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holding on was all we knew ~

09 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by tornadoday in a time for telling, Poetry

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becoming, bliss, connection, destiny, dreams, faith, grace, gravel roads, holding on, home, keeper of the stars, knowledge, life, love, memory, old maps, passion, postmark, reason, relationship, spirit, star crossed, strength, truth, understanding, wandering, wonder

justso

he said
I’ll do the dishes
she said
I’ll rub your back
when nights are cold
I’ll be the warmth you lack
he said
you’ll be the only girl
for me

though I can’t
give you riches
just all my heart can hold
a promise I been keeping
in my soul

she said
it doesn’t matter
this is something you can’t buy
he said
I’ll always love you
she said
try

she said
I’ll tell you stories
of another me and you
of times
when holding on
was all we knew

he said
I’ll be your blanket
she said
I’ll be your bed
a tender place to lay
your weary head

he said
of lives forgotten
were there others such as this
moments I was waiting for your kiss
at once
yet so familiar
I almost spoke your name
as certain you
before I knew
almost
but not the same

she said
I was your father
another I
the son
how many more
were passed before
another we were one

he said
but for the part of you
knows of me by heart
tell me
where I end
and where you start

she said
it’s not that easy
he said
I’ve got all night
I been waiting in the darkness
for your light

. . .

Author’s Note: I have a friend, and from time
to time, I hear from him. Sometimes it’s to catch me
up on the nuances of his life. But most times, it’s
nothing more than a jumpstart to a tired pen. Almost always,
they start the same…’he said’. There are several
chapters of this in my archives. This one started a week
ago last Sunday. Thank you, Bodee. ❤

. . .

awakened by a dream ~

08 Tuesday Jul 2014

Posted by tornadoday in a time for telling, Poetry

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bliss, breath, connection, conscious consciousness, destiny, dreams, faith, grace, gravel roads, home, life, love, memory, nature, old maps, passion, spirit, truth, understanding, value, wandering

whereIgo

what now becomes
the way we knew
of all
that came before of sense
starlight fills my window
with hope
for evermore

wherein I know
as I knew then
of places unremembered
was touch –
a truth recalling me
to home again

a gentle rain
where no one sees
– sparrows sleeping
breast to breast
awakened by a dream
of falling leaves

time is but
a wiser sun
arisen to our will
as longing to a morning breeze
are moments held –
in quiet still

. . .

every night ~

04 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by tornadoday in a time for telling, Poetry

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kentucky

queen anne’s lace
is held in place
by eighteen miles of nothing
but promise
that I might be coming
home

before a prayer
can get me there –
too late for Sunday supper
an empty plate
and someone waits
the night

gazing out on dusty fields
as whispers to the dark
ten thousand
precious wishes
for a star

as feathers fall
to quiet –
an angel on the pond
blessings weight
the memory
of every love
I’ve known

. . .

dearest me ~

02 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by tornadoday in a time for telling, Poetry

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bliss, breath, conscious consciousness, dreams, fearless, grace, gravel roads, kentucky, life, living, love, old maps, passion, postmark, reason, relationship, restless, southern, spirit, strength, understanding, value, wonder

promisestokeep

beyond the reach
of worry –
the muddy feet of dreams –
sunlight paints the floor
and junebugs cry
while racing thru
the kitchen
a river golden green
mistaken me for windows
opening

to make a song
of summer
glories into vine
purple dress as gypsies wore
in circles dancing round
holding hands
together
telling lies

of dearest me
in letters bound –
by scarlet ribbon fate
a fortune left in dishes
cardboard home
beside the ghost
of wishes –
last year’s Christmas tree
soiled linen graces
neath the sink

someone meant
to warn me –
someone said of luck
the crickets sing
of broken hearts too much
one more sun
than I could think
of reasons not to go
when all the windows
open
to the night

. . .

returned as stars ~

25 Wednesday Jun 2014

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry

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becoming, bliss, connection, conscious consciousness, destiny, faith, fearless, forgiveness, grace, gravel roads, home, knowledge, life, living, love, nature, old maps, postmark, reason, restless, resurrection, soul, spirit, spirituality, truth, understanding, wandering, wisdom, wonder

