Quiet Morning

In the sleepy haze of early morning 

Before the day imposes on my thoughts

Sunbeams and my dreams conspire  together. 

Memories return of things I've sought 

In the stillness, I begin to hear her voice 

Her spoken words resounding like a song 

The chorus of her laughter makes me  happy

And it's happiness we worked for all along

So I raise my cup to all who know the answers 

My best will be the best that I can do

And navigate my way through all these feelings 

Until I bid this quiet morning, adieu

 

Spirit Eyes

A mind might fear that things die 

Since it only knows substance

A heart can see far more  

Since it has spirit eyes 

A heart knows it is impossible

To let go of another soul  

Although absence hurts

Knowledge is delightful

There remains a delight when souls love 

That cannot be dissolved 

Tears won't wash it away 

Nor can time, distance or dust 

 

The Perfectionist

It had to be perfect 

The right timing 

No way could it go south 

Everything right 

Each hair in place 

Eloquent words

He couldn't bear to lose her 

By making a mistake 

And missing the opportunity

Of a lifetime 

But he panicked  

and said nothing

While she went

on her way. 

Lightning

It hit them like lightning the first time they met 

They beheld in their eyes a destiny set

The power of that look has never been lost 

They knew it for sure, each time their paths crossed

If you look at what happened, life wasn't fair 

But they have a love the world cannot bear 

Though misunderstandings and passions abound

If you look in their hearts, the truth can be found 

There are some things this world can't contain 

We try to express, our efforts are vain 

But that doesn't change what happens inside 

Our bodies get old but our souls never die. 

Possibilities

There is a man inside of me 

Stuck on possibilities

I reassure him life won't pass

We're heading down the perfect path  

He doesn't listen very well  

Has a place he wants to dwell 

Doing right should be enough

But then he cries about handcuffs 

Soon my heart begins to follow

Before long my throat will swallow

By then I make them all behave 

They really hate to be enslaved 

A busy schedule will distract 

And keep them off my back 

Essence

Do you love the blue sky, 

So do I

Do you love someone?

Me too 

Whatever fulfills your heart

I want

What makes you feel whole 

I'll give 

My own ambitions abandoned 

For you

The sum of my motives

Your joy 

When you contemplate 

Remember 

The true essence of love. 

 

Above All

There is a conversation 

That is above all that exists

It transcends silence 

The way life does 

It holds 

Beyond all sensation 

It cannot be satisfied as a need 

But the intensity stays 

Despite all else 

It hopes 

There is no condemnation 

No record of bad judgment

Existence is delight

Lives to care 

It smiles

Thoughts and words 

Have more weight than gold 

Dancing among them 

Heartfelt lyrics 

It hears 

Images

Is that a star I see?

or the lively sparkle 

In your eyes? 

Is that a flower in bloom? 

or the lovely curves

in your smile? 

All the good in this world 

Bring to me images

of you. 

Persistence

Click and ping

My mind is turning 

To figure things out 

Who says it's impossible?

 

Spin and whirl

Reason unfurls 

Just when I am close 

Solutions elude me 

Stomp and curse 

But make it worse 

Adrenaline rush 

This heart is pounding 

Smile and sigh 

A persistent guy 

You know I don't quit 

Nothing defeats me

 

The Hidden Path

The Through familiar fields I walked

Staying where I ought 

Flowers all in bloom 

An intoxicating swoon

A path caught my eye 

A place I hadn't tried 

Enticing yet unknown 

Til then I hadn't roamed

It wouldn't leave my mind 

What lies beyond the pines?

My world became too small

So I had to risk it all 

I soon became so lost 

A friend, our paths did cross

We had both strayed from our fields 

Became each other's shield 

We helped each other home

The path now overgrown 

Our fields are pleasant still 

But we can't forget the thrill. 

Though briars and thistles guard 

Staying away is hard 

As the path becomes obscure

We hope someone appears

 

 

Ambiance

Alive through accusations

Wished dead by some

Rose again despite it all

Though time demanded 

A memory of silence 

But love lives still

Endures abandonment 

Growing on hardened paths

Despite travelers

With utter defiance 

Duties are for the world

Love makes no demands

Beauty should be admired

Beyond the sunlight  

Embracing a soul's ambiance 

Enshrined

Thoughts will dwell within this busy head

New words just roll around in there unsaid 

Some want to pass my tongue, but they are barred 

Yet some will still escape and pass the guard

Once out into the air they're moving fast 

I fear what they will do outside my grasp  

At times the loss can be a pure relief

I'm sure some of these words will give me grief 

New thoughts, my mind will make a hundred more. 

