Book 1 by Gian Casey

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The beat of our hearts...

To softly run the back of my finger

Across her porcelain cheek

A gentile touch down the swell of her back

I become so weak

To hold her hand as we walk in stride

Thru busy city streets

A quiet surrounds us

But the strum of our heart beats

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My Love...

You were always there for me

You kept my head above the waves

Like a bastion in the sea

Hope is what you gave

Things I never spoke or told

Afraid of what others may think

This wrinkled silence you help unfold

No fear that I might sink

If I can be there for you

Someone to lend an ear

Support at every moment

As solid as a pier 

To go thru troubles alone

I hope you never have to face

Help from someone who cares

I hope you should embrace

Passion... 

Weaved by a common thread

Passion..

What ever we did

We did with passion

Never alone because of

Passion

Always connected

Because of passion

Generation born of

Passion

To change this world

With passion

Strength is the fuel

Of passion

Compassion 

Fuels our passion

Yours is the time

To fashion

The new world

With your passion

I can rest now

Because of your passion

To Find our way...

Sometimes we all need to look back

And reflect

Not regret

Just embrace our choices as a part of life

Sometimes we all find ourselves

In confusion

An illusion

Just follow your heart and take your time

This life is the only song we'll sing

Sing it strong

Sing it long

Just enjoy the rhythm of every melody

Sometimes this need to look back

Will protect

So reflect

Never regret

Just embrace the wonder of this cherished life

Looking back will always help guide us forward

So elegant 

A Gift sent

Short time lent

To help us find our way

So every day 

Take time to look forward towards this journey....Life.

This feeling...

I met her that night

Her lips ruby red

A beautiful woman

Not much more can be said

As I look at her with wonder

Her eyes all aglow

Her smile intoxicating

This I do know

Someone to talk with

To share an inner thought

I found this tonight

This feeling long sought.

Then She showed me her Tattoo….

I can't lie...

A pure spirit is she

Her smile of honesty

She can't hide

She can't hide

I can't lie

Not tethered by strings

Her love only brings

You inside

You inside

I can't lie

So eager to please

I fall to my knees

By a spell

By a spell

I can't lie

With my heavy sighs

By her beautiful eyes

Changed my life

Changed my life

I can't lie…

you changed my life

my love Anisoara

My love, My life

This Butterfly’s without strife…

There is more…

Is there more to say

All has been said before

What more to explain

...There is so much more

Every gentle movement she makes

And slow blink of her eye

The turn of her body

Creates such a sigh

Captivating comes to mind

Intoxicating is she

Cannot take my eyes

Off the woman I see

My life made fuller

By this soul so pure

Every day she haunts me

By the beauty of her lure

I can't look away

Not able to refuse

The hold she has on me

A friendship I won’t lose.

... so much more to say

My Love...

You were always there for me

You kept my head above the waves

Like a bastion in the sea

Hope is what you gave

Things I never spoke or told

Afraid of what others may think

This wrinkled silence you help unfold

No fear that I might sink

If I can be there for you

Someone to lend an ear

Support at every moment

As solid as a pier 

To go thru troubles alone

I hope you never have to face

Help from someone who cares

I hope you should embrace

Passion... 

Weaved by a common thread

Passion..

What ever we did

We did with passion

Never alone because of

Passion

Always connected

Because of passion

Generation born of

Passion

To change this world

With passion

Strength is the fuel

Of passion

Compassion 

Fuels our passion

Yours is the time

To fashion

The new world

With your passion

I can rest now

Because of your passion

To Find our way...

Sometimes we all need to look back

And reflect

Not regret

Just embrace our choices as a part of life

Sometimes we all find ourselves

In confusion

An illusion

Just follow your heart and take your time

This life is the only song we'll sing

Sing it strong

Sing it long

Just enjoy the rhythm of every melody

Sometimes this need to look back

Will protect

So reflect

Never regret

Just embrace the wonder of this cherished life

Looking back will always help guide us forward

So elegant 

A Gift sent

Short time lent

To help us find our way

So every day 

Take time to look forward towards this journey....Life.

