Only time can elucidate The depth of blue Storms dissipate Pulling confused debris Out to sea Endless treasures beneath Though not a coin Exchanged No ill-gotten gain Wilderness reserve Sustained our futures' sake Fables, myths and legends Barely touch the surface Canon of heartfelt Love in its place Delivered in waves Washed ashore Upon fate's call We might meet In this place First, dip the toe Wade to rocky outcrop Float to surface Let the affect Carry you away A bond ever-giving Calling me to stay
Passing decades ripple down River washing away debris I stand willingly Against tide and storm Rising up Seemingly to test resolve Another decade cold feet Bury deeper into ground Toes tickled by roots Holding me fast Another few and my time Will be past With only the memory Of those I sheltered Whether they be ghosts Dreams, or heroes At last
Tell me, dear friend Cool lover So full Of us and potential Do you only love For what you might Obtain from such A warm and generous Soul denying Herself? A sacrificial kind You will humbly assist With their purpose In life? No greater love Than one who Forsakes (you for) Oneself?
If only I could live On native cherries Bugs and berries Tuned in to singing Of sapling gums Swinging in the wind Timed by sun rise And setting Days stretch out And snap back Catapult us Through our lives Never counting cost Not all who wander Are lost
Count the stars of heaven 