Fractured

alone with my rose

pedal by pedal she falls

her heart turned to stone

our love has turned into thorns

and bitter hostilities

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Heartland

Fields of grain blanket the countryside

unabashed as they dance to the breeze;

catching the attention of everyone’s eye

reveling in the merriment they bring.

White tuffs that float away in the breeze

across the fields of a lazy summer’s day;

dreams and wishes stem from tiny hands

into the heavens they eagerly bequeath.

The benevolent sun gracefully acquiesced

we thankfully reply with strong backs

as we bow low cultivating with great pains

praying that the land will kindly repay.

As velvet colored skies pierce the horizon

a distant cry beckons them to the back door

they know exactly what mother’s calling for

little feet kick up dust, eager to comply.

The vestiges of the day no longer remain

as the sun closes her eyes and goes to sleep

the night lights of heaven brightly flicker;

only here in the heartland is where they reside.

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Ferment

myopic perhaps

but not by happenstance

one day is just came

never again to leave

my heart filled with fear

I can’t change the way I feel

so I must surrender

and there it remains.

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Compositions

As night falls, shadows climb into the light;

the midnight sun giving them a new life.

Pedestrians completely unaware

as the shadows stop and stare

before they inconspicuously disappear.

The air tastes the sweet and salty sounds

of conversations that fall to the ground;

in between the cracks and lines of asphalt,

trampled nightly by a rhythmic assault;

where they started ends up being worlds apart.

Urbanites can’t help be drawn to its sparkle;

wealthy to the destitute the city isn’t impartial.

Determined to reach out for what they’re after

whatever the color, to them it doesn’t matter;

it ends up being their mistress or their master.

A city never sleeps but does take a brief respite

as night dwellers disappear well before the sunlight;

in the depths of the concrete streets the city exhales,

the sound of heels from a different breed takes flight

encapsulating the many different faces of city life.

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Drifting

twilight crystals 
in blankets of ice
the damp makes me cold
in the white stare of moonlight
exposing my dreams
but they go untold
falling in between the sheets

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Solitary Union

Faced with a truth she has to bear

it's the pain of knowing

about a love she thought was growing

realizing all along she was wrong

A love that he thought was sure

comes crashing down at his feet

her animosity just runs too deep

his efforts in vain she can no longer care.

Their happiness lived in fairy tales

outside far from their reality

now seeking shelter from their fears

of a love that never came to be.

A convenience is what this life is

civil and cordial and nothing more

their love more of a cerebral matter

in the end to them that’s all this life is for.

When all alone they both reminisce

to the happiness of their wedding day

and how they held each other so dear;

wondering where their love went amiss.

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Quay of Wonder

Stevie the prince wondered,

would she be rescued up on high

from her Castle In The Sky?

For the prince it seemed to be a pity

being caught up Living for the City

but it was a clever barricade

by Sir Duke that kept him delayed.

This had him now in heavy traffic

and though it was Hotter than July

nothing was going to keep the prince down

knowing he was aiming for Higher Ground.

He thought; For Once In My Life

That Girl is going to be my wife.

Meanwhile the princess still waiting

beginning to worry even more thinking

to herself, “I thought I was his Cherie Amour?”

The prince was still making his way

Overjoyed he was getting ever closer;

to him she was no Part Time Lover

in fact “I Was Made To Love Her”

he said, and “her love is what drives me.”

Finally the prince is at his destination

he saw her in her castle way up high

and said out loud “Isn’t She Lovely.”

“Now princess” he said; “don’t be

Uptight (Everything’s Alright)

this castle is none Too High for me.”

“Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing

I’ll be up their as soon as you throw

Your Ribbon In the Sky to me and I’ll

pull myself up and bring you down.”

On the ground the princess sobbed with joy;

the prince then asks the princess for her hand and

she replied “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, (I’m Yours).”

On their wedding day they exchanged vows

both without hesitation said Do I Do.

Now married for years the prince calls

from his job to let her know she’s still loved

singing “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”

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