Not a mystery at all…

Will never hold her hand

Nor seek comfort in warm embrace

Will never look upon

Nor caress the contours of her face

Will never lay as one

Nor feel the heat of passion

A sad song.. this is not

But a wonder to behold

See my life is fulfilled

As I can shed fear and bear my very soul

This is what I call love

Pure caring and trust

That brings happiness and calm

Brings what I so miss... trust

Only Happiness…

I have no delusion 

Of real or not

No illusion, confusion nor fantasy

Reality not forgot

Two lives flowing

As waves in the sea

Should never meet

Apart will always be

Cannot deny

The gift of Crossing paths

A moment in a lifetime

A love  to last

I have no regrets

No sorrow Nor Distress

This journey, a part of my life

My Love gave this man happiness

Back to the start…

We had next to nothing

Lived day by day

Looking for a way

To find our way

At first it was easy

We had each other

There was no other

A life to discover

How it got to this

life got in the way

Lost what to say

Day by day

A life weaved too tight

A web from the start

Just muddled parts

And a broken heart

I thought We had love

Till that day

Still hard to say

Back to the start...

To Treasure...

So many thru this life

Spur memories of days past

Some stayed for a while

Others gone so fast

It's nice to reflect

On friends gone past

May even bring a smile

Though not long will this last

They all would come and go

Never a tear would fall

But I have to say

This one outshines them all

The happiness she brings

No one could ever measure

When She came into my life

I found a friend to treasure

Tomorrow...

There will always be times

To go separate ways

Reasons not always know

Just builds day by day

Fault can be found

Cause to be seen

All that is left

A memory of what had been

Regret often followed by

Sadness and blame

Needing an answer

That never came

There will always be times

Of sadness and sorrow

Hope is our solace

As we look towards  tomorrow

I call her name...

In a raging storm, I feel

As heavy gales abound

To find the way

But no path is found

Lightning streaks

With blinding light

Needing a way out 

None in sight

As Rivers flow

With mighty torrents

I feel tossed about 

Within the currents

Come to lay battered

Upon a shore

Then I saw her face

Need search no more

Why she chose me

May never know

Only thankful now

A friendship could grow

Guardian Angel, I say

Did show to me

The beauty of life

Now I can see

 I call her Ani...

Closed eyes...

Open eyes see this world

As it truly is

Beautiful

Only closed minds see this world

As theirs

Only to make it

Ugly

I pity those with no sight

Should regret choose to bite

While in the shadows of the night

Of ignorance

Compassion is the light

Should truth come to sight

When shadows choose flight

From enlightenment

Mother and Child...

To see them side by side

To see the smile in their eyes

To see the love, they share together

A bond that shows so bright

A love that cannot be broken

One word comes to mind

Timeless

As this love will never fade

The strongest power of all

Cannot compare this to anything

A force never to fail

A bond beyond all belief 

The love between a Mother and her Child

Time to go...

To enjoy conversation

Exchange a laugh or two

Simple pleasantries

Yet we always knew

Fate brings people together

For what reason not always understood

But looking back in time

I'd do it again if I could

Not meant to last forever

Only a fleeting glance

Of a time there was a friendship

Brought together but by chance

Like leaves on a tree

Awaiting the change of season

Soaking up the sunshine

With such purpose and reason

As fall has arrived

Leaves soon covered with snow

We both always knew one day

It would be time to go

A Beautiful Soul...

Why I came here

Not quite sure

To try to relive

What I had felt years before

By circumstance

I met her that night

We just talked

Her smile a delight

Could have told me to go

Stead she chose to remain

With such an honest smile

She asked me my name

Not sure why I went there

Or what was my role

Just know I have met

A beautiful soul

She left...

