~ 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.

~ 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.