Weighted Words

I lay aside every weight weighing in on my peace of mind. The burden of weighted worry pressing down on slumped shoulders, tapping on my thoughts. I lay it aside. I step boldly into this new day I give thanks to God. I lay aside each worrisome word, I look to the hilltop where my

his side…her side…

He She lunges reaches left right the stagnant pool of regret nestled between them, rises, like steam from a kettle as frustration tosses and turns throughout the turbulent night.

unity (haiku)

Unity of mind Unity of heart and soul United in love The power of one Just one can chase a thousand one can make us whole the two shall be one together they are always best one love moves mountains friends, allies, bond, unite together hold up the torch light the way forward on bended

awake (poem)

I lay awake a dormant volcano churning churning churning in shades of crimson in scarlet hues deep below the surface of the heart you lay quietly deathly still wrapped sleepily in silent slumber sleep snoring peaceably -marriage

lost time (poem)

one can not make up for lost time but one can love intensely, wholeheartedly, whole-heart in passion, with precise intentions as if to challenge whether the notion of lost time ever truly existed – reconnecting

hearts in kind

my mind lingers long on the moment my head nestled near your neck your arms like shields surround me I am hidden where worry searches aimlessly disappointments dissipate and I lean in to feel the fibers of your shirt I forget all about yesterdays troubles nor do I remember todays trials in this moment I

speaking to the heart

Dear friend, cancel cliche calls like “love you to the moon and back” and cut out commonplace pleasantries like “good morning dear” and “have a nice day” in exchange gift to her words she can hold in her arms cleaving to her heart like a colorful bouquet of long stem roses each word carefully selected

to have loved

she flung her body on to it’s side and it happened the scent hit her nostrils like a bullet to the gut she inhaled deeply wanting every known particle in the air to fill her up inside with the total fragrance of him thoughts racing swirling scrambled began to settle and take form as memories

diamonds

I am the diamond in your pocket the one you bought so long ago you looked at me with salivating lips yearning from the jeweler’s window pined intensely to make me yours knowing it would take some time to toil many months through and through to finally wed me home with you I am the

peek at the morning

bright eyes hiding behind lids squeezed shut I inhale deeply hoping to fill my lungs with midnight again I ponder on when the day will begin sleepily one eye peeks at daylight calling through the blinds, stubborn to ignore the rays ten muscles join forces inwardly to bend the corners of my mouth toward the