Crawled out of bed

Cup coffee or two

No sleep again

Wondering why she left

Nothing I can do

Realizing now

The toll it has taken

Why She left

My heart is breaking

Way too familiar

As I remember back when

The door closed

As she left

I swore never again

Regret is the void 

of no answers

A book barely read

Then she left

Why it's over...

I Wish she had said

But then She left

Then she left...

Why I write...

A lifetime of moments

Like a spinning real

Rush past with a fervent yell

To stop the wheel 

At any time

A chance then to recall

The good times And bad 

The happy and sad

This may seem a bit absurd 

But these Moments of life

I need to remember

Coalesce with written word

Then I can breathe...

That's Why I write

Birth of Wrath & Ire...

With hands tied and covered eyes

innocence ripped from the soul

Forced now to see thru the lies

Hardened heart born at 6 years old

In solace of new found solitude

Was born a spirit to survive

With help of angry attitude

No more fear to be alive

At times I do forget my fight

I forget where I was born

Strength and the gift of sight

Never again forlorn

Should evil ever sink so low

To knock upon the door

Of any child i should know

Wrath and ire will then pour

I do regret my childhood loss

Never able again to trust

Emptiness was the cost

But I embrace the hue of rust

Seems adversity left a coin for me

A treasure I keep dear

The mark of evil I can see

Vengeance I keep near

A goal in life, or small pleasure

Call it either one

To take the fight by every measure

Till this evil is long gone..

...Thank you my old friends   Wrath and Ire

On her wings...

As she floats in the breeze

Amidst flowers and bees

Her beauty glows in glimmering light

As she glides thru the trees

Into endless fields

Her beauty can be seen until night

Until dawn again she rises

With songs of love and hope

Her beauty is my delight 

I asked her please

Can you tell me your name

As she slowly came into sight

With trembled anticipation

Awed by her beauty

She stopped in midflight 

With a flick of her wing 

Did this butterfly sing…

 …You will call out my name tonight

To know her name...

A feeling so deep

Grasping my heart Each beat weakens

When we are apart

To know it is to Ache...

The ever yearning

Just out of sight

Always in want

To bring into light

To know Needing...

Selfless she gave

A gift left me

Needing no coin

Left for me to see

Too know Inspiration...

I need only reflect

On gifts held so near

To appreciate gifts

And hold them dear

This is the name of my Love…

A part of me..

The beauty of her soul

And heart

That shines for all to see

The unselfish kindness 

That she gives 

A reality dear to me

It's dear memories

Like this

Engraved in my soul

A reality will remain 

Not dream nor wish

But a part for me to hold

To have a caring friend

As She

Blessed a word comes to mind

I will always hold

Her in my heart

A part of me thru time

A breath…

Can't explain

 your hold on me

You fill my lungs with air

Without you I can't breathe

Leave, I would not dare

As if  underwater

With sunlight fading fast

I know the only way

Is to make each breathe last

As air and light leaves my sight

I see

Your silhouette above

Bringing night into light

Brought back by your love.

Then I took a breath…

A journey...

As I look back

On my time spent

On the Choices I made

Mistakes to repent

As I look back

As obstacles arose

And no-one to help

With choices I chose

As I look back

I have no regrets

It all made me stronger

So I'd never forget

As I look back

On the loves I was blessed 

On the joys in my life

Can forget all the rest

Opportunities for love

Can Arrive on a breeze

To ignore or deny them

In an blink they can leave

As I look back

A full life I have lead

I can say I am happy

What more can be said

But.....what a journey

The day I smiled…

"You have a beautiful smile"

First words I wrote

As I remember that day

Feelings drawn out

So much to say

"You have beautiful eyes"

Second words I wrote

As if gazing at the skies

Lost in their beauty

Lost in her eyes

I remember when I saw her

Though not long ago

I'll never forget

The effect on my soul

When I get confused

I can always  reflect

On her smile and her eyes

Such a profound effect

This day I'm in now 

Will remain in my heart

As I' writing this down

Knew the words from the start

This is "The day I smiled"

The day I cried...

