Tonight

A sky as pure as water bathed the stars and brought them out.

--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

To remember to forget

I have tried,
through many days and nights
To remember to forget you;
and yet it seems that it is easier
to forget to breathe than
to stop remembering you.

Night time

There are so many words,
But what is their meaning?
There are so many dreams,
But where are they leading?
It is said that time heals---

But the wounds are still bleeding.

Somewhere you dream

Somewhere you dream of happy times,
Of laughter rippling on the wind,
And friendship's kiss, as sweet as wine
Poured out with love's own tenderness;
But shall these dreams bring warmth to you
As Autumn frost draws ever nearer,
And keep the fire within your heart
As winter's chill grows ever clearer?

Broken wings

You have forgotten how to fly, 

And I, so far away, cannot break

The coming fall: though for your sake,

I would sooner fall myself than see you

Toppling from the heights you once had found.

Down, down, like a wishing star you fall;

And, calling, land upon the leaden ground,

A lame and humbled thing, 

Your broken wings surrounding you

As the woods cry out my name.

Wisdom

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.

--Sara Teasdale

So long ago

So long ago, and very far away,
You held me close to keep me safe and warm.
How strange that now, though Summer's in the wind,
I feel the chill that sought me on that day:
And suddenly I am cold again.