losing along the course
darkness my companion
Mist turning into torrential rain
few days with laughter
countless filled with tears
Wept and prayed for something more
many promises broken
THE dream still held in my heart
knowing there’s a place waiting
Another soul destined for mine

I’ve felt you deeply...
Oh, so deeply within
Preparing to meet the face

I close my eyes
tears take aim
my hand reaches out
And there you are...
A moment in time
The world stands still
The way you look
The way you look at me
between the heavens and stars
You’re all I’ve ever wanted
You’re what I’ve lived for
Our bodies, minds and souls
a perfect mold
Together we find the light
restless nights left behind
Ebb and flow of pure love and ecstasy
within our tender hearts
God gave me you
We shall feel no more rain
being each other’s shelter
Lovers and friends entwined
Love that will grow
beyond all distance and time
One dream, one life...
we found our way

2007-12-16T19:51:00.001-05:00

"Love's Aim"

And gently by a thousand wings
Which o’er our spirits fly
Like breezes o’er hearts tender strings
Love’s aim cannot we deny
Soul renewed, face of beauty’s kiss
Melodious song touching the night
Gentle rain of rhythm’s bliss
Under dainty moon burning bright
Two names whispered upon the wind
Destined harmony, a timeless end

2007-12-16T19:49:00.000-05:00

“Touch”

Unspoken words tracing flesh
Penetrating the heart
Softly, deeply remembered

"Kiss"

Sweet liqueur lip to lip
Soft and tender
Melody without words

"Beyond Like"

Deeper within the heart
Flame into fiery
Embers forever burn

2007-12-16T19:48:00.000-05:00

"Love's Hook"

Perfect pretty words
Laced under the moon
Injected through love’s core

2007-12-16T19:47:00.002-05:00

"An Angel's Words"

A weary soldier
Trodden down from battle
Scars deep and hardened
As a barefoot orphan
Lost in fallen snow
Night falls in treeless space
Among the colored troops
Sleeping within enemies' gunshot
Waiting to be remembered

And suddenly...
The skies fill with stars
As light disentangles
From darkness

An angel's words...
Letters from far away
Tears of joy freely flow
Rescuing a dying man
Her named carved deeply
In airless breeze
Attempt to bring her near
She lies beside him
An etched image
Untouched yet melodious
Consuming him with fire

He fell deeply...
Deeply in love
Without the facade
of flesh
His heart belongs to her
Even through the distance
Her kiss belongs to him
Stamped in parchment
Filling emotion to heal the wounds

The winds of war forsake him
His angel will guide him...

home

2007-12-16T19:47:00.001-05:00

"I Believe"

Tracing history
I believed the lies
Never-ending island of deception
Veiled shadow
Becoming someone else to please
My best not good enough
Body separated from soul
Imprisonment of past conditioning
As the credits rolled
Conforming to the script
Seeking acceptance
Losing more than I gained
A path barren and devoid

Light descends from nowhere...
A strange enchantment
Cast upon my heart
Memories become a blur
Mirrored brilliance with the dawn
A profound purpose
As I regained myself
A dream taking shape
Before my eyes
Your face, I’ve searched for
All my life

The world stands still
With your soothing touch
Merging into the depths
Beyond reason
Pain, a distant memory
Your laughter cures my grief
My burning eyes softened
With your gaze
Breathing in your love
I find home

Thoughts between words
Become tranquil space
Your voice lingers in the silence
Transcending practical
Existing in a world of our own
Limited only to what
We allow ourselves
to see, to feel

Your presence felt deep
A beautiful journey to savor
Your world in tune perfectly with mine
A sonnet of reality
Spiracle of the blanket to your soul
That holds me willingly
A symphony of utter sweetness
Felt within September's kiss

Our dreams shall fly...
Beneath the skin of moonlight
Caressed midst the stars

All the battles fought
Brought me here
And now…

You are the reason

I believe

2007-12-16T19:46:00.000-05:00

"Silver Rains"

A first touch
Edged by layers of longing
I hold you...
Gasping, as your lips meet mine

A moment removed from heaven
Love defined in measurement
of the flesh
Penetrating the soul

Pulling you within me
Complete and deep
Tenderly dissolved
In passion's flame

Spirits bathed profoundly
As our hands entwine
Never to let go
A melody in perfect tune
No words need spoken

As you reach into my depths
You calm me
In your arms I find
Myself
A home safe and free

We meld as one
In faint shimmers of
Silence

Wake unto me...
Under violet-blue skies
As the stars watch in envy
I gaze into the eyes
Of the one...
The only one I love
Silver rains
Revealing the dream...

