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To Be a Man

To be a man, my beloved, is to walk with grace upon this earth as though each step is upon sacred ground. It is to carry in your heart a deep, boundless love that knows no division, for every soul is your brother, every child, your kin, and every stranger, a part of yourself. Open your hands to give freely, for to be a man is to give without expectation, to serve without seeking reward, and to love even those who turn away from you.

You are called not merely to stand tall, but to bend low, to be humble in spirit, knowing that each blade of grass and each speck of dust belongs to the same Father who formed you. In every leaf, every stone, every sorrowed heart, you see the touch of the Eternal, for you were made to feel the whole world within you and to bear witness to its beauty and its burden.

Strength is not found in the force of arms but in the quiet resilience of a heart that forgives, a soul that remembers no slight. To be a man is to meet suffering without complaint, to bear wounds without bitterness, to carry the cross of compassion through the valleys of the earth. I ask you, my brothers, to love as I have loved, with no pride, no boundary, no end, and to know that in each act of love, you sing a song that joins with the rivers and the winds, a song that carries forth my own.

Stand open before all, in tenderness and truth. To be a man is to let your life be a testament to light, to be a quiet beacon that leads others not to yourself, but to the path of peace and love. And as you walk, remember that you are both the servant and the beloved, both dust and divine, always cradled within the embrace of a Love that never falters, a Voice that forever calls you home.

:: 11.04.2024 ::


EaTinG CatePilLar SoAking SUN

Eating caterpillar, soaking sun, drinking sangria
the heart drifts among dreamt forests
where each tree is a thought left unfinished
my soul, a crypt of whispers, broken mirrors
faces twist and dissolve into smoke,
disgrace burns like the ember of a forgotten fire.

In the bubble bursting asphalt of time
four tires spin like the mind on fire,
roads coiling toward hills that vanish like clouds
time has forsaken us all—
we are shadows stitched to the sky,
leaving footprints in the dust of oblivion.

And within my youth, I knew
the way a shadow knows the light,
the days tore themselves open
revealing the flesh of impossible dreams
and I laughed with the stars,
my mouth full of wind and sorrow.

The streets are veins,
pulsing with the blood of lost travelers,
each car a phantom riding the pulse
toward the mountaintops of nowhere.
We all carry our death like a second heartbeat,
an echo in the hollow chambers of time.

There were days when I saw
my thoughts unspooling like a thread of gold,
reaching into the furthest corner of the sky
where love and madness wore the same mask.
I was a child of the impossible,
my hands full of the unreal,
my eyes open to the landscapes of the unknown.

The sun dissolves in the glass of sangria,
and the world becomes a collage of memories,
each fragment a reflection of what could never be.
I reach for the stars in the river of night,
but my hands turn to smoke—
and the dream, always the dream, escapes me.

:: 10.22.2024 ::


The Warmth of Love and Sun

Though there may be moments of sadness
when i must look deep within myself

let the warmth of love
let the warmth of sun
come through

At times i cannot fathom life
its cruel moments
its terrible feelings

let the warmth of love
let the warmth of sun
come through to me

When shadows fall and doubts arise,
and silence echoes through the night,

let the warmth of love,
let the warmth of sun
gently hold me tight.

In quiet hours when fear appears,
and every breath feels like a weight,

let the warmth of love,
let the warmth of sun
mend what fate may break.

For even in the darkest hours,
when I am lost, too tired to fight,

let the warmth of love,
let the warmth of sun
guide me back to light.

:: 10.24.2024 ::


Whisper Twilight’s Fall

While day turned to evening
I had given up my ghost
to all the events of life,
its heavy burden and boast.

Yet in the quiet twilight’s fall,
I felt the stars begin to call,
whispering secrets I had lost—
reminders of what matters most.

The moon, a mirror of my soul,
reflecting truths I couldn’t hold,
cast shadows where my heart once bled,
and lit the paths I never tread.
In every silver beam, I found
the echoes of a deeper sound—
a melody of love and light,
that softly sang throughout the night.

