Category Archives: Poems

Friday Fantasy ~ Behind the Door

01 Friday Apr 2016

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A light beyond me beckons

A wooden door within a wall

Sunshine marks the sacred place

Deep inside this hallowed hall

Beams that cross in symmetry

Mark this place they once called home

Spirits linger, lost in time

Forever, left to roam

Among the empty corridors

Casting shadows in the sun

Haunting visions capture me

There is no place left to run

For just beyond what eyes can see

Lies a kingdom, far more grand

Guarded by phantom warriors

Who, behind the door, now stand

 

 

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Morning Comes Calling – #NaPoWriMo

01 Friday Apr 2016

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Misty waters rise

Beneath the sleepy-eyed clouds

Morning comes calling

 

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Friday Fantasy ~ The Rock

01 Friday Apr 2016

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Stairs that lead to no special place

Coveted by ivy, moss, and trees

As I glance up to the top of them

I notice someone looking back at me

Eyes of stone, with chiseled lips

Can he be guarding these paces?

Or is it just my state of mind

That leads me to these faces?

The railing beckons me to climb

Pass this realm of rock, asleep

Careful not to make a sound

Up the stairs, I start to creep

Then stop in my tracks along the way

I’m sure that I heard someone say

“The journey is far beyond the stairs
Adventure awaits you, if you dare”

Surely, it’s the whispering wind

That’s driving me insane

For I refuse to believe a rock

Could be calling out my name

 

 

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Set Sail

31 Thursday Mar 2016

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Golden waters carry me

I set my sails for better places

Upon the ocean’s calming waves

Where I will leave no traces

Of where I was or who I am

I’m off to discover, be free

Awander in the vast expanse

Of the shimmering, gentle sea

 

 

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Attune

31 Thursday Mar 2016

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Ivory keys twisted, in worn out shapes

A reminder of days gone by

I hear the melody, your fingers play

And I heave a gentle, breathless sigh

For my heart recalls your sweet caress

Each note, such music to my ears

Your withered hands, so freely glide

I can see them through my tears

Together, we were a symphony

Our lyrics, were life’s perfection

And I lay this yellow rose to rest

As a symbol of our joy and affection

For no longer do I hear you play

You left me, much too soon

Yet I shall never forget your song

My love and the piano, forever attune

 

 

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