Forevermore

2007-12-16T19:45:00.000-05:00

"We Shall Dance Once More"

We laughed; we cried; we loved…we danced, a moment in time, bathed in blissful union.

Suddenly our rainbow turned to black and white, a hundred-year old ghost turning the page. Half embalmed I watched you depart. Your kiss, your warm embrace remains. The day wore on, the sun dragged heavily over barren skies. My heart protrudes through broken roots of my soul, veiling my deepest feelings; fearing the next move within the bestial frame.

Each moment of every day I trace the memory of your lips upon mine, your touch upon my heart. Your image surrounds me, reflective of preceding chapters and what lies ahead. Haunting melodies stop me in my tracks, your presence felt deeply.

I’ve paid the toll for each brooded wrong, bearing grief, craving death; swirled in the dust like foreign matter as fingers point sharply. I’ve drowned on rain-soaked earth as judgment harshly severed my being. Attempts to take away what I cherish most, a huge torrent redirecting my path.

Without pause between breaths, I trace the horizon, determined to climb the mountain, against all odds. I dream of a peaceful meadow where we can run free, resuming our love beneath moon’s radiance as cherubs sing in approval.

Silver rains fall gently against my eyes, your face seen in the distance, mingled with spring. A thousand maddening efforts of life evaporate, faith that our love will stand the test of time...

and we shall dance once more

2007-12-16T19:43:00.003-05:00

"And Still, We Dance"

Music of our hearts filled the hall
unlike ever before
And we “danced”

Two souls touched
as the melody lightened
Orchestrating love to a higher level
Intoxicating emotion savored
Sharing the wonder
Swaying beneath watchful eyes
without a care

Pieces of the puzzle descending
from a clear blue sky
Forming a lucid picture
Like the first warm day of spring
Kindred spirits navigating towards
a common plane
External forces opening eyes
Celestial tears falling
with almost unbearable intensity

Breath of purpose…
Tropical stream of passion
Floating vapor sung
at shrilling heights
Carrying me in his hands slowly
To places nameless

He charily moves the petals aside
Discovering a perfect blossom
Seeking the glistening pearl
Assembled dulcet rhapsody
thrusting with beauty
that stands the test of time
Pulsating beneath his touch
Serenading in tempo…
Flame against flame
Laden with moisture
Tasting the essence
Senses deluged and shuddered
Pushed deep into sweet oblivion
Bodies spasm in rush of liquid heat

Through a torn window
an attainable moon holds the night
Luminating a solitary rose
Carved semblance, nurtured and preserved
by the force and will of love

Lovers weaving under gentle blankets
Finding a place
we were always meant to be
One silhouette rising with the dawn
embracing morning’s sun

And still...
we dance

2007-12-16T19:43:00.002-05:00

2007-12-16T19:43:00.001-05:00

"Completeness"

In the sinister darkness
under silvery radiance
Passions are born
Eager for moments of emotion
Temptations of the flesh
Bathing the soul

My bareness embedded in his warmth
Consumed with maddening blaze
Wafting into tremulous currents
perfumed scent of pleasure
Succulent mouths dripping
As flaccid skin absorbs

Sultry motion of touch
Awakened with surging rush of heat
Pace ascending with voracious appetite
Hardness pressed against my body
Stealing his air
His strength penetrating
Thrusting midst a sea of gyrating bodies
Quivers in ecstatic flow
Undulating rhythm

Discovering the full depth
Of love

I linger in his eyes...
Catapulted into rapture
Satiated into idyllic slumber
Until the night evaporates away

And the sun rises in envy

2007-12-16T19:41:00.002-05:00

"Under Moonlight's Caress"

Donned in silken raiment
My body traveled a thousand years
to lay beside you
Poets failing to describe
tender emotion
as you move inside me
Silent depths serenading
as I’m consumed in your flame
Two souls wedged
in a temple of want and need

An ebb and flow of
Lust and love
Like spectral adversaries
as candlelight splashes against
A solitary silhouette
Pleading to hold on
Daring to attain unreachable heights

Raven tresses entangled
Though gentle hands
Sketching across milky thighs
The flower opens wide
Hunger sharpening
with unhindered blatancy
A rapturous fusion
Stretched beyond desire
Unlocking an ancient wisp
of memory
Laid exposed in moonlight’s caress

How you shine on me!
Illuminating pages once empty
The world as my witness
Unable to deny my heart

