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Faith beats within a shattered heart
blood slipping down the ragged edges
Shame peaks out beneath the fringe
of ruby red droplets staining a spirit pure

Roosted deep within a soul
a tiny orb of hope remains
Willing to rush back towards the pain
at the mere mention of a name

A spot along the rugged strip of life
diluted by longing and tears
Slowly dissipates into the unending
and timeless void of the universe

When a second is a lifetime
and a minute becomes eternity
When hurt becomes an ache
and turns into unbearable pain

When dusk becomes an endless night
a void with no end in sight
When the gentle rays of the sun
become a blistering heat-filled menace

When time has no meaning
until time ceases to pass
When truth becomes a lie
and the lie a solemn truth

When falsehoods and greed come first
before honesty and human compassion
When love for one is more
than the love received in turn

When buildings and structures devour
the natural treasure of Mother Earth
When man no longer cares
what happens to his kindred and kind

When all becomes lost
and man’s time has gone away
Is when Mother Earth herself,
will shed tears and wonder why

So very humbled and honored to be included in the list of featured authors for Edge of Humanities one year anniversary event!

Out on the fringe
hanging still
very quiet

A tempest wind
blows through
fringe dances in the breeze

Too soon the wind
goes away and
fringe returns to stillness

Debris lay at her roots
a prophecy realized
the last story
mirrored in voices
echoing from the past

Doors emerge
a pathway leads
the traveler through
time and history
into the present day

Distant thunder
marks the riff
where lightening
split the barrier
between good and evil

Doctors appointments
ongoing tiresome things
It’s what happens
at a certain age

Procedures ordered
medication prescribed
Makes an old woman
want to run away and hide

Others ride in twos or threes
though through it all I ride alone
I notice those who walk hand in hand
out here I am on my own

Independent and free
by choice or not
Fate has deemed this
to be my lot

I spoke with the Sea today
and she talked with me
Old friends together again
basking in the warm summer sun

Her waves so tranquil and calm
a lovely balm to the pain
Of never seeing you again
the Sea called to me

Upon her shore I sat down
legs stretched out in the sand
Her water lapped at my toes
as I could no longer stand

Age has begun to reclaim
my bones – my skin and my brain
But the Sea I remember well
and the Sea remembers me

Be still she whispered to me
let my sand a bed for you be
Close your eyes and rest for a while
and I’ll carry you home

.….. upon a star
would it take me
where you are

would it turn back
the hands of time
put us on a different track

could it maybe make it so
together our lovely
gardens would grow

should that brilliant shining star
find my wish as it flies above
through the sky and up so far

together we would … could soon be
should that star grant this earnest wish
you and I together and living free

One pulls away
the other moves forward
reaching

A back is turned
a hand thrown out
reaching

Fingers stretch
across the miles
reaching

A heart turns cold
a soul cries out
beseeching

Ocracoke Lighthouse, NC