Storm

When the storm rages on
And no shelter is to be had
You stand resolute and exposed
It can only go one way
Or the t'other
You'll emerge stronger
Or lie scattered in pieces
Haphazardly strewn about
By Nature's Fury

Rain

Rain drums quickly down
Thunder pounds it's beat
Lightning flashes in time
Wind howls a soft melody
Perfect music being made
My footsteps it's audience
Captive and plaintive

Farewell (A Requiem for My Aunt)

To be honest, it's been years since I cried at the death of a loved one
Since your other half, my funny uncle, was taken from us
The news of your passing today brought forth the tears
Not just an errant drop but waves of them upon each other
No more will I get to stand in your kitchen and taste your tomato sauce
Or nibble on some turkey at Thanksgiving as we talk, the only 2 awake
Never again to hear your counsel as I show up unannounced
Escaping from something or someone and able to stay without question
Hurting even as I write at my own stupidity allowing life
To get in the way and missing opportunities to see you
You will be grievously missed by all who have known
By each soul whose lives were touched by yours
Farewell and say hi to that crazy uncle of mine when you see him

Numb

Would if I could
On some odd days
Become numb
Ennured to all
Devoid of feeling
Pain swept away
Even happiness
Pulled from me
Like a surgeon
Removing a tumor

Decisons

Every day, working hard
To restore what I had gained
And lost of my doing
To move past the pain
Physical and emotional
Decisions to be made
That can alter not just
My life but others
Yet they need made
More so every day.

Inward

Deep within lies the unknown
Turning my view upon myself
Though difficult is necessary
Will I find something worthy
Or only the decrepit shell
Of a once fine manor house
Now falling upon itself and
Being reclaimed by the land
Surrounding it and growing

From Nowhere

From nowhere, a reminder of you
Bringing back memories in waves
Clearer than any snowmelt stream
Washing over the pebbled banks
Of a glacier carved creek bed
Sweeping away winters detritus

Good ones, sad ones, wistful ones
All wrapped in a sheer blanket
Of emotions swirling and streaming
Touches of longing and pain
Caress every last second rolling
Within the inner reaches of my mind