Here's a new poem not found in Scourge. It will be featured in my second book, release date TBD.
Small Farewells
Of quiet musings, sad and sweet,
Of tender sorrows soon to greet
All remembrance, hushed, and still,
Where each lost moment may entreat
Soft desires, once fulfilled,
To pass, but never will.
Of long affections, fond and bare,
Of mild departure felt to share
With a sob, and with a smile,
For numbed reflections made aware
In the warmth that can beguile
A heart, for but a while.
Of lonely image, palled and fine,
Of empty embrace lured in time
And distance, spanned on wistful eyes,
When touch will bond, but ne'er confine
The kiss, withdrawn, that relies,
And envies, and denies.
Of private whisper, faint and dear,
Of solemn echo burndened here
To relieve the cherished word,
Slowly, gently, strained, unclear,
On the final breath, bestirred,
By small farewells, unheard.
--2008