Martin Shone's Blog, page 7

The Shadow of Longing

The shadow of longingof missingof not knowingtouchesreaches outto the universewho sends it alongto those you lovewhere they feel itin their soul

Brings forth the spring

You lie theresleepingbeneath the weight of the worldwhere your laughtervibrateswhere your smile resideswithin my crumbling memorywithin your crumbling bed You lie therenot forgottenas long as I can holdthe weight of your worldwithin the weight of mineyou’ll not be forgotten You lie theresleepingas your soul, your spiritweightlesssits upon bluebell dreamswhere your smile, your laughterbrings forth the … More Brings forth the spring

Rose

a rose is nothing but a reflection of youas it sheds its petalsto reveal your perfect heart how the rain sings on my windowsreminds me of the joyin my soul as you smile you are the nature of this timebringing a spiritual essenceto warm the solitude of mine

The Extra Shadow

You’re walking home at nightfrom lamppostto lamppost There’s a stillnessa breathof something It’s then that you see it The extra shadow,and you feel ittouch yours That stillnessbreathbecomes heavycold Your mind,with fear,holds a secondtick-tock It’s time to kiss

Fragile flight

If only the sunwould infuse mewith some of itselfso I could seethe pace of timethe stretch of lightits soul of darkour fragile flight

The discovery of you

The discovery of you is an illusion The findingwhere you rest before the sunriseas darknessa shadow yet to beheated mist evaporates from youfrom my eyesto revealyour exquisite rise and fallinhale, exhale and there, you seeis where blindness strikes mefor as you smileyou remove the sunwhich shatters the magic I walk awayto my own falling, failingas … More The discovery of you

When her silence speaks

When her silence speaks the rush ofbreathsoulleaf chimesmulch growthbark banterher, mellifluousness When her silence speaks lissom creatures begintheir ritesfor early morningawakens the spirither spirit When her silence speaks nature’s monksrenew the airspatial awareness When her silence speaks … trust begins

Jewels of blood

Specks of tree sap highlightedas the morning sun splashes against each droplet Jewels of bloodfrom wooden hearts

Calming the beast

The rain burst througha behemoth of soundbringing with it a chill to soakthe bones and wither the soulsof mortal beingswith their rushes and sighsdoorslams and criesshivers, angst, tears and fears … The green ones drinkin silencefor this is their time, their silent hour for nature’s silence is the beautiful soundof life, her heartbeat, her gift. … More Calming the beast

A moment to forget

This, time how it rips through our lives how the past is wrenched away how the future teases and how, now is but a blink a moment to forget