I find myself
Searching for  the dead
Those departed souls
That once breathed and bled
Walked upon this restless earth
Such a thin crust of finite soil and rock
Midst this ocean of resplendent birth
Beneath the mocking sky that talks
As the raucous sun sets in the west
I see shadows and remnants
Lost but not forgotten bits at best
What once were living descendants
Like history and prayers
Awakened from their rest
Hope arises with each new dawn
Where we seek a mortal path
Amongst those ancient dead
Guided t'wards
A horizon of blessed light
A sacred way ahead
Right with the vestal day
Every vigilant empath
Keep every empowered ray
Alive and burning bright

Something big happens
Your life changes for ever
Something catastrophic takes place
Earth reacts with catastrophic reaction
Things are never the same
Wild animals wander vacant city streets
Jungles begin to engulf the game
Those left alive hide away in locked rooms
Nature doesn't demand anything catastrophic from us
Assume we are natural factories for virus and bacteria
Creation has no fear
All life is precious no matter the criteria
War and peace
And wonders
Shall never cease

When night came
All the dead had disappeared
Washed away by the tide
Fire was consuming the rest of the world
After the soul shaking earthquake
After the oblivious sea had come to punish us
After the impatient tsunami came to shake us
Once again we raise our iron curtains
Every fortress equipped with modern alchemy
People seeking the high ground
Each border strictly patrolled
Armed soldiers and police
Road blocks and travel papers
Proving our ability to walk
Social distancing
Cautioning us not to talk
Confinement in our houses
The blast doors are down
Quarantined in our cells
This silent enemy
Betraying humanity
Hadrian's wall will not protect us
Oceans keep us apart
The Berlin wall has fallen
Mountains keeping out
Trump's wall will not keep us safe
Closed doors keeping in
Over the wall
In the dead of night
Dressed in ghostly attire
Drowned by flood
Consumed by fire

Your ashes
At home in your jar
My tears
They continue to fall

It snowed again last night
Once again the world turns white
That sacred wash that comes and goes
Snow falls so clean and rife
A joy of life that wisdom knows
Beneath this swash and snow
Lies a world of brilliant life

I dreamed of you
Where we last parted
We met in that awkward place
We stood there speechless
I was mesmerized
By the smile on your face

If mountains could move
The joyous earth
Because of love
Would become flat
Endless joy would emanate
From the brilliant sky above

That last time I saw you
Flitting clouds whispered
Fitting poems about you
Excited crowds shouted
Singing joyous love songs
Star tunes about captivating you

In my giddy dream
The ready earth
Shook for you
Our love was never petty
Almost pious
So it always seemed

I stood there rattled and unsteady
Wanting all of you
I tried not to wake
From that lucid dream
I wished reality would romance us both
Feed us sweet peaches with delicious cream

This impatient earth shook again
Pushing us all down
Me upon my quaking knees
Clouds disappeared
Blown away by the wind
Colour flowing through the trees

I turned to sorrow watching you
Turn and walk away
I began to weep
Praying you would stop
Wishing you would turn my way
Hoping Love, that you might stay

April fools Haiku

Mum's eight track player
Still works after all these years
Music for your soul

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All rubbish and lies
Depends on which side you're on
Corruption is rich

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Some long time ago
Inga Nada and Deva
Flowers in the sea

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Winter into spring
Longer warmer days each week
Transition month March

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Captain Picard says
Make it so Mr. Laforge
One starship captain

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