"Permission To Love"

Beneath the evening sky we meet

The grass, heavy with dew

Whispers underneath our feet as we walk side by side

The night hold us

Guided by the stars above

The moonlight traces your arched brow

It outlines the top of your lip, and the curve of your jaw

Delicately you place your hand upon my shadowed cheek

I feel the presence deep within my core

The touch burns though my nerves

In a moment of possession you pull me close

The fierce warmth surges through my body

Your heart pounds beneath the palm of my hand

I sigh... and yield to your sweet lips

The rapture between us blossoms bright

A peacefulness runs though me like a strong current of water

As I give my head full permission to follow my heart.

 

Published in: "Island Mist"

Anthology of verse
 Poetry Institute of Canada

© 2016

"Setting Love Free"

The rain falls gently down upon his pale and mournful face washing away his tears

He walks slowly down the gravel pathway towards the grave

With one foot in front of the other he is forced to move on

The stone stands rigid in a shaded place

The heaviness begins to settle in

Suddenly he drops to his knee's as every ounce of strength drains from him

The church bells ring and echo high above him in the stale air

The rain soaks through his clothes, numbing his skin

The coldness doesn't even take away the pain

He reaches out with his trembling hand and places it on the mound of fresh dug earth

The magnitude of his loss is overwhelming

With his finger he traces out the letters and the date carved on the polished stone

At any time he would trade places with the one who lays silent

The one who lies before him will miss out on the beauty of the light upon this earth

He suffers from the worst kind of pain

He points to the empty sky in anger

He prays for an angel to help him through this

He doesn't want to be alone

He has no one to help him carry his grief and pain

He refuses to cry a tear

He bottles it all up inside of him until it drives him insane

The air is wet and heavy

The tall oak tree's seem to bow down to the tombstones around them

As though mourning all of the fragile souls that have been caught in the hands of fate

He places a rose gently upon the soil

He slowly closes his eyes as memories come flooding in over loading his senses

His will breaks and his tears flow freely down his face

He holds himself in a tight embrace and whispers upon the wind,

"I set you free...so rest in peace..."

Published in: "The Departing Day"

Anthology of verse
 Poetry Institute of Canada

© 2016

"I'm Tired..."

Tired is my state of being

From words that have gone unsaid

By the actions not taken

And the moments not returned

I'm tired of the lies

The abandonment...

And all of the hurt

I'm tired of the heartbreak

The let down

And the emotions that go unresolved

I'm tired of the broken dreams

Of picking up the pieces of me...

And the lack of any chance given

I'm tired of being tired...

For I knew finding love would be hard

I just never thought it would be like this...

I deeply wish being found was as easy as being lost seems to be...

I'm tired after each days end

I'm tired of never seeming to be good enough...

Even though I know I am.

© 2016

"Within The Lines"

I look at you...

And see you

The being hidden deep within

A reflection of parts of me

Reaching out...

Wanting to connect

Emotions and feelings

Some only are known by the senses

While others can't so easily be obscured

Honest moments build and pass

We are more a like than we are different

Brave is your curiosity...

But your actions lack conviction

Silence weighs heavy under the words left unsaid

My every wish for your being is to be free...

From the secrets that you haven't told

Don't push me away...

Then wonder where I went

I am here...

Waiting...

Arms wide open...

Holding out hope...

But I cannot embrace, “maybe or I don't know...”

So I must surrender to what is...

And what I know now

That until you are ready to receive anything I have to give...

I will continue to hide you within the lines of my poetry.

© 2016

"Sunlight Heart"

Through the dark clouds sunlight breaks

Just as your heart opens

You are found

Holding your own

Brave...

Strong...

Ready to set your soul free

Choices done

Life decided

Optimistic...

And real

One breath...

One moment...

Another step forth

All work and effort...

Tears and blood...

Worth the sacrifice

The journey to find happiness

To be able to stand here upon your own two feet

Free.

© 2016

"All That You Have"

Pause...

Be still...

Be silent...

Take a second for you

Breath in...

Exhale...

Even if its all that you have to give today

Embrace this moment for you...

We are not perfect beings

Find comfort in knowing we are all continued works in progress

Learning...

Healing...

Changing...

Adapting...

Who are we to judge

How we are fixing what others or life has broken within us

Our happiness found or gained

Should not fall under any sort of shame

Sometimes its not about right or wrong

Or whats right and what is easy

More times enough its about validation

Its that calming embrace found deep within the words, “I understand”

When a helping hand holds you still

Wiping away your endless tears

We are the care givers of our humanity

The worth invested

And the debt taken...

All that is received or put out into the world

Making us the reflection of our true desires needed

Because life....

In all its various moments

Is meant for existence.

© 2016

"Its There"

The words...

The weight...

Of sentences gone unspoken

Now are the chains that bind you

And the confinement that you live within

Struggles of emotions and feelings

Its there...

Ever present

An unpleasant daily reminder

Of a battle that wages between thoughts

The path the heart and soul wish to lead

And the vision from what the world sees

Its there...

Confusion causes moments of darkness

A heavy embrace you wish not to bare

Especially when all that you want to do is live within the light

Even though bravery can be seen

Its existence is just beyond the horizon

Its there...

Awaiting your eager reach

Like a new dawn of a new day

It carries the sharp and exhilarating feeling of crisp air drawn in

Its a long awaited breath of ease and comfort

To no longer be numb from the devastation of turmoil

It there...

Holding out hope

With faith in action

Conviction and belief

And a heart open and full of understanding

There is decisions to be made

The compass within points true north

Strong and free

Its there...

Just like those of us who love and care

We stand in unity with you

A helping hand reaching out... always

When needed or called upon

For all the hours and moments

Day or night

Its there.

©2016