surge with me
in the same direction
at the same pace
toward the same cause
stare up at the sky
with me
for a moment, and see
that we are
listening
to the same
tune
no time for seemingly unreachable
confusion.
stand in front of me.
tower over leftover treasure,
and figure out what was
in the air between all of our words
© r.e.l. 12/16/18
i have no expectations, except that
you keep me
especially when i share myself
with you
in ways… that cannot be explained
with words
only space, and all that occurs
in the inhale
which is a lot, a world in and of itself
if you are listening
you know too
© r.e.l. 10/27/16
oh precious soul,
priceless
where are you going?
… speak to me.
with your mysterious vision
your body–its inflections,
its words
you come to depend
that it’s always
listening
fly now into
your life
which drizzles
like the wind, cleansing
© r.e.l. 10/8/12
image by unknown, found on A Taste of Social Media
Posted for 10/30/12-11/5/12 on Jingle Poetry
your path knows
i heard you say last night
while you were breathing
i vow now
i promise
to include you too,
little soul inside
i hear you
as honest as blood
flowing
it will happen
in the way it needs to
in the most unexpected
moment …
pass into the rite
it’s magic
© r.e.l. 6/4/12
image by by cricketw, Redbubble
posted on Micropoetry (partial)
you
feel trapped
inside the cells of
secrets known
=
it’s simple though
out here
=
so, shhh
listen for my pause
[…]
and you’ll see
the way
© r.e.l. 8/30/11
image nightleaf
Posted to Poetry Picnic 9/4-9/10/11 on Gooseberry Garden
where do you go at night when i think you are sleeping?
i looked under my pillow
but you weren’t there…
i hear you
and feel you
especially when
the nocturnal
start to stir
and tell me
you are here
again…
just listening
© r.e.l. 5/15/11
Posted for Poetry Potluck 5/14-5/21/11 on Jingle Poetry
flames
have a mind of their own
as they
silently listen
call to you
speak your name
invite you to gaze
into their
burn that
knows your secrets
i am listening now
and i set you on fire
to the beat of your glow
you wish for me
i am here
now blow out your candle
and feel what i say
© r.e.l. 8/4/10
don’t
refuse to whisper words
on the page
in my ears
your secrets
to my heart
i’ll hear you
every inch
every touch
of a whisper
my heart
will always
sit there and listen
© r.e.l. 7/31/10
she only wants him
to hear her
to feel her syllables
like a feather touching his skin
even for a second
so she keeps trying
for that triumph
why? because she loves him
what else can she do
but wait for his cocoon to open
on its own time
she cannot open it for him
though he secretly wishes she would
to free him of his prison
she knows its in the struggle that he grows
she can relax though
she gets forever afterall
because he walked into her dream with a purpose
to never leave
© r.e.l. 6/29/10
**this post is for Poetry Potluck Week 15 (reflections, interpretations, and musings) on Jingle Poetry
keep listening
with your heart
your pure heart
the one that knew
from the start
that he was the one
the love of your life
i did not know how
to tell him then
he did not either
but he did
he entered your heart
you entered his
timelessly
then
and it will never stop
you have never been closer
than you are now
today when you cried
he felt your tears
© r.e.l. 9/16/09
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