Dancing in the Rain

Monday, July 4, 2016

Under the Mournful Moon

~ Under the Mournful Moon ~

Presence marked, She remembered the nights

we first came together

and then fell apart

again and again

each occurrence immortalized by a star

under Her watchful gaze

since the beginning of time

our time

we stopped it

we lost it

we found it again

never the same

different

but solid

or so I thought

I got mad

and ran away

you grew frustrated

and closed the door

presence marked, She dimmed the stars

sensing our cycle

has run its course

the night air grew heavy

as the moon mourned

the best of you

wanted more for me

and the best of me

cursed you for that

because the worst of me

still loved the worst of you

and even though I always returned to you

I could not ask to come back again

This was written for Blogophilia Week 20.9

Topic: Best of You

Bonus:

Hard (2 pts): Quote Ferris Bueller (I didn’t)

Easy (1 pt): Mention a favorite song

(“Either Side of the Same Town” by Elvis Costello)

Sunday, April 24, 2016

une minute avec la lune

~ une minute avec la lune ~

Hello. Me again

first, let me apologize

for getting it wrong

keeper of secrets

you knew all my desires

and yet, you were tied

I asked the wrong things

you could send my love to him

but not bring his back

I understand now

I can’t will specific love

I can’t wish for his

but I can, and do,

wish him love and happiness

his own, to explore

and for me, dear moon

your presence my one constant

your lesson, received

it’s a new chapter

of my secret diary

I seek only truth.

This was written for Blogophilia Week 10.9

Topic: A Secret Diary

Bonus Points:

(Hard, 2 pts) Include a Haiku

(Easy, 1 pt) Use the word “Sentient” (I did not)

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Shadows vs. Light

~ Shadows vs. Light ~

I breathe in your memory

and exhale your name

the sound whispers through the darkness

of a lost love

Glimpses of a resurrection

tease my mind

shadows of light

but one of us is blind

I stumble through the corridors

of a broken heart

stepping over remnants

of a history I cannot escape

Years in isolation

leave our souls confined

shadows of light

keep us aligned

I implored upon Fate

She only led me here

to face the same questions

no one seems to answer

Hope’s evaporation

the inevitable decline

shadows of light

dim as they resign

I breathe in your memory

and exhale your name

it echoes through the darkness

waiting to be answered.

This was written for Blogophilia Week 8.9

Topic: Shadows of Light

Bonus Points:

(Hard, 2 pts) Include an Aphrodisiac

(Easy, 1 pt) Include Silver Bells

(I did not use any bonus points)

Sunday, March 13, 2016

The Edge of You

"If we want hell,

if we want heaven,

they are ours.

That's how love works. It can't be forced, manipulated, or coerced.

It always leaves room for the other to decide" ~ Rob Bell

~ The Edge of You ~

Infinite and fleeting

time soars and pauses

at the edge of you

it pulls, it nudges

it slips away

at the edge of you

hearts on asphalt

hearts on sleeves

hearts in waiting

at the edge of you

Everlasting and patient

love comes back around

to the edge of you

it touches, it asks

it seeks an answer

at the edge of you

hearts on asphalt

hearts on sleeves

hearts in waiting

at the edge of you

Unforgettable and painful

the past comes back around

to the edge of you

it's buried, it's reborn

it's kept true love at bay

at the edge of you

hearts on asphalt

hearts on sleeves

hearts in waiting

at the edge of you

Courageous and resolute

truth can go either way

at the edge of you

it digs deep, it prods

it's led me full-circle

to the edge of you

hearts on asphalt

hearts on sleeves

gone and buried

or love renewed

hearts in waiting

on that first step

what future unfolds

at the edge of you?

This was written for Blogophilia Week 2.9

Topic: "The First Step Is..." (I tweaked it a bit)

Bonus Points:

(Hard, 2 pts): Incorporate a Rob Bell quote

(Easy, 1 pt): Include the word "Asphalt"