Traces of moonlight
Always dancing in starlight:
Turn on your love light

Two hearts both laughing
This sweet song everlasting
Twisting with passion

Where did all this come from?
Where did it all begin?
Don’t let me sit here wondering now
I don’t know where it eventually ends
I put the words down on the page
I let them simmer in the light of day
There’s nothing really stopping me when
I type them down to make them stay
I can’t let go of this little thread
It spins itself as I watch it fly
My fingers touch the hallowed page
The light goes on and I start to say
The things I’ve thought
The way they’re made
There’s nothing here that can’t be said
I won’t slow down or go around
It’s through the wall I step again
Did you see what I had to say?
Do you think there’s better way?
Let me know and I won’t deny
I caught you watching so you can’t pretend
I’m living the dream as you walk on by
I’m happy in this place we’ve never been

entranced in moonlight
a moth swims through the pale glow:
the heavens d
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4/25/2017

love lessons pending
for two hearts ever mending:
the house is on fire!

a barrage of leaves
bathing the trees at sundown:
the frogs croak along

the bend in your mind
little t~r~a~i~l~s we have taken
(now lost on your path)

one petal falling
the river is calling it
into the threshold*

4/25/2017

twisted in your spell
words, they fell into whispers:
trapped in your magic*

4/25/2017

the tempest rises
and then subsides into night:
a beautiful fight*

4/25/2017

Grasses stand growing
in this season of delight.
Trapped in the meadow,
they’re caught up in light.
The world keeps on turning.
The sun keeps on burning.
Such a beautiful sight
to dream of tonight.

birds ever whirling
in a sky that keeps churning:
the sands of time fly

Everything I write
seems to want to come out like
a sentence. But why?

Love’s tender petals
Like the rains of yesterday
Wash away my tears

4/24/2017

Bursting in daylight
Buds are exploding into
A stampede of leaves

Your light tonight
Is oh so bright

You warm my soul
And make me whole

You take me where
There is no care

I dream of you
And love you too

Let me stay the night
Let me be your shadow

Let me waltz with you
In your brilliant glow

In the time it takes to be together
We’ll find a way to dream forever

4/23/2017

Sunlight considers
It’s memories while dancing
Light everlasting

4/23/2017

Dreaming right through to the hour of our waking
Remembering that which we think we have seen
Evolving our thoughts into little pictures
Assaulting the stage with memories fading
Making a vision of this fleeting design
Into the maelstrom these thoughts they do climb
Never was ever a story so measured
Got to get back to that place in my mind

4/23/2017

Treasured steps become
Long trails in the sandy path
A timeless journey

4/23/2017

Moonlight does shiver
Defying the cool darkness
Of this pitch black night

4/23/2017

Chasing a rainbow
Ever dancing in puddles
Daylight is misting

4/23/2017

Born in the tempest of a rising tide
In a whirlwind turning
At some place in some time
Testing the water
I look deep inside
The wind keeps on churning
There’s nowhere to hide

Never been down this path before
I’m lost in the hedgerows
On the stage of my mind
Caught in the menagerie
I’ll see what I want to see
Lost in the fantasy
I’ll walk with tenacity

I know what you said
That it’s all in my head but
I’m really that limber
With all things considered
I won’t be defined and I’ll never resign
I’ll just ride on the tide
Through the winds of my mind

Such a lovely tree
Above you and me
Just over our heads
The canopy spreads
Beneath our feet
The roots reach out
To anchor this shady
And leafy retreat

We lay out our lunch
On an old checkered cloth
We break out the wine
And drink a few drops
The bread is from heaven
The cheese from the dell
Your whispers are water
My ears are the well

Blessed are you
For coming along
Here in the tree-line
Our time passes by
Your song is divine and
Your lips taste like wine
The bread and the cheese
Leave us hungry for more

We lay in the grass
We kiss and we laugh
There’s time to relax
And truly unwind
Our hearts beat a song
And our minds sing along
Under our tree
Is where we belong

