~ Sunrise~

A mirrored sea

reflects the golden sunrise.

Ripples of tender harmony

play lightly on the tide

as our boat rests gently

in the current

swaying with the flow

and rocking us softly

with the melody.

A peaceful gull

floats through the air

rising and falling

with the song of our heart.

The deep blue sea

stretches before us,

and the warm summer wind

guides our sails foward

where no storms

darken our horizons.

Just distant lands, waiting

to be created by dreamers

and discovered by lovers.

~ Raindrops ~

A kaleidoscope of blurring raindrops

hit the window pane

and turn to running rivers

joining and splitting

again and again

until they reach the bottom

and leap off the ledge

in a cascading waterfall

hitting the puddles below

sending intricate ripples

rushing away

carrying leaves on the currents

like small boats

caught on never ending waves

rising and falling

spinning and twirling 

until they hit a distant shore

and tumble onto the banks

resting atop one another

higher and higher

dancing here and there 

under the crying sky.

~ Whispers ~

Whispers in the night

gentle words

finding their way

though the darkness

reaching, flowing

riding the heartbeat

to the soul.

~Crystal Turtles ~

Surrounded by the night

the hot summer wind at my back,

I stand transfixed

gazing skyward

as the stars light the way to forever.

Radiant 

glowing white hot

pulsing with my heartbeat,

they come alive in the darkness.

And as if by magic

 become crystal turtles

set off swimming 

into the depths of midnight.

~The Dream~

The waves, playing their endless

rhythm against the shore,

wash the beach clean 

then sink slowly back into the sea.

We walk side by side

you and I.

Your hand in mine

and our gazes locked.

There has never been anything 

that feels as right

as us, alone

without the world.

I close my eyes to feel everything.

My hand in yours,

the warmth and comfort

of your body next to mine.

The sand, soft

beneath our feet.

The distant cry of the gulls

as they float on the passing breeze.

Everything is more right

more perfect than I could have ever hoped.

I open my eyes to look at you,

to share my deepest thoughts.

But the beach is empty

my hand is cold

and the sand feels hard

beneath my feet.

Where did you go?

Why did you leave?

Or were you never here

and it was all a dream?

I sit on the sand

alone and wanting

wanting you more than I should

more than I know will ever be.

~ Time ~

Standing on the edge of time

as the currents begin to flow.

Feeling all the days go by,

watching the season flow.

The weeks go by like seconds,

the years go by in a flash.

The visions of my future 

are soon memories of my past

~ Alone ~

The jagged rocks

rising above the pounding waves

remind me of how 

we

used to reach for the stars

at night 

alone.

Speaking to each other 

with only our thoughts.

Now

as the tide rises

only the outline of the rocks 

is left.

And that too 

is swallowed

by the raging sea.

Just as our dreams

had slowly died 

and disappeared 

into the past.

~The Blanket~

The delicate pieces of my life

so frayed...

Torn away from the fabric

that once covered me

and protected my soul.

I touched them,

felt the ragged edges

hanging

loosely free.

I cried as I place them away

knowing I could never

fix what had been done,

the pieces now 

forever

separate.

My days turned to years

as time became a flowing river

taking me with its current

silently carrying me places

ever further from my beginnings.

The moments of awareness

were few

as I held onto 

what little I could...

frightened, alone

until all I could do was sleep

praying as I surrendered to the darkness

that I would be taken from the pain

and released from the anguish 

that tormented my heart.

And as I slowly let go
feeling my body falling, spinning
 becoming one with the eternal blackness,

I awoke,

quietly, 
alone

on the soft banks of my once raging river.

The morning sun

warm, gentle 

streaming though the trees.

And covering me

the blanket of my past

now sewn together
 in delicate stitches

and placed quietly over my body 

as I slept.

 Who found me,

reached out
and pulled me in?

Who found my blanket

torn and put sadly away

so long ago

and pieced it together

 so it could once again wrap me in it's comfort,
 warming me

gently in the depths of the night

And then carried me to the morning

safe, loved

and forever secure?

.

~ Questions ~

Silence.

The only sound 

of the cold mountain night.

The stillness

and solitude

are but lonely keepers

of my soul.

The trees,

black silhouettes

surround and comfort me.

The sky spreads eternal

as the electric white balls of fire

dance endlessly in the heavens.

Somewhere

 in the their depths

must lie the answers

for the questions of  my soul.

~ Rain ~

The cool morning rain

washes my body clean

of the nights restless wanting.

Thoughts of you

hang suspended

sparkling brightly in my mind.

They fill my heart 

and touch my soul

and create a tapestry of love

that envelops my very being.

As the rain slides

like a cascading waterfall

over my face

so do the thoughts of you

slipping through my mind.

I feel clean

refreshed and new

both body and soul.

Blooming like the deserts 

after the sky's long awaited tears

my heart comes alive

with your love.

~ Cycles ~

The sky was red

and the sea raged.

The sun slowly melted

into the bubbling anger

disappearing.

A seagull floating above the beach

watches the day's glorious death.

Night comes,

the sea is calm and all is still

until the same gull

breaks the early morning stillness

and rests gently on the wharf

to watch the quiet birth

of another day.

~ Passion's Flame ~

Moths
drawn ever forward
to the flickering flame. 

Blinded by passion's light
as the hot heat beckons.

The need, burning in their soul 
and the hunger
growing with every fleeting touch
of their lacey wings.

I feel their desire
when I look into your eyes.
Their depths calling for me
to reach into them and become lost.

Delicious is the taste of this yearning
as anticipation fills me with raging calm.
Eternity is but a touch away.
Are you as ready, as willing as I
to begin the dance with passion's flame.

~ Seagull ~

A seagull

awake at dawn

and drifting on a passing breeze.

Are you happy seagull?

You must be 

for the sea gives you heart freedom

and the sun gives your soul love.

~Silence~

Silence

dances with starlight

across the lonely beach.

Only you and I

break the stillness,

 standing on the shore

lost in each others eyes.

The blanket of night

surrounds and comforts us
wrapping us in it's velvet softness.

Our souls touch 

and melt together.

Where there was once two

is now but one entity

soaring, flying

on the winds of our passion
taking us higher and higher

until we are brushing against heaven's floor.

~ Peace~

Stars

glowing embers in the night sky

promises of heaven

from beyond our world

Eternity stretches forever

and my soul soars through it's twilight

reaching, feeling

expanding beyond our physical plane. 

All that is

surrounds me, touches me

whispering the secrets of the ages

urging me on

deeper into the unknown

All that ever was

and all that ever will be

is here, now

with me.

I am at peace in your arms.

~Night Wind~

The silent night wind

sweeps across the hilltop

cutting through the trees

blowing past us without stopping.

I shudder at it's intrusion 

into our private sanctuary.

You hold me close

as we stand on our cliffs

looking out across forever.

Your fingers trail slowly down my face

your touch is cool

yet it burns like fire

across my skin.

Your lips meet with mine

and heaven descends upon us,

surrounds us,

and I am forever lost

in the magic of your soul.

~Heart Storm~

The fire bubbling within the depths of their soul

leapt and danced and begged to be set free.

The intense heat burned with the fuel of their passion

as it grew and consumed them

until they disappeared into it's flames.

In the midst of the storm

they stood.

As if by some unseen power, protected.

They kissed

and the storm was gone.

Leaving only the one within,

raging gently 

in their hearts.