For my Friend

I know you can't see me
but I want you to know
that I am still here.

I know you can't hear me
but I want you to know
that I can still speak.

I know that your heart is breaking
but I want you to know
that I still care.

I know that we are far from each other now
but I want you to know
that I will never leave your side.

I know that we will never be together again
but I want you to know
that I will keep you in my heart forever.

Please don't cry for me, best friend
I just want you to know that i am happy here.
You now have a guardian angel
that will be with you always

I may not be there physically
but my spirit will never leave you
I was there through the good times
and the bad.

You were my dearest companion
and will be until the end of time.
Just know that, no matter where you go,
I will be by your side and in your heart
just like you will be in mine

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the asphalt beneath my bare feet feels cool
the day is sunny and warm yet the grass is cold to the touch
as i lay on the grass, a shadow is cast over me
i feel your presence as my breath quickens
my heart pounds and my mind races with thoughts of why you are here
my skin goes clammy as you lay beside me in the grass
i keep my eyes shut tight, feigning sleep
i feel you breathing next to me, wishing you would touch me
i know there are others around but the only one i sense is you
i mentally plead with you to turn to me,
to gently brush my hand with yours
as if in answer to my silent cries, you softly whisper my name
a tear rolls down my cheek
i'm not saddened, don't fret
tears of joy are all i shed
i feel your hand brush mine and the world around us disappears
i am all yours and no one knows it but us
i want to scream it to the heavens but i cannot
you've stolen my world and made it your own
yet you've left it entirely mine and wonderful
reluctantly, you let my hand free and leave my side
now the tears flow freely, these tears of sadness
that you have left me alone again
return to me, my mental cries go unnoticed
i rise from the grass and stride across the cool asphalt again
returning to my life among them
as sad as i am, i know that i will be with you
once again
whether in my dreams alone or on the grass surrounded by millions
you will return to me
some time
soon

Changes

What would you do if you could change the rotation of the Earth?
Would you make the birds fly North for the winter?
Would you make the sky a color other than blue?
What about the people?
Would you change the way they walked, talked, or sang?
How would this rotation change affect you as as a person?
Would you be nicer? Sing sweeter?
Walk a little taller or straighter?
What do you think would happen if things were turned around?
If things went backwards?
Maybe we should all try to change the rotation of the Earth.
It might make things a bit more interesting...

Little Girls

Down the lane
is a pretty little girl.
With her brunette curls,
green eyes, and bare feet
she plays amongst the roods
all along the river.
A little brown dog
her constant companion
pausing every so often
to bark at a frog
or sniff a flower.

She plays there often.
I see her from my
front porch swing.
Her hair shines in the sun
Her dog, comically, nipping
at her heels.
She brings a light to my life
that only I can know.
She looks like her mother
when she was young.
So sad that she'll never know
the daughter she loved so dearly.

I have this beautiful reminder
of the daughter I once knew.
As she plays, I remember
happier times.
I also think of the happy time
that are yet to come.
The memories we've yet to create.
The cookies to bake,
the scraped knees to kiss.
First kiss
First Prom
Her wedding day.

As a tear rolls down my cheek,
I notice the sky getting darker.
I call her in to wash for supper.
As she runs across the grass,
brown puppy in tow,
I am reminded again
how fragile life really is.
How much I miss my daughter.
How much I love my daughter's daughter.

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I dreamed last night
that into my room
you came creeping
stealing in under cover of night
you kissed me as I slept
from navel to neck
from hips to ankle
you caressed my body softly
yet I did not stir

I felt your presence there
as you gently loved me
though I did not wake
you were gentle
you were kind
I awoke this morning
euphoric
your touch still lingering
on my warm body

As I lay down to bed tonight
I long again
for our late night rendezvous
I only hope my dream will,
can repeat itself
return to me
for dreams are all
I have to keep of you

Stars

As I lay here waiting for the stars to fall
My heart beats faster
I wonder if you have thought of me
I silently wish that you were here with me
The river laps at its banks
the frogs chirrup in the trees
Music plays soft in the background
As I hear a wild bird call out,
I imagine what we would be doing while waiting,
waiting for the stars to fall
Would we just sit here and talk?
Would we just sit and quietly wait?
Would we get out of the car and dance
by the banks of the river?
Would we sit on the boat dock
and toss stones into the dark water?
I wish that you were here with me
waiting for the stars to fall