Over all my years

There had been times that I cried

The reasons not sure

To deny just a lie

Just days ago

I remember it well

With thunder and lighting

Rain heavily fell

I thought I had hurt her

Took the gleam from her eyes

To think I had caused

Her smile to die

 ..This is the day I cried

Her warmth…

As the sun sets 

and nights get colder

While my bones ache 

As I get older

I stay warm

As the rivers freeze 

Like an icy road

And snow drifts build

To heights untold

I stay warm

As the wind blows hard

And blisters my face

And its harder to walk

Slowing my pace

I stay warm

There is no fire

There is no heat

There is no radiant

Under my feat

As quick as the cold came

A friend appeared

Would have never dreamed

She would come near

No I have something

More than a hearth

Seems I have been blessed

By the touch of her warmth

Earth’s  Future…

You throw your plastic bottles

Into the open seas

You throw your trash into the ocean

With such unbridled ease

You have no thought about the fate

To which it will lead

And then you... forget about it

You paint the ground with poison

Over the land into the seas

To kill what you call pests

Along with the bees

You have no thought of the fate

Nor the vision to see

And then you... forget about it

Within a museum

The bones of animals on display

Life that had once lived

In my great grandfathers day

The past had not know of fate

And the path it would lead 

Because they had said..forget about it

You say you didn't know

Who to believe

So you now come to me

With a frantic plea

Now you ask forgiveness

On bended knee

And all I can say is... you can forget about that

I won't forget about it

Won't help to shout about it

There aint no doubt about it

You should have thought about it

In this future 

Our world changed

Who could have know 

The signs were so clear

danger had grown

A glimmer of hope

Now has been sewn

The children will now say

We won't forget about it

We will always shout about it

We won't let you forget about it

Hard to explain...

This need I have

To put thoughts to pen

Eludes rational

Can't remember since when

Every second, thoughts race

While daily tasks are done

Could never explain

Spoken words there are none

Unfinished, Unanswered 

Feelings so feared

Incomplete my life seems

Till a muddled slate is cleared

Why This happened..

A Blow to the head

Was left on the road

Should have been dead

A blessing I think

I hold it so dearly

To be able to see 

Life and people so clearly

They say I'm just quiet

Should they never know

When inside I'm bursting

As the words overflow

A calm will then come

When I sit down to write

The flood of words kept

Then brought into light

Thoughts passing by

Abord a speeding train

But all are kept in....

Yes it's hard to explain

Amore...

You'll never see her

You'll know that she's there

As soft as a feather

As a breeze thru your hair

She moves thru the night

Amidst all the trees

A kiss for each leaf

She so gently leaves

She can lift you aloft

Over mountains with ease

Under the wings of a bird

Above endless seas 

Such a force she can be

If angered be warned

As lighting will strike

Thru the eye of the storm

I never knew who she was

Till the day she was gone

When I heard her voice

In the words of a song

Yes I came to know her

Hard to conceive

I call her Ani

She's the air that I breathe

By a friend...

Not many can say

They lived just for that day

For time spent

With the one they call beauty

Not many can pay

The cost for losing the way

The day I smiled

For the time lent

With the one they call beauty

I’m blessed to this day

But sorry to say

How fast time went

With the one who called my name

Though so far away

With a smile I can say

To my heart, love was given

By a friend I call Ani…

I know you are there...

Like the wind,

I'm not able to see

I feel you all around me

Like the sound of silence

I'm not able to hear

Shouting without fear

Like a soft whisper 

I barely can hear

With a calm most sincere

You listen without pause

Like your touch on my heart

I'm not able to feel

I know you are real

You are everywhere like the wind

You are as strong as thunder

You are as soft as a whisper

You are in my heart

I know you are there

Her voice...

