Harmless? (Heartless)

Posted by JMC813 on April 30, 2014

Yet another playoff disappointment from the most

talented team without heart or true grit.

Don’t know how much more I can, or will take from

this “team”.

An image that once instilled fear

Left others trembling and shaking

Now swim alone in calm waters

Lost what was theirs for the taking

A powerful presence to be seen

Frenzied grace and skill above all

Arrive to face this unstoppable force

Hit them hard and watch them fall

Year after year, chances squandered

Maybe now the strength we will muster

Again left floating dead in the water

Another instance of brilliant lackluster

Eye See You (Silent Observer)

Posted by JMC813 on April 29, 2014

I see you

Seeing me

I hear you

Not hearing me

I pretend to be you

Pretending to care

I watch you

Dismiss me

I turn away

As you turn to see

I bare witness

As you quickly judge

I see you

Thinking you see me

I know you

Never know me

I spill my love

You spew your hate

I watch you wither

Accept your fate

Runaway Tide

Posted by JMC813 on April 24, 2014

I still feel drawn towards the fleeing tide

All these years and nothing has changed

The Lady of the Sea arrives in her glory

Only to once again run away and hide

I chase forever it seems to keep her near

As the promise of the steady surf fools me

I believe she will stay high upon the shore

Yet again she steals away at sunsets clear

Her arrival sees me once more at her side

Immersing myself in her unending beauty

Wishing upon sea stars that she will remain

To forever be this Mountains lovely bride

I cannot help but think, we were meant to be

Her gentle shoreline softly meets the rocks

While her waves kiss my steady ruggedness

I ache to become one with my magical sea

Alas I am again reminded far, far too soon

That our bliss is only just a brief encounter

She must be going now and slowly pulls away

Gleaming beauty leaves me under lonely moon

Earth Day Awakening

Posted by JMC813 on April 22, 2014

Today is a special day. Although we should pay respect to our dear Mother Earth on an every day basis, this day we choose to call “Earth Day” is a good time to recognize how beautiful she is, and how critical it is that we all start to take better care of the home we have been so blessed with.

In honor of our dear Mother I am doing something a bit different here for Earth Day. I am going to include titles and a line from each of my prior “Earth Mother” posts as a backlink for the reader to go directly to each one and read my prior dedications to our planet, followed by a brand new post in honor of our beautiful lady and her special day.

I hope you take the time to read anything that catches your eye and imagination. Feel free to comment as well. I would love to hear your thoughts on our home, and the inspirations our Mother Earth has bestowed upon all of you.

Mother’s Tears. “ A single tear falls to rinse clean the land ” 10/12/2013

Earth Coven. “The time has come for day of reckoning” 11/17/2013

Seasons of Change. “We must revise our planetary role“ 12/14/2013

Dawn of New Creation. “heavens begin to glow, rich with hues of sun and cloud united” 3/17/2014

Mother May I. “In your honour and with respect“ 4/1/2014

I know of a woman who has a splendid heart

Unselfishly providing her gift of perfection

She blesses all with beauty unsurpassed

It is so truly sad to witness our direction

We spoiled her treasures with wastefulness

And have disgraced her gift with greed

We must recognize our wrong doings now

And for reparation sow the seed

No longer shall pesticidal produce

be washed with acid rain

Let not the blood of our Earthly matron

Be spilled to leave a stain

Start now to build a new way

A beginning not the end

Clean of mind and spirit

This message we will send

In reverence we will hold her

With respect she will be treated

Mother Nature’s beauty strong

Ever present, never defeated

We mark upon the calendar

This day for her alone

So maybe we will realize

For mistakes we can atone

Happy Earth Day

Treat our mother well!!

