Tag Archives: love

the cries of halfwits

Posted on May 16, 2014 by theminstrelscitadel

The tears get pulled like rubber bands, warm in the sunshine and ready for a plucky mind and a darting hand. Why is life so filled with the strings of Love, the pangs of Love, the marble statues erected in … Continue reading →

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Cheeky Angels

Posted on March 30, 2014 by theminstrelscitadel

Love sets off a Super Nova, particles hurtling beyond the galaxy, straight into enveloping space, black as the ink of my pen. How luminous it is, as my regret loses its gravity and my doubt ceases to exist. How brilliant … Continue reading →

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All Good Rogues

Posted on March 15, 2014 by theminstrelscitadel

Birds are balanced on branches, and I run along the rim I am as graceful as I will ever be now, as observant as my mind’s eye could ever hope to see, and the beating of my chest tells me … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Color

Posted on March 1, 2014 by theminstrelscitadel

I would rather be a window than a wall. You could see through me then and it would matter to both of us in different ways. Before I was born I had not been meant to be. Do you think … Continue reading →

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Where Love Greets Sorrow

Posted on December 22, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

They fly in with their wings spread wide and Joy brings them safely down to the rich brown earth, the turning twisting falling leaves, a glorious carpet for their feet. When the clouds gather turn grey from white, shed tears … Continue reading →

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Love Is What We Do

Posted on December 22, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

It’s no small thing, the love we give, the love we take. Silence is filled by it. Hearts are overwhelmed by it. The air reverberates with its perfect effervescence, the light that spreads it far and wide, filling every gap … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on November 28, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

Thanksgiving, to me, is the start of a holiday season that reminds us what is important in life: Love, Goodwill towards all, Compassion, Appreciation and Thankfulness for what we have in our lives. Greatest of all is Love. My wish … Continue reading →

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The Only Path

Posted on November 17, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

Travel with me. Walk with me. Hold my hand as we make our way one more time upon the Earth. You have given me your smile, I have given you my tears until my heart explodes with joy. Life is … Continue reading →

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Melody Maker

Posted on November 4, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

You speak to me as sunlight life-giver, making the leaves glow warm and tender, their fragile fabric of pulsing chlorophyll, veins as roots as branches. And when you speak I become greedy. I am so very hungry for more. Fold … Continue reading →

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glimpse the Light

Posted on October 5, 2013 by theminstrelscitadel

I would surrender my laughter and lay bare my heart on the stone for you, if only you would let me glimpse the Light beyond the sun, and give me one glorious moment just to swim in the Love that … Continue reading →

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