...unquestioning automatons
blindly marching to the beat -
an eerie crunching sound
hoards of shuffling feet...

(from silent moments)

Butterfly Kisses

Aged imperfections
stitched upon my face
years and years of wisdom
earned by His holy grace.
Quiet solitude in a humble home
all the family scattered now
like nomads do they roam.
Then a gift
sent from above
a memory
pure and tangible
wrapped in innocence and
unquestioning love.
A butterfly kiss
lands gently upon my cheek
from an unseen child
a kiss most sweet.
Heaven grants grace
and tears follow
as youth revisits
this empty hollow.

Soul Sister

Evoking all my inner goodness
with bastions of time
I cradle your heart
sisterly into mine...

...flames moved towards him
and dropped within
-
singed and marred
his tender skin ...

(the frightful plight tale)

Depths of Friendship

...under fathoms deep
of dark and bitter cold
an eerie oscillation
reverberated brash and bold...

Parting

One is strong, a child now grown
The other weak, a parent aged
-
The strong once feeble
The weak once mighty
-
Time, the infinity
has marked them...