Innocence Far Gone

Posted by JMC813 on April 19, 2014

I would like to introduce my newest Duet partner Johnny Ojanpera. I have been a fan of his talent and writing style for some time so when he suggested we combine efforts I was immediately on board. It was even more enjoyable writing with him than I imagined. I hope you enjoy our ideas and words here and be sure to visit his site and read his work for yourself. You most certainly will not be disappointed. You can find him here. Johnny Ojanpera

Memory serves innocence as a scent
None more than a plaything for a boy
Mere dime-store toy, given to a child
Never a souvenir taken into manhood

Wide eyed simplicity left in the dirt
Discarded by truth as hard as steel
Life’s reality views naivete as prey
Feeding on the mild and the meek

Whether lost or broken, only a trifle
Never a thought given to it’s revival
Could beg it back, but for weakness
The world asks not for our delicacies

Asks not, but rather steals them away
As we are initiated by cruel adversity
Carefree times of youth relinquished
Making way for a tough new exterior

Innocence far gone may yet be found
Though cast aside when broken, tried
With a whisper weak grace still intact
A man’s poet, his child’s careful eyes

A glorious perspective newly obtained
In careful observance of his existence
Speaks life’s lessons to an eager child
Exchanged for memories of innocence lost

Negative Light

Posted by JMC813 on April 14, 2014

Born in absence of light

Raised within the darkness

Grew up inside shadows

Set free to fly at night

Grays begin to quietly fade

As if swallowed by obsidian

Blackness my companion

All form of light betrayed

Pitch of onyx never known

Well before or ever after

It has a certain warmth

Yet comfort chills to bone

Contentment found here

Inside this heavy cloak

Surrounding me wholly

I watch ME disappear

Refraction Abstraction Distraction (RAD)

Posted by JMC813 on April 9, 2014

The colors move and the colors twist

So gently to and fro within the mist

Forming shapes of things unseen

Showing me where my life has been

This vast array, so many shades of light

Cast by sunshine such a beautiful sight

Silhouettes of my long lost lovers dance

As notes from guitars put me in trance

Such vivid hues recall each sight and sound

Highlights of my memory now can be found

This myriad of uniquely stunning luminosity

Heightens my senses; piques my curiosity

I find myself adrift, miles away in my mind

Neither searching for, or even hoping to find

A better place, for it cannot exist beyond this

My utopia here amidst the sunlight and mist

Attic Dance

Posted by JMC813 on April 8, 2014

I hear them often, though I hesitate to tell

Darkness comes and the rhythms begin

Faintly filling the air with a joyful noise

Floorboards creak and shift in pattern

From front to back and side to side

A woman’s giggle, or his hearty laugh

Find their way to my ears at night

I close my eyes and I smile wide

I picture what I have seen only once

A vision so darkly, and vividly romantic

What others so blindly fail to see

Was a night like this I was beckoned

By the sounds of bliss from above

I braved the steps to the room upstairs

To find a reason for this noise to be

Door cracked open and in plain view

A Mr. and Mrs. dressed to the nines

Gliding and swaying along the floor

While music from a long ago time

Crackled from the antique Victrola

Why I have been so privileged

To behold a spirit of enchantment

So chilling, yet heartwarming

I hope to someday understand

But for now, I just settle in

Listen for the music to start

And contentedly find slumber

With a peaceful, knowing smile

Changing Lanes

Posted by JMC813 on April 2, 2014

Once again I had the pleasure of collaborating with my good friend Desiree at http://www.seaofdesire.wordpress.com. She is an absolutely gifted writer with a fiery heart and a passionate soul. If you are not already familiar with her work, do yourself a favor and check her out at Sea of Desire.

I can feel the warmth like the glow of the sun
I recognize the pulse of a heart filled with fire
My night becomes day as light creates shadow
This heart takes the wheel as it drives my desire

A journey long delayed when I lost my direction
Enveloped in a heavy fog of forbidden dreams
The new glow of passion permeates the morning air
Quickly lighting my way and quieting my screams

As the sound of intrigue guides me towards the dawn
Heart light illuminates my road to soulful connection
Loneliness is banished as your words fill my existence
Playing through my mind with power ballad perfection

The open window breeze blows away dark memories
They disappear swiftly in the glare of the rising sun
Inhaling the honeysuckle promise of your tender touch
I believe the sins of my insidious past can be outrun

A myriad of misdeeds are left behind me in the night
As this dawn of new horizons becomes so crystal clear
The haven where I long to be is found within your gaze
My hand in yours assures me there is nothing left to fear

I refuse any last glimpse into the cracked rear-view mirror
Our future no longer contained between these yellow lines
Discarding a tattered map, we silently agree on wild abandon
Donning our shades we crank up the volume, ignoring all the signs