A Shadow in Search

Many believe…

Our walks since birth mere shadows of
A journey lit from behind and beyond the ocean
Where prickly pears gaze fondly
On our careful approach.

You watch as I remain connected
And felines purr to sunlight's rays,

Their eyes of day/night focus
Ever mindful danger comes in day’s light

As well.

To remember the auto crash,
The rolling instants becoming hours,
The dust of salient messages premature,
All before the quiet,
The safety needing urging
In this moment?

Today

I climbed the rock marked coldness,
The ancient echoes of one’s past whispering stories,
Some of joy,
Many of sorrow,
All part of a day's ticking time
Waiting out tomorrow.

Still

How vigilant your silhouette
Where light is dimming,
When some might pull the covers
High across eyes that refuse to accept,
While smiles stay fixed
Upon my door
Always open,

Helpless to close.


Is there reason
Air floats endless mantras,
Just as the butterfly stays aloft,
Wings motionless,
Sustaining us both
While your final shadow
Ventures in erroneous places
Unable to find me,

To allow the light

To forge ahead

Allowing rest

For your preamble of true living?