a lonely heart

i feel vulnerable

like a daffodil in the wind

a ripple in an ocean’s wave

an unrequited heart

the day begins

with the Sun’s piercing eye

and the cotton curtains

swaying, swaying

in the sky

like Bambi alone in the woods

or a single wolf’s howl

nor caws or chirps heard

amidst trees in the forest

can fill this empty space

tears have gathered

to soothe my lonely heart

although love tapped me

on my shoulder, we now

have grown apart

hear my susurrus cry

muffle the pain inside

oh please, peace and calm

embrace my aching heart

let not her soul depart

my quiet moment

my quiet moment, my silent space

except for the meditative stream of music

streaming in my ears, into my emotions

so many hours, days, weeks and years

i've sat alone, by choice, to rejuvenate 

my 'being', awaken my waiting soul

i think of love  and of peace and calm,

while fingers of darkness touch my arm,

solemnity envelops me in this, surround

my riches are many, i have found love,

she walks like an angel soft and unbound

my heart in her hands, she spins around

in youth, i knew little about love

thought a smile and soft touch was enough

maybe it was yet, hadn't drunk from life’s trough  

i sit in reflection, quiet in this silence of space

which i choose to breathe in lieu of the anger outside

so when my time arrives into the endless silence in space

i will have witnessed many a Sunrise and Sunset,

have witnessed the Moon and Stars dance in the night
as they smile and wink at each other from afar, 
will have seen and breathed the verdant grass and waft

of trees, tasted fresh stream water, not just in dreams

in this quiet time of reflection a fondness of recollection
for those that i love, of those that i cherished
loving hugs from my four legged family members

and those of my love and her heart entwined in mine