Jul 14 2009
Why?
Why?
is my question
Why?
is the answer
I need
Why?
is what keeps me
in bondage
Why?
keeps me awake
and asking
Why?
is what I will
never know
copyright 2009
Archive for the 'Love' Category
Jul 06 2009
Only
You only wanted me
until you had me
until I said yes
until I was yours
forever
You only loved me
from very afar
at arm’s length
in your mind
from the world of what if?
You only touched me
when I wasn’t there
when I couldn’t respond
when it no longer mattered
You only needed me
until I needed you
until I reached out
until I proved imperfect
flawed
and unlovable
copyright 2009
Jun 20 2009
Father’s Day 15
When I walk through the stores and see the cards
my heart bends
a little
my smile fades
tears fight to free themselves
but I keep them captive
Pancake breakfasts
and prime tickets to sports events
bad neck ties
awful gadgets that have no use
hokey hats
bought in the millions
to honor them all.
Fathers.
No gift shop
for where you are
where I think you are
just words from my heart
to yours
just memories
fond memories
flashes of moments freeze-framed
and eternal
copyright 2009
Jan 08 2009
If the Sky…
If the sky were
always blue
we would never know
the cleansing
of the rain
If the sun always
shone
we would never
know the moon
or the stars
If my heart had
never broken
you would not
have come
to mend it
Nov 11 2008
Home
I’ve wandered the way
taken the steps
collected the things
that make a life
And never found home
I’ve sung my own song
danced with the moon
journeyed my lessons
and learned of the light
And never found home
I’ve met my own mind
in the quiet hours
followed my heart
toward the big and the small
And never found home
But the road made a turn
that led me to you
(my darling)
time stepped aside
(for us)
fate made an entrance
(at last)
And now I am home
(you are my home)
Nov 05 2008
when
It’s hard to write when
you’re happy
The words insist
on laughing
The prose jumps
and winks
the meter sings
its own song
and things are too
sweet to chase after
them
The sky is too blue
(like your eyes)
the sun too bright
(like your eyes)
for inking thoughts
for stringing images
and shaping metaphor
Time doesn’t matter
details don’t care
The ether is clear
the road is open
the hills roll forward
and the path
leads us home
at last
copyright 2008
Oct 19 2008
You
You are my peace
my ocean of dreams
my forest sanctuary
You are my star
my moonlit night
my roses in bloom
You are my heart
my every breath
my smiling eyes
You are my joy
my morning sun
my evening breeze
You are my touch
my tender kiss
my only embrace
copyright 2008
Oct 13 2008
My Moment…
You are my moment
my bright tomorrow
my butterfly sky
that shimmers with fluttering wings
trembles with color
and vibrating breath
You are my hour
my peaceful repose
my sing-along breeze
that composes the wind
dances the trees
and coaxes the
leaves toward Autumn’s ballet
You are my day
my promise of now and
ever-more
My sun-drenched dreams
that nurture my heart and
rests my mind on afternoon’s shoulder
You are my time
my long ago, my now, my will be
the true in the truth
the big in the small
the wave in the swirl
that carries me softly to
moonlight’s embrace
copyright 2008
Oct 09 2008
Pieces of you
Old trees and mountains
wise and timeless
Pick up trucks and road trips
of dusty meanderings
The magic light that
paints the image
Evening rains that sing
me to sleep
Morning sun that lifts
me from dreams
Railroad tracks and roadmaps
treasures that hide in the woods,
waiting
The sky from your eyes
the quiet you give
the breeze that knows
your name
copyright 2008
Oct 06 2008
Joy
The missing piece to
the puzzle
The words I needed
to complete the thought
The sunshine that was
just behind the clouds
The photograph I
never framed but always
Kept
The rose petals that
lead to my door
copyright 2008
