The Trail

This poem is about a park I love that I used to go to while attending college in Lakewood, WA.


Down the trail and to the lake
Where time is standing still.
The breeze is gliding through the trees
And give a soothing chill.

And out under the pleasant shade
A tiny ledge awaits
To soothe the feet of tired ones
And make their pain abate.

But travel on, O weary soul
The trail is not yet done.
For up and right there is a tree
To watch the setting sun.

And by this tree there is a bench
Where you can rest your feet;
Where marks like "Steve and Anne Forever"
Are carved upon the seat.

So rest right here, you sleepy one
And think not of your plight.
For in the morning you shall rise
With sun's most brilliant light.

The mountain in its majesty
Stands out against the sky.
The colors of the clouds do change
As singing birds fly by.

The trail continues on and on,
How far, no one can say.
But just keep going and you'll find
Peace along the way.

I know not where my bones will rest

I know not where my bones will rest

Nor where my ashes lie

Nor do I know what day ‘twill be

When I am set to die

But O! Those things, they matter not

To dwell on them is base.

Instead I choose to think of things

Good for the human race.

For if it is on love I dwell

And expel all of hate

O! How much more joy life will bring

And sweeter be my fate.

And if my laughter sings out loud

More frequently and strong

The life I live will be more blessed

Each day I laugh along.

If songs resound from out my lips

Not sad and morbid things,

I know I’ll hear a sweeter song-

The song that all life sings.

So when I sing and laugh and play

And dwell not on my fears

The joys of life will overflow

All through my blessed years.

((found this one while foraging around my documents folder on my laptop. Think I wrote it back in July.))

Old poem

I found this little thing while browsing one of my blog's archives. Enjoy!

The light fades
The temperature drops
Save me before
My heart stops.

I see the end
It is too near
Death is so close
But I've no fear

New-ish Poetry

I was looking in the bowels of my main blog and I found this little ditty. I don't remember writing it because it was so long ago. But here it is, in all of its short glory. Enjoy!

For What, For When

The story ends as it began
When nothing else was new
Where little boys and girls would play
Amongst the morning dew

The sun would shine upon that place
And flowers bloomed and birds sang loud
The sky was bright with heav'nly light
A silver lining on every cloud

Three Little Words

Three little words can bring the mightiest kings down to their knees.
Three little words that, when spoken, have the power to end wars;
Three little words can empower men and women more than any others could;
Three little words give hope to the hopeless;
Three little words can make the hardest heart soft like clay;
Three little words that are understood, no matter the language;
Three little words are engraved on every human heart and long to be spoken and heard;
Three little words can change someone's life forever;

Three little words:

"I love you."

This is Love

As the sun sinks low,
my breath just slips away
at the beauty of
this wonderful day

I lift my head
and stare into the sky
As I talk to you
The stars, they all reply

[Chorus]
This is love, oh
This is love
It's strong and sure
Like the stars above
This is love, baby
This is love
And I'll never let it go
'Cause this is love

We been here
many times before
The feeling's there
It'll be there forevermore

Holding you
close to me
My eyes are opened
And now I can see

[Chorus]
This is love, oh
This is love
It's strong and sure
Like the stars above
This is love, baby
This is love
And I'll never let it go
'Cause this is love

And when I think about the times
That we were not together

I start to look ahead and find
This love will last forever

This is love, oh
This is love
It's strong and sure
Like the stars above
This is love, baby
This is love
And I'll never let you go
'Cause this is love

This is love, oh
This is love
It's strong and sure
Like the stars above
This is love, baby
This is love
And I'll never let you go
'Cause this is love

No, I'll never let you go no
This is love.

The Day Has Come

The Day has come to end it all
The Time is here; I'm doomed to fall
The Hour is near, the knife goes deep
My body's now a bloody heap

Forever have I waited for
The knife to plunge into my core
I feel the metal going in
And think about what could have been

Colors fade and lights go low
The end is near, of this I know
The pain burns like a white-hot fire
The flames of which climb higher and higher

Inside I feel a different flame
Eternally burning the same
My breath betrays me, this I feel
The final breath, my fate will seal

The welcome pull of death comes near
Pain lessens now, I think I hear
Some little sound, but hear it grow
What plauges my ears, I do not know

But all now fades away with life
The end of worry, the end of strife
Sweet silence comes and takes my hand
And leads me to a far-off land.

Lost Mountain

What is there, when there is nothing?
What exists when everything becomes mist, blown away by every wind?
When your soul is ever-falling, does it beg for the ground to end its descent?
What is better, the endless abyss or a final conclusion?

What happens when you lose your way?
When the path you have travelled seems far behind you, where will you go?
Will you make a new path, or try to find your way back?
Is a soul with no compass forever lost?
If that compass is lost, what then will guide you?

My soul is trapped in an endless abyss.
The mind wanders, and emotions are ever-fleeting.
Love is neither absent nor present.
My spirit flies with the wind of the mountain-
Cold, yet seeking to guide the shivering to the warmth of the indoors.

