Talking to the Stars




In the darkness
when there is nothing
but the silence of the night
so loud
I cannot hear my own thoughts.

I search for you among the stars.

The heavens stretch eternal above me
and I know you are out there
somewhere.

Can you feel me?
Feel the emptiness inside?
The regret of words unspoken
the pain of time unspent.

I'm talking to the stars
asking if you're there.
Have they seen you
dancing among them?

If I could take a rocket
And soar into their depths to find you
I would do it tonight
For just one more moment together
One more smile shared.
And one last good bye.

I know you're out there
Somewhere

And I miss you every day.


~Destiny~

Destiny
rides the wild stallion
chasing me through the night

I hide
frightened
among the trees

Hoping he will pass
leaving me forgotten
in his wake.

I hear the distant hoof-beats
pounding time with my heart.

Drawing ever closer.

Until the sound
is upon me,
around me,
within in me.

Pulling me forward
urging me to join him
in my seemingly 
inevitable fate.

I hold on
hold my breath
knowing I must not reveal myself
and be swept away
in the approaching storm.

The thundering noise
roars past me
the trailing winds
whipping my hair 
against my face.

And within a moment
horse and rider
are gone
disappearing 
into the night.

And there is silence.

Only the sound 
of my slowing heart
pounding in my head.

I push through the trees
 onto the path
into the quiet moonlight.

Step by step,
I walk forward
Brushing the hair from eyes.
and knowing the future
 is mine alone to create.

Knowing I have won.


~ Desert Wind~

The hot desert wind
threads it's soft fingers
through my hair
and caresses my face
like a lovers gentle touch.

The darkness
surrounds and envelops me
easing the emptiness
of the night.

I close my eyes
and feel time slipping by
slowly moving
like a rippling current
through my soul.

I open my eyes 
and all that was
and all that ever will be
stretches out before me
until it rises with the highway
and disappears 
over the distant horizon
into forever.

~ Dawn ~

The cold gray night
slowly melts into a warm pink dawn
as we wake to find ourselves
close to one another.
Your touch is soft 
as is the cool seashore sand below.
The waves wash the beach
into a cold blank slate
and almost touching our toes
sink back into the marbled sea
Memories of the night past
sparkle brightly in my mind
Our walks and late night talks
under the hollow moon
as its light danced on the snowy tides.
We are lovers, yes
but deeper still
we are friends
and where lovers leave,
friends stay on forever.

~ The Cell ~

The coal smeared walls 
bind me here
as the echoes
of distant footsteps, past
repeat in the agony of my heart.
A subdued ray of light
falls to the dirt sodden path
outside my prison cell
A gleam of hope
beyond reach
Is it?
Or have I just given up trying?

~ Let's Go to the Sea ~

The crystal moments 
with you and me
as we venture quietly
towards the sea

The dawn slowly broke 
in the Eastern sky
as our thoughts took us back 
to times gone by

The world stood still 
for those nights
as the moon gently guided us
with her light

Lighting our footsteps 
across the sand
as the stars slowly beat
to a distant band

The waves played the melody
the seagulls, the song
as you and I 
bravely marched along

Into the unkown
and through the past 
and here we are
the present at last

~ The Carousel ~

I ride the painted ponies
rising and falling in endless circles
and looking at the world
through a rainbowed blur.

~ Sandcastles ~

Sandcastles
like thoughts of a dreamer
are there but for a moment
to be treasured with your heart
then left carelessly on the beach
melting into the waves.

~ Magic ~

A cold night wind
blows slowly across
the emerald countryside.

Stars sparkle
like diamonds 
set on black velvet.

Magic rides through the night,
slipping silently through the grass
dancing with the trees.

Then lighting
but for a moment
upon the great green head
of a sleeping dragon.

It tickles and enchants him
his ears prick
and twitch
this way and that.

His soft wings
lift gracefully
with the magic currents.

His dreams suddenly sparkle
electric blue.

Puffs of green dragon smoke
gently send the magic
onward
swirling
slipping, sliding
gracefully through the grass

Looking here
there
everywhere at once

for another
whose dreams 
it can touch.

~ Memories ~

Floating 
like petals in the wind
memories of our journeys
dance through my mind.

Each delicate and unique
and chasing each other
in intricate spirals.

Sometimes moving so quickly
as to become one unending
tornado of color.

Some break away
caught in unseen currents
and drift out of sight
forgotten.

Finding their way to the flowing river,
they rest gently on the surface 
and are carried away
lost forever.

As I sit on the banks
watching those that remain
remembering, smiling
and sometimes crying
I can feel you close to me.

Reaching out 
and into the ever changing swarm of color,
I close my hand and bring one close
feeling it fluttering 
like a trapped butterfly 
against my palm.

Some I let go to rejoin the others
Some I keep, 
pressing them between the pages of my mind
ever close 
so I can remember them again and again.