Simplicity.
Spontaneity.
Play.

Three words with spark
they alternately pop out my mind
aware not of the dark
I toddle my way home, a sign.

The air was cooler than usual
silent breeze was kissing my skin
like a long lost pal.

I don’t want to remember you
with vile words spoken
hurting each other… terribly;
but with the red roses
and love letters carefully tucked
under my pillow…then.

Time is untouched
water left unsurfed;
but darkness reveals
the sanctuary of souls.

Sing me your song Mommy
your version of Brahms’ lullaby
embrace me tenderly
until with the birds I fly.

Ice cream fudge
girl licks sweetly
carelessly
not realizing
an anticipating wolf.

Once I saw her creeping my window
ran my fingers through her warmth,
Then saw her dancing from across my room;
Heard her sing hymns in the dark
and embraced me in the shivering cold.

Five o'clock
He tossed and turned in bed
afraid to see the light of another day.

Six o'clock
He forced himself up
anxious of his every move not to wake them up.

A lad with so many dreams
“I wanna graduate,” he says,
“just give me a chance.”
A future withdrawn.

The father who stood by me; and
the father who left me wounded.

A dozen pens
An array of bright colored features
Their tears creatively spilled love
Danced with strength and fear
Spoke a dozen happiness
Slashed the tranquility of peace
Healed the woundedness of grace.

I am a poet.
My hands shake in ecstasy
upon the sight of
pens and blank sheets scattered
about carelessly on my desk.

I am a wanderer
my thoughts enter a warp zone
of its own;
a vagabond in distress
trying to search
the meaning of its existence.

I learn
from the smell of dried leaves
from the sight of blank sheets
from the touch of wrinkled skin
from the taste of spoiled wishes.

Potpourri
he showed me beauty
painted more than seven colors
of the rainbow,
showered me not of chocolates,
flowers and precious stuff
but he gave me his life.

I have the Father who stood by me
who accepted me as I am… and
A father who left me wounded
whom I will join in spirit
when my sun shall dawn on me…