Long forgotten stormsWailed at your limbsDriving you to the groundBattered but unbrokenYou reach toward the skyGnarled and twistedYour ancient branches witheredYet life springs forthSeeds of evergreenSprout from your fingersDemonstrating strength unmatchedRefusal to stay beatenSeeking protection from the windIn the arms of fateKnowing you’re not aloneThe earth littered with majestyStolen in youth and ignoredUntil someone seesContinue reading “Battered but Unbroken”
Category Archives: Chasing Sunset
From a Distance
Up close, you inspire awe.The power of your streamCrashing in my earsFor what seems like hours. Up close, you invoke emotion.The embrace of your sprayCovers me in a cloakThat brings me to tears. Up close, you command attention.The roar of your callDemanding my studyOf history in the wake. From a distance, you are beauty.The fullContinue reading “From a Distance”
Land Shark
Out of the blueYou came into viewDorsal aimed at the sky. There was nothing to doBut take pictures of youAnd laugh until we cried. We knew there were more Random things in storeMaking these miles worthwhile. So we traveled onLong after you’d gone‘Til we saw an Angry Bird smile. When you drive all over the country,Continue reading “Land Shark”
Rocket Science
Grandness of size Heart overflowingDreams of the moonAnd the starsInfinite calculationsOf future possibilitiesHeld in place by traditionFighting through gravityTrying to break freeWhile falling apartLooking back at your worldSo small from a distancePulling at you stillAfraid to let goAs you exploreEndless opportunitiesHoping to returnTo return the a welcome embraceNo worse for wear I guess growing upContinue reading “Rocket Science”
Scraping the Sky
Towering sentinels of inspiration,What do people feel in your presence?Are they awe-struck by your visage,Long shadows covering the Earth?Are they jealous of your elegancemasterfully dressed in glass and stone?Do they feel the sway, magical and fearsome,As the wind caresses you in powerful bursts?Do they wonder at your majesty While standing on your shoulders?Are they proud ofContinue reading “Scraping the Sky”
Pregnant Pauses
Anticipation is a calm lakeOr a bubbling sulphuric spring,Reaction held by surface tension,Steam showing what is to come. You wait both excited and anxiousFrantically searching the facade,Expecting the piercing screech,Yet all remains silent. A single external movementOf word or deed,An imperceivable internal image,Can trigger an explosion. The spouts of rage touchingEverything within reach,The quaking subsidesContinue reading “Pregnant Pauses”
Long Forgotten Ghosts
Parapets unmannedMoat of dried tearsLandscape littered ruinsMuseum of unrealized dreams Crumbled wallsDungeons bars ajarUncovered passagewaysScreams of sunken lies Stale stench of centuriesShadowed empty corridorsCold walls bereft of tapestriesEchoed sounds of laughter Knights darkened in their cupsBrandishment of steelLadies still in waitingHopes misplaced and unfulfilled Mossy dampened stonesSpiralized stairVisitors still and millingHalls of dancing ghosts
Paddle Boat Dreams
She dreamed of the wide MississippiLapping the boat on both sidesAs she glided through its corridorsSipping a mint julep. She knew that by the time she got there,There would be no gliding or mint juleps, butThere would still be the mighty MississippiTo revive those dreams. Dreams churn like the paddles of the boatsMuch like yearsContinue reading “Paddle Boat Dreams”
Ode to a Train
You held the promise of adventureIn your steam-powered engine,The lines that traversed the landscapeThe coal that pushed plumes to the sky.You carried dreams In your cars that extended for miles,The sleeper cabins and luncheonettesThe open rows where dreamers sat.You marked the distanceOn your wheels questing for connection,The destinations like compass arrowsThe nations shrinking in your growth.YouContinue reading “Ode to a Train”
Suspended Childhood
The patina of weatheringShows the passage of time,Yet we hope to maintain Our innocenceOur delightOur enthusiasm for life. Life that consumes our energy,Hones our ambitions,Molds our beliefs, and Hardens our convictions,Until we dream again. Dreams of a new-found loveOf people,Of art, andOf restWhen our weary soulsHold onto the vestige of a childhoodCaught in suspended animation… If onlyContinue reading “Suspended Childhood”