Thanks Ladywind

Beautiful

Ballerina

As time whispers
the seasons
understand that everything must change
and with the cool breath
of nature's sigh
the sojourn begins
one
by one
from the outstretched limbs of life
the beauty of autumn
falls
as gently as a ballerina's temps levé

Thank you and you're welcome

My Friend

You are
that safe place
where my pain
is able to cry

You are
that place
where my fears cannot hide
and my laughter
is found

You are
the silence I need
when I have so much to say
and I know
you hear me

You are
the someone
who makes me believe
I am someone

You are
the essence of time
as your patience
never tires
of my doubts

You are
the very best of me
because
you've given me
all that you are

You are
my friend

Thank you

Leaving

Your whispers
what I wouldn't give
to hear them
just once more
even if each word was but the wind
gentle as it may be
would leave as quickly as it came

It's the undeniable
feeling
of love that traps my thoughts
in the what ifs
what would it be like
to have your hands
teach my soul the beauty of a day's eternity
as I know
it would leave as quickly as it came

Hurry
please hurry
but when you arrive
please do not hurry
because I want each stolen moment
to remain within my senses
your touch
the taste of your love as I kiss you
the sound of your heartbeat
to see your smile
and to have your scent carry me to the next moment

I know
I said
I understood
but it still hurts
when I see you walk away
back to your other life
leaving me here
to dream
my desired life

Country Days

I remember
country summer days
where front doors
were intentionally left unlocked
and windows
were opened as wide
as the dusty road leading to our home
was long

Somehow
life felt as if there were no such thing as a stranger
or a bad day
and that the joys of fresh air
was in the games we played

Outside
under the sun's watchful eye
we laughed
played
and discovered just how special
each minute could be
as fought the night with every ounce of childhood

And when we lost the fight
we'd simply gazed upon the night's starry sky
and wish
for tomorrow
for a longer summer
with more laughter
as the innocence of happiness
was all we knew

To Just Be

I can remember
the sound of water
flowing as easily
as the sun's gentle burn
beautifully painting the trees
the colors of life

There was always
the easy sounds
of nature playing the soundtrack
to our laughter and innocence
during our journey
of undiscovered paths
through the forest

Summer moments
drifting by
with childhood friends
who never stopped to wonder
why
time would move so fast
the day
was the day
and nothing else

And now
when the brutally cold
day in
and day out of life
encompasses
so much of what we do
I find myself wanting to be that kid again
to be innocent
and free
to just be

Simply put, beautiful

Thank you!!!

Greater

It has never been my intentions
to have
small insignificant moments
not worth
the effort of memories

Nor have I ever planned
for love
to somehow become loss
within time's never ending fight
between
sunshine
and darkness

I never want
your soul
to feel as if it were a rocky shore
battered
by unforgiving waves
of my imperfections
but please know
I am imperfect

And though I hate it
I understand
that arguing
sometimes is a part of true love
so if the words you have to say
means that we are making an effort
to communicate
then I'll take your words to heart
in hopes that my listening
will take away your pain
because
I want to always be
greater
than my failures to be what you deserve

Thank you ... I do my best

I like this.

Hey stranger thanks.

Live

A hauntingly sojourn
of midnight clouds
traversed through the moon's shimmering essence
fluidly ravaging its light
with a slow
and intentional shadow
that created an abstract sky
of darkness
and then light
and then darkness
once again

The world feels different now
changed
from the time when the sun’s light
reflected within the souls of the dreamer
now
there is uneasiness
a silence
made louder by the heaviness of the heart's beat
the deafening roar
that follows the flash the courses through the veins
of those who have lived through the worst of life
they know
that it will rain again
when
or for how long
is unknown
but it will rain again
and then it will pass
live

The Lonely Heart

I hate
the rain
the clouds
and the wind

I hate
feeling
the way I do
when the storm comes

Sometimes
I just want to run and hide
find solace
in a memory
like on warm sunny day
when you and I
held hands
and laughed

But I hate this
today
now
these feelings
and the rain
as it pours its gloom over my soul
as I cry
I hate
the clouds
and the wind too

The Recipe

Got troubles?
so does most of the world
I have 'em
quite a few
at times
but I got remedy
or shall I say
a recipe

At sunset
on a Saturday
turn off the lights
get a rocks glass
add one rock (your choice if you want one more)
and slowly pour
three ounces
which is a double
let it sit
then sip
and think about your troubles
then repeat

Usually
after the second
the sun
has eased into the night
taking with it
the bothers of the day
and all that's left to do
is absolutely
nothing (don't you just love a good bourbon)