Your lips speak such sweetness
I would gladly die in your kiss
And ascend towards the stars
Carrying you with me
as I tarry
To a place where instinct
is forbidden
Fearing the thief
that attempts to pilfer you away
And our love would be guarded
In Heaven
Where it was conceived
A perfect blending
Transcending eternity
And be bourn again tenderly
By a gentle breeze
of faith

2007-12-16T19:41:00.001-05:00

"Devoured Within a Moment Lost"

Twists like a haunted river
the wind against my face
I’m awakened
by the severed stillness
Howling for deliverance
as I hold you
In the circle of my fire
Fully embracing the ghost
of yesterday
Where your touch
Lingered in gentle air
Resonant upon
the morning light
As I caught the sun
In your eyes

~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.

My flesh splits open
Latticed against
an invisible sky
As the moon descends
in suspended emotion
Hurling into my body deep
The secret thrust
of pain
A signal from the heart
Untangling the layered clouds
To claim a single tincture
Of that beautiful canvas...

Before I fail to remember-
the image

And the feelings empty-
Gratuitously

Devoured within a moment-
Lost

2007-12-16T19:39:00.000-05:00

"In Your Voice"

In your voice
I heard
love
a tender
melody
dusting across the
pain
captured under
an endless
sky
beautiful chorus
falling
to the soul
a passionate place
embellished
under the heavens
and it’s your
lips
I’ve always
loved
before the moon
kissed
the night

2007-12-16T19:36:00.002-05:00

"Mere Dust"

Undressed and exposed
beautiful words I clutched to my breast
as he memorized each crease
tomorrow traced with precision
I believed in him

He paved the road that led him away
a sacred ceremony embraced
with a forced kiss
and filthy hands
the inevitable laid before me
as each footstep became louder
spitting out remains, bathed in defeat

In the unraveling I scramble for truth
Was it circumstantial amnesia
causing him to forget where he placed
each syllable of love
Or was this a man of disguise
an agenda to deceive and slaughter

In midnight silence
the moon flees past a dead space
where scenes are lustrous
and scars fade into sweet memories
if only for a moment
dreams rekindle the fire

A new sun rises
beating horizons into hindsight
his meaningless words echo
over a slippery image
of a man without honor
and a heart made of...
mere dust

2007-12-16T19:36:00.001-05:00

"Planting Flowers in Mid-Air"

Married into life
a first breath of love-
swallowed
Not knowing if you’ll choke

Paths paved in amethyst and rose
sometimes withering away
Simple words of deep meaning-
transmuted to rust
Name forgotten
in shadows of a noisy death

Sometimes truth stares us in the face
so bitter, without impression of warmth
and summer’s rays fail
to melt the pain
Temptation to run
Deep desire to cling

Black eyes searching
a heart that lost
and the voice I hear
is inside of me
Needing to be saved

The meadow, still
Daunted by winter’s liar
Tears shed in watermarks
as dreams are subdued
Painful whispers extracted
as I let go
Melancholy wings
float in chants of the wind
A flight from your heart

I’ll plant flowers in mid air
and look into distant sunsets
in remembrance-
of where we began

2007-12-16T19:35:00.001-05:00

"Solitary Silhouette"

A precious dream
Seized intimately
Through the distance…

I’ve never gazed…
into your eyes
Nor felt the softness of your kiss
As you whisper my name

You’ve never touched…
my warmth
As I pause in rapture
Your heart beating with mine

Inherent in my heart
Firmly and deeply
My love transcending
those that came before

Sacred, fathomless emotion
Drawing mist...
from the sea
Against azure hung hills
Momentary rending
Wailing at the moon

Image of you, of us
A rare beauty
I’ve summoned...
with my soul

Vision not attained
Fear pushing you away
Afraid to reach out

Are we an image?
Pretty colors on canvas
Washed away...
By your refusal
To unlock your arms
Afraid of falling
A masterpiece untouchable

Choking on the dust
Of a million words you've said
Bemused and forgotten

Deep in the sands
My bare feet trod
Searching for your footprints
To meet you halfway
Only to find...
a ghost
Deserted from shore

A self-made sea...
Of tears

Our dream...
Vanished in vapors
Of memory’s wisp
As the voice of gulls
Tangle with my cries
Futilely against the wind

I lie in ruins...
Swept away with the deluge
Solitary silhouette
Of one
Consummation of pain...

