And I

Loved you like thoughts that run
Flowing like the coolest water
Cascading across my brow
Sending shivers to my senses.
And I sat with eyes closed and I
Ran images of each moment
Every stolen kiss
And the color of your eyes
Like the sea
As I swam and I fell deep
Into to the pool of broken wishes
And damaged dreams
Only to find them whole
And unbroken,
Like each shell I gathered in the sand
Treasure to take away to remember
Moments that slip away and through
Shadowed images I know someday
I will no longer recall
And I could taste the scent left behind
Of vanilla and almonds that grew along shore
In paradise spaces of sky and sea
And the life that kept moving
With the moon and tides
Where I couldn’t hold on
And I sat and watched it slip farther away
Felt the muscles ease into a breath so light
Almost as nonexistent as the thought
That sits on the tip of my mind
And I see it as it falls into the deep abyss
Of a long ago bliss faded
Like the color of your eyes
And the pool within
I drown
With pleasure.

Spice of life

I look in your eyes
Inhaling the scent of your skin
Cinnamon and anise
Comforting tea in your hand
As I close my eyes
Lost in sweet memories.
The taste of your lips
Chai bliss of yesterday
Sweet cream to diffuse
Pale shades linger
Yesterday thoughts.
A spoon resting
Silver curves round
Like the form of shadows
On shades at night
Sultry evenings pass
Like the scent when you’re gone
And I stir an empty mug
And ponder the mysteries
Of spices of life.

Crystal

I wanted to be her,
The princess of diamonds
Of Crystal that shone
Brighter than the eyes
No longer seeing
Gone
Too soon gone
Like the delicate snow
Here then gone
Like the moments of sadness
Edges dulled
No longer crisp.
I wanted to be her
And I wore the crown
Smiling at the admiring crowds
A slight wave
Captured in black and white
Like the moments of our days
Where the heat melted away
Everything good
And left rain where once winter white covered
Hid the mirage
Of what never really was,
Just a shiny Crystal
Dulled by time
And I wanted so to be her
But that was long ago
And now I am me
And I shine so bright
Like a penny in sleet
Coming in from the cold
Finally found
By me.

Thoughts on when I was younger I wanted to be Princess Diana, love I let go of that didn’t serve who I was or who we were, and how moving on to better days and believing in myself I can finally be the person who I was destined to be. And I can shine and glitter like the sleet that covers life and will ultimately melt away, cleansing the soul.