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664 · Dec 2013
moments like this
frolicking in the white
light, soft
untouched snow
my heart melts like
butter on toast!
to simply see
my beloved ones
(I)


let everything stop for a moment;
all movement
(and)


locate the wondering mind
among the tips of the trees;
(that)

are weighted by the substance
dipping towards the earth;
(I swear that)


*all I can feel is Your presence
a time spent in the snow with my beloved friends
661 · May 2016
You: Tanka
Some are beautiful
some are smart, clever, refined..
but you I love most.
That day you told me
you loved me eternally
I wept and tears fell

you, my oldest friend
yet, how I feel this chasm
separating us

I never once thought
you have carried love with you
since we were but kids.

Now I regret all
thoughts, behaviors, emotions,
which I poured on you

about other boys...
Oh, why did you not tell me!
this, your devotion!
647 · Sep 2013
Home
Aww home.
So sweet
so kind.
And how could I have thought differently.
You caressed the new
I caressed the jar as they rattled
rattled within my bones.
Laugh a little!
If there wings grew like the grass,
our journey would've taken a much shorter time.

It's easier when
I
can't
kiss
you

So i remember that one night
I heard the wind break again,
like when i would stumble on the shore,
your hand on my wrist guiding me to resist
stumbling upon the rubble that was broken
from my previous falls...
You knew the whole time.
You're broken smile tells the world,
who you aspire to be.
And I am with you.
How could i become so fortunate.
To race in the forest of your mind
in the wilderness of your being.
How fortunate am I.
To rest in the shade of your breath.
to close my eyes to the obstacles of your heart.
Knowing you control your stars.
Knowing you complete your being.

And you know.
You've always known.
So gentle with your hands as they turn over mine.
I hope you don't notice.
But you absorb my information,
like a barcode you read me.
But I feel no grief
only the abiding relief
I find.
With you.
As I rest.
Upon your shoulder.
As the night puts on it's cloak.
641 · Nov 2013
aware 10w
to
define
is to
react

to
feel
is to
*respond
there often isn't the perfect words to say what I mean.
I apologize for this.
639 · Dec 2015
night
I see the moon,

and the moon sees me.

God bless the moon,

and God bless me.



*May the sweetness of rest enfold you

as the night puts on its cloak.
Meditation.
620 · Mar 2016
My conversion: Haiku
I once fell asleep
                                     Inside of your warm embrace
                                                                                              *Never to awake
620 · May 2016
A Suffering: Senryu
Time's painful passing,
longing for your sweet embrace.
You remain absent.
607 · Oct 2013
big picture people 20w
the Solitude
is
sadly, a
stepping stone
along the way

we're almost there
to the destination

*keep your chin up
605 · Nov 2015
Family
to the grocer i run
to find the best sandwich buns
and the finest wine to see
on the budget that i heed

no time to matter on the childs nose
she'll wipe it her own
"we must run now it's time to leave
throw that purple dress on i just sleeved"

to the barbershop i take little john
so much like his father i admire
his cute little cheeks perked up in a smile
makes me fall in love all over again with his father

two babes on my hips as i stole the wiles
one ham, two loaves, a bag of potatoes
yogurt, milk and five tomatoes
and two candles for mom and dads own table

coming close to five o'clock
i put on the crock ***
put the stove on for this monday night dinner
the side soup on just a simmer

coming close to six
I give my husband a quick fix
of beer and wine for me as we sit
"What a day" he whispers, looking at me

"What a day.." i said, looking back at him.
"..henderson said Johnny had hair just like yours
when he used to cut it. and pat gave
the girls two pink bows in line when we were at the grocer

But the girls next door, as we were washing potatoes
said they have never seen a girl so happy
and I asked why? (you know I'm so gossipy)
They said, 'Why Sophie, your love shows right on your face'"