I let go

2007-12-16T19:34:00.000-05:00

"Tears in Your Hands"

Living in a world that is not mine
A creature born of yourself
Too blind to see
Muted lips seeking pleasure
Prisoner of your own pain
Beauty hidden beneath your skin
Falling in your shadows
Floating in the darkness
I run, yet I follow
Bleeding into where you resist
An eternal wanting and need
I dart into your thoughts
Clouds descend from your fix
Truth lying between reality and illusion
An ethereal twist
I should have, I could have flown away
Deserving of more than you give
I speak to you, are you in there?
Your ghost passing through
I reach out, but cannot touch
Choked on emotions, the spire is hot
I breathe you in, falling into the flames
A faltered hinge that doesn’t let me in
Something keeps you numb
Crucifying your own soul
Fires burning, I’m running fast
.
.
.

Walking out of your dream
To dream my own dreams
.
.
.

Leaving my tears in your hands

2007-12-16T19:33:00.002-05:00

"Silent Wings"

In silence I grieve
Through the darkness of a thousand nights
The heart dies when love is done

With you I was a moment from heaven
I had no choice but to say goodbye
Knowing you would soon escape

You captured my very soul
Holding the key to my emotions
You led and I freely followed

Lost within the whispering wind
Timeless shadows of flight
I am the cloud and you the rain

In your weakening moments, I sheltered you
Never giving up
Watching your self-destructive dance

You don’t know how to love
Running in circles, running to your past
Paralyzed seeking your future

Feeling like an intrusion in your secluded world
Suppressing your love, a lingering torment
A sunrise extinguished and drained dry

My arms stretched out with nothing to find
Our hearts bound, our bodies separated
Like the night existing without the moon

Life is bare with the absence of your smile
In my eyes you were beautiful
A reflection of who you wanted to become

Still now the tears don’t fade away
Dreaming of once passionate nights
Only in my imagination can I embrace you

So, I must say goodbye
Locking the memories in my heart
Unfolding the poignant drama

On silent wings I will fly away
Shielding you from watching me die another day
I will carry your love with me

I shall die in deep slumber
Should you return and be able to give
I will awaken and carelessly love again

Maybe I will meet you once more
When we cross the bridge of rainbows
In a place where you can find peace

Flying back to me on "silent wings"

2007-12-16T19:33:00.001-05:00

"Goodbye, My Muse"

Once in a lifetime
Love so beautiful
Deeper than I’ve been
Offering your hand

Tenderness declared
At such a moment
True love that took plight
Taunting paramour

Romantics revere
Words mixed with chorus
An unleashed ardor
Far from deep slumber

Deafening silence
Words dripped by your vein
Scarcely be reckoned
A languid disguise

A transformation
Searching for the words
That others exude
Badge of infamy

I never knew pain
Until there was you
Piece by piece I lose
But you fail to see

I shall endeavor
Taking you with me
Choked on emotion
Muted lips of love

Pain becomes stronger
Still I search for you
To feel you again
Still clinging to you

Dagger through my heart
Now beyond your reach
Love losing meaning
Never to return

Forgive me my muse
You put out the flame
Ashes at your feet
My final goodbye

2007-12-16T19:32:00.002-05:00

"Yet"

Fantasy unlived
Ill-fated reverie
Questioned, dare I ask?

A once-in-a lifetime
Miracle crying out
Yearning quenched

Soul within my soul
From the same thread
While it glittered

Sunned my heart
In beauty’s eyes
As cherubim smiled

Born of time and place
Purpose, I know not
Sadness of farewell

Palm of your hand, held
Letting us slip
Gentle notes be drowned

Passion’s eye made reason blind
As a ship in the night
Sailing outside my course

In dreams
Your touch still mends
Felt deep within my craving

In silence
Your voice echoes
Suffocating my screams

Your face
A tender, gentle memory
Be forever strong

Your love
Inserted profoundly deep
Not to pale with time

Lingering keepsake
Reminder of why, of when
My spirit gone astray

Sweet sleep
Escape, my eyes close
Holding you so very near

Bond unbroken
Feelings remain
Night fades with the dawn

Tomorrow’s quake
Out of deep slumber
Low tone of love

Power of daylight molests
Teach me to die
Flee the bitter pain

Whispers the fiery flame of day

And
You’re still here…
~Yet~

2007-12-16T19:32:00.001-05:00

"Dry Eyes"

The cold chill of winter hit hard
awaiting spring to loosen the tethers
of his goodbye

A tearful, yet soft gaze intrudes
plundering the beauty of a sky
colliding with remembrance of yesterday
and a foreboding tomorrow

Dreams became mere memories
etched bitterly in a novel
placed on a weathered shelf
of his unhappiness

