nights you lay me down ~

07 Monday Nov 2022

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destiny, heaven here, love, lovers, moments, stars, whispers

i was here
do you remember
nights you lay me down
beneath ten thousand lights
to silence sworn
whispered there
i love you
as morning spread the ground
raised me
hallelujahs
from the dark

. . .

venus made nest ~

29 Monday Aug 2022

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry, verse

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eternity, home, intimacy, lovers, moments, nature, spirit, story, surrender, touch, trust

what was left
of the creek
has turned into dust
(was here
i once held up the night)
was right here
beside you
covered with dew
assessing the stars
(wishes in flight)
was heaven this close
(i scarce can recall)
how sweet was your love
on my skin –
venus made nest
in a handful of curls
words seeking silence
again
(and again)
tell me once more
how swiftly the waves
to carry us far
from this place where we lay
how cool were
the oceans –
(created from dust)
to hold what was left
(to the story)
of us

. . .

hands that knew you well ~

25 Saturday Jun 2022

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry, verse

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closer to heaven than the stars, life, love, lovers, memory, soul, time, touch

i begged my heart
surrender
to the absolute of time
nights without you
cradled in my arms
i bartered peace
a place
would lay me down
to let you go
years before your soul
remembered mine

verses fall
weary
from hands
that knew you well –
curtains float
as whispers to the breeze
all i have
is no more than a store
of yesterdays
a season uninvited
silver cords
and silent pleas

. . .

carrier of wish ~

27 Sunday Feb 2022

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry, Storytelling, verse

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a jealous moon, closer to forever than the stars, dreams, everywhere I am, love, lovers, youth

do you remember
crickets playing
well into the night
an oasis formed of dreams
hiding there
granny’s blanket
folded –
a carrier of wish
for days
I pulled starlight from
my hair

. . .

stars we counted on ~

11 Friday Feb 2022

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry, verse

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birth of eternity, knowing, light, love, lovers, silence, stars, still

we were lanterns
caught in webs –
sparkled
with the dew
a righteous moon
made jealous
by the dawn
flames where wishes
landed –
near to places
once we lay
silence
falling stars
we counted on

we were sparks
within the heavens –
seeking love
we would
become

. . .

dawn without remorse ~

17 Friday Dec 2021

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry

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breath, forgiveness, love, lovers, now, space, starting over, time, truth

before the time
unknowing
the end was not the end
but a means of understanding
where healing
might begin

before the rush of waking
one dream
allowed to be –
fell within the promise
of lost eternities

before the will
longing knew
where our paths would lead
thru gardens of allowance
tendered now to seed

was evermore
a place beyond –
dawn without remorse
were skies forgave the heavens
where lovers love
once more

. . .

solace ~

02 Friday Jul 2021

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry, spirituality, verse

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blessings, grief, kiss, life, love, lovers, seasons, souvenirs, time, truth, wealth, what we keep

what feelings
will tomorrow bear
when I return to dust –
the path we wandered
helplessly –
hands becoming one
will someone seek
the answers –
as tender years unfold
will verses speak
to lovers
seeking solace
from this load
with time so short
sometimes unfair –
grant me this goodbye
that I might memorize
the ways we came
grant me nothing more
than one more kiss –
a final breath
made sweeter by
your name

. . .

how close ~

08 Tuesday Jun 2021

Posted by tornadoday in Poetry, spirituality, verse

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allowance, arms, assurance, fears, love, lovers, poet, rhyme, time, what remains of forever

my fears
are unfounded
you cannot escape
the verse
where my heart
keeps you safe
a lock never chiseled
a key you have kept
long past
the moment
for pulling away
to wonder
how close
meter could fall –
and what might I do
should you stay

. . .