Joy

When these thoughts spill out in such melodious streams

I feel so magical as if the divine has been pierced

I wonder if others have these moments of inspiration

As if they could pull every emotion, every color, every note

And weave together a tapestry of sublime memory

If I could feel this way always, I would certainly go mad

Overcome by the constant beauty that is ever present

Pausing to gaze at the architecture of a petal

Seeking the past of every secret shadow

There is so much around us that we can’t even guess

So much tragedy and horror, so much joy and madness

So many small miracles we’ll never understand

So many possibilities, our hearts would break if we only knew

Thus I cover my eyes and I shut out these thoughts

Or else I will be lost to an eternity of “what if’s”

Weather

The trees gently sway beneath the capricious winds

Streamers of green ether floating oh so carefully

Sweeping low to the ground so as not to anger

As the wind beats about and throws its tantrum

The clouds lie about the horizon lazily dangling their fingers

Slowly drifting by in a disinterested haze

We are so far beneath them

And our troubles so small

Only when we’re among them do we see their mountains and caverns

From here they are monochromatic monoliths

Impassionate obstacles of an endless blue

Inspiration

I offer these words to you with all my heart

Held faintly trembling in cupped hands

Filled with all the thoughts I could never speak

And the love I could forever share with you

I’ve cut my own heart strings

And bled myself dry

So that I could still send these messages to you

Wanton and open and unabashedly devoted

All the years, the feelings are the same

Time has not worn them down

They are too strong, too stubborn

To ever give in to such petty things as fear and shame

This is my promise to you

This is my most sacred vow

That these words will eternally tie us together

Golden strings forged of destiny’s inescapable fibers

Invisible to all save us

But nonetheless, strong as always and forever