which runs deeper blood or love which runs thicker which cuts deeper there are ties that blind blood ties, love loosens the bonds love is worth the sacrifice moving beyond break the chains rattle the locks break the cage loosen the ties that bind no not sever let me show you what love can do break the pillars shatter the foundations spread that love come now my darling just lie in my arms its you and I that now remain let me show you what is possible with love
© 2016 Michael D Emmerich
A blog I follow posted the following stunning pictures of moss growing on a tree. The pictures inspired me to write the following poem.
https://withmyheadintheheavens.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/brushstrokes-of-nature
https://withmyheadintheheavens.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/moss-clings-to-bark-creating-new-life/
new life crawls over the old masking the scars of the past choke, mask, regenerate? do we discard progress so not to mask the past is harmony possible? the new need not choke history like moss let the new enrich beautifying the scars of our past travails old and new a symbiotic relationship survival is dependent on the other let the past benefit from the new without causing harm both have the ability to harm the path of balance needs to be learnt past, present and the way ahead the way of the cleaning symbiosis discarding the excess
© 2016 Michael D Emmerich
rain falling, mist rising, darkness beckons. I clamber out of bed to join the red light train bare feet on a cold concrete floor soon shod feet on a metal pedal as you push down, to join the red light train cresting the dark hill the train stretches out before you you latch onto the back sometimes with care other times with annoyance so begins your day, for most, so begins everyday the train has life and pace of its own each day is a new train, always dynamic, ever-changing it moves at its own unique pace like a slinky, up and over the rolling hills expanding and contracting moving at the pace of the slowest Like life... the train does not encourage one to look beyond the red lights getting on and off causes frustration, it takes time, patience and determination once you commit, you're hooked that's why it's refreshing to not ride the train everyday Like life..... one needs change, new challenges, new trains a chance to ride the rails alone, breaking new ground create your own red light train trail-blaze your own path create new uncharted rails be your own red light train driving into a new sunrise
© 2015 Michael D Emmerich
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