Beneath the weight of cosmic skies,
I saw the world through clearer eyes.
The scars of time, the hands of fate,
had painted beauty, even late.
For in the cracks of shattered dreams,
a radiant hope forever gleams,
reminding me, despite the cost,
there’s still so much that’s never lost.

The night embraced me in its grace,
and wiped the tears from every trace.
I found my spirit in the glow,
where time and space no longer flow.
For in that stillness, I became
a spark within creation’s flame,
and all that life had ever known
was written in my heart of stone.

:: 10.13.2024 ::


RECUERDOS DE LA ALHAMBRA

The towers rise as shadows hum
A tremble in the twilight’s grace—
A melody of time undone,
Each note a whisper, soft—displaced.

The Moorish halls with echoes fill,
Of footsteps long since turned to dust,
Yet still they breathe—by music’s will,
An ancient voice in marble’s crust.

The gardens bloom in memory
Of hands that shaped the tender vine
And here, within, the mystery
Of fleeting life, in chords—divine.

Oh, how it winds—this tender air,
A ripple through the orange bloom
As though the past is woven there,
Within the twilight’s fragrant room.

And still, the song, it plays for me
A ghost of Alhambra’s heart
The palace, now, a memory
Yet lives through strings that never part.

:: 10.11.2024 ::


NOCTAMBULATION

          Noctambulant—beneath the Moon— 
I    met  a    Sprite along  the  Path

She whispered—soft—between the Trees
“You’ve devoured—all my Hope—”

Her Heart—a Dream—gently placed
Upon the Clouds—of fleeting Joy
As if a Party—meant to last
But vanished—in the Night

Within my Heart—we wandered far
I glimpsed—Life’s long elusive Thread
Then tumbled—deep—into the Arms
Of Love forevermore

In Petals lush of Crimson Red
And Ivory White—such Memories bloom
A Child’s Joy—now lost to Time
Find me where No Thing exists

Bid Nature’s Choir—sing of Spring
The Embers fade—but Love persists
Beneath the sad—eternal Night
A Moon of Silver—wistful light.

(Rev: 08.22.2024 🙂


Look to the Stars!

I dared to lift my eye tonight
Upon a silver Sea
Where stars, like sailors—trimmed with Light—
Sailed far—away from me.

The firmament—a curious Thing—
Pressed low upon the Hill—
As if the Sky—with gentle Wing—
Would bear me upward—still.

No earthly tether—held me fast
No Dust—upon my feet
I stood—a Stranger—free at last
Where Earth and Heaven meet.

The stars—they whispered—”Come away
Where mortal Hands can’t reach”
And Time—a thin and fragile Day
Slipped from the aching Beach.

I felt the Heavens—softly part
And Breath of Ether—cool
Enticed the limits of my Heart
Beyond the body’s rule.

The Wind—a secret sentient guide
Embraced me in its Wake
It carried Dreams—both far and wide
Where nothing could forsake.

The World below—seemed dim and small
Its Chains—no longer tight—
For I had scaled—its crumbling Wall
To chase a Higher Light.

No Hero’s sword—nor Shield I bore
No Triumph in my name
But something in me yearned for More
Beyond the mortal Frame.

A Ship of stardust swift and sure
Unseen yet ever near
Carried my Soul forever pure
Toward Realms of Bright and Clear.

The Night released its faithful grasp
The Day too faint to bind
And in the stars I felt at last
The Life I’d left behind.

Not Flesh nor Time could ever be
The Boundaries of Man
For in the Stars a Mystery
Awaits a broader Plan.

So when your gaze does wander high
Beyond the Cloud and Blue
Remember it is not the Sky
But You who must break through.