The mountain is as beautiful as it is terrible.
Its wrath knows no limit.
The coldness of its wind chills the greatest beasts;
The fierceness of its snow makes all creatures flee.

Yet with its cold power, it holds a great promise.
When the snow lifts, new life abounds.
The melting of ice brings water a-plenty,
And life starts anew in the shadow of its peak.

The Mountain's Song

The wind of the mountain whispers its stories
Stories of peoples and creatures long gone
What does it tell you, O those who are listening?
What is the mountain's sweet wintery song?

The Torture of The Mind

This is not really poetry, but I thought it deserved to be here rather than at my regular blog.

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My mind is a chamber - a chamber of death and torture. Sometimes it seems that the torture gets too much for me to endure. The pain is too much, make ist stop! I feel the blood run down, and I welcome death. But death never comes! My soul is broken; I can no longer go on. Let me end it now! Nobody sees my pain, and no-one will ever see it. But I'm kept alive by an invisible force. It is some unseen captor that gains joy from my suffering. It will never let me taste the sweet bread of death. I feel the soft arms of death, ready to embrace me. But each time I start to feel his hands enveloping me, my captor brings me back to the cruel world of life.

I have given up trying to survive. There is nothing of me left to revive. I try to end it all, but every time, my torturer keeps the blood flowing through my veins. I cut them, but the blood keeps flowing. It flows down my arm, but it never stops. I wish the end would come! But I know my tormentor would not allow it. Reletlessly he sends the gas that would burn my lungs. Unedingly he turns my devices against me.

This is my last attempt. I will perish or forever be tormented by my unseen foe. I plunge the sharpened knife into my arm, sending rivulets of blood down to the floor, staining it with the red life-giving fluid. My other arm feels the blade pierce my skin, and the redness on the floor continues to grow. Into my chest I then plunge the knife, and with each strained breath, I hope it will be the last. Falling to the floor, I feel the life flow freely out of me. The sticky solution on the floor now covers my body, and I feel death standing, ready to embrace me for eternity. My light fades and death takes me in its arms. My soul is finally at peace.

Darkness and Light

The light darkens, my soul knows no fear
Hope seems gone, but I worry not.
Why would I worry?
Why should I worry?

I see in the darkness as well as the light
My vision, unhindered by things around me.
I see it all.
I see it all.

But not in the light, do I find my joy
Through darkness, I see my love.
Pain is my companion,
Hurt, my steady counsel.

The pain in my soul is all I have left
I hold onto it with all that I am
I need the broken heart,
I need the broken soul.

But where there is dark, there also is light
I know it exists, but do not wish to see it
I fear the light
I fear the light.

I see it now, and want to run away
Further into darkness, further into dispair
Dispair is my shelter
Pain, my protector

But the light shines so brightly, I cringe
My soul is not split, my heart starts to mend
"The light is my enemy,
The light is my enemy!"

But now the light is encompassing my being
It starts hurting less, and the darkest part of me wails
"Out, damn light,
Back, damn light!"

But the damning that is going on in my soul
Is not from the light, but from the darkness I know.
But how will I cope,
How will I live?

The pain has been my companion, my guide.
To lose it would be like losing myself
But how can I resist?
How can I resist?

The light grows ever stronger still
The demon inside me wails with pain!
"NO, YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS ONE!
"NO, YOU CANNOT TAKE HIM!"

But it is in vain, for soon my demon is gone
The light pierces through my broken soul
I am whole.
I am whole.

The pain which I felt is no longer with me
My soul and my spirit is now mended whole.
I am myself
I am myself

The feeling of love courses through my body
Like never before have I felt this secure
I am loved
Loved forevermore.

I look up to the one who made me whole
And he's dying a horrible death with my pain
Pain that I felt
Pain that I gave him

No, this can't be happening, this can't be true
I close my eyes and open, and he's still there
Don't let them kill him!
Don't let him die!

I can't just stand there, but find I cannot move
My feet firmly planted, I yell and ask him,
"Why do you do this,
Why would you die?"

The words from his mouth I will never forget:
"So that you may live."
How can that happen
How can I live?

But he took my darkness, my evil and pain
And made it his own so that I would have his light.
"You gave me your life!
I want to give mine!"

I hear a small voice, the source is unseen
The voice is so peaceful, yet powerful, and kind.
"You now can be mine,
And accept this gift.

"The gift that covers all of your darkness, and gives you my light,
The gift that you may see me, and him, in time.
A gift so amazing,
And so divine."

I want this gift now, I think to myself.
I give him my life, and he takes it in his hand
"Thank you for the gift.
Thank you for you," I say.

Years go by, and my light is stil shining
The darkness I once held, no longer has me
I am at the end
I am at the beginning.

My spirit rises and sheds this dark form
And now I am light, and I am with him.
My life at an end,
Yet not even started.

