Once there was a world

A world of joy and magic threads

Once there was a world

A world of light bathed in red

Once there was a boy

A boy with an all black eye

Once there was was a boy

A boy who lived a lie

He traveled the worlds

Yet was bound to one

He traveled the worlds

Yet belonged to none

Four worlds there were

One of death and one of pain

Four worlds there were

One of joy and one munda...

Life, existence, all that there is

Simple, safe, and boring

Complaicent days that drift away

Morning after morning

A monotonous cycle that never breaks

Competitions with the lowest stakes

A slur of words with their meanings never landing

And memories drifting, nonwithstanding

Nothing notable, unique or strange

Until that day, that single change

The day when she came into my life

Unt...

A shimmer, a shine

A glimpse of the devine

A forgotten space tucked away

In a small container, a hidden place

It sat upon the counter top

A single silver dewdrop

Painted, pristine and delicate

Curving patterns so intricate

A world to get lost in, in those silver loops

Little pictures grouped together in little silver hoops

Sitting for hours, safe with it there

A home, a world, so co...

Come here little one

Come to bed, and I will tell you a story

A story grandma?

Yes a story I was told long ago.

Now, have I ever told you the story of the soul dust in the stars?

No grandma.

Well here is a story

A story it is…

Have you ever wondered

Of the lights among the sky?

The pieces of sun

That light your way?

Have you ever thought

How lonely the moon must be?

To hang there in the dark...

Tread softly where you walk

Tread softly where you stand

For it is sacred ground

Be it earth or rock or sand

In this place

Where we breath

Death dwells here

In falling leaves

And in this place

Where hearts beat

Life dwells here

In fire’s heat

On this ground

Where we dance

Nightmares tread

In the shadow’s trance

And in this sky

Where we sing

Dreams dwell here

On starling wings

In this pl...