She reached out to catch them - the stars

Gently pulling them to herself

Like a mother gathering her lost children

These delicate orbs, rising and fading

She had gazed at their mesmerizing glow

Wishing for too long and wondering if the tears she cast up in the sky had been forgotten

For these constellations spinning in her eyes

These silver night where she’d laid down her love

Had seemed to be th...

The world is burning

But they tell me I’m wrong

As oceans rise

And kingdoms of plastic conquer more land

I am slowly choking

While the world dies

Trapped by my own knowledge

Watching everyone waiting to see who will put out the fire first

While they add more kerosene to the pile

In the very City I love

Things are falling apart

I pass people with beds of concrete

While guns are being used like...

In the heart of the city under neon lights

Our paths crossed igniting endless nights

We danced and we swayed, the sky was our stage

Sweet kisses like fireworks you set on display

Then morning light shone, how day felt so strange

No wishes on stardrops, or you calling my name

But come to the place held secret at heart

For lovers found once here can now never part...

Two eyes gazed back, my eyes

Iridescent in the glass

Is this who I am?

The tears looked like dew drops

Little rainbows arising in the light

I would’ve thought my hair looked different

That I would’ve been closer to the sky

I gazed a little closer

For I didn’t notice at first,

The beauty hidden beneath

Layer by layer, so preciously made

Seen when I smiled just a little bit more

Or let my forehead...

Don’t forget.

The shadows that slip away when the sun shines too brightly

Or those invisible hands reaching out

The ones who hide deep in shelters at night

Or sneak through valleys of the outskirts

The anonymous ones that float on towards oblivion

For each child holding a book

Is wrapped up in their own mind

Unaware of the world they live in

Each parent’s view is set only on their stars

Orbitin...

Do you know how to contain a storm

Rising there within a teacup?

Do you wonder if only you close your eyes

Would it disappear?

If you would force your tears away, tilting your head upright

Or hide in your room at night funneling your pain into a pillow — to soft to truly take it

Would the storm finally stop?

For you hide within the worn pages of books

Reading there in the coffee shop

For this worl...

The waves of green embrace the sun

Lilting on the horizon in a golden glow

While crisp breezes sway to the melody

Soft and quiet.

Peaceful,

Like a dancer caught up in her own world

She twirls.

Pulling me up into her arms

The leaves sway with me

Guiding me across the universe

And then gently back to my roots

Deep within.

Through a thousand colors

I have found myself.

As the tender song of the e...

Beyond a dream you close your eyes

Let go of all those bright loose ties

Just breathe in soft and fall in deep

And say goodnight before your leap

Your tears so soft will turn to rain

A gentle hum that soothes the pain

For sleep’s here darling, no need to worry

It’s almost night, no need to hurry

So lay down low, under mountains and stars

And whisper that nights will always be ours

For to the...

When you dream

Do you dream of me

For as I sleep

Your rosy smile

Drifting through my mind

All I do is close my eyes

close them softly and you’re there

In my coffee cup

Cozy in my shirt

In the clouds I see

The stars up there at night

And so I close my eyes

Whisper by your side

I love you more each time

More than sky and fall

Than the sea and wind

Or the sun and earth

More than mountains to...

Green stalks spread their leaves

Reaching towards sunshine streaks

Bursting gold petals

Exploding throughout the meadow

And little by little

The world around her grows

As she lies curled up in her imagination

Reading her next book...