At this moment in time
As the stars pass before us
And the trees sway in gentle breeze
The night passes in darkness
Awaiting the moonlit summer
Of dreams
Of life
The leaves fall in autumns grasp
And freeze in winters chill
The bitter cold tears me so
The harsh calling of sweet serenity
A prayer within the night
A whisper from the shadow
A wolf’s howl brings me back to life
What is real
As the dream fades
And as the dream dies
I wonder
If it was worth the pain

The dream
It flew from me
Into the darkness
Into the night
It called to me
Telling me to stay
To leave it
To move onward
I chased it instead
Through darkest day
And brightest night
Through sorrow
Pain
Through gloom
I pursued it
Until I had it in my arms
Once more
I hold my dream
Once more
I might rest
Again

Flowing from the winter moon
As the snow falls sweetly
I rest outside
A harsh wind resides there
Rustling the few icy leaves
They hang in balance
Daintily holding on
As the chill spreads
Its icy fingers crisscrossing
Tearing through its veins
Shattering its life
Pieces fall
Into a whole new place
In time
In space
In infinity

Falls from above
As I lay there in sorrow
It crawled into the abyss
Reaching here and there
Illuminating my life
Giving purpose to being
Bringing to pass a new path
A hand reaching down
Pulling me into the light
Embracing me in love
Sweet life
Take me
To that dream
In the sky

I lie against the window
Silently dreaming
Of memories past
Of walks
Through sunlit forests
Of rests
Under moonlit trees
Of times
When I could sleep
The old memories
The past so alive
Yet out of reach
I stretch forth my hands
Reaching for the light
Of an evening star
Only to wake
Arm outstretched
Awaiting the arising sun.

The time falls
Like rain upon a scarred land
Each second burns
Every minute
A tear that falls
Staining the ground
Each a stream
Streams that flow throughout
We swim in these rivers
These strands of time
We struggle against the waves
The current that pulls
Pushes against our progress
The rocks cut our feet
The wounds burn
Inside us the light resides
We push further along
Fighting against the path ahead
Sometimes alone
Yet other times
We are joined
By comrades willing to help
Who carry us in times of grief
Who push us along
With kind words
With love
We care for them
They for us
Yet sometimes the times are death
They kill us
Toss us into the darkness
Change us in ways
No one can understand
Sometimes it changes
Those around us
Taking their happiness
Turning them into shells
Ghosts of what they were
The trials betray us
In time
All turn against us
Sending us
Spiraling into the abyss.

I lie among lilies
Wondering up at the sky
Questioning myself
Awaiting my thoughts
Each memory
I remember
Each minute
I try to hold onto forever
The sun rises upon my night
Casting light upon my face
It clears my mind
As I stare
Watching
The crimson fire
Flies across sapphire sky
Burning into silver clouds
Arising from its nightly death
Reborn anew
Like my thoughts
My memories
My passions
Awoken
In the passage of time.

Each flake floating
Lightly in the air
I watch them
Waltzing
In pale moonlight
They descend
Fluttering softly
As the breeze  doth blow
Each flake a frosty tear
Falling from a sorrowed sky
Wiped away
By winter’s sweet love
Its cold embrace
Comforting
Yet lacking
I ponder
As they fall
Lightly
They whisper to me
Of the pains in life
Of their sorrows
Of afflictions beyond life
Grieving me
I join the sky
I share
Each tear
Until the cold winter’s night
Breathes its last
Until sweet spring
Descends
Bringing warmth
Back to my heart.

The ocean
It stretches out before me
Its grand beauty swaying before me
Like reeds in a sweet breeze
The salty air and sand beneath my feet
The amber sunset and sapphire sea
All surrounding my thoughts
I lie here resting
Pondering upon the past
The deep dark and pain
It hurts
But as I hear the waves
Those sweet waves
Oh how the song of serenity reaches my ears
Oh how the times slip away into the night
Oh how I long again for that time to return
How I wish I could fall back
Leaning yet again on your shoulder
We lie there that afternoon
Gazing into the infinite abyss
Wondering if that was our future
Would we be forever apart
Like the ocean and the sky
We pondered then
And I ponder now
Will we be
Or is this fate’s cruel game?
The question hangs in the air
Held aloft by gentle breeze.
Then tossed away….
Fading into the sweet summer night.