all of the things
that sometimes are left
not said and unsayable
not known and unknowable
alone without a muse
a quiet spell ensues
all the things
that are left
are not said
and not known
alone and without
a quiet spell
the things
that left
are unsaid
and unknown
all alone
a quiet
things
left
unsaid
unknown
alone
quiet
reading my life like a book
turning pages so fast it’s a blur
that makes my head spin
and scarcely gives me time to wonder
what just happened
to another year
chapter and verse
for better or worse
here I am
each page written is the last
one I can barely read with blurry eyes
yet what is around the bend
keeps me foraging and wondering
what is coming
with another year
chapter and verse
for better or worse
here I am
the story is of loss and love
and triumph and defeat so glorious
that the protagonist and antagonist
merge in a Gemini sort of way
standing together
to face a new year
chapter and verse
for better or worse
here I am
unfinished, the end is unwritten
and perhaps the climax is not past
As I wade for inspiration
in the lost and found of muses
turning the page
to this new year
chapter and verse
for better or worse
here I am
we don’t lose our people who move into the next adventure there’s nothing lost they brought to our lives, our world everything is here available everywhere contributions remain it doesn’t end presence extends moments remembered memory embraced legacy retraced death isn’t final life is eternal the physical may burn the spiritual will churn we never lose our loves that move into the next adventure
I leapt into an abyss it swallowed me whole and the dark was just too deep to see falling took away my sense of direction the hole was just part and what I missed was not what I thought but what I felt when I hit the bottom and collapsed there was only up But I couldn’t see the sky
The whole day is a similar length But sunlight is the shortest today A near full moon softens the night ‘til the sun can break through the fray Love, my friend, always has strength But at times the darkness holds sway A warm smile can bring needed light To a soul that is weak and afraid Though the day is much shorter than night As this solstice of winter makes way In the night we embrace in our hearts May we find the love that we crave
