Linear Liaisons

After all, they are only words
They are  only ourselves......revealed
Dreams, being birthed
Dreams, dying
Plans and proposals
Pieces and wholes
Deep wells we dive down into
Mountains we climb for the glorious view

Linear liaisons, strewn as pearls, precious
Placed gently, adorning the hearts of lovers
Poetry passed down as heirlooms
Priceless treasures, these words are....
after all

They are only words
Language rolling off the tongue
Landing within the labyrinth of eager ears
Setting to beating our lust
or
Breaking apart our trust

Powerful, these words
Spoken, long labored silence broken
Written, sweet sonnets to that certain someone
Thoughts, shared  freely or staunchly guarded
Fears.....crushing us, chasing us

Healing or hurtful
Choose them....wisely
They will meet their mark
and be felt
Magical, mystical vibrations they are
Lifting us high
or
Knocking us down, so low

Choose wisely

Sleeping Soul

Scarecrow, locked within the tree
Awakening the fear sleeping deep in me
You make me feel I am only full
Of the straw on which the crows do pull
Silently taunting my inner core
My thoughts, my substance, I was fine before
You stared me down
And I fell to the ground
Cowering in your dark shadow
Painted frown, frozen, how had you
known that I was running from my deepest self
You hanging..... judging life, in and of yourself

Yourself.....straw and scraps and useless stuff
I feel the same, yet your fate I must rebuff
Crows, come, feed on my straw
Peck away at society's silent law 
The one that states we must hang in waiting
For a day far off, I end my hesitating
Cut the tether that confines me at my center
In my own tree, I have been a renter
I choose a new path, end my endless hanging round
I walk into my future, feet reclaiming my solid ground

Dan's Lore

Do not mourn
In my demise
Please, I want you to realize
Mine was a life
Lived fully

I sang from mountainous peaks
I sang love songs to my siren sea
I loved ladies and respected men
I reminded you to honor the now, the then

Rejoice that I was here
That I found you all in my rear view mirror
After I drove off into my sun's setting
And you...sang myself to me, in your melodic vetting

So, please no mourning
Instead, embrace the joyful knowing
That you are fully alive
As I was. Live, love, thrive!

Sing and love and learn
As the seasons and the cycles turn
Find yourself, also turning
Wiser, lighter; and in your learning
Write you own songs, find your own voice
It's your life, you are gifted with choice

I chose life at the fork in the road
I wrote of my travels so they could be told
From my deep soul to the depths of yours
Life affirming and loving lore
Is what I gave as a gift to the world
Until the day my Icarus like wings unfurled
And I was lifted away and high
Today, I whisper to you all..... "goodbye"

Say hello to your own inner wisdom
Use the crystal knowledge of your life as a prism
Shine into the world your own gentle warnings
And, please, rejoice..... let go the mourning

Daysong...for Charlotte

Morning
Breaks
Body
Wakes
Whisper
Rise
Sleepy
Eyes

Orb

Brilliant

Grand....

Resilient

Relieving

Dark

Blazing

Arc

Morning

Brings

Dreams

Dawning

Stretching

Yawning

Day's

Delivery

Knight-like

Chivalry

Possibilities
Vast
Shadows
Cast
Moving
Daylong
Silent
Daysong

Morning

Here

Today's

Mirror

Daybreak

Reverence

Night's

Severance

Morning

Glory

Sunshine

Story

Mine

Penned

Now....

Then

Dawn's
Reprise
Whispered
Rise

By the Boulders

I am a part of a family
They live deep in the central part of me
We grew exploring the same world
Through the visions and values of a kindred soul
Each envibing his wisdom borne of wandering
Into our own deeply developing inner ponderings

And when we came together
By the boulders, in the steamy summer weather
Little did we know we were returning
To our central core....our lifetime learning
Was reactivated as we sang the same songs in harmony
His death led us to the rebirth of our soul family

I am a part of a beautiful family
We are strewn across the country
We meet in moments to honor our mentor
And in those days,
the cloud is lifted...there is no haze
There is the sound of souls singing
The sounds of our innocence steeped with our own
wisdom, now
Melded with the visions and values of the man
who led us back around
To ourselves, to each other, we thank this man
For gifting us our peaceful, connected clan

Reunion

 

 

Fire built with voracity

Vigor, intrigue

Deep inside her soul you dig

Down to the depths calling out for touch

But there seems to be a limit

When does it become too much

 

Too much work

Too much effort

Too much time it takes

The intrigue dies

The fire smolders

The flames burn out

 

What was once a romance

Becomes a deep friendship

A partnership

A daily dance where no one touches......

anymore

 

Untouchable she would say she has become

The lonely builds, as she is longing for

the fire

 

Revive her

Touch her

Taste her lips on yours

as the kindling

to set the fire free again

 

A woman wants to be wanted

She needs the reassurance....

the release of romance

She desires it

Needs it

Craves it

 

She has always been touchable

 

Return to her valleys

Get lost in the softness of her curves

And you shall be found, again

Let her love you, fully

Travel her soul

Trace her face

Touch her

Honor her

 

Slay the lonely

Let it burn away ...

Your fingers warm her as the flames

of the fire

dance

You and she, melded in the shadows

cast

Romantic reunion

at long last

 

 

I am breathing....

 

 

 

If I never existed

Never was sparked as the zygote

Never took a first life affirming breath

I would still breathe.....you

We would still love

Even if I never existed

 

A love of proportions.....epic

Knows no boundaries

No time gets in the way

Distances we deny

 

We would love this deeply

This truly, this organically

Even if it were not my hand in yours

Even if we had not touched

Even if we had never met on the corner

of hope and healing

 

 So, my love.....

Even in those moments when you doubt

Or you long for my hand in yours

Remember, I do exist

And I am breathing.....you