Little Girl Blue

Little Girl Blue

In the field of

forever dreaming

she waited for the prince

who never came

just an ordinary man

with simple wishes

She starved in the shell

of his empty dreams.

Harvest came

her arms were empty

cold from the dying fire.

Little girl blue

aged with time

embraced each day

Hoping to find

the stillness shadows

could fill-

And still she waits

arms outstretched

reaching for all

she couldn’t find.

Promises

It’s hard

to face

the passage of time.

I still feel like

the young woman,

anticipating  each

sunrise which still
offers me hope.

I can try again-

Be better,

be more,

weary from all

the years which

slipped by-

Ghosts who promised

dreams fulfilled.

I am tired

but still

I rise and hold dear

all the things I promised myself.

Rock A Bye

Rock A Bye

Rock a bye

this life of mine

So lost in you-

I must step aside

Let you pass

me by.

Hoping all the years

of loving you have made

you strong enough to face

a world I don’t know.

Rock a bye baby

I hope the wind

blows gently and you

always feel the warm

breeze from me to you.

Rock a bye baby

life will fall just the way

it’s supposed to fall.