They wait in line to find an open door

Some words will hit my gut and cause a bile

Sweet thoughts touch my heart and make me smile

They get out of control I must admit

My head will start to spin, it has a fit

I try to let them out then wait and see 

They seek someone who wants a part of me.

If you will take my thoughts and hold them dear 

The joy is more than worth a thousand fears

So I invite your thoughts into my heart

And we'll build a shrine to each remark 

If

If I could 

I'd hold your hand 

To help you feel

Someone who cares 

If we could 

We'd talk it over 

Convince our hearts 

Someone is there 

If love could 

It'd show the world 

Fill it with awe

Reveal a joy 

If God could 

He'd fix it all

And every if   

Would be destroyed  

Night

A soothing voice awakened me

From a dream filled sleep

I heard a rustling in the trees 

A midnight bid to keep

The moon sure looked surprised

As he peeked around a cloud 

Cool air caressed my neck 

A mist rose from the ground 

There's a certain beauty found 

In the moonlit dark and greys

Without the shining sun

There's nothing to betray

I've been this way before

We've a long eventful past 

A deep Infatuation 

As the thrilling shadow's cast.

She shares in all my dreams 

It's what the night does best 

My heart gives her ideas 

While my mind remains at rest

 

As the world lays down in slumber

My senses are renewed 

Goodnight, my dear friend

Till day obstructs the view. 

 

The Birth of a Poem

It starts with a passion that can't be explained

Turns into a yearning that won't go away

Feelings inside that need to be heard 

Soon my head is swimming with words 

They must be expressed or I may drown

No matter how rough I still write them down 

The longer I wait, a darkness creeps in 

A grief as though I'm committing a sin 

They must be displayed, given a home 

To dwell in a heart whenever they're shown

A euphoria comes when I get it all out

What needed said is no longer in doubt. 

Impacting the world straight through my love 

I visit to dote and enjoy the shared rush  

Then put them to bed and make sure they are alright. 

Till another passion ignites

This Is

This is the poem that says it all 

The one I wouldn't publish

Thoughts I would express 

This is the letter with all the words 

The feelings I hold back 

Things I could address

This is the song with notes to tell

Passions I keep inside 

Dreams I could express

This is the store within my heart

Containing all I am

Opened at your request

It's Just There

Love is a gift for someone in need

It's a strong tower for those who will flee

It may be a flower to soften a tryst

Turn into actions according to lists

Love is foolish to those who withdraw

A soothing answer to a desperate call

It may be a crutch for the cripple to lean

Turn into hope for those who will dream

Love is a pursuit from anxiety

It is cute, superficially

It may be a burden when in want 

Turn into a prize for those who flaunt

Love is a reaction from nature 

It is a hormone mixture 

It may cause memories to lapse

Become an addiction like crack

Love is defined in so many ways 

Every feeling we wish to stay 

We try to describe it with words

But all our attempts are absurd

What keeps a person fixed in a mind?

Can it be nurtured, does it decline?

This strong connection that two souls share 

Cannot be ascribed, it's just... there. 

 

Learning

Give a crushing blow to his face 

They yelled to me 

He deserves the pain 

But I couldn't convince my heart 

Shoot the deer as it pranced in its place 

He whispered to me 

He's in the food chain 

But I couldn't convince my heart 

Forget her, let her memory be erased 

They demanded of me

Her love will not remain  

But I couldn't convince my heart

Time works its good, youth is replaced

None can mislead me 

I take on all the blame 

And I have learned to trust my heart 

 

Wrappings

We package our feelings as gifts wrapped in words

And send them in hope that our passions are heard 

We hope they are treasured and held to a chest

Reach into a soul that's in fear and give rest   

Oh that my feelings were welcomed, held dear 

Let my thoughts give to a heart, joyful tears

There is so much inside to be shared and made glad

Love to make known and moments to be had

So I wrap how I feel in words for a start 

To just give a portion of what's in my heart

 

