Counterpoint

Oh,
that the lyric of my dream
would lightly touch your ear
tenderly caress your heart
and play a love song to your soul
a forever classic
an ever moving star
Perhaps,
an eternal comet
etching long days and dark nights
with music we have never known
no rhythm or line
no space or time
our dream
deep sublime
Perhaps,
somewhere in your dark eyes
i will find what i lost in you
and on this eternal anniversary
celebrate this lyric of my dream
Resolutely,
with this silent caress of soul
an endless edge of mind
cutting through space
severing time

last call

big top is up
guy wires strung
seats well placed
the rings
the high wire
the cages
lights brighter than sun
a ringmaster cracks a whip
the crowd stands up
the lions roar
the show goes on
whether or not this clown performs
or the paymaster calls his name