a moment more
than meant to take
and smiles were left to carry ~
the music of a smile
upon the line

unaware of wondering
blessed breath forgotten ~
was all at once
a moment
kept from time

if years would be
a slow repeat
of lives I passed in silence ~
don’t call me back
with whispers of goodbye

twas all for one ~
and such as this
when came the choice for choosing
returning me as morning
to your night

sweet the strain
of violin ~
lullabye of locust
stars compete
I loved them every one

so still my will
to wonder ~
of mysteries made over
where every might have been
is still to come

storytime
of midnight rhymes
hands are almost touching
a sudden grace ~
take me back sometime

to dream again
of crystal shores ~
messages awaiting
the music of forgotten smiles
ringing down the lines

…