Capturing the moment... or the past?

I opened the door
Our eyes met
And shock registered

You were familiar
Yet a stranger in every way
We walked the tunnels

You did your job
Marking the light
Capturing her truth

Before leaving
We shook hands
The shock intensified

Who are you?
Have our souls met?
Were we friends?
In another life?

You felt it too
I know you did
Perhaps... we'll meet again.

Winnipeg

Here in the tundra
A frozen glacial embrace
Winter's hand awaits

Time is passing by

I couldn't stay away
Listened to your voice again
It pulled on my heart
As it always has
But this time it was with a twist
A reminder of time flying
A gentle push to a familiar face
Not yours but someone with greater power
A friend of long standing
Who's place has never wavered
But it was your voice
That reminded me
Of what I have.

Hamlet

A bittersweet memory connects me to the past
A constant crazy yearning to places that did not last
A fragile thread unspooling through the centuries
To times lost but not forgotten, emotions scattered in the breeze
One trip was clearly not enough to lay rest to what I know
The place is calling, calling to me, and I'll clearly have to go
Another time to search for the people once among my peers
Who were dragged from home and hearth amidst cruel and senseless jeers
Maybe it was the sunshine? Or even the smell of autumn in the air
That keeps me reminiscing of our glorious Sunday there

Je cogne des clous

I'm sitting here trying
My best to stay awake
Focused on what you're saying
As I know there's a lot at stake

That mid-afternoon slump
Is a very real thing for me
An embarrassing fact of life
That I hope you cannot see

My eyes are trying to close
So I'm striving with all my might
To appear alert and focused
But I fear I'm losing this ugly fight.

Smashing success

I just stepped back in time
To a song once always on my mind
Lost in that long-lost feeling
That rush that always left me reeling
Remembering fondly all that was
The glittering lights & constant buzz
Relishing the beauty of memory
Where you were bound and true to me

Gently

Let me down gently
Keep holding my hand
Until your fingers are icy
Yet I still won't understand

You've chosen this path
All this I know
But my heart won't accept
And just won't let go

Say my name one last time
As I soak in your voice
Please let me down gently
I know this is your choice

Don't let go

Don't let go.
How can you leave now?
When I've laid bare my soul
Grown before your eyes

You've changed me.
I cannot go back
Yet you won't be here
To cheer me on

You're in pain.
But is it still selfish?
I cannot judge
I'm too wrapped up in all that you are

Stay with me.
Physically... not just in my mind
Or plastered across my heart
Or seared into my soul


I love you.
And that will feed my pain
In the years to come
It will always be you

Blurred happiness haiku

Feeling happier

Than dew drops in the morning

My path is not clear

First meeting

I stepped into the sunshine
Of a friendly prairie dream
Where Willie's Roadhouse kept me company
Through the endless fields of cream
As I drove along this highway
Excitement cruising through my veins
Driving further from all cares
And all my worldly chains
Looking forward to a meeting
Of souls reuniting on this earth
Family growing and love expanding
Proving again what life is really worth
And all in anticipation
Of those first angelic smiles
From a brand new little niece
I have traveled miles and miles.