Spring

Ebb & Flow

In the heart's quiet chambers, a tempest brews,

Where joy and sorrow dance in twilight hues.

Conflicting currents, a tumultuous sea,

Mixed feelings swirling, longing to break free.

Love's tender embrace, a balm to the soul,

Yet echoes of pain begin to take their toll.

Hope's gentle whispers, a guiding light,

Yet fear's icy fingers, grasp with all their might.

In this maze of emotions, you wander lost,

Seeking solace, never counting the cost

For in the blending of joy and despair,

You find the essence of what it means to care.

You embrace these mixed feelings as one thing's clear

It’s in their embrace, where humanity appears.

Through tears and laughter, you learn and grow,

Through peaks and valleys, life’s ebb and flow.

Heart Felt

Cherished moments are often fleeting provided we have the time

There’s no assurance the days ahead will find your hand in mine

Promise me if we are to be that we’ll exist in love

Sequester me from all pain as an angel from above

Genuinely express to me the essence of your heart

Honesty the luminosity to keep us from the dark.

Truth be told this pen I hold says all I really mean

With hope that you’ll find within each line fragments of a dream

My reveries they culminate as I captivate your heart

The joy you create, inherent, innate can’t imagine our worlds apart

Love paints a picture as vivid as scripture slightly less sublime

I’ll be attentive, you’re my incentive, my canvas is your mind

Let language be the remedy healing affection set to rhyme

The words I weave symbolic sutures to mend your heart with time

On a path toward serenity with heartache in remission

In faith finding the wherewithal to love without condition

New Beginnings

In the wake of shattered dreams,

Where love's flame once brightly gleamed,

There lies a path, though hard to find,

To mend the soul and soothe the mind.

Through tear-stained nights and silent cries,

Hope flickers low, but never dies.

In time's gentle embrace, wounds slowly fade,

As healing whispers through the shade.

With each sunrise, a new beginning,

A chance to mend, a chance for winning.

For in the depths of pain's despair,

Lies the seed of strength, beyond compare.

So let the echoes of heartbreak fade,

Embrace the light, don't be afraid.

For from the ashes, love can rise,

And in its glow, a heart reprise.

Suddenly

Suddenly aversion is gone my mind has found no risk.

As I realized what I harbor inside I can no longer dismiss.

Suddenly you're in every note of the song played in my mind.

There's a harmony in this symphony past melodies could never find.

Suddenly I crave your voice for serenity is in each sound.

Amity once an illusion is no longer lost but found.

Suddenly my world's ameliorated, upgraded with thoughts of you.

As I wonder how it's possible to suddenly feel so brand new.

Suddenly I feel fortunate as fate has shown me favor

In sentiment, I'm truly content, excited for what's to come later

Birds Eye View

The bird that soars toward southern skies

Knows all things have their season

The sun retracts light, plight inspires flight

And it’s all for obvious reasons

It can’t comprehend the logic it simply perseveres

Wonderfully innate how it navigates

Though the way may not be clear

After reaching its destination

Cool waters gently shaded

Never tallying the obstacles

Genuinely happy to have made it

One could imagine as it sojourned

It encountered many things

Disregarding the hurt, dispelling the dirt

The bird brushes off its wings

While others sit and marvel

Wonder how the bird held it together

Its only concerns to reduce sunburn

As water streams down each feather.

The bird now soars toward northern skies

Headed home on a path straight and narrow

Harbors no fear,

God will lead it there

For his eye is on the sparrow.

Light Of My Life

The sun peeks over and lights the moon

Dawn glistens through blades of grass spawning dew

Vibrant hues ignite beckoned by twilight

Rainbows form after rain passes through

Nature excites with many facets of light

Seasons ending and beginning anew

Devine insight saw the timing was right

In my darkest days sent me you

A gleam of light peeked through the clouds

Shadows fade no obscure shade taints my existence

A new world as happiness now abounds

No semblance of pain for you remain my one consistent

Once held captive by conditions it is now released

You healed what was broken loving every piece

Your lips revived my heart with every word

It’s rousing rhythm like the wings of a hummingbird

With an Innate ability you move intuitively

Possessing savoir-faire unique and rare

Alluring eyes tinged ebony

Truly reveal you genuinely care

Devoted to me unconditionally

Meeting my needs and championing my goals

Your touch revived my soul with every embrace

Better half sent to make my world whole

The sun peeks over and lights the moon

Dawn glistens through blades of grass spawning dew

Vibrant hues ignite beckoned by twilight

Rainbows form after rain passes through

Nature excites with many facets of light

Seasons ending and beginning anew

Devine insight saw the timing was right

In my darkest days sent me you

Write Of Passage

To Kiani,

I’m proud to see the man you’ve become

though your journey is beginning far from done.

It’s an awesome privilege to be able to call you my Son!

Time never stood still, and it never will, more often life seems a race

So remain steadfast, learning from the past, always moving at your own pace

Speed affords little the true reward comes to those who endure to the end

Always give your best and know success usually comes when you choose to win

Be the kind of man who can take a stand, but also knows when to kneel

Have the wherewithal to find a window when the doors of life are sealed

Color the world with your unique style

Enjoy simple pleasures once in a while

Exceed what’s expected go the extra mile

Realize each breathe you take is a reason to smile

Remember good character is a choice not a gift

Find a way to live each day with a spirit to uplift

You’re great the way God made you don’t change for any reason

May grace and mercy follow you, as you go through every season…