SnOw..y.

Variations...

Spring Moods...

Mist

Mist…
Gathered itself
And set on your town…
Lay low
Close to the river…
Hung
From trees
And
Set on the table top
Between us…
Cold...
Chilled my heart
And sent a tremor
Through my arms;
Extended
At my sides
To catch
The first drops of rain
Before they settled
Noiselessly
On the ground.
You sat
Looking at me
Amused
As I uttered
My declaration:
You shall be missed.
A passing 'vaporetto' gave a long wail
While
Wavelets crashed wanly
Against the banks...
As the water
Echoed my words.
The sun dawned feebly,
The mist lifted
And
The magic was gone
From
The moment that we shared.



m.kamel

The Wall...

The wall
Everyone leans on
Is falling apart.
Hunched...
Slowly crumbling...
Losing parts...
Around the edges…
It stands in the wind
Blowing in
From the North.
Rain...
Had marked its route
Through the years
On the stones
In deep grooves...
And the flowers
That climbed its side
Withered...
While weeds
Gathered around its foot.
An owl sits on the top
watching…
The long shadows
Obscure its look…
As the pale moon
Hangs...
Sadly...
Over the remains of
The dying day.



m.kamel

The Dream Weavers...

The Dream Weavers

Night after night
The dream weavers
Assemble
By your bedside
Running their long delicate fingers
Through the pages
Of the dream book
You lay motionless
Unaware
Of their dilemma
Deep in your sleep
A light breeze
Ruffles the pages of their treasured manuscript
Alarmed
Holding their breaths
Eyes fastened on your face
They sit anchored in their places
Determined
To find the perfect dream
One that will make you
Toss and turn till dawn
Then wake up
Longing for someone, something
A touch of magic
That will take you through your day
Feeling
A pang of anticipation
In that spot
Where your heart had once been.



m. kamel




Painting by: Jill Iversen(edited)