Brief But Beautiful

 

 
 
 
...our eyes  
met

 
I had never seen or felt something so serene
The wind caressing me softly through my hair
I had never been so at ease feeling inner peace
As the sound of nature filled the mountain air

It was supposed to be a simple visit to a temple
Nestled between the canyons amid the greenery
Never before I had seen so much beauty and lore
My heart still smiles when remembering the scenery

It was after sitting in the temple in quiet reverence
That we walked the grounds enjoying the silence
And when my sons curiously rang the peace bell
It was as if the resonance seemed to bring balance

I stood there listening to the echo reverberating
It had this kind of spiritual significance
Because then a tiny white butterfly flew by me
With extraordinary magnificence

I’ll never forget my visit to the temple
The white butterfly seems like a reverie
It was a brief but beautiful encounter
Forever imprinted in my memory

At a loss for words cause I’m at a loss for you
And contending in my heart for what I know is true
In the dual reality of life and what is death
Existing in the sentiments of this vapor
Learning to understand the purpose of a breath
Memories on life support of friends, photographs, and paper
 
Drafting the blueprints in a sales pitch for my heart
As if I’ve still got something to prove
When you were my greatest affirmation from the start
Unconditional love is something I can’t lose
 
But your voice was a concentrated dose
And living here without you is like waking up in comatose
Awaken me to the knowing that you are but an echo of the truth
God in the evidence expressed through your love as the proof
 
You were there when no one else was
A reminder that I am not alone
Caught up at odds with this reality
Lord knows that you’re not gone, you’ve just gone home
 
I rejoice at the thought of heaven’s gain
To the know the Son is shining where you are
Is comfort in the hard times despite this present pain
So close to my heart and yet so far
 
No regrets only investments made
No records kept of all the ways that I’ve been wrong
What am I but a conduit of a legacy that will never fade?
With a voice as one with yours, I sing the song
 
As we all like channels of a glory that transcends
Finds us the beneficiaries of a place where love never ends
Free from the death that finds us here longing for the day
When we will be reunited once again
As heaven dawns breaking through every sky of gray
 
I love you now and always, and I won’t say goodbye
Because there’s no such thing as farewell
For though we pass away in this moment, we never truly die…

I first saw you
At the beach bonfire
Through flashes of light
Against your electric silhouette

We were opposing magnetic forces
Drawn to each other
For those long summer nights
We were inseparable

In heaven
As angels we trod the sandy Earth
Consumed with each other

But as the leaves began to fall
Ushering in the cold
We became cold
And migrated back home

 Gaudy music leaves a stain  
the generators powering its gauche proclaims
steam organs dressed with wooden drummers  
automaton all the bandstand playing Souza  
the music like the rides swirl your emotions  
a Scottish reel with kilt a blowing  
undulating like the waltzer
a swarthy grin that spins the seat  
screaming like the noon express  
abandon in delights volumptuosness    
bright youth however old you are  
dislodge a coco-nut so shy  
a soft toy, a prize, sizzling like burger fries  
a kiss as soft as candy floss
riding on an undulating horse  
headonism a Ferris wheel so high  
no subtle thrills, is there no limit    
 for the starry eyed, just one a minute  
electric cars with sparks a flashing  
crashing, bashing, belly laughing  
toffee apples oh so sweet  
memories we never can repeat