Descriptive

We use oceans, stars and the moon

Impossible dreams that come true 

Wildfires hearts and souls 

Eternity, a slow breeze blows 

Sands of a warm summer beach 

All we enjoy within reach 

Thoughts carry into the night

Mornings, an awesome delight

As love becomes fully known

We try to describe it in poems 

Above Every Peak

Why do they call it falling in love 

When it takes us so high 

We can't see ground but the sky

Soaring in love would be the right words

We rise above every peak

To the clouds where we meet

Too soon we need to touch ground again 

How we feel doesn't change

There are just hills in the way

Hometown

As we visit our hometown, so much has changed 

Farmers and factories have all moved away 

The classics are rusted, most of them gone

The road that we cruised doesn't seem very long 

The mayor of this town was once a friend's child 

A short time ago, cops labeled him wild

The kid down the street has kids of her own

The rich part of town is now simple old homes

The bridge we once dove from is just a guard rail

Few can remember our too many fails

Though we see lots of things that time took away 

There are still many things left to do and to say

We can walk through the park past the old mill

And stroll through the field, hold hands on the hill

Watch the sunset together, there's still a good view 

Time cannot change how I feel about you 

 

When Foundations Shake

When you think of me in that quiet place 

Always remember 

This wry smile looking in admiration

Let  thoughts of me put a smile on your face 

I am right here cheering you on 

In everything you do 

As you use that wonderful zeal

That gives us our common bond

Although it is hard to understand 

When foundations shake

One thing holds true through uncertainty 

I will always be your greatest fan 

 

The Source

It's easy to see with poems and songs

Expressions of love for someone we long

But if we look a bit closer at all that is done 

Everything comes from love. 

A blue collar worker enduring the cold

White collars watch while money unfolds 

From sticks to a house with a builders care

For every goal a lover is there

This old world is a incubator 

It exists to satisfy love

Every nation is built and refined 

With a lover in the back of each mind 

A captive will dream about someone

The only way to be free is to love 

Perfect

What does it mean to be the apple of my eye?

Must have been the feeling of an apple loving guy 

Maybe you should be the beating of my heart!

It skips a beat or two whenever we're apart 

Whatever name we give it, that missing part of me 

Is the perfect place you are meant to be. 

Patchwork

We are made of a patchwork of passions and pride

Exchanging our dreams then keep them inside 

Words dance with our feelings whenever we meet 

Captured in hearts where they follow the beat

If love could be seen as it danced through the air

It would find the right heart, the person who cared

Take a bow and a wave before making its home

Then rest in that heart so its never alone

Surreality

Lets take a stroll through a surreal world

It has it's contradictions like the namesake art. 

The feel of stigma without satisfaction

Not reaching far enough yet going too far

Having it all, but not quite 

Being a person of action who can't act  

There are a lot of  can'ts, yets and buts here. 

And people apologize for missing each other.  

Weird..

Home

The world is whirring in my head

I can only think of my own bed

The familiar lights on my front porch

Welcomes like a kingly court

A suitcase clunks and hits the floor

The familiar creaking from our door 

My wanderlust is almost bust   

But sleep is sweet after all the fuss

The Call

When two share a deep passion

A call comes from their souls 

Pointing to a destination

Anxious if no one goes

They learn to stand and bear

Resist, hold at bay 

And let loyalty, love and care

Win, as they should, the day

They will turn it to enjoyment 

Even with the fervent call  

With love, full and abundant 

And no one taking falls. 

There is no fear of loss 

This resounds within their souls 

It perceives no thing by cost

But delights in what it knows

   

Glowing

I love to see you glowing

Like a gentle breeze blowing 

I hope the good keeps flowing 

It settles my heart 

The way I gage success 

Is through your happiness

When things don't seem the best

Your smile saves me  

If I could wrap up joy 

And be a delivery boy

I'd be faithfully employed 

Making you smile

The way I gage success 

Is through your happiness

When things don't seem the best

Your smile saves me  

Captured

"Hello," she said and then they smiled

An image in their heads a while

But something deep inside was riled 

Love captured them to their surprise

So they tried to analyze

By gazing in each other's eyes 

Reason shook its fist

There's no way that love exists

They must need an exorcist!

  

So for a while it became confined 

To snippets, quotes and rhymes 

But it never left their minds. 

The Ultimate

The heart champions feelings 

But the mind seeks what is noble 

And what is life without nobility?

It brings a tranquil peace of mind. 

Yet why would we waste passion?

This fire burning deep within

Our minds can't comprehend love

And neither can our hearts 

Love is the ultimate passion

Yet is the ultimate act of nobility. 

