Sunday, December 30, 2012

"Many Moons Pass"






many moons have come and gone
since the thought even crossed my mind
so many rivers have been crossed,
on this long and winding road
we've been walking on.
there were times when bridges were burning,
others ... swimming in breath taking turbulence,
to unknown shorelines
throwing caution like a child of the wind
flying like a feather with the breeze in a leap of faith~

hopefully crossing muddy waters
while trying to find the brighter side of darkness.
some things we learn so slowly
...there comes a time…
… when there is needed time
for building bridges
to other hopeful respite
never intending to fall in love again
and yet believing that nothing is inevitable.

if love is the purpose of this journey
giving love is asking for nothing in return
surrendering to an undeniable,
preordained destiny...

Harlon Rivers December 5th, 2012
...a chapter from Whispering Moon Beams



Saturday, December 29, 2012

"Tears Happen"




tears fall like drops of rain
the cloud of my foggy eyes,
veils significance

tears drip…

as the heart’s unspoken words;
so many have fallen
trying to speak in the silence of a moment
when only muted sighs are understood

speechless…

knowing thoughts fall short of expression
the silent language of the heart
is offered poignantly in a hushed release,

purging...

 a shower of emotion~
traces of the tracks
now dried onto the outside

masking…

what remains 
silenced 
within ~

Harlon Rivers...December 29th, 2012

Monday, December 24, 2012

Whispering Angel...


a Christmas gift for an angel somewhere out in the vast universe ~ feeling inspired to share thoughts of love freely is an epic blessing and a part of the greatest gift...




Whispering Angel...

Don't ever underestimate
the passionate likeness in the mirror
… your reflection always
looks you straight in the eyes
Believe what you’re seeing 
Believing in why there is an unrecognizable  
moonstruck look in your eyes

You always knew it wouldn’t be easy
Only in someone else’s world  
there exists a place
where only their dream’s light shines
A long awaited  moment like this
seems like eternity passing 
ever so slowly before my eyes 
Forever out of breath from yearning
while chasing an impossible dream 

Inhaling… In a poignant instant ~
A deeply drawn gasp of final hope…
Purging the ache of emotional cleansing…
Exhaling…  faith in merciful surrender ...
Simply jumping off ~
" Don't Look Back ! "
Push free and fly away ~
Surrender is easy with a ray of hope 
for a guiding light

If you fall…
I’ll be there to catch you in my heart
Free falling…
Where there’s nothing that can stop the plunge
Falling as the spirit of love sets me free
The warmth of love’s light
is shining into wide open eyes…

“Love don’t leave me waiting"
"Show yourself to me” ~
I’ll stay here waiting patiently forever
To be loved ~ you make my life shine~
I’ve journeyed an entire lifetime to get here
Alive within your heart
is my final destiny…

Harlon Rivers...December 24th, 2012



Thursday, December 20, 2012

A Broken Moon


A Broken Moon

Stars fall from the sky
as incandescent Moon dust
radiates from the glowing heavens

The brokenhearted moon
weeps effervescent
whispering moon beams

Teardrops sparkle
 like shooting stars,
fading into the twilight

Not all the stars
will fall from the sky
in Luna's tempest storm

Take note of your heart
Love more in a leap of faith
Listen to love steal away

To shine it’s light ~
Rekindling luminosity in the shadows
of a broken moon …


© Harlon Rivers…December 20th, 2012





Monday, December 17, 2012

Enchanting Wilderness


Moonlight moves across the shadows of love born beneath the trees.
Two shadows emerge as one...a poem by Harlon Rivers


Wandering silently
though the wilderness woods,
far and away from the potholes
of well beaten pathways
The soft breeze slowly moves
the shadows of the moonlit night
past the thorny stems of time.
Wildlife paths illuminated by starlight
adorn the alluring wooded trail
Secluded pathways foraged by natural instinct,
Ancestral prudence and intuition

Each shadow drawn willingly
into a deeper enlightening journey
As if synchronicity united hearts
learning to speak minds
The depths of undaunting transparency
are rendezvous with awakening breath
Looking back at life withdrawn in discontent
Exhaling newly found freedom without regret
Lost in perpetual motion, found in heart
Separate souls illuminated by the moon
stood alone yearning for healing connection

Ardor of hope shines an inward light
as moonlight passionately slumbers
The night has a thousand eyes
Shining on practical mysticism
The laughing owls of midnight
Echo illusions of  crystal clear reverie
Moved by swirling tempest breezes
showering down from high endeavors
Wisps of the sleeping sky unfurl
teardrops drunk by earth’s sod
Nocturnal Cricket’s rhythmus acoustical wings
are very quietly chirping a bashful courting song

Laughter rings out blissfully
like the joy of a heavenly child
Nature sways with gentle motion
Her leafy arms groan and moan the silent toil
She holds up the weight of the celestial light
Moonlight moves across the shadows
of love born beneath the trees.
Two shadows emerge as one
from the wilderness of sleep
Reborn as naked children
enlightened by the enchanting forest...

