Shine

Crash into the darkness
divide in half surround,
kiss the water gently
softly crawl across the ground.
Move upon the weakness of
the night's retreating force,
nature finds a way for things
to slide upon their course.
Here you are again each day
yet every night you die,
darkness crashes to you
as you fade into the sky.

Drifting

Adrift on seas of past regret
these waters way too swift
return unto the present wakes
for on them you can drift
An ocean of remembrance
our sun can flick reflect
the closest of our memories
these murky depths protect

Cosmos

Spinning blend of fire and ice
magnificent display,
fading reds to yellow
sliding silent blue to gray.

Summer's Mornings

In every breath I dare to breathe
I know it's touched your heart,
feel you in each move I make
no matter far apart.
You are the morning dew for me
the kiss upon the grass,
a moment here and later gone
known to never last.
Radiant sun upon my face
I know when I find sleep,
one day I'll wake to find the dew
I finally get to keep.

Pirates Chest

Days upon the water
as the sun beats on my back
Sky has seen the colors change
from red to blue to black.
It would take a thousand years
to take salt from my skin
humidity and vanity
are slowly sinking in.
These boards on which I rest myself
are worn with each day gone
driven by a restless force
reluctant to go on.
Curl they do beneath the stress
perhaps they too must stretch
things to do prevent the crew
from naps they thought to catch.
In each I see a story
scars and wrinkles tell their tales
life like moving water
some have dips and some have swells.
Turn back to this lady though
she captivates my mind
becomes my music mistress of
a song I left behind.
Could it be real life I miss
or worry that I lack
smiling towards the water
as the sun beats on my back.

Stolen

Today you gave a smile to me
you'll never get it back,
stored it deep inside my heart
to cover up a crack.
Then a laugh escaped your lips
that too I took away,
tucked it back to hear again
upon a rainy day.
Sparkling then I saw your eyes
that twinkle I made mine,
keeping for a reason
I'll forever have their shine.
Next you brushed against me
that gesture I took too,
just a way to everyday
have a touch of you.

Rekindled

Emersion of a newer you
in growth perhaps of me,
a welcomed change though soft and strange
of who I meant to be.
Intrusion of illusion
shadowed heart eluding fear,
pretentious and contentious
pushing far by drawing near.
An all inclusive paradigm
from my character delivered,
the greater good misunderstood
let love not die and wither.
Instead revise our meanings
search the heart to save the soul,
truly let the things that slide
slide on without control.
Savor in the minute
glory found in our creation,
the birth of you and I
from pieces bound for desolation.