The Narrator

In this quest to shake the mundane

Experiences without you aren't the same 

Tour the Taj Mahal and my heart would say meh

Ride raging rapids and I'd only feel wet 

So I'll keep up the search for what's greater

Though it all becomes great when you're the narrator 

Complete

Some are content 

With unfinished dreams

Unpaid bills

Going with the stream

 

Then cross a fence

And start it again

With their unfinished business

Leaving unfinished friends 

But a life that's complete

Till the end is my creed 

With love fully expressed

Every breath That I breath

No unfinished business

Will I leave behind 

Call me obsessed 

I don't mind. 

Resonance

A body is confined

The soul brings delight 

Matter may change  

But our essence is light 

Thoughts will travel

Faster than sight 

Deep felt feelings 

Long for words 

Private thoughts

Want to be heard

To reach a heart

With passions stirred

In a heart that's stirred

Resonance rings

It can satisfy

Most everything 

Meaning is found

Through inspiring

How Deep

My daddy taught me how to talk 

And how to walk

But he could never show me 

How to be myself 

My teacher taught me how to spell

And do math well 

But she could never show me 

How to know what's right 

Rules will make me tow the line 

I'm doing fine 

But they can never make me

Be a better man 

While using words to express 

I give it all my best  

But they don't go near as deep

As the passions I feel

Mister Moon

Hey mister moon, I see your plight 

Watching stars, alone at night

Reflecting sun on those who gaze

Through the misty nighttime haze

You want to hear the words they speak 

Another lonely heart you seek 

Gladly now you take your place  

And give a glow to nighttime space 

You and I do contemplate 

Of life and love and my soul's state

And when my life runs out of days 

Your light will visit where I lay

Enduring and Free

 

Love that is shared is profound 

Many long to have it 

It's a struggle to stay on the ground

To hold such a valuable gem

Some might call it a curse 

But that person will never be me 

To demean it would be worse 

It cannot be defined

We commit to never say goodby 

Honor the vow to do no harm

All that's done or laid aside

Is to honor these words

This where it will always be 

There are no delusions

Our love is enduring and free

Through hardship and joy 

 

 

The Door

There's a door in a chamber of my soul

That is filled with great delight 

Each time the door is opened 

It lets my heart take flight

Once aloft, it is hard to catch 

It stays on all the heights 

When I try to reign it back

It turns into a fight

Soon I am walking into things 

Engulfed in time alight

They say to clip its wings 

But it's such a wondrous sight

I don't literally have the heart to

It's such a pleasant plight

When the day is ending

I give my heart a warm goodnight. 

Plight 

These Four Walls

These four walls know my secrets

Heard them all and won't reveal

The sun outside is calling to me

I've felt the heat, it must be real

These four walls are only silent 

I hear a voice out in the street 

This dry mouth can taste the freedom

But these walls give no release 

These four walls have a beauty 

Through the bars, the sun shines in

Night and day I chip the stone 

With all my strength, to change the end

These four walls can be a comfort

But I won't lean to cool my back

I see a face and hear a heartbeat

My restless soul will give no slack

 

Soul Garden

What are words?

This garden that grows from a soul

Hear them; raw emotion 

Brings excitement and spontaneous joy 

Read them; thought in print

One can repeat the feelings over again 

Quotations; agreement

To know a loved one thinks the same. 

Heart expressed; honesty

Remembering conversations with a smile

Actions captured; timeless  

Reminiscing with those who care

Encouragement; a heart uplifted

A word in season can change direction

Our words embody life and love. 

Conversation

No doubt life is good 

We've got all that we could ask 

But something haunts our hearts

And time won't make it pass  

Sometimes things get crazy

But feelings still are there

Who wants a passing shadow?

Why should we even care?

What is love you ask?

Who needs a dissertation? 

Once duty is laid aside

It's a lifelong conversation

 

 

Claims

Passion is like a roller coaster 

Arms up! A ride that's exhilarating 

Honor is like a bus trip 

Let's go! We have a destination 

Both claim to be love 

We love to have someone to scream with

And someone to ride the bus with 

Honor will say, "We've goals to make."

Passion will say, "We've a world to shake!"

Both demand forward motion. 

And stir up anxiety when absent

Which is more important?

It depends on which one you ask

 

The Grantor

Shrubbery, lawns and windows 

parade as we pass by

We need a place to plant our dreams 

Among gypsum, wood and sky 

We'll get a house our friends can find

And delivery from those who dare

Cross our welcome mat 

With pizza, love and care 

Then make our own noise

And play with toys 

Sooth trips and falls 

Repaint plaster walls 

Watch out for the dog!

