Moon River

flashbacks of you

I browse endlessly

through the pages

of my memory

inquiring all of you

in the luminous light

 of the silver blue moon

I find many an angel

 but

 it’s your eyes I’m seeking

your mouth, your hands

and through the window

the Southern Cross

caresses the night

and in her light

I find you

*

on the empty pillow

beside my own

***

©AvdL 2015

African Rhythm

african rhythm

beat of my heart

 I once was part

of her starlit night

the crescent moon

shining so bright

foreign language

whispering softly

my naked desires

in blazing fires

forever merging

on fertile ground

in true tradition

distant voices

  lustrous glint

 infinite love

ETERNALLY

part of me

©AvdL 2015

My beloved Africa…how I miss thee

(Edited from 2010)

Spoken in Silence

like the river needs

the ocean

like the moon needs

the night

like my soul needs

you…

when it comes

to baring

confronting your own

in naked truth

*

so much more

spoken in

silence

***

©AvdL 2015

All of me

at the crossroads of thought

reflection takes flight within

journey’s through floating seas

held into the depth of night

sing to me this heart of soul

embraces of desires subdue

quenching heating fevers

giving all of myself to you

unite your words of wisdom

shelter the gates of my heart

hold these ardent promises

honoring truth to never be apart

sing to me sweet carnal arrest

infuse this inner fire of love

*

let me kiss these flaming desires

and show you where love begins

***

as time weaves

upon the canvas

of my emotions

©AvdL 2015

Beyond the Invisible

pendulous

 on a string

essence in black

innuendo’s of

nothing to be said

searching for that

 magic key to

euphoria

where the sun

sets every night

I aim my bow

against the sky

into the unknown

somewhere

out of sight

beyond the stars

in the black night

the arrows fall

my mind wonders

of what awaits

with frozen emotions

born out of pain

***

the rules of hope

the draw of a card

who can predict

what tomorrow brings?

©AvdL 2015

FATHER’S DAY

 

It is Sunday morning  here is Australia, not Father’s Day here either (September) but I thought it appropriate to honor all the fathers who celebrate this day around the world.  For most dads it will probably come and go again with a card, a phone call or a gift…I have to admit that I did the same thing for many years.  My Father’s not here anymore, on this day I can’t phone him…I can’t talk to him anymore…I can’t wish him a HappyFather’s day.  We should not wait for a special day to tell our Father’s we love them, for a Father means so many things:-

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle’s flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it … Dad.

♥ HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL MY READERS ♥