The Falling Tree

The air above tastes so wonderful to breathe
As opposed to the death that has been alive
And for so long has sustained me underwater
As afraid I have been to surface and enjoy the warmth
Of a summer's day or the chill of a winter's frost
For the elements above the surface are unpredictable

An innocent child once walked through the forest
Merrily laughing away while admiring a tree in the distance
When suddenly there was a loud bang and then a piercing cry
And no longer was this child merrily walking through the forest
For his innocence had been driven far beneath the ground
By a tree falling in the distance, dislodged from its roots

The sunlight disappeared that day and no longer was the boy
Able to merrily laugh his life away in the thick forest
For he never knew when a tree he so admired
Would unpredictably and for seemingly no reason
Violently crash to the ground as it lost its sway
From a place far beyond from where the boy could see

The air above tastes so wonderful to breathe as
The little boy that has been buried below
No longer enjoys the death that has been the life
Which has sustained his soul from within drowning waters
That have eerily flowed underneath the head of
What appeared to the little boy as a giant falling from the sky
As I learn today to enjoy the majesty of another tree

The Stretching Rainbow

A season in the sun dances before my eyes
As if a rainbow cunningly glows from
Within the approaching shadows of clouds
That formed from a dark and lonely place
And have moved within the outer edge
Of my flickering candle that pulsates
A radiant breath of fresh air that repels
The impending coming of the ominous clouds

Just for today I can enjoy the magical colors
Of the bright and radiant rainbow that echoes
A blossoming flower rising above the thawing ground
As I breathe an everlasting gratitude for a love
That is destined to outlast even the darkest of clouds
That hovers above my head threatening to retract the rainbow
That so effortlessly emanates a beautiful reflection
Of both Heaven's revealed and hidden loves

So the season continues to dance and the
Candle continues to sway in the wind
Moving to the rhythms of time that
Are giving birth this very moment
To a soft and vibrant flower so humbly blossoming
That not even a dark and ominous cloud
Pointlessly hovering over my head can
Rain a single drop of despair upon the gratitude
Pouring from my heart and reflecting a defiant glow
As a rainbow stretches from high above stretching
From one dark and ominlous cloud to the next

The Melting Heart

To love is to hold a heart in your hands
And embrace its raw stillness with a gentle touch
That fills eternity with a beating breath
That pulsates a burning flame that kindles
From deep within a timeless candle

Her love is like a tiny drop of wax
That disolves away and loses its form
Within the timeless burning of the eternal flame
That has darkened my vision as blindly I watch
The last of my lover's heart melt away

That ceaseless tapping is the sound of an eternal flame
Prematurely knocking on the gates of Heaven's door
As skyward her flame has soared far beyond the limits
Of our timeless love we shared in one single moment
As the raw stillness suddenly leaps from my embrace