Come my darling, Hold fast to dreams and soar Freedom is your song; love is your worship With the eyes of heaven upon us We’ll write our initials in the sky ~birdsong
Read moreBreaking Dawn
Sunlight breaks through an open window Sneaks across the floor From the near distance, trills a lonesome melody The Magnolia, a holy stage A solitary bird performs a serenade, Close your eyes Sweet darling, dream awhile You’re a fool to cry Let my notes carry you High above the treetops Far from […]
Read moreHearts
Cut my heart It bleeds stronger Dripping rubies to cement Play my heart It beats dulcet harmonies Infusing rust and gold Wound my heart I take a stand Your silent storm no more Didn’t you know? My heart is fierce Ancestral, brave and true Inked by fire’s light: to blood […]
Read moreRebel Soul
You have winter in your soul I watch you. Your story, silenced By monsters That prey in the light I know you. Forged by Love and Loss A rebel soul Cut down I feel you. Your scotch taped heart Pressed against my chest Drums a warrior’s cry I love you. Believe in heroes Hold my […]
Read moreThe Wolf
And like a wolf Chasing the moon To steal her light You hunted me down ~ar
Read moreA Secret
I’ll share a secret There is magic in fairy tales Cinderella, Merida, Belle and their sisters were not perfect in the beginning They had to wander dark forests Perfection does not make a story It’s only a happy ending when you turn the last page. ~ Once Upon A Time
Read moreFathers and Daughters
I’ll cradle you in my arms like a small child sleeping Holding fast to your lost flesh Your once muscular body, feather- weight, gone Your heart beat, silent As I carry your ashes home Where is home? An island, Vancouver, Toronto, Australia? It is anywhere we were, anywhere we are. It is time […]
Read moreHush
Sunday Beyond her window, the world rests Stone still Hushed As snowflakes tumble It’s quiet out there Her eyes look up For a moment Imagines herself a child again Hands raised Twirling, wondering beneath a halo of white While the world stands Stone still Hushed And it is achingly beautiful there.
Read moreAutumn Light
Kissed by autumn’s softened light I sit at my desk Writing, wondering The moment simple, quiet Surrounded by words and thoughts Tucked away memories A gentle sadness, softened by time Rustles As I cast a spell of silence and peace The wind whispers your name Rock a bye, rock a bye Siren’s sing you […]
Read morebeautiful words
i want to write beautiful words of moonbeams mingling with starlight inky skies awash in an infinite universe of glistening raindrops slipping a baby’s nuzzle of gentle hugs for fractured hearts only speak beguiling words of enduring promise for a collective world of empathy and oneness sing lilting cradlesongs of an endless lullaby I […]
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