Sandcastles
Sandcastles, in perfection
Built
With the caress of
An earnest hand
Sculptured in passion
Sandcastles, in earnest
Constructed
With the haste of
An outcast prince
Strong momentarily
Built in fear
Sandcastles, in defiance
Standing
Denying the thrust
Of a ceaseless ocean
Designed in fantasy
Sandcastles, in decline
Dissipated
Wasted away
In the swirling ocean
A dream of a moment
August 28, 1998
Michael David Coffey
White Sand
White sand
Evening
Dusk
Dawn
Stark bones
Bleached
In strong
Sun
White sand
Burnt dry
In the day
Of living
Sifting
Through my fingers
Fine
Hot
White sand
Burning
Brilliant diamonds
Glittering clear
Sharp
Cutting
Blood
Red
White sand
Dying
Throbbing
Blood turned
Dry black
Thirsty
Hot
Parched
White sand
Searing
Pain
Tears falling
Sizzling
On the floor
Evaporating
Gone
August 28, 1998
Michael David Coffey
Love's Play
Love's play
On a day
Of warmth
And passion
On heated stones
Of kissing
Here on
A moment
Of wanting
Love's play
At a time
Of caring
And needing
On cool stones
Of touches gentle
Here in
A thought
of compassion
Love's play
In the evening
Of dreamy light
And ocean surf
On warm sands
Of walking
Hand in hand
Here in time
Love's play
Endlessly,
Endlessly
Of longing looks
Sweet kisses
Passion, touches
Here, forever
Love's play
August 20, 1998
Michael David Coffey
Time Passes
Time passes swiftly
In the dream of a day
An ocean away
is reality
Time passes precisely
Leaving the dream in the sand
An ocean away
in memories
Time passes whimsically
In the page of a lover's writing
A world away
In a distant journey
Time passes
But memories are there
Buried deep in the heart
Etched in emotions
August 29, 1998
Michael David Coffey
Green Star
Green, radiating Light
In the amber shadow
Of a golden time
Green, jewel, striking
In the dust of destiny
At the fading of an era
Green, green brilliance
Penetrating deeply
Piercing the core of existence
Green shimmer, love
Casting a warm spell
On the path I care to take
Green valley, in the forests
Of a gentler time
Where I wander now, seeking
Green dust, scattered
Spreading across the glaze
Of a polished courtyard
Green blood, of the
Earth betrayed
Flowing into the river
Green rocks, damming
The flow of greed
Forcing the flow to divert
Green thoughts, deep
Inwardly seeking the meaning
Of life's diverse expressions
Green love, in perpetuity
Among the trees and shrubs
Sung in the song of a bullfinch
Green gratitude, for life
Lived in the deep
Emerald glades of your love
Green star, emerald bright
A jewel in your heart
Vibrant, indestructible, a jewel
Of desire
Green, green longing
In the immeasurable being
Of you in emerald garb
My jewel of radiant love
Bright, in time's infinity
Ever shining green star
August 29, 1998
Michael David Coffey
Golden Light
Golden light, frivolous and free
In the evening simplicity of love
Together in a cafe interlude
On a small sidestreet in paradise
Golden light, casting glittering shadows
Over a scene of singular serenity
Together in a place of quiet respite
Free from the world, our troubles
Golden light, extremely bright now
Shining down intensely on our togetherness
Enlightened moments in heavenly
Shadows of, a place in our dreams
Golden light, dancing moments
In the late evening ambiance
Enlightened thoughts together
Dreaming, longing, of forever
Golden light, loving long glances
In the dark shadows of longing
Dreaming of another time like this
Among the aromas, fragrances-
Of Love
Golden light, turning deep amber
As the night deepens, thickens
Dreaming, here, of lasting peace, heaven
Ecstasy, given and received
In the love of one another
Golden Light, deeper than the darkest
Ocean free, swimming in rapturous surf
Together in a place of sizzling passion
Soaring
Riding the surf of sensuality, thick black
Nights of starlight dreams, endlessly
Golden
Light
August 30, 1998
Michael David Coffey
Love's Liturgy
Love in a fragile moment
Caught in a heavenly kiss
Passion embraced in a few
Simple words:
I love you so much
And the response:
I love you so much,
too
Love written in
The breathe of:
A few words
And the touches of-
Lovers earnestly
Caring
Love's Liturgy
August 30, 1998
Michael David Coffey
Never Tell
Never tell, what is
For fear, that it
Will not be
For truth is
Merely
The tragic end
Of reality
In mindfulness
Of inner being
The exposure
Of self
Bared and naked
The reality
Of being
End
August 31, 1998
Michael David Coffey
Black
Black, in the depths
Of a wide, deep water
River to a frozen sea
Dragging stones of
Human tragedy
Tangled with the
Ice floes of
Indecision
Black oil,
Pollution
Of Amazon headwaters
Poisoning the life
Of the greatest river
Choking the heart's
Throb in its vile
Slime
Black, in the thick
Smoke of belching furnaces
Meltdown
of a mobile society
Spreading disease and
Death, in insanity,
To rural peace
Black, black thought
On a world of financial
Wizardry gone haywire
In the plunges
Of World Markets, to
Computer decisions
Black the day
Surrender to-
Productivity and
Prophets
August 31, 1998
Revised October 6, 1998
Michael David Coffey
Free Fall
Free fall, crashing
In the blue steel thrust
Of an ice blade
Tumultuous torment ride
Through black places
And deep red shade
In hell, and out
Again
Should be-
Dead
But instead
Still falling
Gathering debris
Slowing, slowing
Crash
At death's door
Suddenly
Free fall
And free
Breaking through
So long falling
And now-
Breaking, breaking free
August 31, 1998
Michael David Coffey
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