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David de la Croes, 16 maja 2013
Mother
You were gone before my mind
could grasp the brush which paints
faces on memory's canvas.
Vaguely, flashes of an open grave
on a sunny winter's day -
bare feet on my fourth birthday -
and pitiful looks from unfamiliar faces.
But I remember lonely childhood days
when I would visit your grave
bringing flowers picked from sandy fields -
And other times I would just come and cry
when it seemed I was the only child
in the whole wide world without a mother.
Poverty sent you to an early grave
and was my childhood's constant shadow.
Of all your children I was the lonesome one,
always seeking solace in solitude,
always wandering in lonely paths,
an exile from embracing arms
and motherly healing kisses.
Through the years I tried to reconstruct you
through siblings' tales of your mothering,
Although heredity ensures that part of you
will live in me and will continue in my off-spring
I felt I needed more than scientific fact
to find meaning in my sense of being.
Death has stripped me of you
but death has no power over love.
I am a fruit of your love, and as long
as I am able to approach someone in love,
I am connected to you. You are long gone.
I am still your son.
David de la Croes, 24 czerwca 2013
Victoria Falls
A river implodes!
Mist from the smoke that thunders
suckles soft seedlings.
David de la Croes, 17 czerwca 2016
Winter
in caskets of husks
buried in shallow graves
faint pulses are beating -
waiting on the sun
to flower again
David de la Croes, 17 czerwca 2016
Autumn VI
wet shadows
on misty morning -
lonely trees
have cried
all night
David de la Croes, 17 czerwca 2016
Glass Flowers
frigid beauty
in brittle showcases -
butterflies sulk
David de la Croes, 20 maja 2016
Butterflies
Shards of spent rainbows
punctuate nature's story -
flutterings of hope
David de la Croes, 20 maja 2016
Autumn IV
A rainbow dissolves
as dark clouds gather at dusk -
monochromed landscape
David de la Croes, 20 maja 2016
Poetry Explosion
a rainbow shatters
and scatters laughter and tears
splatters on pages
David de la Croes, 5 maja 2016
Autumn III
Floundering branches
asphyxiate in silence -
casualties of storm
David de la Croes, 5 maja 2016
Autumn II
Silver grey clouds brush
the crowns of dark-green pine trees
Droplets see-saw, fall
David de la Croes, 5 maja 2016
Freedom
A cage is opened
Stiff wings retracting, spreading
Blue skies are calling
David de la Croes, 5 maja 2016
Missing you
It has been a long time since
I have been away from you
and tonight, I miss
your soft-glowing presence,
and the serenading shadows
conducting the silky symphony
of your peeling clothes.
I miss your reassuring steps,
as you approach the bed,
and the gentle sagging
of the mattress as you press down
to bend over to kiss my cheek
as I fall into a blissful sleep.
David de la Croes, 17 lipca 2013
Red Sun 2
Mother Earth stirs, awakes
and flips her cozy blanket,
causing frenzied specks of dust
to distort sunlight.
David de la Croes, 17 lipca 2013
Red Sun
The night flips over to day
like a book's slow-turning page
and the dust caused by motion
turns light waves to red.
David de la Croes, 26 czerwca 2013
Above the clouds
Golden sun rays flow
above the clouds - and below
silver linings glow.
David de la Croes, 24 czerwca 2013
Oceans apart
Separating seas.
You have sailed to distant shores -
your dawn is my dusk.
David de la Croes, 28 lutego 2013
Old love
The flames of the fire of our love
may have abated and subsided
but its embers still menacingly glow
and from time to time it's reignited
searing through us like lava's hot flow
until by joy fulfilled and delighted
it flickers, returning, mellowing slow,
into its normal pedestrian groove.
David de la Croes, 23 grudnia 2011
archaeologist
At night I dig amongst the ruins
of a past civilization
looking for signs
of our lost love
but all I find
is the shards of broken promises.
I call out your name,
but all that answers is the wind
and instead of your charming perfume
my nose is filled with dust
and the stench of decay.
I wish I could lose my fear
that even after my death
I will still wander here
without ever finding you.
