Going to the show alone
One might consider
The loneliest thing
In the world
One, however, might learn
To love being merely one
In a crowd
When the onscreen drama
Is far from one's own
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Breathless
I recall the day we met
Years ago now, so it feels
Weather and tide playing havoc
Eve of Christmas eve
Standing on the dunes
Marvelling at turbulent sea
Behind, you seemed
Calm, steady and sure
Wind whipped sand in eddies
Stole my breath away
Eyes wide at postcard scene
I found myself in awe
Suddenly bold and lighter
To skip down to waveline
Play like a child once more
Stealing glances on shore
As kite surfers skimmed
Pushing sea spray to wind
I close my eyes and feel
The warmth of summer again
Toil of love
I have a friend who makes me smile
She makes me walk the extra mile
Thoughts flow like full moon tide
Naked bathe, nothing to hide
Deepest conversations spill
Stories beckon mind and will
Imaginary friends depart
Long lost love letters torn apart
Nothing like a human soul
To touch the heart
To fill the hole
Imagine where such friend may lead
Should no opinion dare impede
What's the chance that this may grow
Not I, nor she, nor anyone knows
I cast these thoughts onto the breeze
Dandy copters casting seeds
Soft warm soil, well watered too
The toil of love, well worth the view
From whence you came
Nature is neither
Quiet nor forlorn
Waves wrestle breaks
Plummet to shores
Skylight barely
Twinkles away
Eons burning
Blasting space
If peace resists
To dwell within
Cradle cries
Foes grin
Let rip and tear
Of sea, sky and earth
Remind you whence
Flesh from birth
Daily incantations
She, opens eyes wide at sunrise
To deliberate
Life, loves, lies
On tip of tongue
Softened by toast and hot tea
To protect buried memories
To defend all she has left
She, sheds a tear at moonrise
Orb of light illuminates her face
Soft folds of downy fields
Hair tickles her ears
Winds whisper incantations
Flowing across river
Searching for her lover
Believing only in peace
Laid buried beneath her feet
I feel you
In my feet pounding pavement
Hips swaying to music
Waves crashing in ears
Sun beating
Rhythm in my solar plexis
Salty sting of tears
Glitter on the water -
In your eyes -
Evokes a feeling
One cannot contain
Boundless sea
I feel you
Cartography of life
Admiring the deep grooves
Contour lines of my hands
Topography of life
More marked and populated
As time goes by
I have grown old
Waiting to know you
One step closer
Hearts beat wild
Parading throes of life
Why are we here?
Questions that never disappear
Take the child
Within each passing smile
Fear of the brink
Fear of the greatest unknown
One step closer
This is me
Giving in
Distance is space
Silence is peace
Thoughts may hinder
Feelings may breach
Relent the tense body
To the shimmer
Of the sea
I’d rather
I'd rather be with me, than
In the shadow of a tree
Grown by groaning pains
Missing her former ways
I'd rather be alone, than
Drink down remedies from
Expectation formed
Watching romantic comedy
I'd rather go solo, than
Interpret someone's needs
Through the scintillating sound
Of the pleas of silent screen
I'd prefer to take a stroll
Cool and dry under a 'broll, than
Be soaked in untold stories
Of adventures without me
I'd rather be awake, than
Anticipating ache
Of sleeping next to you
Then, in a month or two we're through.
Count the stars of heaven 