Author Archives: ElusiveSilence

Would You like to join me I have made the sun for breakfast Laid it on a platter Of the most beautiful blue sky Sprinkled with only the best Whipped clouds of shades of grey With gold seams and silver streaks And the gentle breeze Laden with jasmine Have a bite Of fire and lightContinue reading “Join me”

I am not greedy nor remotely vain Some might even say noble I don’t always look for gain I try to be kind And always considerate Understanding and gentle Never impatient irate I take what little is given With joy and gratitude Whatever little I can get I appreciate, not brood Take each little morselContinue reading “The Taker….The Giver”

I am always with you Close to your heart All you have to do Is look in your pocket Upper left side Yes, that is the one When your heart is filled with joy Know that it warms me too When it sings a love song Know that I hear the tune When it getsContinue reading “If you carry me in your pocket…”

If I get lost in my wandering Will You come in search of me Or should I drop some crumbs And carefully mark each tree If I get doubtful that You exist Will You show Yourself to me Or should I buy myself a rosary And see if ashes set me free If I everContinue reading “If I get lost”

The joy is in the seeking The fun is in pursuit The aching in the longing To want without refute To pursue is to do To want drives action To seek demands longing The orphan seeks affection For all I have accomplished And all that I have found Has left me feeling a want AsContinue reading “Don’t be mine”

I rise with a burning desire Lingering over from my dreams A longing that takes over To see, who remains unseen I rush to wash away My doubt, despair, remorse Adorn myself with jewels Of hope and joyful force For today the silence will break And the veils will fall away For today the riverContinue reading “Every morning”

In your thoughts of me In your prayers for me In your words In your laughter In your mind Where you make me Who I have always wanted to be There I live happiest in your thoughts of me

Some things do not fit The limits of their mould Some songs do not follow The rhyme of each word Some flowers do rebel And they bloom when they please Demand that their story Be carried by the breeze I am of that rogue fire Neither temple lamp nor hell pit Wandering with the firefliesContinue reading “Light”

It is the story of a lamp A small lamp made of clay Made in colors of the earth The Maker must’ve had a day It would not even sit still Long enough for the making Unfinished and unadorned Grinning for the taking Picked up by the beggar And filled with oil as if byContinue reading “A lamp”

The slow descent of leaves Turned red and gold The fading of colors In memories of old The stars on a moonless night The mountains in place The caress of the breeze The gentle rain on my face The burning of the lamp The circle of light The hope that gives wings To the falconContinue reading “In Silence”