The Solitary Visionary

I saw how it was, and I wept

But I cried silent tears

As they had not seen it

And they did not need to

© 2012

Shy

You touch my hand

The world's on fire

No one accurately depicted desire

Never have I known it at all

'Til your hand brushed mine,

Did you hear my heart stall?

Never has a chilling breeze

Sent such a shake through my spine

Or so weakened my knees

Folding my fingers into my palm

I brush a hand through my hair

I try to look calm

Your hand's in your lap

Pulling on your canvas bag strap

As I flip the page in my book

From the corner of my eye, I catch your look

I glance at you, you turn away

Your cheeks are as red as your eyes are grey

If I should reach out, and take your hand,

Would we fall in love, however unplanned?

Perhaps we will eventually

But the one who moves first

Will not be me

© 2012

different

different

from the rest of them

it's like

there are strings pulling

sewing together

the parts

and it seems

complete

but it's

still in the process

of being created

it's

different

© 2012

I Thought I Heard You

I thought I heard you calling

I got up to follow your voice

I thought I heard you calling

But I guess it was just the door

Creaking on its hinges

As the wind comes through the floor

I thought I saw you walking

I tried to catch up to you

I thought I saw you walking

But I guess it wasn't you

Just a stranger wearing

An expression of confusion

As I call them by your name

I thought I felt you near me

I thought I felt your gaze

I thought I heard you whispering

Through the vents, my name

I thought I felt you near me

But I guess I'm going crazy

Because there's no one there at all

Just me, and a wilted lily.

© 2012

Tell Me

Tell me what you said

I was listening, but I

Got distracted

Somewhere along the line...

Your voice is liquid gold

As it pours into my ears

How can I comprehend

When the gold doesn't let me hear?

Your eyes cut holes in my soul

How can I understand

When I'm patching up my spirit

Like pants on a kid in a boyband?

Your hair is weeping willow branches

Swaying in the breeze

How can I grasp your meaning

When the wind's knocked me to my knees?

Your lips, at last, are dripping roses

Bleeding out my heart

How can I apprehend you, love

When my body won't restart?

© 2012

don't

don't tell me you're worthless

you should know, you're perfect

don't tell me I don't love you

every thought of mine is of you

don't tell me I don't need you

you saved me, I want to rescue you

too

don't tell me we don't belong together

you are a cold bird, I am a feather

you and me are meant to be

as the fish belongs to the sea

© 2012

"The Romance of the Forest"

Lifting rocks and bending trees

Searching over and under things

Crossing pathways, rushing seas

Of bluejays, birds that sing

The smell of pine along a

River like Rhine

Which bends like crouching knees

A kiss that's mine

Under a shadow from the sky

A cloud which warning brings

© 2012

The Shoreline

It's different on the shoreline

Not sure if I can explain

It's different on the shoreline

The concept's simple, it is plain

It's different on the shoreline

Though I can't quite tell you how

It's different on the shoreline

Different then than it is now

© 2011

Hold You

I'll hold you 'til my arms wear away

And after that you can lean on me

I'll kiss you 'til my lips turn to dust

And after that our foreheads will touch

I'll stare at you 'til my eyes go blind

And after that I'll feel your hands in mine

I'll be with you 'til the end of my life

And love you 'til the end of time

© 2011

:)

Happiness is catching

It's spreading all around

It reaches out with welcoming arms

And never lets you down

The Joy Disease is spreading

It's moving like the breeze

It's blowing through your hair

And giving you shaky knees

If you see someone smiling

Do not be alarmed

It's one of the many symptoms

And it's aimed at you, so warm

I've got The Optimism

And I believe it's contagious

So stand extra close to me

If you're that courageous

© 2011