She sings softly

To me Her voice calls 

As loud thunder

Silent to all

Drawn closer

Cannot look away

Wanting to reach out

Needing to stay

Her voice beckons

Pulling me near

Feeling compelled

Losing all fear

Seems just A whisper

Lasting all day 

Her voice in my ear

A siren some say

Should this song last forever

Would be my sole choice

To live with that melody

And Calmed by her voice

Only her eyes…

Hard to explain

Should be easy to see

Hard to deny

What soon came to be

Hard to express

But not easy to say

Hard to deny

What happened that day

Hard to relate

As no words were spoken

Hard to forget

From a deep sleep I had woken

Her Eyes…

Easy to feel

The depth of her stare

Easy to keep close

Yet so very rare

Easy to watch

From so far away

Easy to want

Love for only one day

Hard to explain

Hard to forget   

Easy to know

Since the day that we met

The effect she has

I can never deny

That my life was made better

But with only her eyes 

A Muse...

She flows like the wind

On a warm summer day

With my face in the breeze

I started to say..

Words no longer hidden

Thoughts all around

Feelings once silenced

Inspiration abounds 

I found her one day

Or did she find me

May never know

But it's clear to see

This need to express

Should I never loose

As I found my lost voice

With the help of a muse...

A Prayer…

We haven't talked in a while

Yet I know you remember me

Though institutions I won't follow

It's your truth I still see

Sometimes we need help

As life gets in the way

Hopeless it seems

Please not on this day

You have the power 

To hear all her calls

To know all her love

Please answer them all

Where The words go...

How to give back

To a friend

Who has given her heart to me

How to give back

The to the only one

Who has opened my eyes to see

Let the answer come to me

Like the moon

She pulls me near

A force that moves the sea

How can I return 

Such a powerful force

The answer I can't see

Let the answer come to me

How can I help

In her time of need

What can I do or say

Where do I start

To ease her pain

That grows stronger by the day

Let the answer come to me

First met... 

How they had first met 

A tale tightly sewn

Separated by time

We could not have known

Made for each other

Two parts of a soul

Searching for each other

In want, to be whole

They searched for eons

From lifetimes passed

Knowing it's real

In fear it won't last

Wearied by time

They sat backs to a  wall

All seem to be lost, till

She heard a faint call

The call became louder

An endless drum

The sound of two hearts

Beating as one

Will all of their might

Striking the wall

Would not relent

Each brick soon would fall

At last their eyes met

At last they could see

The part that was missing

The part meant to be 

"It's as if I have known you

All of my life"

She said so resolute

A beginning now in sight

Now hand in hand

Their life had been set

Can now understand 

How they had first met

Just that one touch...

Woke from a sleep

With a feeling of calm

Was only a dream

Not lasting long

Another day starts

Another dusk awaits

As sleep eludes 

Rest never sates

That dream I had

One night in May

If I could relive

I know there I would stay

In all my life 

Happiness only seems

To exist that one night

With a touch in that dream

Should I never wake

A rest needed so much

Let me remain in that dream

For just that one touch

Mother...

Life began in her embrace

You learned the touch of love 

Felt the warmth of her breath

And the shape of her face

Found comfort and warmth

In that one second in time

Will never forgot her

Always protected from harm

She will always be the one who

Is there to defend

Is there to support

She will always be there for you

There Will be no other

No substitute 

You Will always remember her

Forever she will be your 

Mother

That one day…

That One day I came to find her

She was sitting on a bed

I don't know why I stayed

Just knew there I was lead

I couldn't look away

As i gazed into her eyes

Just knew I had to know who

Came to me from the skies

She offered me her heart

And that's all she had said

I only needed to know why

To here I was lead

I asked her for her name

And she told me to be calm

I felt an ease come over me

And began to feel so warm

She gave to me her heart

She asked nothing in return

She gave to me her kindness 

Again nothing in return

I asked her for her name

As I wanted to repay

I only wanted to give her 

The gift of that one day

That one day I hold so dear

That one day so it came

Ani  was her name

With only a smile...

