Renewed

Up the beanstalk and down the rabbit hole It’s time to journey to the other side  Into the wardrobe and over the rainbow It’s time to voyage into magic Time to find our destiny To be transformed into who we’re meant to be Until we come home, out of the darkness We’ve vanquished dragons and…

They Rest Against the Universe

Walking west towards the standing stones Sun descends in blaze of golden light Shadow fingers stretch and reach towards me Cover me with cold and clammy grasp Silent rocks imbued with power stand tall They take the power of the dying light Immutably remain among the cosmos They rest against the universe’s might Darkness falls…

The Night and the Moon and the Water

Walking on the beach when the sun has set The soft sigh of waves rolling in Water laps at my feet and recedes Tinted gold under the rising moon One by one the stars appear Their light obliterated by the closest star of all But now as we turn our backs to the sun Their…

Crumbling

Young, invulnerable, cast in iron Bad things happen to others But even iron rusts And bad things come to everyone Stealing strength and focus Leaving shattered pieces behind The words I wasted in my youth have fled from me I chase them down with difficulty Stitching together clumsy sentences Already straining at the seams Ideas…

Choose Peace

Choose peace, said the child As she stood among the soldiers, ethereal and delicate With her hands full of flowers Choose peace while you can They’re full of reasons, the soldiers They’re defending themselves their homes, loved ones, way of life and besides, the enemy is out there and he’ll get you if you don’t…

Song in the Key of Rain

What story does the rain have to tell In water pattering from the sky Till the gasping ground thirstily gulps Its relief after endless drought What message is there In the singing of raindrops As they drum on the roof Pour from the downpipe Pelt against the windows In an orchestra of percussion What does…

Wait for me

Let us walk together To the very end of the world Let us stand on the edge and see The vastness of eternity Only one can make the crossing So this is as far as I go And at the end all I can do Is hold your hand and whisper I am here You…

Paper Boats

Making paper boats To set sail down the stream A tiny fleet to carry weighty cargo Each boat with fragile paper sails Each carries a memory, a pain Baggage that weighs down the soul Embarking on a voyage to nowhere special To just sail away, away And leave the heart light, the soul cleansed Free…

Meeting on a Bridge

I see her as I cross the bridge homeward Her coal-black fur a void against the stars She stands and stretches forward Meeting my outstretched hand With her whiskered face A purr of appreciation greets me Hello, sweet girl It’s a bit cold to be waiting here She gives me a look, as if to…

Autumn Dreams

On the cool dark of an autumn night Little girl sleeps in her cosy bed Little girl dreams of red and gold leaves Rustling and whirling around her head Autumn wind catches girl and leaves Whisks them away on up to the sky Little girl plays among bright jewel stars Light of the moon gives…