lei fraser

I breathe
Sitting in this space
Between now and the next moment
Between the pebble’s drop
And the ocean’s embrace
Love spills over mind stones eroding them
To no thing,
And I see with light again
There is no running
No catching up
The laughter remains the same
My soul jumps into your arms
As the moon rises

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Pearls on lace
Intricate designs
Morning mists
On silver threads
Silent calling
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Breathe
Life spills around me
Water from an over-turned cup
Carelessly, recklessly tossed to the ground
I am running, I am running
Forget what is lacking, what is gone
The sun never shines twice on the same day
Drink this light down
Catch up with me life
While I dance in this orange glow
Trailing this dark mantle behind me
Laughter falls like rain
Wisps of yesterday
Moments hanging in the air
I won’t suffer to reach for them…
The day now dressed in ebony
River winds to rush over
Pale, grey weathered stones
Soothing, cool caress
In silence, I sit now
Beneath mango boughs alone
To listen to the spring moon rising
Its silver melody drips down over me
The gentlest waterfall leaping
To the still deep pool below
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Set the cup down on the table
Lean to see the sky
Through the window
Jet stream trails across
Like a bright, white stroke
Of a brush on azure canvas
Sunlight dances
Through the glass
Charcoal shadows
Sink into the chair
To gather strength
To breathe
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Candle in the window
Flame gutters and dips
In the breeze
Open my hand
Feel the air’s caress
Briefest kiss
Then gone again
Moonlight spills across
The windowsill
Sleepless eyes
Watch another night
Pass by
Sitting in stillness
A raindrop resting
In the lake
Blossom’s first breath
On the branch
The sky’s blush
In morning light
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Standing by the river
At the water’s edge
Lotus blooms to catch the rain
Each drop a mirror
Reflections off the surface
Like a finding a pearl
In a fish’s mouth
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Words written in the sand
For the ocean and sky to see
A few lines gently drawn
A gift of earthly poetry
Each retreating wave
Brings these words to one
What cannot be said with breath
By hand’s caress is done
The breeze quietly rises
Over the water’s serene face
As the last sun shows
Each word’s last trace
This gift now sent
To mingle in the deep blue
One day to reach your shores
That you may know these words
“I love you”
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The rain is singing against
The glass of the window
Take off your coat and stay
While I make you some coffee
I watched the drops
Collect along the sill
Waiting for you to return
Earlier I walked in the evening sun
I saw the river flow to the sea
Bathed in golden light
Stay here with me
In this perfect moment
If tomorrow is goodbye
Still, I will have held you
Here beside me
You smile at me
Over the top of your coffee mug
As I sit
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Thunder rolls and cracks
Outside the window
Rain falls in endless streams
While lightning flashes across the sky
Sitting in this storm
I turn to this beauty
As if in a dream
No looking, just seeing
Then in the stillness
After rain stops falling
And the thunder moves
To whisper in the distance
I do the same
A bird flies
A flower blooms
A river flows
I am home
Sitting in this brilliant mystery
Placed upon my palm
There is no holding
Only its release
A butterfly finds its wing
Beauty fills me
Though I know it has always been
A waterfall fills the quiet pool
A wave on the ocean
A firefly light in the night
Completes me
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This day, like any other slips by me
Like a breeze through a screen door
A whisper roars in my ears
Like a thunder of wings
I find myself standing in a gale
The windows rattle and I laugh
Unmoved
Whisper or roar
When the wind lays down to rest
The waters grow quiet and return to glass
To reflect the moon there
Dancing a slow tango with the stars
Moving through the sky until daybreak
For now, quietly laughing
I do not know the light of tomorrow
Yet here, the sun still shines
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Light like a sigh
Spreads gently across
The mountain range
A breath that floats
And brushes against you
Barely there
Like standing in a gale
Wind blows, clouds dance
Then, in stillness
Waves rest
Blossoms unfold
In morning
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Wrapped in the evening sky
The moon lights a path
I climb through the tree branches
To walk among the stars
Wandering with no where to go
This freedom dresses me in
Silver and gossamer dew
Stepping over glittering jewels
In bare feet, I continue
My aimless trek
Until the moon slumbers
And morning light kisses the sky
Then, I will lay my head down
And rest.
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