Fragile Silence May 19, 2007

Hush I behest you hush
Do not awaken the little ones
Hush I beg you hush
Do not encroach upon my solitude

Hush I plead please hush
So few are the moments to myself
Hush oh for peace sakes hush
I need to think

Without appreciating my need for this
You come and destroy that very fragility
I cling so selfishly unto like drowning man to straws
My silence broken by the voices calling out to me

Water May 17, 2007

Rhythmic gurgling
Gentle on my ears
I lay here next to you
Dreaming of the trails you weave
Where from do you spring forth
And does your journey begin or end
When river meets the ocean
I am lulled by your endless song
As my dreams of tomorrow
Get whisked away to unknown places
Shall I follow you or lay here still
I cannot yet conclude
Your song now has made heavy my eyes
I choose to dream
Accompanied by your ancient tunes
Chasing rainbows can wait for now
My soul is dancing and so I rest

Monsoon Magic May 16, 2007

blistering scorching heatwave
all eyes turn heavenward
seeking that illusive rain cloud
amongst the endless blue

swirling dust on parched dry earth
riverbeds begin to show
yet again eyes cast to distant horizon
still yet nothing that tells of rain

from dawn to dusk the air is heavy
humidity makes my hair all frizzy
my movements are lumbering and heavy
as the fan swirls back not cool but hot air

Dear God I pray at night
Sweet showers of blessings send tonight
That on the morrow I may awaken
drenched not in perspiration

was that a distant thunder that I heard?
was that a flash of hinting lightening?
Oh joy I hear the first pitter patter
as the thirsting earth welcomes those first drops
dry cracks like starving children greedily soak

smiles cross many tired weary faces
like rebirth; oh beautiful rain
you cool the earth and put song in my heart
like a magic wand you life my spirits
and soon the world is silenced by music from the skies

Rain Watching Apr 03, 2007

beat you rain against my window
washing away the dust that stains my vision
in angry torrents you pour all around me
taking the grime washing my hurts away
cleaned and cleansed a new may
I arise stronger than before
refreshed rejuvenated
as those rivulets of rain
rush away from my shady refuge
lead my aspirations give birth to hopes
seeking and forging unbreakable bonds
of a future uncertain yet pregnant with promise
a calm that resides at the end of every storm

~untitled~ Apr 02, 2007

words spoken actions taken
from a time when the sun shone on tender blooms
here now lay petals crushed
hushed words unspoken
bear the silence of unrequited dreams