snow

tender sends the voice
wintry warmth of choice
for the mountains we'll seek,
climbing 'til beauty's peak--
snow-capped with sigh
to blending aurora in night's sky.

memory

if memory were to fail me
mere moments of things said
i'd cradle them in the deepest depths
of my guarded heart
i'd carry them to the sea
upon a weary wave they'd sail
& come back to me in sweet reverie

proof

capture me & send me to the sea,
find me upon a foreign shore.
might i reveal hidden melody
swimming amid memory.
navigate me, hold me in your words:
to the lighthouse, to the lighthouse.

listen!

listen! heart's voice calls to me!
fire & uncertainty
the path is delicately lit--
i tell myself to stay, stay
listen! heart's voice calls to me!
telling my soul to see
ocean's depth! a parallel found
by the willow, a note will sound.