David de la Croes, 21 lutego 2013
Benediction
I wish you a good and beautiful morning
free from worries, suffering and pain
a day filled with rays of golden sunshine
wherein the blessings of the good God rain
May your heart be filled with joy and peace
and your mouth overflow with thankful praise
Remember that you are loved beyond measure
and your existence depend on God's grace.
David de la Croes, 10 stycznia 2012
Thoughts
From afar
I can still feel
your mouth
forming into a smile
and I can see your eyes
glowing with joy
and I can hear
the music of your heartbeat
when you think
about me
David de la Croes, 2 lutego 2012
first-born daughter
When you were born
I became a father
and in my heart I discovered
a new type of love
which made me both tender and strong
and through the years
it has motivated and inspired me
to care as much, for as many people, as I could
And though my family and world
has expanded, I just want to say this:
There is nothing in this world that can replace
the joy I felt when you first looked at my face.
David de la Croes, 30 stycznia 2012
Greetings to my children
Though the skies are gray
may your day be bright
and may your tender hearts
be filled with glorious light.
Let the joy which love supplies
shine through your soul and eyes.
David de la Croes, 30 stycznia 2012
Neighbour
O God, Your hands have made me human
but Your love has made me humane
Let me approach each man and woman
and every child without disdain
but filled with Your mercy and grace
I may them as my neighbour embrace.
David de la Croes, 26 stycznia 2012
Grace
O God, I praise
the sufficiency of Your grace!
Non-reciprocal and unrequited
it approached my soul, by sin benighted
and freed it from idolatry
rewriting its cursed history.
In return I can offer nothing, but this:
my faithfulness.
David de la Croes, 26 stycznia 2012
Longing
The turtle dove sits quietly on its nest
and sparrows play catch-me-if-you-can
a cool, fresh breeze caresses the trees
and the waves ride gently on the tide
while my longing heart beats off the time
until I will see and hear you again, my love!
David de la Croes, 10 stycznia 2012
Laughter
Your sparkling laughter
is like crystal rain drops
which bend the sunlight
into a rainbow
David de la Croes, 21 grudnia 2011
Smiles
I have often wondered
why you always seem so happy
when you see and greet me
and then I looked
into your shining eyes
and saw my smiling face...
Perhaps it is because
I am so happy
when I see you...
David de la Croes, 10 stycznia 2012
Coma
Oh! I miss your spontaneous laughter,
the mischievous, bright glint in your eyes,
everything around you is quiet
just like my heart which silently cries.
I wish you could acknowledge my words
and respond when I gently touch you
no-one now bothers to kiss away
my tears as they unrelenting flow;
for I fear that you will never wake
and that I would be alone again
in the dark and the frightening nights
asphyxiating from my piercing pain
David de la Croes, 16 stycznia 2013
In Memoriam
The last note in the song of your life has been sung
but its sweet melody still echoes in my soul
and each new break of day displays the brilliance
of your exquisite smile with gentle rays of gold.
Your soft touch can be felt in petals of flowers
and the music of nature rings with your laughter.
Though there are times when sadness and heartache rule,
and challenges seem more difficult and tougher
I know that only time, not distance, separates,
and in the quiet moments of a fast-fleeting life
the sweet memory of you brings contentment great.
Ostatnie komentarze:
18 maja 2024
kb
jakoś kojarzy mi się z "siostrami wielkiej
18 maja 2024
no chyba że pomieszkuje
18 maja 2024
zdaje się że nikt tu już nie mieszka
18 maja 2024
bardzo
18 maja 2024
orzeźwieni... prawie jak otrzeźwieni... i to
16 maja 2024
violetta
Może w lipcu będę miała takie wakacje:)
16 maja 2024
jeśli tylko
słońce w płynie..
15 maja 2024
Weronika
Za jeszcze jeden rejs!
14 maja 2024
Mam takie oko :)
14 maja 2024
Jaga
Zwierzęta upodobniły się do koloru otoczenia
14 maja 2024
To naturalny suchy i pustynny klimat. I tam są
14 maja 2024
Klimat taki, że nie był i raczej nie będzie,
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wiesiek
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kb
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