Restless, hot night
Questions  unasked
Unbidden
Unanswered
By a troubled  mind
The beauty  of the night sky
Unseen by the blind.
The power of love lost
By lonely seekers
Calling
Wandering about
Looking for a light

Only lovers know the way
Through  the night
Unwavering
Undaunted
Follow the gentle glow
Of the loving heart.

Only lovers can see
The guiding light
Rising from the storm
Timeless and calm
The lonely souls left behind
Never to be found.

I am lost !
I am blind !
Answer  me,  my love !

Excuse me,  where is LionAir ?
Sorry,  wrong terminal.
But, to be fair,
It's not far.
Down the escalator
turn left
see the sign.
Up the elevator
turn right
You will be fine.
                  I    Was not !
No crossing the yellow line !
Excuse me,  ? LionAir ?
Sure, follow the footprints  on the gound
about 5 miles to walk about
you will be there in no time at all.
                    I  Was not !
The footprints  ended in a wall.
LionAir ? I ask,
Yeah, follow the guy in a yellow vest
he is heading there too.
               he    Was not !
The dude diverted to a Portaloo.
Where is the Lion ****** Air ?
Follow the crowd ?
Arrive en masse ?
                   Nope !
They got on the bus.

Oops, what's  this ?
LionAir !
No sign,  no footprints,  no line
But, I'm  finally there !


The name has been changed to protect the innocent.   Me.

My precious  daughter  moved away,
Like every child would
One day
In my heart I was  glad
And I died.

I know you had to go
Following  your art
And your heart.
It was like letting a dove go
From my hand
To be free
To fly in the sky
To the welcoming  hands of a friend.

A curtain raises
And a curtain falls
On the many acts of life
You now walk on a new path
So far away
Many journeys starting
Crisscrossing
And ending
Yours and mine
Forever entwined.

Lunar eclipse
The blood moon nearing totality
Allowing stars to shine
Midnight
Statues without  time
The sweet taste of wine

I'm here.
Am I ?
I don't see the walls  or the doors
I see you,
My two nightowls
Walking  through  the night
Talking, laughing
Standing quiet
A fire in your eyes
watching the city lights.

Midnight
And the time stands still
The bridge to the end
to which I'm near
You both just starting
So young and full of life
Give me your hands !
Let us fly
Above the city lights
Over the river and glassy spires
The rhythm of your hearts
Resonates
Happy and sad
They complement.

Midnight
And the time is still
My old soul remembering  my youth
Happy and sad
Rejecting the truth
Living now
Young again
You have so much to give
Open your wings in a full flight
For mine are now clipped.

And yes, I'm here
Forever remembering the city spires
The music
The laughter  and fire in your eyes
The bridge to the end
Happy and sad
my soul
Without fear.

Miss Polly
had a dolly
with fries and radishes.
Washed down with a large glass of jolly,
it was delicious !

Your long journey  is at the end
Not gone
Never far from my mind
Memories flooding
From misty past
Lovers and loves
First and last
Living and dead
All facing me.
You
holding my little hand
Through fears and tears
And happiness
All in the same frame.

You have believed in me and mine
And gave me strength
With your parting line:
Be good.  Be best !

Thank you dad
For all your love and faith
Your acceptance
You have done all you could
Your soul now released.
I love you !

Rest in peace.

Crushing disappointment
A dark shadow
Smothering my world
Clouding my mind
Why ? Why ?

There are no roses
Only thorns
No fire, only the smoke
I'm blind to your kind comfort
Why ?
I cry
hiding behind a smile.

But you are wrong!
There is a fire
Behind the smoke.
It's in my heart!
The thorns come with roses
A beautiful sight.
The tears of my disappointment
Just made up my mind
I will try harder
again and again !
I CAN !

Music and dance
Her life's pulse
She is compelled
Can't resist
Like an ocean
The music ebbs and swells
And sweeps her in a deep joy
Everything else abandoned
Life's ills and hurts are no more !

She can SEE the music
Imagining the dance
The rhythm and the flow
It gives her wings
The lifts and jumps
Are high to the sky
And majesticaly slow!

But the grand jete
Comes at a price
Every sinew cries
The beautiful arabesque
An epitome of grace
The long line of pirouettes
So fast only a blur
An elegant refrain
And no one see
That her joints are screaming in pain.

Yet
Day in and day out
practisìng ,  rehearsing
For a thousandth time
Finding the strength
For a thousand  and one

Still
The music soars
And in her mind
She is flying,
Turning
Gliding
With a geat joy !
Dance is her life.

Yes, I am still dreaming
Of what might have been once
I just was never good enough.

Today
was just another day
You made it through
Tonight
The darkness descends on your soul
Like a black veil
Twisting and tightening
Around you
Nowhere to go
Nobody hears
No one near
Only the Black Dog howls.

Yet you do have a weapon
So fight !
Take your brush and paint
Take your pen and write

Sing to the Black Dog
Paint away the night
And the black veil
In a frame of an all consuming flame.

Behind the fog
We are there,
Your friends.

Troubled mind
Wounded soul
Broken heart
not healing.

Soft fur
and feline purr
of a rescued cat
Might help
to give your life
New  meaning.

Dawn.
New day
New life
New anything

But where are you ?
The light doesn't reach
The night of your soul
The darkness of your despair
The crushing  weight of your  pain.
I am calling you
Often in vain
I hear you breathe
I hear you cry
So far away
I want to stop your hurt
I don't know how
Take my hand
It's here
For you !

At the dawn of your life
I gave  my freedom for you.
Not a sacrifice
A gift !
My freedom means nothing
Without you.

Now the dawn is calling
Can you hear ?
It is morning !
I am near
The Black Dog will shy away
Don't trade your pain for Nothing.
Because that's what it would be
for you.
If you leave this valley of tears
All will end.
The beautiful paintings
Still waiting
Will never  be.
Please,  take my hand
It's here
For you

The love of a man
The love of winning
The love for the arts
Are nothing
Next  to the love  of a mother
for you !

You don't know me.
Your life is a fight
to breathe,  to move,
to live.
But not to love.
You love as much as I do,
as anyone.
Only your ills are here
for all to see.

you came here
wanting for air and in pain.
My hands are no comfort to you
searching for a vein.
in order to help
I need to know you better
and more intimately
than your lover
or your muse.
I know your blood, your DNA,
your molecules.

I can see the mistakes
Nature has made.
They can be set right
and you can be free,
your life slowly to return.

I know all that about you
Yet -
you are a stranger to me.
Your pulse is on my screen
weaving a long line
But -
your heart is not mine.
You love HER
from afar,
glowing in her smile,
knowing beauty once more,
writing poems
for us all!
I know all that about the shell of your body.

SHE knows your soul.

How do you know
this is it ?
Who do you ask ?
Next to me only an empty seat.
Try, try  and try !
Just don't quit !