Thursday, April 25, 2013

Distant Whispers Spark a Burning Light


Distant Whispers Spark a Burning Light

listening for whispered light;
hearing the wind's song
sing through the tall grass,
breathing cadence sways

moon flower's essence shines,
illumined spirit beckons,
across terrestrial fields
in the space between distant shorelines

the long and winding surrender,
moon up to sundown;
love ricochets
the faint reflection of the stars
setting fire to the flames 

roused spirit is drawn to life,
daylight through the night;
knowing essence of souls
enchant the spark turned fire ...

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Wish Upon a Tossed Coin




Wish Upon a Tossed Coin


The blue moon’s shining essence
Ricochets off the twilight mirror pond
Fireflies dart and hover
Over her celestial
Looking glass mirage
~
A shadow pitches coins
Into Mother Nature’s soul
Each set free one by one
Wishing one single pining dream would come true
shining throughout forevermore
~
Hushed sighs exhale secret wishes
Heard from the hidden shoreline
A stone’s throw away
You can’t ever get back the wish
After the coin is thrown
~
The coin’s splash dimples
The still water surface
Echoing within the silence
With the verve 
of a subtle symphony
~
Driving the rippled rings
Across the mirror ponds still waters
Fading into the distant horizon 
further than beyond
~
If a star falls into vast still waters
Does anybody hear the sound?
We are only one starlit shining coin’s wish away from
Driving the rippled still water's hope on forever
Through the end of time . . .

© 2013. . . Harlon Rivers


Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Under The Moonlit Night



Under the Moonlit Night


The enchantment of the moonlit night
has a thousand eyes naturally aglow
Wild Irises glisten from within the impractical magic
The laughing owls pass midnight
basking in the illusions of their shadows,
echoing their crystal clear reverie through the trees
~
Nature gently sways in the swirling tempest breeze
drawing a shower of moon beams down
from far beyond the cosmic grandeur
Wisps of the slumbering sky unfurl
teardrops drunk by earth’s sod
Nocturnal rhythm's acoustical wings
softly chirp a bashful courting song
~
Laughter rings out blissfully alight
As if it were a joyful song of the wind
Mother Nature swings gracefully to and fro
Her leafy willow’s arms bend ardently
as she groans and moans from her silent toil
Passionately bearing the weight
of the celestial light's load
~
Moonlight moves across the shadows
unveiling an adoring love born beneath the trees
Two shadows emerge as one
from deep inside the secrets kept by the sleeping wilds
Reborn like enlightened life under the starlit night
transformed by a moment’s mystical magic
within the enchanting forest yesternight ...



©  2012~2013 … Harlon Rivers  …All Rights Reserved


Authors note:  Since some of my narrative prose poems get lengthy, I am taking shorter parts out in part and tweaking to become stand alone work...This was taken from "Enchanted Wilderness" written months ago...

Thursday, March 28, 2013

"It is You" ~


... from other  realms of recurring dreams














“ It is You ”


The trap was set by the light of the silvery solstice moon
A simple blank sheet of paper and a blue ink pen .
The Antique Cherry Grove carved poster bed stood alone ,
adorning four Bordeaux colored silk pillowcases , 
fluffed feather pillows impatiently laying in wait .
The stone cold down comforter that blanketed the loneliness
 was neatly turned down from where it lay tucked and rolled ...

I close my eyes with a surrendering sigh ;
the cold touch of solitude
brings a breathtaking shiver
to my body's longing naked flesh .
Curling up in a fetal ball , like a tiny abandoned child ,
while the sandman steals away
the remains of another lonely day ...

In the silence of the stillness ,
you could hear the blood
running through my veins .
The pounding of my heartbeat is softened
while quietly drifting off into a dream ...

The first whisper broke the silence ,
as musings tiptoed through the silent reverie .
Songs sung throughout the secret places , 
safely kept out of view
Words murmured expose a hushed yearning .
An insatiable thirst that can not be quenched ...

Emotions ebb and flow
within the depths
of our sensual word play .
Intertwined in the infinite beauty
of enchanting chimera delights ...

We dance speechlessly
in the starlit moon dust , 
floating freely forevermore .
Mesmerized by a romantic essence
If only this recurring dream
could tenderly touch 
another impassioned heart of soul ...

The sweat soaked sheets are now tangled
Twisted traces tossed and turned
This awakening flesh is trembling 
with the morning chill .
The body feels drained and exhausted
as if there were never a moments sleep ...

The trap was set by the light of the shining solstice moon
Thoughtfully placed to catch the secrets 
of the mystic midnight spell .
Now I wake to find her illusion’s memory waning
Stranded on the cotton sheets of dawn ~

In the heat of the night's chimeras passion,

these three simple words  
were clearly scribbled on the paper trap ,
to remind me in blue ...

“ It is You ”

© Harlon Rivers….March 2013

Saturday, March 9, 2013

"Breathe You in My Dreams"

... “Breathe You in My Dreams” is the name of a song linked below performed by Trixie Whitley.   

This poem is taken out of that long narrative poem written about a recurring dream phase that seems to be waking me often...dreams are powerful expressions from other realms in our lives...

“Breathe You in My Dreams”

In the silence of the inner stillness ,
you can hear the blood
running through my veins .
My heartbeat's throbbing rumble
turns to a gentle whisper,
while quietly drifting off into a dream ...
Her first sighs broke the silence ,
as her murmured musings tiptoed 
throughout the silent reverie .
Songs sung all through her secret places , 
safely kept out of curiosities view
Words of desire softly moaned
exposed a hushed yearning .
An insatiable thirst
that can not be easily quenched ...
Emotions ebb and flow
within the depths of our sensual word play .
Intertwined in the infinite allure
of her enchanting chimera delights ...
We dance speechlessly in the starlit moon dust
Breathless desires invigorate 
like the wind lifting wings
Mesmerized by a romantic essence
Floating freely forevermore .
If only this  recurring dreamworld 
would  tenderly touch 
her impassioned heart and soul once more ...

© Harlon Rivers….March 2013

“Breathe You in My Dreams”




Thursday, March 7, 2013

“Unanswered Questions?”



“Unanswered Questions?”


How long before the final teardrop has fallen?
Will it take an immeasurable amount of time?
When will these eyes finally focus on the vision?
An unfinished dream lost in a fading final light?

When will your scent become that of another?
As a lost and forgotten fragrant memory subsides?
When will these lips taste past traces touch?
Have they become too parched from carnal denial?

Do endless raindrops ever stop falling?
Marking an end to a perfect storm?
Will the dark clouds part and open the heavens?
Let a ray of hope, at last come shining through?

In this moment the seas are ragging
Safe harbors  once lost remain unfound
Is “waiting here forever” idly watching the infinite seasons pass?
While raindrops taste like tears without the ache?

What is the agonizing sound moaned by a breaking heart?
A murmured sigh too deep for words?
Will it splinter as a weeping willow struck by lightening?
Or glass shattered onto the unforgiving rocky earth?

How can an aching heart keep on beating?
Does the throbbing emptiness gradually trickle out?
Then silently flowing as a river of tears?
Like the floods of the long winter’s rain?

Breathe in ~ Breathe out …Patiently …
Savor the essence of each bated breath
Inhale all of the vast mysteries
life’s unknown seasons unveil

How do you catch lightning in a bottle?
Darkness can wilt the crimson rose ~
When you don’t know what was found
Before it may have been lost …


©  2012~2013 … Harlon Rivers  …All Rights Reserved