late in the night
when I am so tired
thoughts of my bed
and me trying to sleep
saying a mantra
trying to empty my mind
trying to hold at bay
thoughts calling to me
my windows closed
cannot withhold
the thoughts that clatter against
like pebbles cast
out in the dark
beneath bright stars
pale light of moon
casting silvery light
I feel a longing
of something unknown
of a deep hunger
that I cannot feed
if I should slip
back into my clothes
go out into the night
and into the cold
bright stars twinkle
bright blues and reds
cold wind does whisper
through blowing leaves
dark empty road
arrowing into the night
perhaps going to somewhere
that I need to find
cold breeze does whisper
through my graying curls
cold chills that tremble
shaking my soul
whispering voices
carried upon the wind
rushing about me
with words I can’t hear
oh that I might
the curtains draw
closeout the thoughts
that call unto me
slip into my bed
and darkness find
closeout the thoughts
that call unto me
LOVE WILL
LOVE WILL DRESS you and CARRESS you
And, on top of that, LOVE WILL KEEP you; and even SWEEP you off your FEET
Also, LOVE WILL make you SWEET and COMPLETE inside and OUT without a DOUBT, And that's whether its in the WEST, the EAST, the NORTH and in the SOUTH. And as I closeout, I will say that, Lets let LOVE WILL flourish to the very end, for this is LOVE's WILL. Poem written by Yehuwdiyth Yisrael (Crystal).
NEIGHBORHOOD
It’s much about neighborhood
The kiss?
The hug?
Your household morning and night?
Yes!
Of course!
But!
Don’t build fences – the closeout sort
Don’t roof-out the sky
There is other life under the heavens and beyond
There are neighborhood children yearning to be touched
when only sleep can open things up
is “reach out” a mere spilling of words?
Is beauty to be seen only in parks and on mountain tops?
It’s much about neighborhood
The very old know about such things
They dream
In forced seclusion they dream
And their vision so often about neighborhood
About the closeness lost
Oh it’s much about neighborhood
And the taking care thereof
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