Undercurrent

Gilded past as thoughts flow fast
a tidal wave is crashing,
minutes gone of sands alone
yet through the mind and flashing.
Holding still as memories spill
the heart too faintly fluttered,
a moments will to depth reveal
a flame enraged unshuttered.
Willful wind enclose defend
the embers dying never,
encircling words of life deterred
in truth and so unclever.
Burn forever's course they will
til death no still in passing,
gentle past your thoughts flow fast
a tidal wave is crashing.

Chapter

Who is penning tales like this
who now writes the ending
is our sunset penciled in
or on us is it pending
Are we just the paper
or the thought as God is writing
is the play we see today
the truth come out of hiding
Give to me a thousand smiles
each one I'll stop to measure
be it paper, pen or thought
still each I swear to treasure
Sun upon my browning skin
salt as waves come crashing
pictures slow in life to go
all through my mind and flashing
Let me hold the canvas
blues and grays come inter mitten
If I wrote the story
are you sure of what you're getting
All I need is just one thought
just one that's strong, unbending
written down where skin does brown
And waves are neverending

Another's face

Shifting pace of time and place
another time another face
Memories shine to fade replace
another time another face
A kiss to kiss the falling grace
another time another face
Arms that hold to love's embrace
another time another face
No shame no chance to now replace
Another time another face.

Searching

Lost in search of who I am
lifted child and lessened man
constant night of lightened plan
the dark we can't, the light we can
Control is lost yet daily fought
so can we fall from grace
keep in me the light to see
a darker time and place
Upon a sea of thrillful faces
places, thought and time
it seems to find me wanting
searching reason to the rhyme
Hopes to pull together
hope to find the dreams we made
lost in search of who I am
and found by what's displayed
Regrets are dying with me
no one left to hurt by plan
regression by digression
lifted child and lessened man