Winter to spring

The soft white brush of snow against fir
His branches stretching, unyielding, pointing to the sky and ground
His coat a painted powder
Shaking off his limbs as he awakes
From a deep sleep, from the deepest of dreams
in the company of the frosted night sky
glimmering a shade of deep blue
And reflected so perfectly in the pristine gaze of the chilled waters
So cool and so calm capturing the stillness of the night
not a hush nor a flake could disturb this peace.
And he's welcomed by his friend
a hospitable warmth inviting him to relax
melt his coat and sit for a day by the lake.
the sun calls him by name, and he is awake
a new season begins

Open...

Open my eyes to a shaded hue
to a memory of you before me
Open my eyes as the day first begins
and the warmth felt within,
my desire to love you
my yearning to feel you
close to me.

Open my mouth to fresh autumn air
to the breath that your stare couldn't hold
Open my mouth to speak your melody
And the depths of my dreams
I find stamped in your speech
and wrapped in your tongue
tied for me.

Open my arms to your comforting rest
your unyielding strength, my shield
Open my arms to feel your embrace
your heat upon my skin
the rushing of your veins
spirit seeping through your pores

And that open honesty
that pure and rarest form for me
for you to open up my dreams
and wake me each morning
I'll share with you my secrets....

Mom's Song

When stars are floating in the midnight sky
Spilled out like crystals on a marbled floor
Free to shine, free to twinkle, Catching dreams
Keep me dreaming about tomorrow

When rays stretch out as painted layers
Their canvas stretching over our hearts
And flames that dance across the wind
They carry paint and fire within.

Can you feel it? Can you see it?
Ribbons of grace, tracing the pace of our lives.
Can you feel it? Can you reach it?
The something behind your peace of mind
to change my tomorrows

Can you feel it? Can you see it?
Crimson and Gold, reflecting the hope a new day.
Can you feel it? Can you reach it?
The touch so refined, your peace of mind.
to change my tomorrows.

Can you feel it? Can you see it?
Fears left behind, spirits alive, a new strength.
Can you feel it? Can you reach it?
Passions unwind, your peace of mind.
to change my tomorrows

When waves are crashing cross the tide
Water falling free from my eyes
Tears that grace the earth so pure
Grows a Season of Change.

In Blue

I hear jazz.
the jazz of the tide
the jazz of your eyes
the jazz of your heart
keeping time with mine
and it's blue.

I see jazz.
the jazz of the sky
at midnight and midday
the jazz of the passion behind your blue eyes
and it's blue.

I feel jazz.
the jazz of your touch
as our fingers dance against skin
the jazz of your lips
every time you move in
and it's blue.

And it's blue.
The blue that I feel and I see and I hear
The blue that dissolves my irresolute tear
The blue that keeps crashing in and rolling away
The blue that paints your eyes when you say
You're beautiful....
in blue
and I can't get back to why I can't feel or see or cry
the jazz
that is you
the jazz
in blue
when I'm without you.
you're the jazz.
you're blue.