Man-made walls shattered
in that final hour
as he held me
and imprinted his touch
one last time

A perfect love story
faded to failure
A broken man
spoiling the potential
of a perpetual haven of warmth

Promises reeked in stoic fragrance
as he escaped
a million lies
merging into a perfect stranger

A motionless silhouette embraces
midnight's lullaby
haunting in a fierce presence
of one who drifted carelessly away...
with dry eyes

2007-12-16T19:31:00.000-05:00

"Crystal Memories"

So soft...
The melody of intrusion
Dancing beneath the moon
Phase of flight
between luminary layers

The brightest star
Reflection of love
love for only you
Brevity’s pace
fading into perfidy
As blood dripped
from your heart

Droplets of tears
fall upon crystal memories
As you let go
Soaring beyond me
beyond “us”

I’ll fear less
and love more
Accepting the light
warmth of a new path
The wind will carry my whisper
Recited in the night
as darkness befalls you

Questioning not why
Purpose beyond my control
The joy was worth the pain
We danced, a moment in time

May your broken wings mend
Your captive soul be free
I’ll hold you in my heart
And pray you remember me

2007-12-16T19:29:00.000-05:00

"And the Rain Fell"

My heart made a wish
As the stars fell from the sky
Beyond all space and time
Love mingled
Sensory elucidation
Embraced with quaking trembles
Strokes of rainbow upon incandescent canvas

And the rain fell…

Depleting language
Turning away in haste
Crossing far from shore
Silent tears drenched my eyes
Confusing stupor
Riding against disturbing waves
Dancing around emotional castles
Ambiance of a vacant place
Unquenched and hungry
Fear hiding in the darkness of night
Discerning the optimum blunder
Lending myself to the wake of desire
Visage of imbalance
Craving the warmth of the sun...

Until the rain ceases to fall

2007-12-16T19:27:00.002-05:00

"Moment Held Tenderly"

Flaming tequila sunset
Colors of day fading into muted tone
Summer evening made for dreams

A lazy porch swing
an easy breeze holding memories
Hovering in yesterdays

Time marking the sorrow
Furrowed face, heartrending eyes
Aging hands that tremble

Her thoughts drift back
an epoch
She loved him, young and fair
He mirrored her soul
Eternity held gently
Two songs in one symphony
Merging with its own sea

Beyond the stars
She searches
to unearth him again
Hungry all the years
Stealing fire from the sky
to relive the passion

Chimerical of hope
Victim of twisted fate
Distance eroding the dream
as the moon eclipsed in alteration

Silent season
Petals of his voice
still linger
Held tenderly in a moment
His name whispered
with her last breath

Autumn turns to wintry chill
Images, scars and memories melt
A ghost in ashes on the snow
Love’s reverse
In soundless deep
as angels bear her pain

2007-12-16T19:27:00.001-05:00

"Undress Me"

Undress me
Peel away the layers
See the scars
Watch me bleed
Drown in my tears
Die in my pain
Bear witness to your creation
Let the thorns sever your heart
Blood running dry
Your soul fragile and bent
Too tainted to love
Comfortably numb
Night lays you down
Burning parched thoughts
The end drawing near
Before you go
Undress me
Take one more look
A paler shade of grey
Descending into resistance
Walk away
My voice screaming
Memories will haunt you...
.
.
.
As you undress me

2007-12-16T19:26:00.000-05:00

"Mislaid Among the Thorns"

Was it the depth
of his eyes
or smile
Pulling me into him
As summer eased into
autumn

His lips burning
in utterance
Undressing his soul
Right wing of power
Engorged seed
burgeoning
Profusely in my heart
A garden I'd never seen
nor felt
In the deep of heaven
Laden in ardent song

Mad wind's work...
Whitened air overlapping
Erased memories
Our love forgotten
In dismal shades
As his eyes
closed
Too blind to see
Blackened shadows
of yesterday

I stood alone
at desert's door
Thirsting
To touch our dream
Once more
Beneath a dying sun
A mirage
In desire's lament...

Mislaid among the thorns

2007-12-16T19:24:00.000-05:00

"Secretly Hindered"

Settled in a playground of safety
relishing in comfort of the confines
And then...
flames burst from a place
I have yet to understand

His skin crawled
beneath my own
without even a mere touch
confusion blending with sensation

Needing to defend the reasons
I kicked past his words
of love
And secretly hindered
the warmth of his spell

Truth cast...
as a razor's sharp blade
his mind, darker inside
than the most treacherous night

Driven to confession...

You...
a punishment I "almost" gave-
to myself