I could hardly look my husband in the eye
"you've got one hell of a place"
593 · Nov 2015
i see you
I see you

in the stillness of the snow
that blankets the meadow

in the kisses of couples
long spent together

in the rays of the sun
that slowly rises

in the rising of the choral piece
that praises your essence

in the hollow of my heart
steadfast in beating

I see you
Lord, I see you.
588 · May 2016
Distilled: Haiku
Moments of insight
are like thin clouds opening,
Sun bathing my mind.
a certain accumulation of
desires that have simply overcome
my small (ever ever small)
being...
but i can't help but imagine
your defined body next to mine
mine lying next to your heart beat beat beat
hah hah hah hearts long lost
Could i sit here forever,
just to here that heart beat.
your heart beat.
desires have simply overcome.
Me.
and oh only christ can defend me,
how, how i desire for your lips on mine
your eye lash flutter
your distant thoughts bustle
your intelligence creeping
behind our curtains
don't act so repulsed
by my face in my moonlight,
if you had wished for a pristine certificate
you shouldv'e asked for an official v card
because you can unlace my blouse
if it's cold enough to display a
modern art form
and succumb to the scent of cashmere silk
against lavender dawns
outside our big class window
so i'll bite my tounge
because my desire for you is
stronger than a flame in the trail
the pressure to a point
the hello in a goodbye
lets pray for some good will
because i could get some duty done before God with you
oh, no no I'm not the desperate type.
just the type to take your suspenders off.
This is an oldie, but figured it would be fun to post!
579 · Apr 2016
Mania: Haiku
Feelings are fleeting
The highest ones die quickest
smiles die at dusk
/
do you think                                                   /
maybe?                                                          ­  /
possibly?                                                       ­  /
excuse me... a second?                                  /                                                      
i meant to say..                                               /
pardon me, i...                                                /
i have this feeling...                                       /
listen.. I                                                           /
take a minute....                                             /
                                                                ­         /
                                                                ­         /
My points never get across                              /                                                         .........
                                                       ­                  /                                    *Pardon me.. hard of hearing.
                                                        ­                 /                                                did you say something ma'am?
565 · Mar 2016
Come home: Haiku
I called across sea
rolling depths swallowed my cry...
please return, my love.
The poor scientist

reads and researches the world

*missing the best part
562 · Apr 2016
My Heart's Growth Pains
I was at the dance tonight,
our eyes met across the room
shoulders brushing
people passing
unknowing of my love for you.

You look past me into the crowd of people
you smile as you meet her eye
my heart sinks, that genuine smile
pulls at my bones.

The love we used to have you've forgotten,
I carry it in my caged soul [I carry it in my heart]
Burning, blazing, stars are falling
my universe is calling
for you, but you turn your head and
speak with your new lover.

If clouds could call
and mountains tall
would fall into the sea
my heart would see
that finally,
I was no good for you at all.
560 · Mar 2016
Am I? 10w
Satan thinks himself a god.

Subject
to
fate...

nothing else.
Inspiration from Paradise Lost by John Milton.
548 · Feb 2016
Reconciliation at last 20w
There has been no other feeling
like the
accomplishment

of letting go of previous fault
and reconciling with the person.
Working toward being honest with myself and others about whom I have offended, reaching out and asking for forgiveness. But before I even got to this moment (that I thought I would never arrive to), I first got into the habit of being reconciled with God. This is a very happy accomplishment.
547 · Nov 2013
The Simple Prayer
Lord lift me,
Lord shape me,
let me be your light

Lord keep me,
Lord love me,
let me see how bright

your love will
always be,
right there by my side

until then,
forgive and
tuck me in at night

Amen
546 · Oct 2013
destination 10w
your                          destination
determines

each

step


taken


you choose.
darkness                                                                                                                                                 light
535 · Oct 2013
Sometimes 10w
Sometimes
I
second
guess
my
capabilities

not
to
mention,
sanity
530 · Apr 2016
To Heed: Haiku
The unconscious deed
can creep up on the soul, so
*monitor the mind
i want to thank you!
you led me the right way
so i have you to thank
for making me so hard to please
for unveiling
this beautiful world
though i am so far from
being in it
because of you
under these stars
these moons
these suns
it's because you tell me no way
for sure thought i was the victim
about to walk the plank
i was told to tell you
                                                    no way, this ain't fair play
                                                            ­                                        (hah! you thought you knew what was best)

theres a long line of things...
but i got something to thank you for
forever in debt to you
i have you to thank!
for making me so hard to please!
for making me try with perfect faith!
because of you
because of *you
thanks to the 2 people, that brought me up.
inspired by Gavin Degraw :)
512 · Nov 2013
lets begin
first
step
new
day
alas
my heart
opens
my chest
livens

yes
i am
ready
to
live
for
You

my feet
start
already
echoing
my
heart

like
a
request,
my
pace
echos
the beat
as
it hastens

yes
i
am
ready
to
live
for
You

armored
though
i feel
just as
light
as
the snowflakes
outside
my window

eyelids
just
slightly
open
to
the
dawn

yes Lord.
yes.