A subtle breeze both gentle and clean
Wafts across the chimney peaks
A sweet wet mist fills the humid air
Sporadic clouds grow in stately fair
Little drizzles in blue sky and sun
This casual dance is all the fun
I'm a dancing fool, you can be too
We can play that game
Just swimming in the rain

*“I want to know, have you ever seen the rain comin’ down on a sunny day?” –  Creedence Clearwater Revival

Love is not something to throw away
Love is not something to disregard
Love is just something I love to do
Love is just something I have for you*

4/19/2017

Spirit comes to me
I’m tempted by her casual flare
Her thoughts spill over my rainbow
And wash away my every care

The scorching sands beneath our feet
Drift slowly by the thoughts we’ve shared
The story’s not completely wrote
Each passage has its special note

We while away the passing hours
The flowers bloom then fade away
Our time was bent beyond compare
The time we spent was meant to share

There is no place I’d rather be
No other muse I want to see
Her message was so very clear
Inside her spell there was no fear

The sands of time, they blow away
The rainbow’s fleeting  glow is gone
Each treasured moment passes by
The time was right, she had to fly

I'm reposting this because I want to ask a question about rhyme. I'm wondering if there's a specific name for the type of rhyme taking place in the last two lines of the poem (e.g. steep and keep). I don't think this qualifies as an "internal rhyme" but what do I know? I just know I do it a lot and I'm wondering if there's a name for it. Thanks for any insight on this.

Rummaging around through a pile of scraps
I found a hat and an old pair of shoes.
A can of paint is always welcome.
I just need a brush and a sliver of canvas.
Here in my world I look for an answer
But first I need to know the question.
I’ll let it go by without a mention
And dance with my muse while you wait for a chance.
The cost of some magic can be very steep but
I’ll  pay the whole price and keep what I need.

I was trapped in your time and lost in your space
There was never a moment that we didn’t embrace
Our tears turned to laughter and then back to tears
Our fears led to silence in the waning of years
The moment got past us then slipped out of sight
The memories must last us, they’re all that we have
The bridge that we crossed was burned in the night
And the passion we lost chased us out past the light
We came to the crossroads where our souls they did part
Your face in the mirror defied a new start
I’m caught in the chaos of your lasting refrain
It was such a disaster, when we stepped off that train

What is the question? Who did it ask?
Where is the moment most recently lapsed?
Time will tell and mend it around
Nothing can pass for a siren’s sound
What do we have when we see the light?
Memories we weave in the dead of night
Driven by the wind and the soaking rain
We’re lost on the page which should soon turn again
Scattered to the only habit we know
Measuring the trance without a glance
Trapped in the meaning
Caught on the stage
Time ticks away and we’re left in a state
All that we know is the vision we have so
We do what we can just to take a step back

Caught up in wondering what might come next
I can’t see your ending before it’s been read
Your riveting passages unfold into mystery
They twist me around as you fill in your history

The pages flash by, the story pretends
I’m oft led astray till I reach the end
As the tale unfolds then leads me inside
I can’t get away from the clues that you hide

Don’t spoil the show by revealing the plot
Just let me get lost in the words on your page
We both can arrive at the same destination
All I need is a good explanation

Let’s capture the facts and set them to spin
We’ll ride on the tide and feast from within
You’re food for my thought, I cannot deny so
I’ll read you to the end or at least I’ll try

Cast  in the shadows of a waning moon
Carrying on to the arboreal stand
Wandering around for a tune to sing
Lost in the words we have not heard
Memories dance in a somber rain
Leaves on the trees sing a rustling song
Crafting a message in time unbound
Found in the tune that traps our soul
We listen for a moment to take it all in
Caught in the magic we choose to behold

“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Light shimmers briefly across the stage.
I catch a glimpse of the shadows it makes.
Is there not something more to see?
I wonder just now why it happens to be that
I can’t see the stars
but I know that they’re there.
Tonight in the moonlight
they’re lost to the night.
Under the glow,
I kiss them goodbye
And walk down the path
that this warm light defines.

