Wonderstruck

Awakened

No longer

Challenged

By fear's

Willingness

To hide

Behind

Murky shadows

Deceiving

Even egos

Might

Now standing

Confronting

Wind's prowess

Daring

To be

More

Never again

Advocating

Winds breath

Anchored

On ground

Firmly

Beneath my

Feet

Ready to

Defeat

That what

Should

Have never

Been
So long
Ago.

Edwin James

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The Love

 

She carried was like

A blossom in full bloom

Pure of heart, her psych

Overt, never to assume

 

Or judge one's faith

Seemingly always patient

Her friends of many interfaith

Her character calm, vibrant

 

Her spirit light, soaring

Willing to forgive and forget

Mindfully free never fearing

Her demeanor never a threat

 

Giving light to needed shadows

Shrinking hungry egos.

 

Edwin James

 

 

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Savvy

Was more than just a puppy

His new owner told me

He was now her best friend

Finally setting her free

From a heart-broken loneliness

Able to once again see

And feel, losing all doubt

Getting back a reason to believe

Cherishing her good fortune

Filling her heart with glee

Her fate no longer impervious

   Her eyes becoming watery, teary

She gives thanks to God

Then looks curiously at me

Why were you so willing to give

Your dog away to this old Nannie 

He is so playful and full of life

Yes indeed, looking away from Savvy

I have faraway studies I must keep

Where he cannot accompany me

He needs someone to be there for him

Loving, protecting without infamy

He deserves a full-time care giver
Always there, never having to worry

And not left behind in a SPCA cell
Not knowing who will unlock his key

Savvy in time will get over and forget me
Left forever in my heart's memory. 

Edwin James


...

 

I Can Feel

The wind tempting

My every move

Challenging my

Breath's will

Albeit a long

Day coming

To a close but

Not to an end

Shadows drift

Beneath and in

Front, clouding

Unfulfilled dreams

A wind heeded

In whispering

Undertones, haunting

Each step I take

While cowering

Shadows welcome

Wind's hovering

Zephyr

I tunnel inward
Eluding winds vice
Leaving behind
 Sinking shadows.


Edwin James

... 

Could Life Be

Nothing more than

A spark in time

Inhaling its wonder and

Promise, entranced

By physical abilities

And mindfulness

Able to love, care

Nourish and protect

While battling egos

Succumbing to fate's

Will and blinding light

Spinning us into wars

Fornicating religious will

Able to kill and starve

Those wanting nothing

More than a chance to

Live in a world without

Hate, glut, ego or fear 

Enjoying a lifetime

Cherished, merciful

A life sung for just

One spark in time.

Edwin James

...

A Smile

Danced 

Across his 

Face

Unable to

Hold

Back his

Joy

His life

Full

Of promise

Never

Wanting more

Always

Sharing his

Fortunes

With others

Never

Forgetting his

Roots

Packing a

Heart

Full of

Love

Asking for

Nothing

In return

Beaming

With life

Trusting

In an

Unwavering

Belief

In himself.

Edwin James

...

 

 

Shadows

Falling from above

Tormenting, seething

Snaking between

Dreams carved by 

Hope's Promise

Now, nowhere 

To be found

Fearless shadows

Smothering what is

Left of hope's light

Overtaking

Her dreams world

A formidable haunt

Abandoned, alone

Unable to wake, see

Blinded by a faith

Shrouded in rapture

A withering ego 

Not of the heart

Shamefully spent.

Edwin James


...

A Fly

On the wall

Looking so small

Unassuming

Crawling 

Sensing my presence

A formidable menace

I must truly be

Utterly ghastly

A nearing threat

Already set

To fly away

A tantalizing prey

Well within reach

Daring my outreach

Anticipating every move

Any changing groove

Or whispering crosswind

Will send him downwind

Wanting to be left alone

And free to roam.

Edwin James

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