And Stay

Line them up in a row
On a table
And count
Smile
Sigh

Now add one more
And this time
Leave your hand on the table

And stay

The Sand

The sand
Stares back at me

Haunting
Taunting

They all build in mounds
Calling the time to their will

Catch the sun
And burn my feet

Reminding me
I stepped wrong

Its winter
And the cold has not left me from summer

There is an echo
And the heat surges up

But only lost out
Because with nowhere to find and stay

The cold will win
And remain

A whisper
Calling a name
Not mine
Or perhaps
It is
A life
I long
To find
Or missed
By picking the wrong path

It’s so faint
And gnawing
But not worth stopping for

Yet

If only you could see

The stars when it rained

The purity & clarity

To wash your soul and tears

I feel sand between fingers

And a beach with endless shores

Just to touch the water

Feel the breeze

Wishes for me

Let there be stars when it rains