“Did you ever wonder if the person in the puddle is real, and you're just a reflection of him?” – Bill Watterson

Lost in a moment of cast reflection
Stepping back and seeing the picture
A solemn face reaches out to greet me
I stare back in awe of this simple vision
The river has risen above the steeple
The backwater splashes all over my feet
I look for you now in the old tinted glass
You’re not really there but neither am I
We haunt each other in the timeless mirror
And deliver a glance as we take our chance
It’s about living freely, to that I attest
It’s nothing but a change we had to accept

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Margaret Atwood*

Spring is here
The awaking commences
Marching green explodes into life
Buds transform into leaves on the trees
Flowers explode across the timeless stage
There’s just enough time to plant what we need
Sprinkles rain down on this hallowed ground
Sprouts run up from the roots to play
The sun tickles life from the wind and the rain
Across the field the purchase is made
Grazing is easy on the tundra in Spring
We’re lost in the movement of wings on the breeze
Content with the dance that our reason believes
We settle our thoughts with the buzzing of bees
And capture the moments we’re so glad to receive

Content in a moment – sublime
Perusing the chapters inside my mind
I rise to the breath of a sweet smelling aire
While traveling the fences to get there on time

Time stands alone as it stands in my way
The world passes by without a care
Crooning a tune in an old wooden bowl
I sit in the moonlight – shattering my soul –

                      It’s brilliant!

These thoughts now untold ride up in the sky
Tantalized by motion, I strive to get by –

                     Wondering?

Not content to dream the hours away
I sit in the shadows, pretending to pray
To regress into blindness, oblivious am I
That teasing the moment is not the answer

I mosey along – spend the day in a trance
And while it away for something to say
There’s nothing to do
But what can I see?
When gravity smiles and pulls down on me

Tested at last, I find something new
Can’t truly say what it is right now
There is no beginning or end in sight
I’m lost in the flood of a rising tide

I turn it over to see what’s inside
The fire burns bright in the bowels of my dream
It’s not a thing I know how to hide
Nothing is exactly the way that is seems

Daylight punctures the face of the dark
I kick it and test it, the hour of the deep
Puzzling it is
There is no delay
Remaining entranced
Containing a chance
My heart seizes time
As it all drifts away

Looking again for one last dance
Writing the rhyme for one last time
Letting go and taking hold
I pass the time letting time go by
There is no qualm, there is no fear
I take it all in as it comes along
There is no measure that I cannot see
There is no place I’d rather be
You can’t stop me, I’m way ahead
I won’t look back, instead...
I’ll take the chance that appears to me
And write the song the muse lets me see
Don’t ask me why, it happens so
I’m always just ready to simply let go

Knowing is certain, all questions abound
Answers are found near the edges of space
Solid and true our kind accrues
Leaving us better with things we can use
The human race accumulates the past
Lays it to the test over and over again
Building the body over countless time
Searing its knowledge into our minds

This is the second of two poems titled "Insight" I originally thought about merging the two into one but then decided to let them stand on their own.

Ideas come from insight
Leading us down a narrow path
Barefoot loose and fancy free
We’re lost in a moment we need to believe
Cherishing the moment we ramble on by
Over the ledge do we like to fly
Twilight glistens across your face
Illuminating the world we choose to make

Looking into the portal
A chance knowing occurs
Putting it all together
We simply wait and wonder
It's turning in our heads
Where most still fear to tread
You hold the key
Please share it with me
Let your insight move our open hearts
Let it dig down deep and set us free

Let the words flow slowly by
Drift and dream your time away
Pass though the portal with your magical eye
Drive on through to the other side

Correct the line with a little rhyme
Bridal the horses of war with your phrase
Detect a mention in what you can say
Deliver the truth on a platter of clay

Surrender the false and let it ring true
Remember the place where it all began
Don’t get lost in the words on the page
Tear them apart with a dulling rage

Take the splinters and make them whole
Install the spline in a deliberate way
Spell out those drumbeats you care to believe
Ransom the rest for a bottle of ink

Remember to tell us your treasured thoughts
Carry the banner and hold it on high
Watch as the moments slowly pass by
You can be just the same without knowing why