All-nighter

I slept a peaceless sleep last night, my friend

My dreams were filled with visions of you

Twisting, twirling, dancing, laughing anew

I miss you. To you this poem I send.

The Quaking Aspen Leaves line your hair's end

A Craggy Cliff Face, silhouette in blue

Tears, like rivers traverse and scour through

Carving out memories, beyond the bend

For twenty years we have been set apart

We visit often, we twitter daily

You speak in subtle miraculous ways

Each day with birdsong, Softly beats your heart

Warmth of Sun, Chill of Wind heals my frailty

Mother Earth, joy of the rest of my days

Softer Rains

When we are gone and worn away from Earth

There will come softer rains for you, my Son

The clouds will weep their sorry tears anon

Wheat fields will rejoice, the trees filled with mirth

As you sit here contemplating the Hearth

Hidden away from storms, winds so common

Hearing only Nature's war a drummin'

Cleaning away all traces, for new birth

In the wake of life, birds again will sing

Squirrels, Porcupines will prance in the trees

Eagles, Falcons, Hawks traverse cloud lined skies

What, then, Son will you to life's table bring?

Will you, like Noah land on drying seas?

What will you behold when you open your eyes?