It’s not the flowers

Or the words

Or the time that you spend

It’s the heart that you put into it

It’s not the timing

Or the romanticism of it all

It’s the trust you give to them

It’s not how long you are together

It’s how you spend it

It’s not love

Unless you put your all into it.

Falling lightly upon my window

Drumming out the memories

Of storms past

Lightning flashes

Illuminating the still darkness

Casting shadows on my conscience

The past winds of turmoil

Tear through a forest of serenity

Leaving devastation in their wake

My mind is torn by past wars

As the darkness rages within

As the rain falls swiftly upon my shoulders

I run from my past

The cold harsh winds whip my back

I run endlessly

With the shadows at my side

Always watching

Waiting for my mind to weaken

To crumble…

I shall stay the darkness…..

For how much longer….

I ask the wind…

A lone boy finds himself stranded

A midsummer day’s dream

Beckoning softly

As a quiet breeze passes by

The light outside fades into dusk

As the sun sets upon a autumn scene

Leaves fall casting shadows upon the wall

Burning inside the open sky

A gentle sigh escapes the boy

As he falls into the night

A frozen tree

Caught in winter’s grip

Lies outside the window

Its branches stiffened by the harsh cold

The biting frost

Eats into the bark

Breaking into its inner soul

The ice tears into the inner heart

Freezing all emotion

The snow slows

The sun rises as it hangs in the air

The breeze stills and falters

As the dawn breaks through the blind sky

A new day is born

And a dream dies.

The storms of life
Each trial
Each second of pain
Every tear shed
All of these shadows
Cast upon our life
They toss us in the night
They drench us in the day
With sorrow
Pain
They rain upon our dreams
Take away our hopes
This darkness
Fear not
For we have hope
We have light
If we hold onto it
It will lead us out of the shadows
Back into our dreams

The sunlit valley lies east
The darkness has faded softly with the morning rays
Stars darken
As azure streaks break
The light breeze falls upon my cheek
Leaves rustle by my side
Falling all about
Like raindrops upon the sky
Time passes by
As seconds fade into afternoon
The sky darkens
The pale moon rises to the crimson sun
Whose death signifies the end of day
Time slows as gentle lights break the shadowed hills
Trees stand in stark recollection
Each leaf illuminated by silver light
They whisper sweet nothings
Lullabies
Carrying me into the night
That sweet slumber

Between two lands I rest
As I wait and catch my breath
The rain falling
Torrents of pain obscure my vision
On one horizon lies the sun
Perfect, bright, and beautiful
While at the other rests the moon
Peaceful, ghostly, pale, and lovely
I try to chose which land
I know which is the greater light
The greater promise
Though I risk the burns of eternity
While I can trust in the coolness
Of silver moonlight
Both comfort me in darkness
Both bring me joy and light
Which shall I chose
For delay…
Risks losing both.

Shines sweetly upon the meadow
A lone deer frolics
As the soft rays of dawn
Rest upon the dew covered grass
The ground is moist
Soaked from moonlit rain
A stream flows silently
Carrying away the dreams
The illusions of all
Floating away
Into the abyss
A light shines
Hopefully
A past dream
Crawls triumphantly
Onto the plain

Shining in the distance
Too far from my path
It hangs above me in majesty
Light shining around it
Not blinding
Illuminating the way before me
Transfixed I stumble
The light falls from my view
I look up
The sky is barren
For the light has flown
From my world
My life
My all

Lies awaiting
In the distance
It calls to me
Telling me of sunlit horizons
Of azure skies
Sapphire waves
Rising and falling
Of cloudless wonder
Oh how the breeze whispers
Such sweet tales of delight
Each ray of sunlight
Glimmering across the shore
Beckoning
Motioning toward the dream
Calling me toward that fantasy
Dancing before my eyes
If I could only reach it
I would lie in torment
No longer

Words pour from my soul
Like the drops of rain
Beating against my window
The letters move across the page
Burning their meaning into time
The minutes pass
Each second an eternity
Flowing into another day
Seasons pass
As I ponder upon their worth
What do they mean to me?
Are they worth the time?
The seconds spent in agony
Waiting for the thoughts to form
Are they worth the sacrifice?
I ponder upon these things
As I write of my life
Where will I turn
When the words
No longer have worth?