by a fire in the night

singing softly,as he sweeps the floorof your room?do you hearthe whirr ofthe butterfly’s wings,flying just outside your window?do you hearthe silence of the rain,falling just outside your door?do you hearthe beating of the heart,rhyming yours,filling the void with light?it’s just me…let me in!

the light in the windowthe falling branch broke,the ashes drowned by rainafter the fire….my hand on your breast,the moment without words,that hangs on the clocklike the hour never struck.the sweet whiskey of your lips,pressed tight, then yielding….the leaves on the porch,blown like a stranger to the door….the box of pictures,buried in the closet, …..‘neath old…

the reason i breathe.the reason i grieve.the reason i dance.the reason i smile.the reason i listen.the reason i offer a hand.the reason i see beauty.the reason i see both darkness,and light….the reason i take chances.the reason i keep going.the reason i get angry.the reason i forgive.the reason i touch.the reason i question.the reason i believe.the…

a cemetery.fallen leaves,silent stones,and the cat cryof your passion.bringing the deadto life!

nurses, factory workers,standing strong and united,demanding human decency,fair wages and benefits.i am not communism.i am the common man and woman,saying prayers with their handsas they work;driven by the faith in family,teaching respect, gentleness,and firm convictionsto their children.i am not the elite.i am the bruised, scarred human being.i have fallen time and again.i have built great…

i stay up all night praying for you,soon there will be time for sleep.and all the wars of historycome to nothing;as creation’s lamp grows dim!i have walked through the ruinsof a hundred times,now each one bears your scent!the ancient oak reachesto embrace the sky,as the sky walks through the final door!the moon no longer has…