Unlike a half open bud

that waits to come into glory

Unlike a half taken breath

that longs to tell a story

A half moon is silent,

Is silent in knowing.

It is always full.

Just shadows showing…

Don’t envy me

Says the sun to the night

I burn to be free

Like the bird in flight

–

Don’t envy me

Says the oak to the leaf

When you are gone

I will stand rooted in grief

–

Don’t envy me

Says wisdom to longing

When the cup of wine breaks

You will become me

Now it remains to be seen

Can I love me like you did?

Now that you are gone

Silent inquisitions, I forbid

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The broken, fights the whole

But what does it defend?

Is grief the price we pay

To love fiercely til the end?

With each passing moment

As the distance grows longer

The laughter starts to fade

And the silence grows stronger

–

Now some day if we meet

And you are the Maker that I seek

I will ask only in silence

And in silence You will speak

I love

Not knowing if you need it or not

But because my heart desires

to abide in love

–

I pray

Not knowing if there is a God or not

But because my mind desires

to abide in hope

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The longing in my heart

Tells the derision in my mind

Listen to the silence

And to myself — let me be kind

For every storm that comes

And every sun that sets

There is a blue sky behind

That never frets

It longs for no rainbow

Or the breaking of dawn

It rests in knowing

The light is never gone

It matters not

How dark the night

It matters not

How long the fight

It is enough

To be here right now

It is enough

For a head to bow

On this one day

Set the sun free

It’s light is in you

For all to see

Hope drags like a weight

Shadows stand at the gate

–

May I set it all down?

The smile, and the frown

–

May I rest here in the shade?

Let the sound and silence fade

–

Will the ground hold me up?

While I mend my broken cup

–

As my body grows old

My sight blurs slowly

I see through a mist

You start to look like me

The ravages of time

My hearing gives out

If I strain just a little

Your whisper becomes my shout

With the passing of time

My memory starts to fade

But I dwell in making up

Love stories that never made

As my light flickers out

I sit back in silent glee

For I become another you

And you become another me

I had notions abundant

About life and love

About man and this world

About God above

You showed me the way

That led only to me

Find my own answers

What blasphemy

Friends and lovers

No demand No need

We stand together

Each one complete