A Wayward Poets Reflection

 

The Sound of thunder

Off in he distance

I can almost 'feel' it

As it rolls across the sky

Lightning flashes

Catching a single tear

Rolling down my cheek

As it falls to the floor

So many miles

Traveled and back again

I'm not sure where along the way

I closed my eyes

And when I looked up

Half a Century had passed

And many times

It's felt like forever

And other times just an instant

Frozen in Time

So there comes a time

When you have to let it all go

Take the good and the bad

And lay it all out in front of you

And see what you have accomplished

And the things half finished

Some never started...

Just another passage of time

A way to sort out whats important

And what isn't, maybe never was

I wish I could close my eyes

And when I opened them

I'd have that second chance

To take another path

But those are just the musings

Lofty dreams not to be

Held in high acclaim

By a wayward poet

As he reflects the time gone by

And the time yet to be seen.

© NINTH WAVE PROJECTS * March 17th 2012

Written by : Michael L Farquer

All Hallows

The scent of falling leaves

In brilliant colors

Wood on the fire

Gives way to the fog

Where ghosts dwell

Candy Apples ready for bobbing

Frost on the pumpkins

And jack-o-lanterns light the path

With an orange glow

The laughter of children

Costumed going door to door

Witches and Goblins

Wizards slaying dragons

There is magick in the air

Old magick...in stone circles

Long ago we danced in circles

Holding hands

Remembering those 

Who danced before us

Conjuring up the past

Where it all began

Listen closely and you may hear

Their voices in song

Dancing under the moon

On All Hallows ...

So Mote It be.

© NINTH WAVE PROJECTS * October 31st 2011

Still the Dragon Beckons

I walked by myself down the lost highway

Each step closer is one more step away

It's all flashing lights and monitors

Keeping track of time

Time well spent

Time wasted

Times we were alone in a room 

In the middle of a hundred people

It's a funny concept

Time waits for no one

Not for you or for me

But it's a journey chosen

Just to be set free

Freedom from choice

Refuge from pain

Do you ever get tired of waiting?

Well before you know it

Time comes back for you

Like waves crashing against the cliffs

And with a roar

Still the dragon beckons.

© NINTH WAVE PROJECTS  September 4, 2011 Written by :

Michael L Farquer

Like a Slipstream of Sorrow

What a beautiful

And peaceful place

In the midst

Of so much sadness

As the world goes on

So many memories

Fade into a grey veil

Like a slipstream of sorrow

In a sea of endless stars

Where the water falls

Cleansing the souls

Of the ones we hold so dearly

Of the ones we did not know

Nameless faces on a wall

Empty stares as the people walked by

All connected....

Looking for the familair faces

That would never come

And the ones we will never forget.

The day the World changed for all of us.

© NINTH WAVE PROJECTS - 09/02/2011
Written by Michael L Farquer

~ and ~

Scott A Lundy

Timeless Memories

Sometimes

I look at your picture

And I reach for the phone

Then my memories flood back in

An I know your no longer there

Reality Check

Leaves me silent

Sometimes I just stare

Sometimes I shed a tear

Sometimes I am angry

But in the end, I'm just alone

Looking back at all the shadows

Passing memories

Fleeting moments in time

Not everything was perfect

There were good moments

And there were the rough times

I chose to stay away

And I live with that guilt every day

About the things we could have shared

Those moments will never come again

So at times it seems like a dream

Sometimes I wake up crying 
And I am desperately alone     

And sometimes I am driven

To find that feeling again

In this small circle of  companions 

My entourage till the end.

© August 6, 2011 NINTH WAVE PROJECTS

Even For A Moment

Standing at a crossroads

Looking back...

Looking foreword...

Wondering...

I keep on wandering

Just searching where I belong

I'm keeping one eye the past

And another on what may be

All I have to do

To survive the sunset

Is to survive the daylight

And all those chains I've broken

I Keep pulled tight

I've reconciled with...

Moments I've let go of'

And memories I've kept hidden

Sometimes I look back and see myself

Maybe that was the path I should have taken

Another regret...

Another experience lost

Lingering forever...

Like a ghost dancing around the fire

There comes a time that going back

Is just another illusion

So you simply linger from time to time

With your eyes lowered...

So everybody else cant see into your soul

And how its faded....

Till the next crossroads

Where the cycle begins again

Eyes down...

You may find a piece of your past

In the search of where you want to be

Something that makes you better

Along the way...

Even for a moment

© August 1, 2011 ~Ninth Wave Projects





When the Light Fades

And in the mirror the light fades

Leaves you silhouetted in silence

Reach out and try to touch the sun

Without getting your fingers singed

It's like that fine line you walk

Perhaps its just my imagination

Or maybe its a dream

Just three steps ahead of the nightmare

And that's all that really matters

When your light fades

And your face fades

Then your lost to them

And they win the game

Sometimes in the reflection of the mirror

You catch a glimpse out of the corner of your eye

You turn to look but only for a moment

Has a familiar sparkle

A familiar face looks back

And it whispers......

Where are you, where have you been?

Ive not seen you in so long...

Many times I thought

I'd never see you again

My friend...reflection of a dream

And still when the light fades

And your face fades into total darkness

To the dark side of the moon

You will always remain.

© NINTH WAVE PROJECTS June 29th 2011