© 2012 Harlon Rivers 

Oasis


Our precious moments together are an oasis
A place where new beginnings evolve into vivid life...

...a poem by Harlon Rivers




Oasis

Our moments together are an oasis
Respite from this journey’s rocky mile
Alone together in a deserted desert island’s secret garden
Where adoring affections
paint the depth of a picturesque
warmth of tenderness to behold

Hearts and minds impassioned harmony’s opus
Surrendering to love’s enchanting flows
Enlightened by conscious oneness
Yielding to the repose of a silent starlit bay’s twilight halo
Swirling Moon beams dance around the falling stars ballet
Like effervescent eddies in a radiant sky’s afterglow

The blending of connected souls
kindle love’s shimmering light
Love’s tower of strength is euphoric refuge
Shelter from life’s perfect storms
Intimacy surrendered is a soothing sanctuary
Unchained healing in two minds

Happenstance is not an illusion
Turning dark memories’ shadows into light
Illuminating compassionate understanding
Solitude’s allure can leave stars in one’s eyes
Our precious moments together are an oasis
A place were new beginnings evolve into vivid life...


© 2012 Harlon Rivers 

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Minstrel of the Blue Moon


Penned on watermarked cotton paper, cursive letters script the words... Writing a song of love... 


Apollo and Daphne...John William Waterhouse

The Minstrel of the Blue Moon

Penned on watermarked cotton paper
Cursive letters script the words
of a surrendering rhythmic rhyme.
The ardent sonata was written
by the light of a Blue Moon’s shine.
The blood red ink bled through
the white wrinkled cotton pages;
musical notes dried by the warmth
of glowing Moon Beams
in the subtle pollination breeze...

The maestro Coyote’s howl cried out!
Instinctively rousing the stillness of the night;
a feral essence echoed
through the eerie silence
of the distant horizon,
bringing helpless lovers to their knees.
The words to the Cabernet Sauvignon
stained midnight lullaby,
were emotions quilled,
blending an aura accenting
organic warmth of tones...

The native maple trees
flowering canopies of Spring
released a dusty yellow pollen
onto the watermarked cotton sheets.
In a moment of rapturous intimacy,
an elixir of intoxicating bliss
illumined the achingly euphoric moments.
A natural untamed wildness was exhaled;
savored ecstasy released
into a passionate song of love …

That poignant melody forever lingers,
like hieroglyphics on the walls
of some long lost abandoned cave.
Engraved, etched and stroked
onto the brattice canvas
of a musical Minstrel’s
melodic montage ...

Watch the artiste’s fingers
prancing graceful ballet
Worn down catgut strings
moan and purr,
crying out lustfully.
As if it were lovers sighing breathlessly
as the rhythm’s cadence
whispers a masterpiece
in an infinite
harmonious time...
The tempo’s lines
Phrasing…

...hush...!

♪♫♪~♫ ♪♪

Listen to the pictures flow...
Listen to the weeping guitar strings
of the sensual troubadour
stoking the metaphorical canvas scene.
The ebb and flow of the musical rhythms
arouse the Blue Moon’s hypnotic allure,
as incandescent shadows dance all around.
Joyfully twirling, blissfully embracing
in the Forget-me-not fields,
Bluebonnet Lupine
swirl and tango
with the moonlit breeze.

Lilacs fragrant aroma drifts
with spring’s churning romantic haze;
rekindling this fleeting memories recital.
The Minstrel and the Minstrel’s song
now yearn to be set free ~
Timbre without reverberation …
The twilight serenade was never penned
to be hidden from the Nightingale.

A romantic moment’s sorrowful lament
to be abandoned like a broken dream
fading unnoticed into forevermore ~
Unsung, unsaid, unreleased,
unrequited
through eternity…

The maestro Coyote
is a wilderness troubadour
illumined under the full moon’s delights.
Howling soulfully...
wailing impulsively ~
...crying hopefully
mournfully grieving
the Minstrel’s cadenza ...

A bitter sweet musical embryo of love
lost and found
below
the full Blue Moon’s
glistening light…


© 2012 ... Harlon Rivers