The Third Day

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/nature-couple-love-heart-65289/ It’s the third day Do You know How it is to wait And at the same time Want to say or do? I hope You do Then You know how hard it is Sometimes I get lost Into the mirror Is where I must Look, to find the glow Of past, present … Read more

Dip My Feet

Image source: Photo by Min An from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-foot-prints-on-sands-photo-723997/ Restless, taking my time Resting on my arms A violet skyline Rising from afar Cast away Longing for companionship Witnessing The return of the heart A good start Baking the dough Molding the foundation Saying what is true Hoist the sails Into the weary sea Where … Read more

I Rise

Image source: Photo by Matheus Bertelli from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/astronomy-constellation-cosmos-dark-577582/ It doesn’t really matter Knowing pain is knowing Yourself Why do I choose this? Because it’s sweeter than a woman’s kiss What’s real anymore? Who can I trust? Right on the cusp Standing as I must Believe, believe in Yourself Quiet whispers remain Like the weather … Read more

Breath

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-candle-over-black-background-333515/ It made the candle lit room silent His breath was heavy and deep Mustered up from the depths of his soul He was growing old Something or someone seemed to be nagging at him Something he couldn’t yet touch Something old was about to leave What, that remains to be seen It … Read more

The Space Between

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/accomplishment-action-adventure-atmosphere-414075/ Aah the angst Pain of growing into something new Into the unknown I venture Painful and hard Only in my mind are the stories from the past Creeping in to silence the newfound freedom within me It’s a battleground No winners or losers here Just the uncomfortable unexplored territory of life Tweaking … Read more

The Firmest of Hearts

Image source: Photo by Jakob from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/mountain-under-starry-sky-during-nighttime-761394/ There are times that it will hurt like hell The mind likes to dwell To ring the bell of doubt But thankfully there is a way out Knowing that will lead You down south Where the warm breeze Is equaled by the coldest of fronts Toughness is … Read more

Meeting of Minds

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/aged-beard-black-and-white-clothes-415201/ I forgot to write What a glorious few words it would have been Raising questions, requires answers And the answers become the inquirers When they have the wits to do so Tremendous amounts of learning And wisdom Are uncovered in those moments When two or more minds Come together, listen and speak … Read more

The Trees and Me

Image source: Photo by freestocks.org from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/ash-blaze-bonfire-burn-391995/ As I look at the logs Waiting for their turn in the fire I see the journey they have taken to arrive here I feel this strange sense of connection to it The hard work that went into getting them here And now they repay me with … Read more

For Starters

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/alone-branches-bridge-bright-274778/ What seems like eternity I’ve been writing a poem a day Feels good in my heart This creative part Looking at the horizon I see my reflection Standing in the mist Gently clenching my fist Hang tightly my dear The words are becoming more clear As I steer The ship of myself … Read more

The Streets of Hoolahuu

Image source: Photo by Pille Kirsi from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-buildings-800794/ I know You’ve felt it a lot Screams of the night They hold truth at their core Basking in the silence after Brings up serendipitous mysticism I feel like I’m floating in it Staying true, I conclude Love looks just like a fool In costume, wandering … Read more