You fell from the sky
In December
I fell for you
Snow angel with melted wing
White crystal innocence
To a child
It is difficult
To understand
I really wanted gifts
Not knowing
I needed your attention
Will their eyes
Reflect my sadness
Can we do better?
I know you tried...
You fell from the sky
In bright September
I fell for you
A broken building
Gray ash mixed with tears
To a child
It's quite difficult
To understand
Wanting gifts
How could we know
What they planned?
Now tiny heart
Burn with sadness
Will it get better?
I know you died...
from September Eleventh
to December Twenty-Fifth
Have we healed
Can we forgive?
We want to fly
On melted wings
We will try
Swords vs. Wands
Remember the spell
We cast behind the castle?
My eyes were only open
For a moment
Long enough to catch
Our shadows caught
In a kiss, in a memory
Swimming in the moat
Of my heart's defense
Your hand is destined
To be princely held
Your womb reserved
To hold future kings
For a moment
Your smile was given to me
Yet these burning hands
Could not stave off destiny
Sinking in the moat
Of my heart's defense
We cast behind the castle?
My eyes were only open
For a moment
Long enough to catch
Our shadows caught
In a kiss, in a memory
Swimming in the moat
Of my heart's defense
Your hand is destined
To be princely held
Your womb reserved
To hold future kings
For a moment
Your smile was given to me
Yet these burning hands
Could not stave off destiny
Sinking in the moat
Of my heart's defense
Rocketship
They want to live
On the far side of the moon
Sick of bad news
From news feeds
I'll miss the earthwinds
Flowers coming back to life
But first they must die
I've sailed on ships
In streams running alongside curbs
Not far from where we grew up
Unknowing our destination
Just happy to end up next to you
So it's strange that you are from here
I am from Earth too
I gave away my ticket
For a seat on their rocketship
Don't let them take
The stars from my eyes
Even if I have to keep
Feet on the ground to see the sky
On the far side of the moon
Sick of bad news
From news feeds
I'll miss the earthwinds
Flowers coming back to life
But first they must die
I've sailed on ships
In streams running alongside curbs
Not far from where we grew up
Unknowing our destination
Just happy to end up next to you
So it's strange that you are from here
I am from Earth too
I gave away my ticket
For a seat on their rocketship
Don't let them take
The stars from my eyes
Even if I have to keep
Feet on the ground to see the sky
Camouflage vs. Cardigans
I'm having a séance all alone
Send me a sign
Move the key
Move the string
Move anything
I'm glad to have made it this far
I've been kicked down before
In the dirt
Full of grace
I look back to my younger self
I'm trying to tell you
It will be alright
When you were hurt
Full of fright
With your head hung in shame
I was weak
Did not want to be
If only you
Could have a conversation
With the future me
For there is strength
In our weaknesses
I would say it's OK
Love will find you
In a girl
Who understands
Ya, it's OK
To look up
To the sky
Your heart can sing
Just talk back to me
Are you there?
Spell my name
On this witch board
Send me a sign
Move the key
Move the string
Move anything
I'm glad to have made it this far
I've been kicked down before
In the dirt
Full of grace
I look back to my younger self
I'm trying to tell you
It will be alright
When you were hurt
Full of fright
With your head hung in shame
I was weak
Did not want to be
If only you
Could have a conversation
With the future me
For there is strength
In our weaknesses
I would say it's OK
Love will find you
In a girl
Who understands
Ya, it's OK
To look up
To the sky
Your heart can sing
Just talk back to me
Are you there?
