As I inhale, I breathe dreams
From that emotionally-throated stream
One that arrives just when I need
These dreams once more, I wish to feed

They were once alive and bright
But now they are out of sight
Beyond my now-life, they seem dead
Love once lived, but now has fled

My sterner conscience begs for a friendlier home
For passion true, that forgives those who roam
Betrayal’s wrongs, of deepest kind
Forgotten with a forgiving mind

Undreamt accidents have made me who I am
And seeing how life and Souls work in tandem
I’ll never let that tiny ember fade
Remembrance of youth, forever to be displayed

The ancient rites of youthful life and Souls
So notorious, till all that is priceless fades and rolls
Understanding of existence returns to the needing heart
Forever seeking, but never to depart.

\:: 03.19.2023 ::/

love is heaven,
a math equation we can’t solve
with pupils dilated
we reach for poison apples
knowing death is the cost

but still we love
the pain it brings
the sweet and sour
like a symphony
of broken strings

we dance in the darkness
of our own design
and though we know the ending
we still embrace the divine

for love is not rational
nor meant to be tamed
it’s a wild and reckless force
that leaves us forever changed

so let us live and love
with all our hearts and souls
for even in the pain and loss
we’ll find the beauty that makes us whole.

:: 03.19.2023 ::

NATURE decrees the natural course
of life’s season of repose,
between the first light of sunrise
and the fullness of maturity that grows.

A role that scorns the youthfulness
of life, and extracts a toll,
not on the spirit, but the flesh,
as we strive to attain our goal.

And yet, in this period of calm,
when the world seems to take a breath,
there’s a chance to reflect and renew,
to gather our strength and move ahead.

For the stillness of nature speaks volumes,
and in its silence, we can hear
the whisper of our own soul’s calling,
guiding us through the coming year.

So let us embrace this season of pause,
let us honor the wisdom it brings,
as we prepare for the new day to dawn,
and the cycle of life begins again.

revised: 02.26.2023 ::