Remembering to pause, reflect and connect.
Pic taken on a winter day on Burnaby Mountain
another winter begins…
no blossoms anywhere
cold nights
hope always there
the words i hear
in silence
the moments i relive
as i reminiscence
makes the winter
feel like spring today
when you see me again
will you stay?
…
how did we start walking together
and end up in two different places?
solitary and strange
bright and dark spaces
neither here nor there
across a fence
feels unfair
and i miss the sandalwood incense
turn just a little
walk towards me
you will see my shadow
you will still be free
where is the child
who cradled a leaf
looked at the little stars
in utter disbelief
where is the child
who giggled at a tiny bug
who ran into arms
and gave a warm hug
is that the child
who bears arms now
with a conflicted heart
breaks the vow
is that the child
who crushes flowers
when it could have been gently picked
for the one waiting for hours
to hold hands
and walk beside the calm waters
peace
isn’t that all that really matters…
did my tears
fall gently enough on your eyes
when you saw your reflection in mine
why the sighs
can we find
a way to stay without leaving
in our silence
perhaps an escape from feeling
can we listen
to a different song
one that is soft
and the sax plays forever long
until the sun rises
from the sleepy ocean blue
and you try not to say
but i do love you
can your deepest thoughts
of me
and my deepest thoughts of you
meet and get lost in the deep black sea
or maybe somewhere
in the purple midnight sky
amidst the moon kissed ivory clouds
let go and like children cry
away from our harsh realities
scaling walls carefully cemented with gray pain
never asking
why the golden desert desires the elusive blue rain
or why the monsoon sheds colorless tears
as it kisses the lonely green river bed
is our love like the lost and found
a starved after thought craving to be fed
can my deepest thoughts of you
and your deepest thoughts of me
connect for a few moments
hold each other’s crimson heavy heart and just be
don’t need the monsoon
one little dew drop
one more moment to drown in your eyes
have my heart stop
be calm
like a stream on a summer day
be brave
accept all that we choose not to say
behind the walls
there’s deep pain
where there is drought
there’s hope for blue rain
did i mention i will wait a lifetime
to see us again
read the lines you will write with your eyes
as the night melts away our pain
when you are scared
may you never be alone
this difficult time
may it be just a sojourn
when you are cold
may you always find some place warm
the one who loves you
always shelter you from harm
when you are lonely
may you always find a friend
your beloved
love you to the very end
when you fall and almost give up
may you choose to stand tall
and always remember…
this too shall pass for us all
there is a place
in me
where time stands still
where i breathe pure stillness and feel free
eyes closed
i clearly see
in all the world
the one place to be
the face of the only one
with whom my life is complete
the one who understands my language of silence
never a need to repeat
i go there
time and time again
to that special place of stillness
where my parched heart is touched by the gentle blue rain
may we find
that silent place in our mind
as we leave
another year behind
may we find
freedom in our life
while connected
navigating strife
may we find love
a different kind of love
one that makes us feel truly alive
beautiful like the stars above
and may we find peace
that bridges our differences and brings us together
life is so precious
may i remember to make every moment matter
HAPPY NEW YEAR, PEACE!
Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash
stay
or leave
take the easy path
or believe
after angst
there can be magic
not a sin
to sometimes abandon logic
the night patiently waits
for the stars
the spring is wise to know
winter will pass
the mighty mountains
embrace the warm sun on its cold chest
i hear you whisper
let us meet and figure out the rest
let life unfold
one beautiful chapter after chapter
believe in us
in a forever and after
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