My heart beats slowly
The grass waves in the wind
Above in the distance is an evening star
Shimmering bright in the dark

My shadow dances in the murky pool
A reflection of a shared reality
With the wind, the stars, and everything

Currents of feelings begin to escape
Drowning the night above
Brilliant waves of a light rise in unison
The horizon of fire

Across the fields
Into the forest
Rays of strength
Impenetrable fortitude

A simple wall built for peace
Separation becomes pervasive
The split becomes invasive
In the name of superlative

Related becomes distant
Close becomes dissonant
Stone is water
Water is stone

In the name of love
The power of loyalty
The picture of perfection
An impervious truth

A talented canvas is empty
The reach of miles means nothing
Art of words and music of pixels
When does yesterday yield?

I have no regrets
I find the empty love
Now people hide
It takes strength to be

The hidden strokes bend
The simple life ends
The beauty begins
The tapestry is ready

It is the masters of life
The people that control
The people that console
The people that build walls

On an island shore
Send away to go
We see something out there

Specks of paint in love
Notes and simple tones
Words and pictures out there

We find the darkened lines
We fill the empty sketch
We are simply out there

The lighting is the flow
Let the pictures glow
We’ll find something out there

Pressing stop instead of go
Simple verse simple slow
Backing up not too fast
Going forward in reverse

Free and clear
Open road
Sunset backward
Slowly goes

Hands and feet
Rhythmic pace
Don’t look up
Or around

Going straight
Side to side
Always somewhere
Always fine

Don’t look back
Stay instead
Somewhere freer
Lies ahead