I see the city, and gaze at it's wonder
The light that's within it will shine forever
The darkness is gone now
No longer existing.


The light is all there is now.

And there is peace.

Revitalize

The lights go up, and my heart races
There on the stage of life I stand
Alone but for the band all around
I hold my horn like a jewel in my hand

The count-off starts; I take my place
Blasting the notes out like a gun
Lazers flash all around the stage
Now I remember why this is so fun

My blood is pumping inside my veins
Adrenaline surges, the band plays on
I move to the front and play that chart
The beat I hear and lean upon

The shout chourus blares, my lips are burning
I play the upper part and take it up
The crowd is screaming, and so am I
I hold the last note and never give up

The song is over, but I am not done
I will forever go on and live my life
The music will power me and drive me on
It will be there through all of my strife

That night, my soul returns
My life has begun and all is well
The music continues its soothing refrain
And though I had fallen, who can tell?

Hand In Hand

Where am I going
I don’t even know
The road it seems so long now
I press on, I go

Forever I’m walking
Forever I wander
And sometimes I think,
Sometimes I wonder

What is it all for now
Why do I press on
What is the purpose
Of this road I am on

I think about dark paths
About what could be
Then I see you standing
Hand stretched out to me

I smile and take it
Into my embrace
At that moment I know
I will win this race

The road still seems long
But now that you’re here
I have everything I need
To persevere

And even though our road
Stretches ‘cross this land
I will go there with you
Waking hand in hand

Light

Light is bright
What is this place
I haven't been here before

Hope is what I feel
A better day is coming
My soul is restored

The light grows
Blinding my eyes
I don't care

Light does not matter
The One with me does
He speaks to me

Words of comfort and peace
I know I am safe
He is here

Spirit separates from flesh,
Soul transcends body
I feel it drift away

I am with Him now
Nothing holding me down
I walk with Him

I worship Him

Anatomy of a Break-up

The door closes as my heart sinks
I sever all my emotional links

I never thought I'd pray this prayer
That if I returned, she would not be there

The car starts up, I drive away
My heart is telling me I should stay

But I can not live out this life
I know there only will be strife

So as I drive around the bend
I know for sure that this must end

But I come back, I don't know why
She still loves me, I see her cry

I let my feelings take hold of me
I have no wisdom, and can not see

That this can never be again
And I go home and think, and then

I realize I can't return
A feeling in my heart, a burn

I tell her this, she asks me 'why?'
Then I explain and make her cry

My heart is breaking, oh what pain!
My chest constricts, my heart is slain

And when, at last, I'm off the phone,
I feel so utterly alone

But I am not, no, this I know
For in God's presence, love will grow

So I will hope that there's a day
When one I love wills the pain away

And I will always make her see
That she is beautiful to me.

To see her soul, I would be blessed
My heart would beat within my chest

But I will wait for the day to come
For I know where my hope comes from

Rest

I lay down to rest
But rest eludes me
For I may never know
If I made a difference

If that one time
I could have helped
Should have helped
Would have helped

Will forever follow me
Till the day I die
And even after.

But what of those times
I was there?
I soothed a soul?
Gave a hug?

Will they ever make up
For those times I passed by?
I did nothing?
I ignored someone?

Whatever the case,
I cannot stop caring,
I will always be there
When one needs me.

I may not be able
To take away the worries
To comfort all the hurting
To call at moment's notice

But with my strength,
Poor as it is,
I will pray for those in need
I will care for those who need

A conversation,
A meal and company
A simple hug
An encouraging word

I will try.

I rest.

Many People Wander 'Round

Many people wander 'round
Not knowing who they are
They spend their time just being lost
Wishing to be found

But sometimes when they find themselves
They do not stop to think
That they know exactly who it was
Who brought them from the brink

Some look up unto the stars
To find some wisdom there
Not knowing that he who made those stars
Looks after them in care

But when they realize their need
And find it with elation
They will forever thankful be
For their complete salvation.

Black Night

Black night envelops
Moon is gone, no more light now
I am not afraid

Men of Valor

Where are the men of valor?
Where do the honorable lie?
Do none of them exist now?
Did they all simply die?

If Honor is a virtue,
Then why is it so rare?
Why does it seem that no-one
Can really seem to care?

If we are full of kindness
As we may claim to be?
Why do the innocent all die
While many guilty flee?

What can this thing called mercy
Ever hope to do,
If people kill without a thought
And rape and pillage too?

But if we were to forgive
The people, not the crime
Would they not see love we give them
Even if it takes time?

In Love With Thee

The evening wanes,
The sun will set,
The moon will rise,
And spread its net

O'er all the earh
And all the sea.
Then I will say
Good-night to thee.

For things must end
That is the way.
And though I wish
That you could stay,

I know that fate
Will have its plan.
And I am but
A simple man.

But when you go
Remember me,
Because I am
In love with thee.