Memories on a blog 

A hopeful home with a sign

And the Grantor of our wishes

Is smiling in the foyer 

Of the place we'll keep our dishes 

A Million Times

Sometimes, you worry I might forget

At times, life leaves us all perplexed

Each day, thoughts of you do interject

I say your name a million times,

                                under my breath

It won't stop, I can feel your energy

Life stills, and I find you next to me

A bright light, when dark gets the best of me

I say your name a million times, 

                                 under my breath

Meanings

We fret over words, our minds second guess

Words from the heart are random at best

Let's not waste any time analyzing things

Don't worry about words, I know what you mean

 

Things spoken in fear can't be too precise 

Don't worry a bit about playing nice 

Express all you feel whatever life brings

Don't worry about words, I know what you mean

Your feelings inside always tell me the truth 

Your emotions won't lie, you don't need an excuse

I'll do anything to keep your soul free

Don't worry about words, I know what you mean

 

Storm and Calm

Despite the swirling winds of time

All the the lows and all the highs 

Grasping for a peace out there 

If the mind's too tired to care

Through all the settled dust

When concerns refrain from fuss

The blurry lens in focus now

Your face appears removing doubts

With my eyes raise to the heights 

The aura of the northern lights 

Swim below a lake that's clear

With courage now amid the fears

A storm rolls in, we're filled with awe 

A voice within a shelter calls 

It feels the same as flashes blind 

When thoughts of you pass through my mind 

 

What we Think

Sometimes we think love 

Is like a dinner plate 

You can walk away from 

Or a deal you missed 

Like passing a yard sale

But it doesn't follow 

Commerce rules 

It's not like a faucet 

You can turn off 

A switch to flick 

To turn on the lights 

A pedal to push 

To speed up 

Or slow down 

It does what is right

For its beloved 

Is not a user

Love cares deeply 

Will not impose itself

Is patient and kind 

Will step out of the way

For a person's happiness

At its own hearts expense 

Love also doesn't change 

Will sacrifice for loved ones 

Would rather be destitute  

Than hurt its beloved 

No it isn't a task 

An accomplishment 

If it has to be won 

Then it's a card game 

But it can't be love 

Maybe I am a purist 

To my own detriment 

There isn't a map 

But this is all I know 

 

 

 

Books

As a small child I was introduced

To an endless  world found in pages 

A crisp new book crackle 

The smell of ink 

A cover to smack the table

Or your neighbor  

The paper smelled of old and some new 

But then I was introduced to heaven

The library with its majestic rows 

A reverence fills the air 

Mixing with the smell of books

Rows and rows of bindings show 

Each book contains a world so fair

Adventure, politics, mystery, romance 

Geography, self help 

And oh yes, Dr Seuss 

Each one has a nestled home 

Hiding in place except for those 

Skilled with the use of small oak drawers

We encoders know 

The secret to the cards 

And we all with due respect 

Quietly find the book we like 

Meeting eye to eye to book

With people of like interest 

But of course we just smile 

This ocean of words 

Has tributaries into homes 

You can check them out 

If you perhaps have acquired 

A passport called a library card

These oracles are sacred

So there are penalties

To those who linger with them too long

One can make a library  

With little shelves of their own 

And enjoy the new page smell

Crunched in a cover 

But keep them forever 

They become a part of you

The pages fan to find your part

A small breeze to get you there

Bindings worn from squeezing thumbs

They have a part of your life to tell

By the pool or close by in bed 

Well liked books have covers worn

And pages torn 

But they still beat an electronic glow. 

 

Awakened

I should get out from under the covers

The sun is shining  

Dreams unfinished, my eyes flutter

The moon snuck in and whispered

To closed eyes 

And he doesn't like to be disturbed

The sun bursts in with a million things 

Crescendoed by

The birds accompanying as they sing 

Maybe what I am dreaming can happen

I smile

Sometimes being awake is such a distraction.  

And yet ideas are carried on the sun's rays 

New sights

Morning by morning is how the future is made  

A Promise

He bought her flowers 

She'd made a promise 

He loves the way she always keeps her word

He wouldn't change her 

That's why she loves him 

He put the flowers on his table and thought of her.

Their love is still haunting the rooms of their souls

Looking for ways to occupy it's time

Remembering and wishing for a whisper 

Knowing they're still intertwined. 

