Seven Poems

Sanctum

Never in my life
have I wanted so much;
needed to believe
in the possibility
that someday we will
find our way free
to see the reflection
of our own acceptance
and to know there
will never be a dark
day or lonely night
as long as we are...

Returning To Friend

You sit there so strong
and it makes me realize
there never was anything
of value I could offer you
Nothing you needed I had
or that you were lacking
And it saddens me so
that my foolish heart
lost it's sense of direction
pride and good judgement
But sad also there will
forever be a void inside
and a fire that burns
quietly upon your thought
I want you to know this
so understanding will be yours
and compassion held out
to my stuttering tongue
and eyes that seek you
as a friend once again

The Voice

I don't know
where it comes from
this song that echos
inside my heart

It fills my days
and soothes my nights
making me shiver
in the warmth

I've walked away;
tried to still
this melody of joy
returning to it's blaze

It draws me in
tangled by tones
I don't understand
yet compelled to sing

The child I am
reaching to feel
to be wrapped within
unafraid of discovery

I give in completely
allowing it's harmony
to take my judgement
and sanity into bliss

All the while knowing
the sounds have no
meaning or joy
without your voice

Angels Breath

In the dead of night
when I turn to you
and see you there
breathe that angels breath
you look so peaceful
my heart wants to burst
so full of your love
I swallow my tears
and bless this moment
You smile in your sleep
but have no memory
All is still and soft
but daylight comes soon
to divide us again
Until then I sigh
and pull you close

* For Omar *

Inside Out

Sunlight that shimmers
off snowy pine needles
set my soul soaring
with awe and wonder

If only on canvas I could
catch the feelings
pulling them from my heart
careful lest they bruise

A magic painting of mountain
cliffs and sweet longing
Icy rocks hugged beneath
sunwarmed earthen skin

Of tender breezes that
caress distant dreams
of living.......loving.....
losing.....

It would be a precious gift
a trusting piece of myself
To be shared with no one
but he who knows the secret

Releasing

You're the committed one
survivor of them all
But I see another you
lost in a cloud of pain
pent in like a prisoner
by past perceptions

I long to cut through
with a lover's touch
shelter your awakening
pushing you into the light
always there waiting
to keep you intact
   (feeding the hunger
    with trembling breath...)

Knowing as I write this
it will never be
undesired by your plans
It leaves me speechless
empty hearted and alone
lost in a cloud of pain
  ( but always close in case you
  should ever reach out and
  raise your eyes to mine)

Sun Dreamer

I savour the fantasies you offer
Colors that impatiently wait
to burst deepest part of twilight
(You're an innocent magician)

The way you placed your brand gently
upon the face of my lonliness
filling me with fear of exposure
(Have I spoken too loudly?)

Yet my heart beats a quiet song
in time to your dancing image,
nether world of sweetest harmony
(Though the words too elusive)

So I give it all back to your keep
to hold silken wings from the light
And guard the warmth from my grasp

All poems written by Bobbie