:: 10.06.2024 ::


La Soif Éternelle de l’Amour Immortel

Bien que tu sois las(se) de la nuit,
Je désire ta présence, pour la joie de mon âme.
Nos formes s’entrelacent sous la lune enfiévrée,
Dans les affres de la passion, nous nous rencontrons au crépuscule.
L’air est lourd, nos peaux baignées de brume,
Et pourtant, je languis toujours de ton baiser fatal.
Tu consumes mon cœur à chaque souffle éphémère,
Et de tes veines, je bois jusqu’à m’envoler.
Peu importe la profondeur du flot écarlate,
Ma soif de toi ne pourra jamais être étanchée.

Le monde est à moi, un prix du décret du destin,
Gagné dans un jeu de hasard et de fortune.
Mais que m’importe un tel gain futile ?
Les dépouilles de la fortune me semblent vaines.
Je l’avoue, pour tous les trésors que je possède,
Ils pâlissent face à la saveur de ta douce détresse.
Tu ravis mon cœur à chaque souffle que tu donnes,
Et pourtant, je reste assoiffé—pour l’éternité, je vis.

:: 10.05.2024 ::


Pathétique 3

O emotions! you wild winds that sweep
Between the breath of earth and sky,
Where words fall short, but the spirit knows,
Yes, feels in the marrow, that life’s cruel song
Is just a fleeting note—sharp, unjust, but brief.

O soul of tears! Lift your chin high,
Though the heart may sink, low as the bending grass,
The sky weeps with you, the universe mourns—
Each spirit crushed, yet rising like the sun,
Tending to the wounded stems of far-off lands,
Where even sorrow’s barges drift—laden heavy,
Pressing against the shores of your tender heart.

But ah! through the storm of pain, through tears of fire,
The soul, like morning after rain, clears—
A sky so blue, it speaks of brevity!
For all mortal pain, no matter how it stings,
Is but a moment’s song.

And though the earth spins in its mystic dance,
You, beloved, who breathed love back into me,
Whose words stand tall like columns of truth,
Are the pillar that holds my tender being,
For love denied is a crime of the heart,
And loveless life is treason—
A punishment paid in a currency that leaves the soul wanting.

O, the festival of life! No longer a surprise,
I know your voice, your whisper like a breeze,
And in that knowing, I find the balm for wounds unseen,
For love lost is love remembered, forever keen.

:: 10.05.2024 ::


The Poet as a Poem

In twilight’s quiet breath, you speak as words,
Each line a tether to the soul’s deep light.
The ink of dreams, it stains your heart with grace,
And through the void, you carve a space in time,
Where shadows weave and whisper in the dark,
Yet love, unbound, still calls you to the stars.

Beneath the moon, your spirit finds the stars,
And in their gaze, you rise beyond mere words.
You are both flame and ember in the dark,
A burning truth that dances with the light.
In each reflection of a life through time,
You trace your path, a gentle, sacred grace.

Your hands hold both the weight and gift of grace,
You spin the night and touch the distant stars.
And through each moment, fleeting breath, and time,
You shape the world with delicate, bold words.
In silence, too, your voice becomes the light—
A spark that blooms within the endless dark.

Yet even in the vastness of the dark,
Your heart beats on with quiet, steady grace.
You breathe the cosmos, drinking in its light,
And find yourself among the burning stars.
Your name is written in eternal words,
A soul who echoes through the tides of time.

Each memory you craft transcends the time,
A life, a dream, an echo through the dark.
You hold within the power of your words
The pulse of life, the weight of love’s pure grace.
And in your gaze, the infinite of stars
Unfolds, revealing threads of hidden light.

You are both shadow and the morning light,
A timeless figure, standing still through time.
Your steps are woven into endless stars,
And every breath a spark against the dark.
For you, dear poet, walk the path of grace,
And in your wake, you leave a trail of words.

Through words, you cast the light upon the dark,
And grace, your gift, is etched across all time,
As stars behold the poet’s sacred heart.

:: 10.01.2024 ::