A Poem: Distant Haven

 Distant Haven

darkened night
   quickened breath 
vocal moan
   little death

fingers touch
   electric spark 
steady pull
   beating heart
 
home's call
   far away
distant haven
   safe today

A Poem ... Radiant Life

Radiant Life

My daughters tease,
   With loving barbs
My little son says,
   "Cut the carbs"

They love me,
   This I know
In Autumn rain or
   Winter snow

Kings, Warriors
   Conquer in vain
To have the wealth
    I attain.

Sunshine bliss
   Shrouds my soul
To laugh and dance
   My only goal

I remember each
   Loved filled day
To be repeated,
   I hope and pray

This radiant life
  A gift to me
A treasure for
  All Eternity.

A Poem ... Another Meeting

Another Meeting
 
Meetings, boredom, fatigue and grief
They talk so much it's beyond belief

I wonder why I am here at all
I sit and stare at the barren wall

I listen but I don't hear a sound
I stare at the crack that's on the ground

I am the man who has no voice
I am here, but not by choice

I scream at the voices in my head
I wish I was asleep, or even dead

To be free again, all it takes
Is a dirty needle and some shakes

Oh help me, help me please
I am begging you on my knees

The meeting's over, I see the sun
Let's do it again, it was so much fun

A Poem ... My Land

My Land

Ancient Sages shuffle in

Preaching of heaven

Hinting of sin

Terrified youth lend bended ear

Frightened by tales

No one should hear

Penance paid by miserable life

Misery and agony

Filled with strife

Lines painted on every face

Patterns emerge

From every disgrace

A beaten people, stand alone

When evil men

Capture the throne

A Poem ... The Children Play

The Children Play

Years ago, far away
In a land of gold
The children play

Songs of summer, games in snow
Love and laughter
Why did he go?

Sunrises, sunsets, all the same
Wandering restless
Tranquility his shame

Bidding goodbye, to all he knew
Dancing away 
To that distant blue

Burdens, hardships, mile after mile
Forging a man
Who forgot how to smile

Building a kingdom, never to sleep
Wealth upon wealth
All his to keep

Sitting alone, day after day
Dreaming of the past
Where the children play.

A Poem ... Lost Harbor

Lost Harbor

Harbor safe
Steady stone
Comfortable life
Never alone

Chain severed
Suddenly adrift
Spinning stars
Universe shift

Fear tremble
Dark below
Caught fast
Sinking undertow

Spinning round
Trapped tight
Anguished prayers
Break the night

Endless repetitive
Litany
Oh GOD
Notice me

A Poem ... Jubilee Morn

Jubilee Morn

 

Black coal eyes

Shielded in shame

Unnatural lips

Whisper a name

Night and day

Blur into one

Morphed bodies

Burn in the sun

Dancing and laughing

Revel at will

Pain and pleasure

As close as a pill

Leaving a trail

Twisted and torn

Crying alone

On a Jubilee Morn