The Climb

Today I climbed the mountain
My eyes were clouded
My feet were weary
My heart was broken
I listened to the breath around me
The pitter patter
Rustling of leaves
The haunting hum of the wind
Nature's music
The sun kissed my lips
The breeze tickled my skin
And I was awakened
Reaching the top I found my way
I can do this
The heat around me
Guiding me
My feet followed
My heart listened
My tears fell
My thoughts opened
A wound
Raw and sore
Ready to heal
I heard my song
Serenity
and I kept walking
Running
Weeping
Loving
..........surviving
One more day
I will keep climbing and make it through one more day

Waiting

My fingers haven't touched these keys in months
My heart hasn't let my words go in days
My lips haven't spoken my poetry
Since when?
I am a poet every day
Inside my soul
Around the gate of my locked up heart
and I wait
for the right moment to let go
To escape the words that haunt my dreams
To enlighten the darkness that hovers over my head
I am not good enough
I am not strong enough
but I miss you
My paper
My pen
My words
I don't care who reads you
I don't care who loves you
Only who hates you
Every day I am tortured
Yearning to be skinned
Stripped
Naked
and I will still hide
Behind the solid reasoning in my mind
My Faith
With its tail between its legs
Sitting politely by my side
Waiting

Wanting

The stars found me again tonight
Peeking behind the moon they beckon me to come out and play
I wanted to stay in my covers
The pillow holding my head
Waiting for my tears
The darkness covers me instead as I tip toe through the night
The crickets sing my song
The trees want me to swing on their branches
Play with me, they say
but my thoughts are somewhere else
Sing with me, they cry
but my song is hidden with you tonight
My arms reach up
Kissing the moon with my fingertips
I reach for you
My yearning pulls my heart and stings my eyes
My cheeks are pink with flush
My lips are wet with dew
My tongue waits to speak the words
The moon wraps me up
The stars kiss my skin
The trees hold my head
and I sleep
and I dream
and I want

On Your Wings

I feel the breeze kiss my skin
Glowing in the rays of my beautiful sun
Winking from above
He keeps my face warm
He keeps my eyes open
And I sing my song for Mother Earth
Pure and lovely
She cradles me in her arms
And I feel joy

Simple

Live to laugh
Laugh to live

Sailing

I have been lost for so long
Without even realizing how lost I was I set off to sea
Not knowing I was already sailing
I had no map
Where am I going
I know not
I look back on the old pages I once turned
Slowly
and I am reminded of what I was searching for
Simplicity
Ah....where did it go
I had forgotten to keep searching
because I was lost
I am slowly finding my heart again
Lost in the cobwebs of complication, shaded by dark words and tight constriction
She is still beating
She is still waiting for comfort.....freedom
Why have I given up on inspiration
Life
It can be lovely
Simple
The waves, the salty air
The wings on a blue bird
The laughter of a child, the smile on a face
Honey on my tongue
Daisies on my porch
The music in my soul
My feet dancing to my song
naked
free
peaceful
I am on my journey
once again.....I am sailing

Heartbeat

Your gentle words slide across my beating heart
racing with your fingertips
breaking these walls built steadfast between us
New meaning in the words you tell
I have never read these words in your dictionary
never held this clever truth
What is this secret you try to whisper
Where does this path lead us
There is strength in your hands
I hold you close
I keep you far
This laugh, this smile, this heartbeat
Familiar but different
I have neglected the moon for so long
keeping my eyes open
but your sweet lullaby
rocking me to sleep
holding my dreams
a note for my heart
keep beating
keep living
keep loving