Tuesday, December 30, 2008

That Day

That day with you shimmered, a laughing daydream.
Green never looked so green.
Water glistened,
And caught our smiling faces.
The wind whispered, softly kissing our skin.
Sunlight fell through treetops,
Celebrating you with dappled patterns.
As you walked, the patterns changed,
And the colors changed,
And you were cast in kaleidoscope light.
As we strolled paradise, hand in hand,
There was a weightiness, a heaviness to our steps.
Our feet struck the ground slowly, solidly, purposefully.
We were connected to the earth, and to one another,
In a literal sense.
That day was surreal, yet so real.
I think that in the end
When I lay down to die, fading from this world
And closing my eyes,
I will see you that day,
Smiling in the sun.

Words

Words are for stringing together the silence
Like colored lights
I wrap them around you
A meager gift
Words reduce thought to form
And then back into thought
To revolve around your sun
Wrap these words around you Like a blanket to keep you warm
Stand upon them when the water rises
Cling to them for balance when you falter
For they are your blessing
These words untangle your mystery
Spelling out your beauty for the page
Breaking it down into tiny symbols
Then building into phrases again
In celebration of you