The curse
In a time long
forgotten
I chose Love over
Friendship, and
thus
accepted a curse,
an unexpected prize,
to be revealed
at a point
much later in time
when the love
had died,
the sun in
hiding, I
found myself
alone
you planted daffodils
You planted daffodils
in the pot, next to the
Conifer bush, now a
small tree by the by
But since you left
they have not bloomed
Year on year they
show signs of growing
the green stem showing
never quite exploding
into life
@fakesurprise wanted someone to think about daffodils
A LIFELESS MACHINE
afraid of failure
he pressed pause
the ungreased cogs
stopped turning
a lifeless machine
left to wither
all quiet – bar the
silent beating of
his heart.
HARMONY
Will you be the one
that adds the music to my lyrics,
sings my songs at night
in campfire light,
through star lit nights
together
DREAMY FLUFF
don’t take this
the wrong way but
I’ll never grow tired
of seeing you,
looking at you,
staring you down,
dreaming of you,
waking up beside you – alone
DAYS LONG GONE
Remember the days
of busy tones and congestion
When voicemail was the mother answering the phone
One phone in the hallway
corded coil and
privacy by whisper
Remember those days – days long gone
Nature’s force
I saw nature’s force today
Bee on bee in motion
Smashing into the
Patio door then
A fist fight on the
stone floor
Neither happy with
Other not yealding
Tumbling into cracks
Between rugged slabs
Silence
Silence
Reappearing moments
Later
Small on large
Stillness
A fluttering of wings
Stillness
Lifting off apart
A meeting of two
Nature’s force
The Bee’s knees
Consummated
REMIND ME
I need someone to remind me
of the things I have forgotten
the lost and the treasured
the forests and
the meadows
the streams and
falling water
I need someone to remind me
that all is still there
waiting to be found