When we know we’re close When it’s just around the bend Knocking, knocking We fight Or we give in
Tag: thoughts
Into the Shadows of the Clouds – May 22, 2020
It is hard When the dark finds you And chooses Not To let you go The shadows In the clouds Are closer than you think Waiting With their wretched claws Have you ever seen them Have they touched You Melting in To who You Thought you were Reaching Scratching and biting Until there is nothing … Continue reading Into the Shadows of the Clouds – May 22, 2020
When It’s All Over – May 3, 2020
What quiets the soul I’ve been searching Smooth it And gloss it over She will brave through Mercy
Fleeting Thought – May 19, 2020
Shhhh Don’t tell them It’s me These words are not mine I’m hiding out And it’s just fine
Before I Dream Tonight – May 13, 2020
Let’s take a walk As twilight encroaches Passing by All things grand Life circles around us Floating like fireflies You and I And the moonlit sky
Breadcrumbs – April 25, 2020
Squeaking Something that matters That really makes a difference Watching the sun set and rise Strictly metered ~~~ It’s the mundane That always Takes my breath away
Brokenheartedness Among Us – May 11, 2020
Just enough To see The movement Forward Never toggle Too long In one place To let It Start seeping Into The depths Of Your Heart
Round and Round We Go – May 11, 2020
This then that Then that Then this Spinning Spinning Never winning Thank you ladies and gentlemen
Fingerprint in the Sky – May 3, 2020
My finger print Has slipped away I reached today And touched the sky Left part of me Way up high
May 11, 2020
Go on... Ask about her I’ll prob-bably cry But that’s ok Because she was so wonderful And you’ll get to see All the ways she touched me In each tear That drops
Distracted – May 8, 2020
Sitting here Again Watching the shadows Of things Dance on wood grained Palettes Merging And separating Reasoning Through questions My eyes rise To the crystal blue sky Everything exists As one Working together Connected at the hip Far fetched memories Touching Moving between While The present Beat Continues to Travel silently Around me
Presence – May 3, 2020
I want to sit by her grave soak in the sun And feel her warmth Put it’s arms around me I want to ride the wind Brushing the leaves from her name Running my fingers Down and around each letter ~~~ In my head Over and over again ~~~ I want to look over my … Continue reading Presence – May 3, 2020
Oblivious – April 30, 2020
Don’t go Don’t drift away Stay ~~~ It’s been too long Far, far too long ~~~ Would it have mattered The innocence it took The ugliness it planted ~~~ To have screen shots stuck In my head ~~~ Of the things I’ve seen Things I’ve witnessed ~~~ Long before I knew where it would end … Continue reading Oblivious – April 30, 2020
Talking to you…raindrops 4/30/20
I opened my front door the other day. It was raining. Each drip looked as if it stung the cement landing quickly and bouncing sharply upward breaking into pieces. I stood there for awhile watching. I listened and I smelled. There was absolutely nothing unordinary or special, to make this memory stick. The air didn’t … Continue reading Talking to you…raindrops 4/30/20
Mom Always Told Me – April, 25, 2020
Scared of the fury That lies tucked in Escaping Stale juices I teeter and totter Never aware Bound to pounce Leaking and merging Into limbo Passing On and on and on Feverishly Panting The covers tossed Across the room Landing Scattered and Messy But Still there Under-lying-ly knowing You have to Make the bed
April 27, 2020
Where are you hiding? I still like to look After all these years.
Blow Me Gently – April 24, 2020
Drifting softly My seeds will disperse Look for me Scattered Amongst the grass blades And in your hair Floating Floating As the wind catches a drift Cradled On your shoulder You are my world And the world Goes on But I’ll hold you dearly As you blow me gently
She Has Risen – February 27, 2020
Nature has a way Quietly seeping in I see you I smell you I hear you
Divided We All Must Stand Together – April 18, 2020
Twirl your finger Up, up and away Flicking it over here Or maybe over there Back and forth This then that You can't be wrong When you're always right Speak out Both sides of your mouth Listen to me Listen to them Enough. Lower your voice With a finger Pointing trite-ly in your face Shouting … Continue reading Divided We All Must Stand Together – April 18, 2020
Those Who Surround Us – August 13, 2019
Underneath it all There is a simplicity to me You’ve forgotten. ~~~ Lost somewhere In the wrappings of time. Love, sweet love. ~~~ Conversations stirred, Thought about, And payed attention to. ~~~ An outward feeling, projected in Which rests solely in the hands of those We choose to surround ourselves with