Poetry
Truth
2004-10-24
All I want is something real
Something that we all can feel alive
Just take me where those hearts don't steal
A quiet voce speaks loudly in the night
The myst'ry of your hearts untold
By spoken words that don't unfold to me
It's strange, I could not see 'till now
That actions show just what it is you'll be
In My Hands
2004-9-28
These hollow hands hold nothing,
This fleshy mass is only clay.
That blue light I am, a shield,
That crimson figure lies beyond.
This blood seeks, neither can have,
These halfway tones are their own.
Quilt
2004-9-17
Be your candle
Some will melt in sun so bright
Others will crumble in pale cellar's light
Selfless will burn, glow just one night
We were the waiting dust
We are the breathing dust
We'll forever be - dust
Each is each other
I am another
We are him and her
Worlds are changed by the one
Each takes part, then it's done
A peaceful war is won
Receive my fading flame
That Girl
2004-9-8
who stroked her golden mane
who loved the fruits of nature
bounding through the valley grass
hopping flights from hairy trees
Into the mist;
A land of green and blue.
trees are ancient, grasses are low
the salt waters sting in wounds
the animal becomes throbbing reality
what truth so few knew becomes lost
what was once love becomes my fear.
Cry Without
2004-8-29
this is the shore of doubt
whose harbors are defended
this is the sea through which we travel
where we find only lost souls
this is the sojourner of mercy
whose mind's path is set
this is the traveler for whom I live
when crossroads are lost in fog
this is the friend who's more than that
whose heart is kept secret
this is the soul that so few know
while so few are so worth it
The Other Way
2004-7-14
I will not
sail away, learn to be free
help the world through all that's me
I will not
smile in sight of sunrise
receive comfort from soft eyes
I will not
find what I always lived for
step beyond this lost life's door
I will not
live the life, this life I choose
reach my dreams, not without you
I would not
easily hear a no
I could not
bear the harsh let go
Inspiration
2004-6-12
whose flesh I may not touch
whose life I will not lead
whose perfect smile I rarely see
and whose love I hope always to receive
she is the girl who'll sail away
with precious words she did not say
to make me listen another day
seclusion's shield is cast upon her
to keep her strong, to keep her honor
and hold her heart as it grows fonder
An Old Idea
2004-6-2
Life should be an "as you wish" fairytale.
The Holy Grail should be a token of love.
The president should be a sober Rasputin.
Eyes should soothe, fingers should know.
The leaves of Autumn should be enough.
The world should hie a peaceful journey.
Subtle Sighs
2004-5-14
Years awake
to find the time
to do the right
Questions break
to change the heart
to see the warmth
Dance tonight
to feel the breadth
to know the soul
Lacking light
to rest the mind
to share the air
Mellow
2004-5-6
I'm entranced
Not over-your-head entranced
Not obsessive entranced
Not entranced like a moth to the flame
But just enough to keep me going
Entranced by elaborate thoughts
Entranced by my heart
Entranced by you