Turning

The world stopped
For but a moment
In the midst of
Joy and Yuletide

Stopped spinning
On its tilted axis
Under the shine of
Sun

Drinks and gaiety 
Exchanged as the
New year rang 
True

But left behind
Leaving a barren
Wake
Where spring refused to bloom

Hung in each
Home
A wreath
Long into summer

Do They See

I wonder

If I am alone in my

Thought

Alone in my

Head

Do others

See the world like I

Do

Walking into the supermarket

Scanning the produce

Do they

See

What I see

Do they see a

Cacophony

Of brightly colored

Primary hues

Exploding

Into beautiful art?

Each fruit set to

Detonate

The moment my eyes

Take in their

Beauty

Do they

See

Walking down the aisle

From fermenting vineyards

Chardonnays and Merlots

Sparkling and not

Shattering in shards of green

Red and gold

At their feet

Making the aisle

Impassable

Am I alone in my

Thought

When I see what lies before

Me

Strewn in destruction

Precisionly crafted buildings

Crumpled at my feet

Sun exploding into

Wonder

When life becomes

Extinct

Oceans freezing over in

Mid wave

How is it not possible

To see the beauty in the

Fragile

In the

Vulnerable

Existence

Of each thing

Of each being

Resting on an edge

Thin like air

With so much possibility

How can people not

See

Like

Me

And love

Each moment

Each soul

Carried Home

Let this carry you forward

In the time of unknown

When the flame feeds on wax

That does not diminish

Burning brightly like sun

Radiating unity beyond reach

Staying strong and resilient

In the coming winds of uncertainty

Let this ivory candle light the way

Through divergent paths past the solstice

Giving guidance and certainty

In times of the uncertain

Illuminating footfalls on uneven ground

As all else falls away into summer

Drifting in a sea where nothing is lost

Let this flame find you

In the darkness of the day

When despair settles in

Beyond the reach of the sun

When days pile into days

And road washes away from unseen storms

Let it carry you forth

Over times of loss

Out of perdition

And into in the equinox
Where once again you are home

Summer

You have passed

Beyond the boundaries

Of good hope

And good measure

A time of morning

Sun

And beach

Swells

Beyond the walls

Where pupils

Sit

Dilated

With distain

Beyond the

Strain

Of schedules

Of moments

Of knowing

A time of unknown

When paths cross

To tempt

Fate

Stepping to free

And light

Convictions

Hold true

In summer time

When tranquility

Builds trust

In the unknown

When fear

Subsides by the sea

When destinations

And arrivals

Are not timed

Nor expected

But knowing

The unknown

As it is

The now

The present

Once future

Time

When clarity

Eases focus

And purpose

Arises

Soon to be

Past

And distant

Part of the

Known

When all

Is known

Leaving

Time to step

Again to the

Unknown

The now

Intentions

Your intentions
Were hidden
Behind a wall
Of intention
Of which
You did not know
What it was
But your
Intention
Masked behind
Emotion
Behind guilt
Your intentions
Were not received
As they were
Sent
As they weren't
The intentions
Of them
As their
Intentions
Were different
Than the
Intentions
You meant

Four Months

Staring
Standing
On the cold bathroom
Tile
Searching the face
In the mirror
For what has
Changed
The years
Have been kind
But something has
Changed
The face is
Familiar
But it is not
True
Staring
Searching
The mirror
Has not
Lied
The face
Is not the same
Four months
Time
Is all it took
Four months
For it all to change
Eyes dark with
Shadow
Muscles forgotten how
To smile
Life has washed
Away
Joy remains
Walled
Behind the veil
And you
Simply Exist

Written and posted for Poetics-Bathroom Poetry at dVerse~Poets Pub

Eclipsed

Sometimes the sun 
Does not shine
Sometimes the sun
Dims from view
Just at the moment
When you need it
Most
It is
Gone
Eclipsed 
Hidden in the recess
Of time
Without warning
The brightly 
Burning orb
Explodes into
An impenetrable 
Abyss
Leaving only
Shadow in its
Wake
Like a death toll
Calling for an end
It has evaporated
Into oblivion
Into nothing