A stark glance at starbirth
The haunting now replaced
In explosions of her music
Through the once forgotten place
The vivid red velvet
Of a redawning star
Once a time to remember
Forgotten still thus far
Born into wealth
Colliding within
Awakened refrains
Asleep in the din
Beginnings of nothing
New strawberry haze
Lost in her revolt
And lost in heaven’s gaze
I surrender. Where do I turn but to you? Only you can fill this empty space that is all I now know. Madness is on my only seen horizon. Take me to that place I have forgotten. Take me to the only place that heals. Take me now to you.
Slow-moving streams
Light’s fulfilling thought
Nothing’s as it seems
In chocolate-flowing dreams
Rich, vibrant, savory
Dark, warm, alive
Open to the place
Where only love survives
Brave a taste of life
Leap into the nook
Let blandness disappear
Where glory’s not forsook
Be present in your place
Devour the waiting feast
Let passion rule your mind
Unleash the haunting beast
No longer can you wait
Dessert invites your fate
Nothing’s as it seems
In chocolate-flowing dreams
What is life devoid of flavor?
Who can exist on water, air, bread, alone?
The dark elixir beckons.
The darkest truths await.
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
Wonka’s tumble in the sun
Your just desserts don’t have to wait
Hurry, finish what’s on your plate…
The mind awakens in the taste
The fire burns the ready soul
Clear the thoughts and please the tongue
Travel to the place that’s whole
Dancing, writhing, moaning, full
Savor passion’s waiting thrust
Taste the tastes that fill your mouth
Deserving to the pure and just
Dismiss the thought that life’s been lived
That all that can be tasted has
Open heart, mind, mouth, and soul
And redefine belief of whole
Feel beyond what’s yet been felt
Taste the darkness, feel the heat
Ecstasy still lies beyond
The thought that life is known and neat
Unleash the you that’s waiting still
Close your eyes
Feel
Dream
Taste
Be
Slow-moving streams
Life’s fulfilling thought
Nothing’s as it seems
In chocolate-flowing dreams
Written for a reading tonight, Night of Literary Prose, Poetry and Songs – Beseme, Lewes, Delaware.
Thrill Me Tonight – a song
[verse 1]
Walked into the crowded bar
An end to the unending week
I saw your windblown hair
As you walked in from the street
I wondered what might happen
If I asked to know your name
Hoped in that brave moment
We’d never be the same
I’ve always been a dreamer
But the dream was new tonight
I wondered if you’d save my day
And fill my lonesome night
[chorus]
Thrill me tonight
Fill me tonight
Save me from today
Fill my lonely night
Follow me tonight
I’ll show you where you live
Tell to me your name
And thrill me tonight
[verse 2]
The blur of midday ended
As day turned into night
Into your twilight eyes
Into the promised light
I crossed the crowded place
And found your starlit face
Asked you for your name
Into my night you came
I’ve always been a dreamer
But the dream came true tonight
As day turned into evening
Adorned in your beautiful sight
[chorus]
[verse 3]
We drove into the night
Top down, tunes filled the dark
You touched my tired leg
The night lept through my chest
And then began the rest
Of night’s remembered place
Gazing into starlight
Gazing at your face
The tickled insecurities
Faded into dark
As night fell into silence
And all the world fell stark
[chorus]
[verse 4]
Arriving into silence
We fell to life renewed
And life was newly mobile
Moving into grace
The fire turned to light
As colors bloomed to life
I touched your blooming rose
And kissed your waiting face
Perfection found in wonder
Exploring newfound fates
Alive in newfound wonders
Emptying our plates
[chorus]
[verse 5]
Enlivened imprecisions
As day turned into night
We flew to unknown places
Releasing all old plights
And fire turned to night
And water flowed in peace
Releasing you in silence
Screaming in release
Exploding into glory
I touched your waiting place
Started with a moment
I braved to ask your name
[chorus]
A past of insecurities, fear, begrudgements
Seems to him so far away
As he looks at the hues of the sunrise
Apprised of a happier place
The time for joy arising
As he finds the deep smile within
Amazed at the quiet repercussions
Flowing from yesterday’s din
A past that’s filled with sorrows
A future that’s starting right now
Amazed at the flowing new wonders
A sky of great miracles endowed
The glory of spectrums of hope
In the moments the sun hides beneath
A landscape that’s darkening before him
A sunrise his heart now bequeaths