How to explain 

A part missing inside

An itch I can't scratch 

A need to confide

Was I Drawn by a force

I can't understand

Was I led by pure luck

Or pulled by your hand

I may never know why

But will always believe

How We found each other 

And chose not to leave

There In plain sight

There all the while

Cemented in time

With only a smile

Inspiration...

Inspiration will call on you when you need it.

You can not demand it

You can not plead for it

You can search for it but it will always 

Be illusive.

Inspiration is the instance in time that finds you

When you need it most at that very moment in time

Purpose...

The love for our children 

Is the greatest force of humanity.

We can not force the love

We can not invent the love

We can not manipulate the love

This is the purest form of love 

It grows without reason

It gets stronger with out help

The love for our children 

Is our purpose...

This is when I smile…

You know, so many people are 

So intent on telling others they are wrong..

So intent on pointing their little fingers..

So intent on raising their stubby noses..

So intent on being judgmental..

So intent on pushing people down..

But..

When they are in need..

That's when I have seen..

So many who don't Judge..

So many who don't point fingers..

So many who don't care who you are..

So many who extend a hand..

So many who...Just care.

That's when I smile..

If I only knew then...

Be happy just being you

Enjoying each day and every minute

Take in the moments that happen all around you

Explore all the possibilities that come your way

Use your heart for inspiration

Use your brain to guide you

Understand the problems that confront you

Relish the times that make you happy

Share your joy with all

Confide with your friends

Remember all your days...

Remember all you learned...

Or you will one day say..

If I only knew then..

To....

To always want more

To seek what's new

To never settle

To find such a Love as you

To search for answers

To dream from above

To find more questions

To wake with you My Love

To offer myself

To show you a way

To give you my heart

To prove I will stay

To be there for you

To think of your heart

To exist just for you

To know we won’t part

To always need you

To seek you each day

To never forget

To find a way

To tell you I need you

To show you I want you

To treasure you always

To tell you I love you

To You Ani…

To always be you....

Life… 

As time passes, like pieces of a puzzle

Our live's moments coalesce more and more

But the most amazing part of aging..

Ever day I feel just like I did when I was 

In my 20's.  I have the same drives, the same wants

The same convictions, the same desires, the same will.

Until I look in a mirror

Then I get that reminder that I am aging.

But what a rush it is that

I still feel like I did as a young man.

You see, I know that when my time comes

I will leave still as me

A child's Memory…

I don't understand why parents will so easily lie to their children.

Some Parents have the misconception that their children 

Don't understand, won't remember. 

....."It's for their own good".... 

So they will lie to them for their own personal gain.  Pitiful!.

It may take some years to process their experiences 

But they all do figure it out!  Always..

Children are the most resilient learners.

They will always seek out the truth.

In a tattoo...

Blue sky above

Endless fields below

A place to call home

The only place we have known

We were born as one

Grew this land together

People living as one

A bond to last forever

I am just an observer

I can't pretend to know

I can however

See the depth of the toll

On beautiful people

Saw this in a tattoo

Can’t explain...

Can't understand sometimes

How this world works

How things come to pass

Why some things don't last

Can't seem to grasp

Why I can't understand

Can try to explain

How life's moments unfold

And the simplest of things

Like music it sings

Happiness it brings

I can try to explain

Once thought I knew love

I had peace of mind

Thought love would be

So easy to find

Just can’t explain… 

Tomorrow...

There will always be time

To go separate ways

Reasons not always know

Just builds day by day

Fault can be found

Cause to be seen

All that is left

A memory of what had been

Regret often followed by

Sadness and blame

Needing an answer

That never came

There will always be times

Of sadness and sorrow

Hope is our solace

As we look to tomorrow

For all to see...