Spell my name
On this witch board
Angela, I have to go
The street lamp flickers
Messages from a friend
You left last September
Magic never ends
The last time we met
Summer under the bridge
In your school uniform
No need to promise anything
Filled you with my breath
Is there ever anything
To think about
When we let go of string
Look up into clouds
Until you no longer
Can be seen
You'll be a shadow
To greet me
Some dark evening
Turning a corner
You'll be a memory
Of your glowing face
When we talked on your porch
Until I realized
It was growing late
On the way home
The street lamps
Were already on
Messages from a friend
You left last September
Magic never ends
The last time we met
Summer under the bridge
In your school uniform
No need to promise anything
Filled you with my breath
Is there ever anything
To think about
When we let go of string
Look up into clouds
Until you no longer
Can be seen
You'll be a shadow
To greet me
Some dark evening
Turning a corner
You'll be a memory
Of your glowing face
When we talked on your porch
Until I realized
It was growing late
On the way home
The street lamps
Were already on
Summer's last sigh
Somewhere there are open doors
Branches swaying into view
From a garden from where you spy
It's inviting and quite bright
Mediterranean breeze
Brings the laughter of
A circle of friends in the night
You would like to say hi to
Strumming guitars are alchemy
Filling you with imagination
Closing eyes to take it in
Dolphin swimming close to shore
Carrying you beyond fields of stars
Away from this sad song
If only you knew the words
You would sing along
Branches swaying into view
From a garden from where you spy
It's inviting and quite bright
Mediterranean breeze
Brings the laughter of
A circle of friends in the night
You would like to say hi to
Strumming guitars are alchemy
Filling you with imagination
Closing eyes to take it in
Dolphin swimming close to shore
Carrying you beyond fields of stars
Away from this sad song
If only you knew the words
You would sing along
Katydid, Sing!
We met at midnight
You waited with
Two monsters at your side
Under the branches
Your eyes stealing glimmer
From the stars
Swaying bodies as gentle
Blades of grass in breeze
The worlds growing around you
Under chorus of electric hum
Sharing your secrets and smiles
You waited with
Two monsters at your side
Under the branches
Your eyes stealing glimmer
From the stars
Swaying bodies as gentle
Blades of grass in breeze
The worlds growing around you
Under chorus of electric hum
Sharing your secrets and smiles
Faerie Mary
With goblin eyes
You saw through my darkness
Becoming a halo in clouds
Dancing around moon
When lies hid in shadows
You held my hand
Walking me through
You understood my need
In the comfort of words
Teaching me spells
That break curses
You saw through my darkness
Becoming a halo in clouds
Dancing around moon
When lies hid in shadows
You held my hand
Walking me through
You understood my need
In the comfort of words
Teaching me spells
That break curses
After Babel
if this is the happiest time
of life, why do I feel
nothing at all
there is an emptiness to skies
where stars should be shining
brighter inside
I am more than this
so quit bringing it up
every time, why did I
even tell them at all?
dodging congratulations
strangers cannot substitute
acquaintances were not meant
to be intimate
those I miss the most
are light years away
I can see them glowing
beyond the horizon
on gleaming towers
of life's buildings blocks
we've stacked high
could not find ourselves
as they crumble
and stars begin to fall
they were cold lights after all
lonely as you and I
we were buried all along
could not escape by running
but if we take long walks
reminding ourselves to breathe
capturing the days
gently in cat's cradles
your pinky in mine
then we will find
a refuge in the mundane
of life, why do I feel
nothing at all
there is an emptiness to skies
where stars should be shining
brighter inside
I am more than this
so quit bringing it up
every time, why did I
even tell them at all?
dodging congratulations
strangers cannot substitute
acquaintances were not meant
to be intimate
those I miss the most
are light years away
I can see them glowing
beyond the horizon
on gleaming towers
of life's buildings blocks
we've stacked high
could not find ourselves
as they crumble
and stars begin to fall
they were cold lights after all
lonely as you and I
we were buried all along
could not escape by running
but if we take long walks
reminding ourselves to breathe
capturing the days
gently in cat's cradles
your pinky in mine
then we will find
a refuge in the mundane
Airships
Moon let me go
I'm caught in your light
Mesmerized
By the way the blossoms fell
For a moment it was lovely
Now there is fire in the sky
Burning the night
Dawn is coming sooner
Than I thought
And all I'm left with
A wish to be known
To you
Moon let me go
You have forgotten
Drawing me to you at high tide
Now the ships have sailed on
Leaving me alone by the dock
To dream of airships
That masquerade as clouds
Take me to the stars
That are dimming rapidly
Deers in the snapping brush
Bolt for safety leaving behind
Their musky scent
I'm caught in your light
Mesmerized
By the way the blossoms fell
For a moment it was lovely
Now there is fire in the sky
Burning the night
Dawn is coming sooner
Than I thought
And all I'm left with
A wish to be known
To you
Moon let me go
