LoveLightning

LoveLightning

Once in a lifetime lightning will strike

and in an instant flames ignite

the glowing fiery brightness

tearing the veil of forbidding darkness

to reveal you at your best

as you travel the twisting river of life

comfortly bathed in joy and happiness

leaving that winding stream of loneliness

erasing bad memories of past sorrows

together entwined searching for purpose

wanting to know the reason for the voyage

as strong flames of love light the way

partners sharing everything as life flies by

that unpredictable force, lightning

will catch you by surprise

never twice will it strike

t'is fate to be at the right place

in unforgiving time

as the bolt shakes your very existence

revealing the beauty always there

beauty of life sometimes not seen

on your voyage to destiny

NAPALM ( rewrite )

Napalm ( rewrite )

The red sun just barely peeking

over the smoky, hazy surrounding hills

Seems to be hiding the ghost of what remains

of the village that was and is no more

everything within the fires' touch

Consumed and ground to ash

darkness of mind cascades

over, bent and lumbering figures

too tired or shocked to even speak

Screaming or crying takes too much effort

So, the scene is eerily quiet

Desperate, mentally wiped and soon to be forgotten

As the sun yields to the moon

Bluish form covering the silent pain

hiding the red stains of draining life

pooled in the gray dust

Strange emotions stab at the gut

tightening the knot till there's no feeling

only fear that hidden ghosts rising

will choke the life from you

the reality of total obliteration

not seeming real as the eyes relay the scene

to a mind that cannot fully analyse

the message captured

Crawling on knees and palms

Wretching in an effort to untie the knot

caused by the smell and sight of burning napalm

GLITTER (rewrite)

GLITTER (rewrite)

All that glitters is not gold

as I perceive lengtening shadows

my physical existence captured in time

contains a soul that dwells

within the maze of my neural networks

All that glitters in not hope

seeing the slowly setting sun

much too close to ignore

perhaps, to go there would disturb

patways that assure my reality

All that glitters may not be real

imagining a future bright and glittering

creation of a fertile mind

There's one solid reality for certain

The shine of quivering light

can be concrete awareness, yours and mine

If we believe strongly enough

to turn all that glitter to gold

Buenos Aires (rewrite)

BUENOS AIRES (rewrite)

Strains of hot tango, love it so

brought to life in shady barrios

sensuously performed under lascivious gaze

for the common man to be enjoyed

burning hot, singes the eyes

swift and precise master moves

build up torrents of emotions

that are but a trickle by day

breaking restraints as nite arrives

beautiful women, some schemers and plotters

virile young men, some reduced to begging

fertile grounds for illegal desires

as schoolgirls in plaid skirts

blue sweaters and dark stockings

call to me and you like the shade of the Ombu

Covering the cool moist earth

protecting this lands' bounty

as riverside skyscrapers and hotels

combined with glittering malls

reflect societys' vigor

essence of life colorfully captured

In the frienzied flare of Buenos Aires