Having been burdened

By memories of the past

Finding my way alone

A mold I alone would cast

Learned on the streets

I will not deny

The knowledge I found

Was a knot soon to untie

To see both sides of the coin

I truly am thankful

That I choose the pure of heart

As my friends I am so grateful

You see all the pomp some may display

Is really just a mask

The mark of the honest soul

Is such an easy task

The simple act of kindness

Served with honesty

The caring for each other

Is right there for all to see

My Love Heart and Soul…

You are the only person in my life

I can show myself completely

This is why I love you

Why I hold you so dearly 

I love you because you have helped 

In ways you’ll never know

You are the candle in the dark

The key that unlocked my soul

As I write this, I am learning

To deal with daily strife

You are a force never experienced

A force that has changed my life 

For the better.

This is why you will always be

My Ani, the Name I chose to call

 A chapter in My book of life.

The most profound of  all.

I thank you for this gift

A chance to repay this toll

How better to repay 

Than to give you  my love, Heart and Soul 

Her strength...

Met on a Wednesday

We talked for hours

A beauty overwhelming

As the scent of spring flowers

Her soul shines bright

Glows as strong as the sun

As it warmed my cold heart

Such a love has begun

No child should have

To endure such a pain

She was forced to contend

With the fault of the vain

I will never forgive

Those who hurt those so near

A father's sole purpose

Is to simple be there

Not a sad story

No, not at all

A force to be reckoned

She stands above all

I have all respect

For this woman I see

Complete admiration

Her name now nee

Testament 

Of her Strength

From my sight…

I have never been moved like this

By anyone before

Her beautiful smile

Bursting purity from the core

In the presence of an angel

I know I have been

I believe she was sent

To this earth on the wind

I am so humbled

By her beauty and calm

As she took my hand

Into her palm

To look into her eyes

A feeling like no other

My heart slowed

As we looked at each other

Yes, I had met an Angel 

A vision of light

She then slowly

Dimmed from m sight

The Keystone…

It's sad that relationships 

Can get so caught up 

In the little things

 That they

Become so large 

As to block the view

Of what has been right in front of us

From the start

Communication is the keystone of humanity

A walk by the sea...

There's a reason I'm here he thought

While walking down a beach

Though Love for him had always 

Seemed just out of reach

I know he's out there she thought

As she walked the same way

For she always knew that love 

Would come to her one day

Crowds of people also there

As he looked out at the ocean

Waves as loud as thunder

Kids playing, such loud commotion

As they both neared and their eyes met

It was clear why they should meet

All was silent except one sound 

The pounding of their heart beat

They talked for hours as the sun set

The stars glimmered in her eyes

Only the glow of the moon

Was left shining in the sky

Yes they were meant to be together

Seems love always finds a way

They both will hold this memory

Of a walk by the sea that day

Well Hidden…

He walks among us

In plain sight

Always with a smile

Side by side 

With the flock

A jackal all the while

He stares at the less fortunate

With cold glaring eyes

With a look of derision 

His voice full of lies

He brags of his piety

His passion for the fight

While treading on the week

With such pompous delight

To see Good from Evil

A clue I might suggest

When you look into a mirror

The truth is put to test

Well Hidden 

In Plain sight

Hope...

Life is full of forks in the road

It's not the path we choose

But how we take each step

A lesson not to loose

I'm not adept in subtleties 

Always a bit naïve

Can confuse the ones I love

They understand I do believe

I always hope to try to explain

To the people I hold dear

How my mind “works”

Hoping they stay near

You are all so dear to me

You help me to cope

I have no other choice

But leave, it all to hope..

Like nothing I’ve known…

What a ride this has been

The ups and the downs

The wind in my face

The friendship we found

Always  on my mind

You are a force in my world

A thought that won’t leave

And Treasures untold

Just when I thought

You began to tire

You sent me a message

That set my heart on fire

Like a rollercoaster This ride

With a thunderous   tone

You are the scream of excitement

Like nothing I’ve known