You have forgotten
Drawing me to you at high tide
Now the ships have sailed on
Leaving me alone by the dock
To dream of airships
That masquerade as clouds
Take me to the stars
That are dimming rapidly
Deers in the snapping brush
Bolt for safety leaving behind
Their musky scent
Ready-to-wear (amour prêt-à-porter)
You move through this world
With serious, graceful intent
A plan to honestly connect
Hoping she would not become
Another object to possess
Items and idols lost
To shatter when they disenchant
Finally realizing the cost
If she could see you now
After all these years have passed
Her eyes weighed with sorrow
Love was driving too fast
One simply can't exit
To walk around and see the damage
When hearts have crashed
You can't afford to fix this
Stranded at last
You put on your clothes
With elegance of style
Minding the way it feels
Past double stitched seams
Which won't easily undo
As buttons of a blouse
Or the fabric of a soul
Crushed under fingertips
In a mirror reflected shells
Conceal our innermost condition
We crumble like castles
Whose walls left standing
Betray the lack of life within
In a measure of a kingdom
Which thrived where we now stand
And in these ruins
We live the best we can
With serious, graceful intent
A plan to honestly connect
Hoping she would not become
Another object to possess
Items and idols lost
To shatter when they disenchant
Finally realizing the cost
If she could see you now
After all these years have passed
Her eyes weighed with sorrow
Love was driving too fast
One simply can't exit
To walk around and see the damage
When hearts have crashed
You can't afford to fix this
Stranded at last
You put on your clothes
With elegance of style
Minding the way it feels
Past double stitched seams
Which won't easily undo
As buttons of a blouse
Or the fabric of a soul
Crushed under fingertips
In a mirror reflected shells
Conceal our innermost condition
We crumble like castles
Whose walls left standing
Betray the lack of life within
In a measure of a kingdom
Which thrived where we now stand
And in these ruins
We live the best we can
The rose withers (will the thorns?)
Everyone loves it when someone dies
And comes back again
How many times will I tell you good-bye
When you've been gone all this time?
It's confusing the times you've returned
To lose you again
More difficult is facing a future
I imagined you in
Now by candlelight with ouija board
I hope you are there
Have I done something
For you not to write back this time?
The emptiness of missing you
Always catches me by surprise
Like sprinklers on a timer
Going off when I'm nearby
I'm waiting for the moon to full
For safe passage through the night
It's your harshest words I'll recollect
Your silence that hurts more each time
And comes back again
How many times will I tell you good-bye
When you've been gone all this time?
It's confusing the times you've returned
To lose you again
More difficult is facing a future
I imagined you in
Now by candlelight with ouija board
I hope you are there
Have I done something
For you not to write back this time?
The emptiness of missing you
Always catches me by surprise
Like sprinklers on a timer
Going off when I'm nearby
I'm waiting for the moon to full
For safe passage through the night
It's your harshest words I'll recollect
Your silence that hurts more each time
Dead ringer serenade
I ring the bell
Won't someone hear me?
You are up above
Me wondering if I'll see you again?
These walls are way too close
Much like they have always been
I want to wake up again
But already am
Trapped in this box
Just heartbeat and memories
There must be a storm
Happening now
You always believed I wasn't listening
When you used to say something
I was, in my mind just wondering
So many thoughts running through
Unsure which one or how to tell you
Now I'll repeat them all
Because crying is making it
Hard to breathe
Soon I'll be able to pass through
Wood and earth, wind and rain
Will those who talk to ghosts
Hear me when I call your name?
Won't someone hear me?
You are up above
Me wondering if I'll see you again?
These walls are way too close
Much like they have always been
I want to wake up again
But already am
Trapped in this box
Just heartbeat and memories
There must be a storm
Happening now
You always believed I wasn't listening
When you used to say something
I was, in my mind just wondering
So many thoughts running through
Unsure which one or how to tell you
Now I'll repeat them all
Because crying is making it
Hard to breathe
Soon I'll be able to pass through
Wood and earth, wind and rain
Will those who talk to ghosts
Hear me when I call your name?
Golden bees
I will summon the sun
And challenge the night
Until the light has won again
I hear how you talk to friends
But you don't talk that way to me
So I'll wait until your voice
Melts dripping with love
Thoughts = rain drops so bright
Dark clouds are comfortable
Until that's all we know
There's a soul inside of me
Won't you fall in?
We will win but golden eggs
Are not so easily found
And golden bees are buried
With ancient kings
Who won't return again
And challenge the night
Until the light has won again
I hear how you talk to friends
But you don't talk that way to me
So I'll wait until your voice
Melts dripping with love
Thoughts = rain drops so bright
Dark clouds are comfortable
Until that's all we know
There's a soul inside of me
Won't you fall in?
