Breakfast

Table set with flowers and beauty
birds sing their eager approval
In the distance they wait patiently
for a crumb or two to fall...

Chattering voices
like nature's gossip
fill the early morning air
with great expectations
of the promising day that lies ahead

For a moment
a sweet memory warms my flesh
like the aroma of the fresh baked bread
And I glance lovingly, longingly
at the sun's emerging rays
on the nearby concrete wall

Photograph

In this photograph
a future and a past
passionate traces of fire
Kisses hidden
under deserted lust
but a taste of your love
will inspire the impossible
Scenery unstable
from changing falls
grows colder with untraveled miles
Send death away
while true love walks astray
to watch the sun rise higher
Put me there permanently
in the crook of your arm
let me hold the trust of your child
Hold me close to your dream
for we share the same
and bring me home
to your missing smile
Take me as your own
and we will live that dream
upon the discovery of your smile

Translating the Rain

Finding undisturbing softness
in translation of the quiet rain
I sigh for the longing memory
of your tender touch upon my skin
And needing so much
to you feel you here
beside me
inside of me
I withold the single tear of joy
that I would shed secretly
upon finding you in my bed once again
breathing life and bringing beauty
into my cold and lonely world

Counting the Seconds

Wistfully looking out
beyond the same stars
Comforted by his words
but still feeling so far away
tears formed in her heart
Missing him too much
her body grew cool
like the silent breeze
tapping at her conscience
Wanting to stay lost
in the loving moment of sighs
deep inside of his soul
where passion has no control
she silently breathed his name
Upon the window
a small cloud of hope
forming promise and purpose
reminded her once more
of the soothing phrase
unsolicited he gave to her
earlier that day
A thought, a wish
only created in her
most private of dreams
spontaneously shared with her
wrapping her longing in
mirrored ribbons of love
This priceless gift of security
in his husky reassuring tone
I'm counting the seconds...

Understanding You

How does your brilliant mind
                        begin each day
                        watching and learning
                        without much to say
                        Understanding little
                        and hearing too much
                        you cringe from a kiss
                        unless you reach for my touch
                        Your eyes hold a secret
                        that no one will know
                        and your ideas take you
                        to places I can’t go
                        If I could I’d take your hand
                        and feel what you feel
                        this confusion and frustration
                        I know that it’s real
                        I may not understand the
                        absence of your affection
                        but I see who you are
                        and will whisper direction
                        To strengthen your walk
                        along life’s long road
                        I’m trying to hold you
                        somewhere in my world
                        Where I can protect you
                        From all of the hurt
                        And show you the measure
                        Of all that you are worth
                        My dear son, try hard to find some meaning
                        You aren’t lost, you are loved –
                        You are a part of my heart…
                        that is always beating