Love Held Tight With love held tight in hearts embrace, Would’st the scent of love be enough, Should a whisper fulfill our finest grace, Or will full storm of voices be raised, With longing left far behind on shrinking shore, ‘Till neither you nor I falter in hesitant dark, And all our days they flowerContinue reading “Love Held Tight”
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Three Worlds
Three Worlds Love inspired magical voices chant, Meeting place of earth and sky, drumming finds, Resonant core rhythm, seed and amplify, Nascent spirit’s dance, loosen mind’s tight grip, Rippling songs strip blinkered eyes doubts. Inviting ocean of love, which speaks and, Knows our names, convulse viscerally to, Still point in salvation’s ravenous breath, Collapse terrifiedContinue reading “Three Worlds”
Ghosts
Ghosts Ghost from the past, Tease and persuade me, With histories so devious and bad. Ghost in the machine, Mystify and manipulate me, With stories of us and of them. Ghost of the future, Flirt and fascinate me, With fantasies of pleasure and joy. © David R. Durham
Remembrance
Remembrance Flickering movies on mind’s eye, Some sprinkled with fear, Some bubbling with joy. Are you living through memory? To make sense of these words, To make sense of your world. Bold, brave biographies, Re-told to suit your pleasures, Re-told to avoid your pains. Built moment by moment, Your past lives your present, Your ancestorsContinue reading “Remembrance”
Ancient Prayers
Ancient Prayers Pungent incense adorns austere vestments, Aching knees, silent witnesses, testify, Propitiate holy separation’s torments. Dust hovers, swirls, dances in sunlit shafts, Children yawn, babies doze, angel’s smiles, Pungent incense adorns austere vestments. Liturgy, elegant life giving river, Evaporating desires, cleanse souls, Propitiate holy separation’s torments. Sacred rite, gifted ancient tradition, Well loved, humblyContinue reading “Ancient Prayers”
Silent Observer
Silent Observer Rippling, ripping past yarns, Bubbling, blissful anger, Bustling, breaking on my mind’s shore. Needling my past to see my future, Believing my beliefs hides new truth, Understanding is limiting my experience. Healing, nothing to do with fixing things, Living, learning to dance with a broken leg, Human being, exploding across the night skyContinue reading “Silent Observer”
Eden
Garden Of Eden Casually draped emotions, barely felt, Shimmer and ripple with each casual glance, Faultless ways, cultured mind’s illusion, Create false regrets, zoo sanctioned chiding. Sacred mourning over a fallen people, No going back, the curved archway should have read, Once picked, fruit starts to rot, no going back, Joyous lament, sensuous piety, righteousContinue reading “Eden”
Dream Time
Dream Time Softly chanted incantations in candle lit darkness, Your compassionate gaze fills our hearts, Time ticks another round, scribbling another score, Fond memories arise of love songs we’ve lived, Whilst the dogs of unsung songs bay our hearts. Sweet incense swirls, upward and fleeting, What others’ pleasing stories have our lives told, What dreamsContinue reading “Dream Time”
Fallen
Fallen O’ beautiful death release me, From winters so long and so cold. My skeleton lies naked and fragile. O’ beautiful decay reinvent me, So I may live again, bright and bold. My flesh is a feast soft and vulnerable. O’ beautiful spirit’s new adventure, In flowing growth born from the old. My body arisesContinue reading “Fallen”
Thunder
Thunder Riot and footfall dance to that beat, Earth’s stage set where hearts can meet. Ancestral lands invoke your dream-time chant, Rise and fall ’till your breath is scant. In your belly and your thighs rips a youthful tide, Rhythms pick up and your stride’s so wide. Words too frail fade away forgotten and spent,Continue reading “Thunder”