We will win but golden eggs
Are not so easily found
And golden bees are buried
With ancient kings
Who won't return again
Hiding from the sun
Oh God! Fill my heart with happiness
Let me live this life with bliss
I'm having such a bad day
All I want is to hug you
But we're on the expressway
In your hand is the power
For this car to fly above traffic
Let me hold it for a while
In your words are a spell
For the sun to become dimmer
I know we only left
But I can't wait to get back
Home with you
With you
I'm no so alone
All that time I spent as a child
Wishing for a friend
I have finally found in you
At the lake we saw the swans
And the ducks pass by
We could walk on water
If we really wanted to
Going down a hill
I turn to look back at you
We make our way out the trees
With you I'm finally home
Let me live this life with bliss
I'm having such a bad day
All I want is to hug you
But we're on the expressway
In your hand is the power
For this car to fly above traffic
Let me hold it for a while
In your words are a spell
For the sun to become dimmer
I know we only left
But I can't wait to get back
Home with you
With you
I'm no so alone
All that time I spent as a child
Wishing for a friend
I have finally found in you
At the lake we saw the swans
And the ducks pass by
We could walk on water
If we really wanted to
Going down a hill
I turn to look back at you
We make our way out the trees
With you I'm finally home
Migration of the caterpillar
I saw two kitsune kissing
in a pattern on the wall,
constellations on the screen,
and many caterpillar crossing
the parking lot tonight.
This used to be a forest
now just a strand of trees
while inside the building
they hung up art
of nature scenes.
In one there's a river
winding through a wood,
in the distance a gleaming sun
forms the body of a being.
You found a turtle on the road
I caught it and set it loose
in the backyard
and if tomorrow it's still there
we'll take it to the creek.
in a pattern on the wall,
constellations on the screen,
and many caterpillar crossing
the parking lot tonight.
This used to be a forest
now just a strand of trees
while inside the building
they hung up art
of nature scenes.
In one there's a river
winding through a wood,
in the distance a gleaming sun
forms the body of a being.
You found a turtle on the road
I caught it and set it loose
in the backyard
and if tomorrow it's still there
we'll take it to the creek.
Twin guardians
We didn't exactly wish it would turn out
the way it is
Dreams with new wings soar into flight
Appear tiny in the sky as they depart
Appear tiny in our hearts when they
reappear
From the clouds covering the harsh sun
Overcast a shadow to shelter us
It's safe to look up now
Here they come
They will be the guardians of your soul
As the world grows old
The way it is, dreams
appear, appear, reappear
from the clouds
look up now
here they come
the guardians of your soul
the way it is
Dreams with new wings soar into flight
Appear tiny in the sky as they depart
Appear tiny in our hearts when they
reappear
From the clouds covering the harsh sun
Overcast a shadow to shelter us
It's safe to look up now
Here they come
They will be the guardians of your soul
As the world grows old
The way it is, dreams
appear, appear, reappear
from the clouds
look up now
here they come
the guardians of your soul
Mindfulness
If you stare at ghosts long enough they will disappear
We are running out of stairs if we want to reach the stars
It's a fantasy that I can't help but have
For the divine to appear in you
It's a myth I have to believe
If I lie here quietly
Stay real still and only breathe
In my backyard just to wait and see
If the morning dew will cover me
I know there is an art to map the sea
Also geometry and trigonometry
But what is there to chart the soul?
That which is never seen is lonely
Deep inside of me
If I lie here quietly
Stay real still and only breathe
In my backyard just to wait and see
If the morning dew will cover me
I guessed the stars and got them wrong
Fighting back a panic attack
If I had known what joy you'd bring to me
I have this dream just you and me
And our two little babies
We are running out of stairs if we want to reach the stars
It's a fantasy that I can't help but have
For the divine to appear in you
It's a myth I have to believe
If I lie here quietly
Stay real still and only breathe
In my backyard just to wait and see
If the morning dew will cover me
I know there is an art to map the sea
Also geometry and trigonometry
But what is there to chart the soul?