He won't forget her

He made a promise 

She loves the way he always keeps his word

 

A note to readers

I'm spending a little more time perfecting poems despite my busy schedule. They are like children produced from feelings. (almost three hundred) Often they need correction and perfection. Sometimes I just visit them. I have people requesting a book. About half are in a book formatted to publish but it all takes time. I am up to the challenge and am working on choosing what ones to put in a final draft. Input helps. Some of these are songs and I have purchased equipment to record. I want to get the gist captured myself before getting help. Anyone who has done this in the past knows how the inspiration can unintentionally be lost or diluted by others. Technology allows us grace and means to experiment with what is our heart. Hope your day is going well and don't worry, absence of new stuff means I am working with the kids in other ways. :) The best is yet to come!

The Boy

He saw her picture the other day

He miss that smile 

So many words left to say 

It shook him to his soul 

Go back and shake that boy! 

And remove the fear 

You won't lose her, don't be coy

Get into the car

Life turns out well anyways 

Except the missing part

Thoughts want too much pay

The heart gives no price

Searching for a solution

Focus home 

Minimize the confusion 

Help the boy

But he's a man 

The Lowlands and the Heights

There's an animal within us 

Who has its wants and desires

It wants to raise a happy family 

Important things to acquire

We must stand behind the plow 

And push it through the mire 

Security is the dream

Time is sold as to a buyer

Toil away in the bottomland 

Hoping for a little rest 

Run away for a while 

Return when you're unstressed 

There's a delight above it all 

Higher heights that can be reached 

Inspiration makes its home there 

Things that man can never teach

Hold on tight to those who help you

Reach a place your heart can soar

Release the muse dwelling in you

Help your spirit to explore 

We dare not fear the soaring heights

A flower yearns to reach the sun

Wanting to display its beauty

With roots in earth where life begun. 

 

 

Open Sea

When we are young we're launched in a ship 

Brains full of facts; we can't wait to slip

But once we are out in the vast open sea 

Nothing makes sense though we're told to be free

If we happen upon another lost boat

We ask for direction looking for hope 

When I ran into you it caused a small leak

But I was so glad we got to meet 

 

Won't you come with me to see how this works 

We can learn from each other and share all the perks 

With you in my sight and the whispers I hear

This ocean we're on doesn't strike any fear 

We'll laugh at the storms, they're giving  us strength 

There isn't a wind that can make our ship sink 

Our feelings lie deeper than the water can go

And the heights that we reach the stars cannot know

The struggle gives way to a moon lit night

Our moods and reflections reach further than sight

Gulls sweep through the air skimming the waves 

Freedom is clear when your eyes meet my gaze 

Won't you come with me to see how this works 

We can learn from each other and share all the perks 

With you in my sight and the whispers I hear

This ocean we're on doesn't strike any fear 

Sense

The realization didn't come from sight 

I can't really point to a certain delight 

But we came from the same mould

The passing of time can't make it old 

We make perfect sense.  

Painting with Our Thoughts

When the rain stops falling, the earth will be refreshed

Cloudy days make beautiful sunsets

When snow stops blowing, it sparkles in the sun 

The things we dream have only just begun.  

It takes a little sweat to make a flower bloom

The toughest things give the deepest joy

To make a work of art, you can't be in a rush

We're painting with our thoughts and not a brush. 

When life gets hard, a heart will find a way

A mind can rest at ease with just a light

No need to be afraid,  We can always build 

Though efforts seem to fail, love never will. 

Meliae

While enjoying a walk in the woods

With a heart full of admiration 

A quick movement caught my eye

Some kind of aberration 

A voice then, echoed from the trees 

That kindled a strong passion

More than I had known before 

Deeper than I could fathom

I had to search and find the source 

My soul was so inspired

I ran blindly through the trees

Til too much time transpired 

She was sitting on a mossy limb 

A nymph of gorgeous form

Among daughters born of men 

The likes had not been born 

I found she was a Meliae  

Giving awe when men breath in

The beauty of earth's forests 

They travel on the wind

As we spent some time together 

A feeling filled our hearts

We'd fallen deep in love 

And couldn't bear to be apart

With every passing morning

We mused the time away

But the gods forbade our love

So we both began to pray

In the forest dark foreboding 

My little nymph was gone 

I lost all inspiration 

My heart did not belong 

Wandering through the darkness now

It'd never be the same

The woods turned cold and empty

Since we could not speak again 

Stopping at the water's edge

Where the sounds of waves inspire

A naiad said she had seen her
She had the same desires.  

That night I sought Asteria

The inspiration of the stars 

She vowed to share our feelings

To each other from afar