Poetry – Page 3 – Elusive Silence

Just a little longer

Slow down my dear soul Learn to slowly sip the wine Let it burn as it goes down Let it take it’s own sweet time Slow down my dear heart Fall in love and fall real hard Then sit still and slowly break Gently touch each jagged shard Slow down my dear mind In yourContinue reading “Just a little longer”

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Ashes

I cover myself in ashes Wander naked in the street Search for You intently Asking every one I meet If You live in everything Then show Yourself today Or make me one with the embers And with ashes, blow me away

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Life and death

There must be something else Beyond the in and out breath There must be a silent pause Beyond the noise of life and death Where do I look for that Who do I need How do I find it Why and why indeed I stare deep into my cup And in the swirls of myContinue reading “Life and death”

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Good enough

The clouds may be thick and heavy The stars twinkle less bright Knowing the sun will still come up I will rise and take my flight Is good enough I might not be wise and well cut Only a jester in your court Knowing I make you laugh I am doing my perfect part IsContinue reading “Good enough”

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Answer me

I wander the stars The galaxies and more I wander the streets Of tales and lore I have a million questions Burning my mind I stop each I meet Would you be so kind Tell me who I am Where have I been Why am I here The seeking is keen I keep asking whyContinue reading “Answer me”

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Tell me

To the tall mountain I ask Tell me how you stay unperturbed Are you weary or tired Or do you still rise upward To the blue sky I ask Tell me how you remain proud Are there days you want to fall Or do you still love the cloud To the rushing river I askContinue reading “Tell me”

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No other

A sip to rememberA sip to forgetPour me one moreNo regretI have tasted the bestAnd no other is sameI keep drinking and hopingTo get drunk again

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I am

I am the valley Empty abyss, in disarray Call out I echo whatever you say I am the ocean Overflowing depths Dive in I will push up to the crest I am the mirror I am and am not Stare in And see yourself you forgot

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For all I have lost

For all who loved me and went away Who I loved and then lost somehow For all who broke me and moved on Who mended me and brought to now I stand in silence one more time Determined to live with no regret Renew my promise once again Never ever will I forget

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Of kings and beggars alike

My cup of wine is made of clay Can shatter with a single strike Clay that comes from parts of me Dust of kings and beggars alike