Yellow

as the sunrise says,
we are that darkness
that ends each day
we'll laugh till the sunset.

I remember once you said,
every rainy day hold a funeral
and charms it on a bed
with a bitter aftertaste
and as I recall I watched
as your body was set to fade
I was dreamer by a window
admiring the rain's soft serenade

as the sunset says,
we are the great light
that begins at dawn
we pray at the foot of our ruin....

part II

do you sometimes feel the waste
of a stale winter evening
do you recall the taste
of the end's bitter affection?

do you hold her in your arms
as clouds hold a tearing sky
no comfort is in bitterness
tears fall from bitter eyes

so sip to your own affliction
and make ready your escape
every day holds absence
without color, size and shape

as in the busy market place
there is a loneliness there
there is a regret on every face
and a stillness in the air...
END

Little More Than Nothing

The Smoke rises from the factory
Where lovely eyes blend in-
Mothers beseech their children
To do away with sin

As an old man sits
On a wooden chair
His mind wonders as
his hands through his hair

As he is, I am
My will is the wall
Between age and its price
To him, a great fall
END

Go To Sleep

This would be the day that mothers weep.
Over their dead sons, that cold winters keep
I remember the sound of the wind at the glass
Where I sit in chair and lament my past

The snowfall covers the naked oak tree;
Like the blanket in bed covers my beliefs and me
Lie down in shadows, and at the side of the road
Trust is my worth though my will is bowed.
END

Very Much Ashamed

The Devil picks the peaceful pockets
Our most dearly loved is dead;
Don't be far don't be ashamed of me
But find rest, in my fathers bed
The Thieves made friends with the harlots,
Then emptiness fooled itself
Don't fade from laughter or selfishness
For often, liars, find wealth
Keep a distance from the guardian
For there, the first lie was told
It was passed like a toy to a child
And to a foolish man, it was sold
END

Ever Passing

she sits upon her laughter
and her lips sink concave,
in a moment she'll turn and pass
but it's a moment i try to save
END

I Was Once The Stones Beneath Your Feet

I once saw death's shadowy specter
look, and find my love.
I thought in the moments to pass
I too would be dead.
Yet I live, only by the grace
of another world I live.
And by the grace
of another world I'll die.
END

Ashamed

the weight of his breath
on my back is a burden
and in itself uncovers my faults

so the broken and cracked
lay their load on a whisper
a sound like mist and rain

scratches and writings
are cheap excuse
for sorrows too great to explain

from sorrows of puppets
and laboring servants
flood joy and oppression both
in the same breath
were blessing and curses
that toil and humility wrote
END

Leave Us As You Come

Every cloud to approach shows winter is to come.
Winter will pass, with the dew on the grass
and will leave us as it comes.

Trouble came with the wretched snow, and frost.
Inviting death, with winter's every breath
frozen palms for fingerless hands

Will leave us as they come....
END

A Long Fall While Knowing

Render to me your smile.
And take your time to speak.
You soon find fault in every being
that dare speak in light of him.
The dark made its peace with the light,
you rolled a rock to front the tomb.
You admire your own shadow-
and how it brings darkness to every room.
END