So Help Me
I knew you when you cried And I caught your tears. We're the same age, But you're my heart's daughter, Really. He'd better deserve you now And work hard to deserve you forever because so help me I'll punch him…
Still, Still
At times I may forget it in the midst of the mundane When the sound of your soft breathing, unobtrusive as the rain Is puncturing the night, soft and slow, full and real That we once walked in misted evenings, starlight we could feel. And we surrendered memories beneath the…
Angels and Demons
I love As rain Drops Race Lucid and full From heights and depths. And neither angels nor demons Have power Over love Like mine. Deep calls when words couldn't. And heart and breath Respond Reverb In rain Soft and free As ocean tides. Love hides In garden sheds…
Loved Deeper Still
I have indeed loved deeper still Before my mem'ry let you go, And cast about for barren thrill. I have indeed loved deeper still, And I will love again. I will. My calloused heart will overflow; I have indeed loved deeper still Before my mem'ry let…
Merely Stars
All that we thought was lost is merely stars, Burning brighter still than moon or sun; But far, so far we cannot call them ours, Waiting out of reach and never won. This twilight drives an arrow through my soul, Clinging to the dust at end of day. Never to…
5. Emptiness of Space
If you, who are the emptiness of space Fill all that is and was and will yet be, And to beholders have a nameless face, And see the future as a memory, Why then do you watch sparrows' darting flight, Or give a name to roses and to stars?…