Unexpectedly Extinguished

The 1st Advent candle was lit, we sang

and then, it went out.

The 1st candle was re-lit and the second candle was then lit, we sang

and then, they went out.

As if from lit to spent, my mind wound down

unexpectedly extinguished, with those candle flames.

 Without a word, familiar presence

rest well, here with me.

Softly whispered, within my chest

pen to paper;

Life in a candle

to hope is but a dance with a peaceful flame,
rekindling moments
in every wick
joyfully burning my smoldering soul
lovingly flickering

Advent fantasies...

 ^-The process -^

Saturday December 09, 2017

Morning Scent

Morning scent

fragrantly perfect

body next to mine

that of Springtime

outside my window after a night of rain

birds fluttering about

in the background

sweetly waking me

from even the heaviest of slumber

could but one, such as I, even fathom

such wondrous love as this

without a word spoken

lyrics carried--breath after breath

such a natural state of being

closed lids

all that gaze back at me

nothing taken

nothing given

still

soul overflowing

God's own before me

without expectation

or limitation

smile permeates my face

eyes now open

curtains dancing

was it all but a dream

Or

did I just wake from reality…

side note:  3 years and 8 months today and not a drop to drink, thanks be to God

Serenity Now

Deja Vu

Can't shake this deja vu

the world has come and gone

a trillion times 

hard to explain,

one of those videos

you are standing still 

only the backdrops and your clothes

change repetitively 

you remain - unchanged...

Periodic flashes 

faces

properties

road

even a tree,

same thing - unchanged

Peaceful in every event

A handsome man

staring me back in the mirror

since the early 1990's

With a chuckle, I'd always say "better with a goatee?"

Who is this handsome stranger to my left?

Plays piano beautifully

as I (?) turn his pages lovingly...

Presence still creeps up on me 

around the Memorial Art Gallery...

Who's Jimmy?

Can't shake this deja vu

the world has come and gone

a trillion times...