Morning Washed Ashore

Clouds that gathered in the dark Amassed above the peak Withdraw their post without remark And fade unto the meek Tides that swell beneath the moon Bestowing seeds of pain Fall in shades of deep maroon Regressing with the rain Cold that billows in the shade Resurging from the past Feels the warmth of day…

I’ll Tell Thee Why

Why do I hurt? I’ll tell thee why For all the faded feelings I belie For all the coy confusions of the heart And all the sad impressions I impart Why do I cry? I’ll tell thee why To slay the beastly visions of my eye To liberate the demons of delight And free the…

Achromatic Skies

Many moons have bound this heart To one unearthly star Fostered feelings in the light And cradled dreams afar Yet altered in the light of morn And scattered by the day Are moments lost in time forlorn Adrift in disarray Awaiting that untimely sleep Of sunlight’s daily chore For achromatic skies to keep Alive the…

Notebook

I could fill a notebook every day With all the things I hope to someday do All the places I would like to go And every girl that I pretend is you No place that I have been can quite compare To any place that I have yet to see And no girl that I…

Unfaltering Veneer

All of my surroundings Shine like paint upon my skin Concealing all the secrecy That slumbers deep within All the world ever sees Is my unfaltering veneer Yet beneath the dry exterior Quite distant shores appear Whether sunlight falls or star I cannot seem to show The truth that I conceal The subtleties that flow…

Surfaces That Show

Far beyond the things I see Past what cannot be attained Lies to some obscure degree A feeling wholly unexplained Hidden under veils of care Safe behind a wall of grief Beauty lies quite unaware To those who live without belief And if they never think to look Beyond the surfaces that show Time will…

I Want To Be

I want to be the one you call When nothing seems to go your way I want to catch you when you fall And lift you from the disarray I want to be the perfect sight That steals your gentle breath away I want to shield you from the night And fill you with the…

Sentries On A Distant Wing

Crawling on the jungle floor Inches from the wilted green Failing in the search for more Longing for the truth unseen Dragging on with battered limb Stretching out among the weeds Begging each to bring the end To all of life’s forsaken needs Watching as the trees go by Listening to whispers told Screaming out…

Below The Blanket Sky

A cloud of darkened purple Sits above a sea of black Protecting all that lies beneath it Catching dust upon its back High above the colors fade From purple to a deep azure A perfect mix of every essence That the world has kept pure And far below the blanket sky Resting softly in the…

A Drop of Rain

I can still remember the first time I saw a drop of rain fall from the sky I understood not why it must descend And wondered if the source was heaven’s eye But what would cause the sanctified to weep And who could be distressed upon the high For nothing where it lands could quite…