Moondustwriters Thursday - guest poem by Daniel Audet

Welcome to Moondustwriter Thursday.
It's a day I like to promote the poetry of friends.
Daniel Audet is a wonderful writer whom I have the privilege of knowing. He has an incredible back round: He writes fiction, writes songs, hosts a radio show (or two), and drove a truck. I am blown away with his writing and his poetry is...
Well you read it and tell him what you think.
Thanks Daniel!

She Waits
a poem by 
Daniel Audet

The fury of her love
threw her hair wild.
Light from a thousand stars
shone in her liquid eyes.
Echoes of laughter,
hard rain of kisses
all haunt me
still.

Blinded by the
brilliance of her spirit
I turned away, for a moment.
She whispered “close your eyes.”
“Open your heart and you will find me”
She was gone.

An anguished desert before me
for an endless season
I walk upon burning sands
til I reach the other side
Where she
waits

Jamais...

a poem by

Moondustwriter

I should never have…

Loved someone like you

saw the world in your eyes

freely laughed

cried some
 too

*

I should have…

Thought first

Run away

Held back my heart

not been caught in your
 embrace
**

I will  a l w a y s...

Remember your smile

Love your deep voice

Treasure your touch

Yearn for one 
more
*

Thanks A. Dombrowski for the Martini shot

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adombrowski/2899597134/

8:15 on Tuesday: prose by Brian Miller

8:15 on Tuesday...

the sun, already making its majesty known, in the sky, passing through pink and orange, unveils a soft blue over the lush green canopy of the forest behind our house. pops and creaks of the wood deck, settling from an evening stretch, accompanies the twitter of birds, in a curious serenade to the new day.

a family of deer shyly poke their heads between trees, then cautiously step across the lawn to nibble at cast off grapes beneath the arbor that stands at the end of the brick path off the back of our house. at their nuzzling, butterflies stir from the vines, performing a dance, dipping and turning.

pungent coffee perfumes the air, rising in waves from my mug, as i draw its warmth through my fingers. this is the moment i realise i have forgotten you.

the sudden realization starts a hammer against the anvil of my chest, a great squeeze grips my heart, crumbling it like paper bound for the trashcan. i want to retreat to the bedroom, to curl on the floor beside the bed, still wrapped in my clothes, closing my eyes to see if i can find you, but i stay, fear of finding nothing pinning to my seat.

you are a fog, barely perceived, there one moment then gone. i tremble, unable to even conjure your face. the touch of your hand, i once relished, erased. all the words once spoken, lay in a jumbled pile in the corner of my mind. i am utterly alone, as the morning unfolds around me, anxious that may you have forgotten me as well at...

...8:15 on Tuesday.

~Brian

A Love That's Lost: A Poem In Memory By Pete Marshall

A Love That's Lost: A Poem In Memory By Pete Marshall

Alzheimers has had a profound affect on my families life. A while back we lost someone very close to us when Alzheimers finally beat him. I wrote a poem about this which some of you may have read before? At this time of year the memory of this person is always on our minds and i wanted to share this again. Alzheimers isn't just about memory loss, and doesn't just affect the person fighting it. My poem, A Love That's Lost, is really a reflection on what happens to those left behind. 

A Love That's Lost

A petal falls so silently

to land and rot amongst the weeds

A roses head tilts & sighs

its stalk been snapped by wicked lies

each day you toil to keep alive

your dreams of love that never die

but weeds grow up and strangle stems

as blood drips from the petals end.

Your lawn was lush and velvet green

now dry & barren like your dreams

and age has caused your bones to tire

your hands are cracked with skin so dry

you mask your pain in solitude

bereft of friends that vanquished you

and as you prune each budding shoot

you snap the growth of disrepute.

Oh how you once was young & free

you bloomed & blossomed flirtingly

each eye you caught would turn a head

but times have passed & lovers left.

A robin sits and watches you

his gentle verse that warms you through

but robins fight & guard their place

whilst you just laughed amidst disgrace.

Indoors he sits a lonely man

across the table his bread & jam

and through the glass he watches you

inside he cries at nothing new.

A once proud man who gave his life

who gave you all as man would wife

and yet here now he sits alone

the man you loved no longer known.

The smile that wooed a million girls

that made you heart a merry whirl

but now the bones are cleansed of meat

his once large frame admits defeat

he grasps for thoughts no longer there

and through the glass he sits & stares

his children come his children go

the names of which he’ll never know.

You made a vow to stand by thee

so still you tend & still you weed

but deep inside you’re very scared

to lose your rock that always cared

yet still you hide in solitude

the pain that hurts inside of you.

 A petal falls so silently

to land and rot amongst the weeds.

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If you would like to know more about Alzheimers or even donate please visit Alzheimers Society

image courtesy creative commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/iirraa/

The Secret: A Poem In 160 Characters

The Secret

A hidden kiss that lingered in the mote

Whilst lovers would sit too close to touch

Their eyes told tales and spoke of want

As fingers stretched and gently brushed.

by Pete Marshall

say it in 160 characters, then tell Monkeyman

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image creative commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/omnia_mutantur/

When Two Worlds Collide: A Poem That Celebrates The Strength Of Love

When Two Worlds Collide

I stood there pensive

not knowing where to turn

you decided for me

your strong grasp was firm

The way you pulled me

closer - next  to you

told a story

what we had to do

We  broke our orbit

left the known behind

moved ahead and gathered

all the stars in line

Propelled our beings

toward another path

the unknown - but surely

worth the risk of wrath

In the end they'd find

forever entwined we two

our new world together

never apart from you

by Moondustwriter

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 This amazing photograph:lrargerich's photostream "Sun World" 

courtesy http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/4002157248