That which is never seen is lonely
Deep inside of me
If I lie here quietly
Stay real still and only breathe
In my backyard just to wait and see
If the morning dew will cover me
I guessed the stars and got them wrong
Fighting back a panic attack
If I had known what joy you'd bring to me
I have this dream just you and me
And our two little babies
The Sibyl
Walk into the sea
Keeping my feet on the ground
The water rises around me
"How far could I go?",
I ask the Delphic Sibyl
One day the star will be seen
First only as lights from the sea
Then it will rise and burn the ocean
And all the world will see
As it rises into the sky
Keeping my feet on the ground
The water rises around me
"How far could I go?",
I ask the Delphic Sibyl
One day the star will be seen
First only as lights from the sea
Then it will rise and burn the ocean
And all the world will see
As it rises into the sky
0's and 1's
If I could I would fight back gravity
Wishing for stars but settling for land
Swimming comes automatically when afraid to drown
Even if our ancestors crawled out of the sea
There are somethings we will always be afraid of
I want to visit creation in my dreams
To see the first lights that existed before the sun
The world's illumination when the Earth was still young
It might seem that way again for those waiting to upgrade
But some of us are afraid of technology
To medieval minds the world was old and falling apart
They could not dream of building the wonders
Of the ancient world
How much longer can a world of stone stand
Compared to one built of zeros and ones?
Wishing for stars but settling for land
Swimming comes automatically when afraid to drown
Even if our ancestors crawled out of the sea
There are somethings we will always be afraid of
I want to visit creation in my dreams
To see the first lights that existed before the sun
The world's illumination when the Earth was still young
It might seem that way again for those waiting to upgrade
But some of us are afraid of technology
To medieval minds the world was old and falling apart
They could not dream of building the wonders
Of the ancient world
How much longer can a world of stone stand
Compared to one built of zeros and ones?
The Owl
That news which
Shook all the leaves
Off the tree
Leaving the wind crying
Through the branches
If I could just change
The narrative
It's all points of view
Winter comes
Once a year
The owl calls
From its perch
So easily seen
Whereas before
It hid in forest
Some truths
Should have been accepted
Long ago...
Shook all the leaves
Off the tree
Leaving the wind crying
Through the branches
If I could just change
The narrative
It's all points of view
Winter comes
Once a year
The owl calls
From its perch
So easily seen
Whereas before
It hid in forest
Some truths
Should have been accepted
Long ago...
Finish counting and open your eyes
I don't want to be held to the fire
Conformed to social ideals
Cast me into flame
Until I'm fully forged
I don't want to break
At first touch
"Know thyself", I tell myself
So you can know me too
These secrets, desires and dreams
Hopes and fears
All of them
I want to tell you
I don't want to be wishful
I want to be grateful
Seek a little further
I know you will find me
No longer hiding
I'm right here
Conformed to social ideals
Cast me into flame
Until I'm fully forged
I don't want to break
At first touch
"Know thyself", I tell myself
So you can know me too
These secrets, desires and dreams
Hopes and fears
All of them
I want to tell you
I don't want to be wishful
I want to be grateful
Seek a little further
I know you will find me
No longer hiding
I'm right here
Heroism & Disgrace
The right to be cynical
Is not earned unless
We can also appreciate
All that is good and
Understand the positive aspects
Of what we are criticizing
If not we then suffer
A deficit of perception
Find praise
Where you believe
It cannot or does not exist
Likewise
Heroism and disgrace
Are always a pair
Which cannot be separated
Is not earned unless
We can also appreciate
All that is good and
Understand the positive aspects
Of what we are criticizing
If not we then suffer
A deficit of perception
Find praise
Where you believe
It cannot or does not exist
Likewise
Heroism and disgrace
Are always a pair
Which cannot be separated
The Alamo 1836
If I could make an honest attempt
To join the battle
And commit to consequence
The lines are drawn
I've stayed behind to pretend
That I'm fighting to win
But I'm too afraid to lose
So I'll never join
And this war goes on
Without conclusion
If I could just walk away
A surrender of sorts
Knowing you'd not bother
Contacting me again
Maybe that's for the best
I'll miss you less and less
But for now I can't wait
To tell you all my secrets
And maybe you just don't care
For resolution
To join the battle
And commit to consequence
The lines are drawn
I've stayed behind to pretend
That I'm fighting to win
But I'm too afraid to lose
So I'll never join
And this war goes on
Without conclusion
If I could just walk away
A surrender of sorts
Knowing you'd not bother
Contacting me again
Maybe that's for the best
I'll miss you less and less
But for now I can't wait
To tell you all my secrets
And maybe you just don't care
For resolution
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