I Can Wait

By Dewayne Allday

I could love a hundred, or I will love the one.

The past is a darkness reversed, yet not undone.

Time breaks beating hearts, yet time also repairs.

It heals the hard heart that’s weary of despair.

The dark rain clouds float by as I let them all go.

Sweet scents swirl around me and opportunities follow.

Summer kisses winter months ‘tis the seasons of change.

How I long for that day when this heart is un-caged.

I can wait for her because yesterday I did not.

The past mistakes of life have traversed these old knots.

I can wait because age and patience grows wise -

I’ve read my own book and there will be no more cries.

A hundred to one, no - two lovers become one.

The clouds soon depart exposing the sun.

And the smiles of friendship, a lifetime forever,

Laughing together, through storms and good weather.

I can wait, I will wait, I am waiting.

'Tis Time Two Blooms

By Dewayne Allday

A flower blooms when it's time,
And in the cellar rests fine wines.

A dream awakens before my death,
Awaits the mouth, oh sweetest breath.

The sun will rise, and it will set,

Between we shined, between we wept.

A hand reached out with tender vibes,
A silent whisper silenced cries.

The colors swirled around her heart,
A cellar door kept them apart.

The flower feared the bloom be cut,
It withered still - time withered much.

Pain set in stone, two softened hearts,
Two fine wines, two blooms apart.

The mind plays tricks on the soul,
And the heart does as it is told.

Absent a Celestial Body

By Dewayne Allday

A planet missing from my view,

But there just the same -

Oh, I know.

The gravity of its tugging

Is pulling down bricks;

One lick, two licks, three bricks,

A wall built with time,

Hiding nothing but the other side

To give, receive or reciprocated,

Except a feeling of colorful

Surprises to be explored

As the dampness of the morning dew

Grows weary, reflecting off the dry grass

In a summertime of coldness

And a wintertime of warmth;

A ball of fire that dances in the sky,

Bubbling with vivacity, yet

Hiding in the shadows unforeseen

For various reasons,

To everyone, especially myself;

Because I dare not see it,

Lest I am blinded forever more.

Calm the Storm

By Dewayne Allday 10/20/2016

Calm the storm, my ship is worn,

My sinful sails singed and torn.

Slow the winds, that skew my path,

Turn it true is what I ask.

Remove the rocks, that tear my bow,

Give me wisdom – teach me how.

Bright my light, that weakens still,

Restore the oil, be it your will.

Strengthen my keel, rock to and fro,

Thicken my skin, I need it so.

Roughen my deck, slippery and wet,

Lighten the falls of this old wretch.

Peace be still, I listen now,

I question why, I ever doubt.

Brighten the skies, the clouds depart,

Lord strengthen and protect my heart.

Light by day and lighthouse by dark,

You are my hope, You are my Ark.