SONY DSC

where began
my way to blossom –
was once a light
the darkness braved
but for the hope
of my surrender –
fell across the night
to save

these lowly tears
are sweet permission
fill the bath
to coming home
a soul returned
as stars to wander
backwards unto bliss –
my own

. . .

memories of falling ~

19 Thursday Jun 2014

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry

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bliss, connection, destiny, dreams, faith, fearless, grace, life, love, memory, nature, old maps, poetry, reason, sacred intimacy, seeing in the dark, spirit, spirituality, truth, understanding, wonder

hometokeep

these wing’ed ones
of angel tribe
are dusted from their beds
as sunlight now
their downy dreams invade

with memories
of falling
as fearless as the dew
to sit within the dark
atop the blade

. . .

anchors ~

17 Tuesday Jun 2014

Posted by tornadoday in a time for telling, Poetry, Storytelling

≈ 9 Comments

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bliss, breath, connection, family, fearless, grace, gravel roads, home, knowledge, life, living, love, memory, old maps, reason, self, simple truths, soul, spirit, value, wonder

Sometimes, in the midst of a crazy day or a crazier week,
I get an email from my brother,  ‘meet you below the falls in five minutes’.
And just like that, I am somewhere else,  breathing in the cold spray from high
above, as laughter echoes off canyon walls.

Even now, I close my eyes and hear the wonderful music
that is bare feet on flat rocks.

yesterdayagain

the arms of a king ~

16 Monday Jun 2014

Posted by tornadoday in a time for telling, Poetry, Storytelling

≈ 8 Comments

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bliss, connection, destiny, dreams, faith, family, fearless, grace, gravel roads, knowledge, life, love, memory, old maps, passion, reason, relationship, spirit, spirituality, truth, understanding, value, wisdom, wonder

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From the first man
to hold me –
I learned how to love.
Was patience
taught me to stand.
I’ve seen the whole world
from the throne
of your shoulders –
wrapping my heart (with your heart)
in your hands.

A faith
ne’er regarded
as less than was due –
a purpose for life (for love)
to repay.
A story so rare –
it could never be told
– yet blessed (o so blessed)
by the giving away.

For love
of a woman –
no more than a girl
removed from the path
of goodbyes –
found in your heart
a destiny come
by the way
your hair
fell (like stars)
to your eyes.

Wealth never
counted
by quarters and bills –
is held to the heart
so fragile (so few)
as a life
made to matter
in moments of love –
photographs faded
and worn nearly through.

Was more
than a promise
to love without end –
what was given by grace
to your name.
From seed
grew a garden
of dogwood and briar
– blackberry,
cedar, and thistle
the same.

What worth might
I gather –
no greater than this
is calm for my soul –
(as a shelter
of wings).
There’s nowhere
I’ve found near as sweet –
as riding to dreams
on the arms
of a king.

. . .

It doesn’t take much effort to be a father; but
o, what it takes to be a daddy.  ❤

 

forgotten to be ~

11 Wednesday Jun 2014

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry, Storytelling

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bliss, connection, conscious consciousness, faith, family, grace, gravel roads, knowledge, life, living, love, memory, missing, old maps, passion, presence, reason, relationship, restless, spirit, strength, understanding, value, woman

fallingwishes

of places
they know you –
I so rarely go
for fear
they might mention
your name

and stand around
talking –
while dinner gets cold
lulled by the fusion
of luna to flame

by fate’s
intervention –
the illusion of time
– and clothes I don’t wear
anymore

dreams
are made less
by the way they must sound
when told by another
we knew
from before

when nights
glowed fluorescent
with stardust as dew
a faraway presence –
of light
shining through

will see me in ways
I’ve forgotten to be –
held by a smile
on its way back
to you

. . .

pull of hearts ~

08 Sunday Jun 2014

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry, Storytelling

≈ 9 Comments

Tags

bliss, breath, cherokee, faith, grace, gravel roads, healing, hearts, knowledge, life, living, love, mystery, nature, old maps, passion, poetry, silent beauty, southern, spirit, spirituality, truth, understanding, value, wildflowers, wonder

beautyuntouched

tempered now
the pull of hearts
as one into the beating
became of oceans
rivers down below
as moonlight
on forgotten fields
where wild
the blossoms swimming
are held as one
without an eye to see
or soul to sense
their mysteries
much deeper than the seed
a solace of surrender –
where breath becomes
the breeze

. . .

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