Category Archives: Poetry

When I am gone forever Light my pyre with a smile Lay my words to rest with me Break your silence for a while Hold a light to the logs Watch a spark burst into flame Look around and find friends No regrets and no blame As the fire burns up bright Lights up theContinue reading “Now”

Your wisdom is Your being You go about silently You make the sun rise And the earth turn quietly You make the eagles fly You make the mountains rise You make waters still No rush no surprise You command the stars shine You make dew drops glow You make flower fields bloom You put onContinue reading “I want to touch fire”

Much as I enjoy The raging storm in me The never ending quest To be all that I can be Much as I love The fire in me that burns Consumes me completely Whirling with my turns Lend me your mind So I may know the brilliance Of a thought that is created With intentContinue reading “Lend me”

Words are my shield My armor my sword Words are me Of my own accord I breathe them, I see them I dream them as well I live them with faith In them I dwell When the heart soars high Then the words are a song Of love and life I do belong But whenContinue reading “When it matters”

If you scream at me Will I listen better? If you call me names Will I pay more attention? If you shut me out Will I repent more? If you bang the doors Will I agree? I don’t want to be right or wrong I don’t want to be hurt or loved Neither admired norContinue reading “Let me be”

Does the sun set in anguished despair Or does it know in its heart it will rise again Do the dark skies get melancholy Or do they know they will light up again

I woke up hungover And decided for sure That today is the day This is it, no more No more going to the temple No begging for grace No more wanting mercy No more fighting the case I leave the wine house I slowly walk away Am I still complete Be it, as it mayContinue reading “Go on, laugh”

I must be lucky Or extra blessed Very special I self profess I can wear a heart On my sleeve Share my joy Give and receive It gets broken Quite easily I find another No big deal I find it easy To fall in love With anyone Sent from above Give my heart Plucked fromContinue reading “Many hearts”

I wear masks Too many to name Some by choice Others just came By birth or family Put on without consent No one gave An option to dissent Each mask came With a script of its own It did not ask It had to be worn The longer I wore The more they merged BecameContinue reading “Need”

If I could choose the words To say all I had to say And write them all out Before they fade away I would write with fervor So I do not miss out All the frivolous details Pouring my heart out My words would probably fall Over each other a bit Trying to race eachContinue reading “Writings on sand”