Foetus

Curled into a ball.
I feel safe.
Like I am back inside my mother's womb,
Safe from harm
Protected from doom.
Innocent and young,
Not older and mad,
I could not feel pain, fear, anything - sorrowful or glad.
Now years old I am good
A little worried
A little misunderstood.
Foetus
I am small and alone
I am young again
Free to breathe and be at peace
Through the sun and the rain
All pain can, shall, will
Cease. 

This is my Grandfather.

This is, my Grandfather.

A man, not unlike
The Colossus of Rhodes.
Standing astride entire gateways,
Bordering metropoli
Bearing megaliths
Becoming monuments
To the sacred history of
Everything.

This is my Grandfather.

A genius with
Unquestionable, exquisite taste.
A Da Vinci of our era,
Creating masterpieces
Counting memories
Carving mysteries
From the entirety of the rest of
Everything.

This is my Grandfather.

A man who lived
Like there was no tomorrow.
Surviving then to live now,
Weaving narratives
Writing nuances
Warring nemesises
Defending us all from the dangers of
Everything.

This is my Grandfather.

Who was and is
Many things and more.
He was Atlas, Odin, Odysseus,
Traversing continents
Talking compliments
Timing coordinates
He was perfect in almost
Everything.

dedicated to my grandfather, Died 12/01/2013

Dearest Harpy Celeno

How could I know
How far it would go
That you were the one
To steal my soul?

I saw you then
First where, first when
And you looked right back
At me at ten

I've never lied
But I have sighed
And told of your face
To some who've cried

And I won't go
I'll never say no
I'll always come back
To you, although

I've got a few
Others, its true
Some more lovers, but
It's always you

Who I'll return
Full of concern
For you, and in my heart,
I'll always yearn

Yearn to be stone
So I can go on
Forever and ever, by you,
For my heart is won

Dear Harpy, please
Take this moment, sieze,
My warm alive hand and
Smile, be at ease

Know you have won
This heart, this one,
This piece of human, me
As all else will be gone

All will fade again
To dust and rain
But you will forever
Remain the same

Cast in marble,
I can't but marvel
At your beauty, so absurd,
And so I'll grovel

And beg you to take
Me away, for my sake
And for yours, for I am yours
This is no mistake. 

Sea

I will go down to the sea, my love,
My love, I will down to the sea.
And I shall ascend a small boat, my love,
And drift my way out to sea.

And lonely I shall be, my love,
My love, oh how lonely I shall be.
As I drfit away in my small boat, my love,
Drifting out across the wide cold sea.

And there will be whales, my love,
My love, there will be whales.
As big, as vast, as wide as the earth, my love,
Swimming between my boat and the sea.

And onwards I shall sail, my love,
My love, onwards I shall sail.
Until it comes to mind to turn back, my love,
I will ride with the fish and the whale.

And the wind shall carry me on, my love,
My love, the wind shall carry me on,
'Til I come to an island of ash and rock, my love,
Where the natives worship the moon and sun.

And I shall meet a dragon there, my love,
My love I shall meet a dragon there.
And he shall burn the world, my love,
And leave no one to spare.