It may have beena whistle-stop to some (but not to me)It may have beenthere all the whilebeside the avid treeAnd when the seasonschanged – and thesunset turned to dayThe deciduousand evergreeninvited all to stayThey shaded thoughtsof yesteryearand thoughts yet to applyAnd as the winterturned to springthey pondered – asking whyWhy did that manjust disappearand fear […]
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Once was
The misty rain fell through the day and left her smile (torn) The deluge fell but for a time and left her beau (well-worn) And as the sun returned to face the day (all but a blur) Their eyes would meet their hands entwine – what will be – once was (they were)
By the highway near the ocean
I was walking on the pathway by the highway near the ocean when I saw a tidy park-bench so I thought I’d take a break As I sat there on the park-bench near the ocean by the highway I saw the shaded profile of a woman closing in Her hair was flowing freely – over […]
The mood of letters
Up the stairs and through the door and tucked away under the drawer – the mood of letters spoke A revelation shared with them alone in older days (before home phones) – the mood of letters woke Over time the mood would change – pages yellow (rearranged) – but one thing stayed the same Years […]
Cherry blossom
Hours past since he had written words as sweet as sunshine – a cherry blossom shared between two lovers safe in bed – opening the wonder of a world distraught with pain That pain had stayed away from their ‘Juliet’ – the balcony beside the doorway by the window in the sun – a sense […]
Inside
He travelled far and near with herto ranges and the ‘hoodhe asked for simple things from lifeand special things he couldThey spoke of places they had beenand some they’d yet to straythey spoke of milk and honey – yes – they spoke of yesterdayTheir fingers clasped – their bodies touchedtheir eyes drew sweet surpriseas tender […]
Lucy’s star
It cannot be that I can see what others try to hide I will not let that I’ll upset until you lie beside For what is far and far beyond tomorrow claims to be Today I feign for what I aim is lucid in my dreams Gaze toward the far horizon – I hear the […]
Anew
As the new became a place of passion and desire – the feather on the finger tip – the embers of the fire The desert’s grass as lush and green as kikuyu in the summer as picturesque perfection grew – white lilies from the mire But ever and for always thus subsumed by new surrounds […]
She came but in an afternoon
She came but in an afternoon and stayed until the dawn and looked like a rose by ‘nother name with passion well restored She came but in an afternoon – the curtain drawn discreetly and shared her wonder and her thoughts a heartbeat shared completely She came but in an afternoon unknowingly to me and […]
In a whisper
It came but in a whisper like a gentle moonlight swim It left behind epiphany a spring-tide seen within Outside a stranger world berates with anger in its veins Inside a softer world creates and cherishes the same A lived-in warmth of feelings leaves strength with those who share The summer’s sense of malcontent replaced […]
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