the attempt (of a hokku)

With wings made of stone
I'm burning in water, drowning in flame
on the way to paradise

On Poetry

Words
are tumbling out of me
dropping down on paper
like stones
disappearing from  the wall around my soul
freeing me of pain
    - and despair

Words
are falling softly
on the empty pages of my notebook
line by line
like teardrops
melting from the ice surrounding my heart

Words
meaningful little nobodies
powerful soldiers
    - exposed
an army of emotions
fighting
to break me
to free me
to save me

In the end
it’s so much more
than merely words

On writing

There’s a piece of my heart
on blank paper.
Words with blood stains
exposed to the outside world.

There’s a piece of my mind
on blank paper.
Letters, saying things that
usually only echo inside my head

There’s a piece of my soul
on blank paper.
Black ink describing
inner longings to outer listeners

There’s a piece of my heart
on blank paper,
bringing it to life;
giving it a soul and a mind
of its own.

PAPER VALLEY

words

are pouring out of my pen

on to the empty pages of the notebook

filling them

with people,

places,

possibilities…

the more I read

the more it pours

like a river

rushing

through a valley of paper

leaving blue ink stains

everywhere

the pictures change quickly,

landscapes race by

days pass

weeks

or even months

and I’m crashing

from one emotion into the next

riding the tide

like a lonely cork

always on top

yet never really part of the river myself

Fellow Poets

I know you

                even though we just met

I know how you think,

how you feel

- because I’ve been there

I know you

                though I’ve only just learned your name

your soul mirrors mine

your thoughts resonate in my mind

                - because I’ve been there

I know you

even if we’ve never talked before

your words speak to my heart

and I find myself in your ideas

                - because I’ve been there

I know you

I’ve lived your struggles

I’ve fought your wars

I’ve celebrated your victories

                - because I’ve never really been there myself