I
am
ready
to
live
for
You
509 · Mar 2016
The Astronomer 10w
At night,
I see planets and stars
*Creation in motion
502 · Jan 2016
Unsatisfied 20w
We must have compassion for a culture
that has a promise for immediate gratification.

Yet, you and I remain unsatisfied.
502 · Apr 2016
The Passing of Time: Haikus
Reflections from far                                                        Fog mingles with hill
the hill rises from the sea...                                  lake rests in her deep crater
geometric form                                                         suns set and moons rise....
501 · Apr 2016
The Deceiver: Haiku
Clouding perceptions...
your clear and good actions, white-
against hearts of spades
Better
to ask
more
questions

than to assume
wrong
answers
My body tells me i'm 18,
but my conscience reminds me
my soul is still of the child.
489 · Mar 2016
Full- Bellied Moon: Haiku
Yes, I saw the moon
She was intently gazing
at her lovely earth
488 · Feb 2018
Four Weeks: Senryu
Four weeks since the end.

Four weeks since the beginning.

Heart's bitter aching.
Live Life Without Regrets!!



*but isn't
                 to each his own?
I dip into it
embracing sunshine and warmth
a good day indeed

watercolor night
blues and purples are seen as
I watch from my porch

Sweet night is coming
I feel her lovely embrace
I am content now.

Because I feel you
close to me... though you are far,
I thank God for you.
I drift off to sleep
thinking of those I love and
wishing you were here.
477 · Mar 2016
Observation: Haiku
Insecurities
are often hidden under
a cloud of falsehood
469 · Sep 2013
Will
We were meant to be untamed
is the biggest lie
because here we are as men
the only being in the whole cosmos
with rational,
and capable will.

Power implies that
you have been given responsibility

it is in this knowledge
that i am set free.
Philosophy class inspires
I feel a
significant
degree
of death
before

I
live
if something
of yours
is
full
doesn't
that in fact,
include
a mixture of

happiness,
courage,
and
sorrow?
sincerely, your heart
453 · Oct 2013
Under the stars 10w
Fortunate
to have
gotten

this
friday night
dance
with you
450 · Apr 2016
The Kiss: Haiku
If I could kiss you,
I'd sink in the soil deep...
and grow up a rose
I lean, head in hands
the chair creeks under my weight
listening to you.
437 · Nov 2013
reason 20w
never knew it could mean
so much
to know that
every
little
thing
means so much.

!

*reason resides in living
No, nothing. is a coincidence
429 · Mar 2016
Mimesis 10w
Literature
is
less
about
beauty
~
than
it
is
about
*Truth
Mimesis "To mirror"
Discussed this in my poetry class today; how art truly shows the condition of humanity, expressing the Truth of our existence and experiences on earth. The artist expresses Truth by reimagining the world, aiding the rest of us who are unable to articulate it.
405 · Sep 2013
...
...
Mother Mary
heard us approaching,
"Are you writing chapters for us from a million miles away?
I feel the load on my shoulders every day.
We're stuck without a chart or a captain,
are you aware of the shape i'm in?"
398 · Mar 2016
Death: Haiku
Those who went before
grief I feel, with their passing
now they rest in tombs
398 · Jan 2016
The Potter
The devil does not have his own clay.
And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand. - Isaiah 64:8
394 · Sep 2013
im a follower
One foot in
one foot back
heard it don't pay
to live like that

not that i'm fighting the true
it's not the chase i love,
it's me following you.
390 · Feb 2016
i think i might be in love
I think I might be in love
again and I need to take one
big breath to get me through my
work is tough I wish I could just float off into space and
sail on the moon, watching her as she touches the soft and sweet clouds
stretching her arms out to kiss them like I wish I could
reach out to touch your neck and
kiss you between your ears
385 · Sep 2013
midnight
the highway
sets the travelers pace
i tried not to notice
all the exits look the same.
So forever I will move
like the world that turns beneath me
i don't know which way i'm going
and i don't know which way i've come.

(When i look into your eyes
it's like watching the night sky)
but i can't escape the inevitable,
at midnight, the sun's a fable.
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