Rejuvenation

Into cinders I shall burn
To smoke I shall fade
From juniper I shall be reborn
But into your arms I shall always fall
Cherishing the scent of your skin

Silver Bells

I hear the crystal clarity of
The bells
Silver
Their persistent chatter
A thousand chittering birds
Glass shattering
Madness
Kissing my lips because of
The bells
Silver
A warm touch
Brushes my cheekbone
Then
Silence
Nothingness
The bells
Silver
Clatter to the floor
I no longer hear the crystal clarity of
The bells
These silver bells

Nature's Lament (The White Wolf)

She's okay
- Her crystallized tears
Stashed beneath her skirts

(Her cold breath)
It's quivering
A string of sixteenth notes
Over the roots of
A fallen tree
Cracked bark
Decaying leaves

Oh, dear Mr. Winter
Have you come to warm her soul?
Even if frost creeps around her
And her lips turn blue
She's still here, waiting for you

Oh, dear Mr. Wolf
Have you come to save her soul?
Even if you bare your fangs for her
And fear runs you through
She's still here, waiting for you

(Her icy eyes)
They're glistening
A frozen landscape
Where the creatures
Are finding paradise
Nighttime sonatas
Moonlit flowers

She's okay
- Her stone heart
Learning to beat again

Sparrowsong

Little bird
Keep flying
Even if your feathers are ruffled
And wings are broken
Dream for the
Rasberry sunsets
Vanilla skies

Little bird
Keep trying
Never let the wolves tear at your plummage
And pin you to to the ground
Dream for the
Strawberry sunrises
Butterscotch clouds

Winter Nights

I lie here
Cold sheets embrace me
Remind me
That when the sun rises
The fog will still be there
I lie there
Warm arms embrace me
Remind me
That when the sun rises
You will still be there

Nathan

(You're not a person)
Walking among the shadow-lit sidewalks
With a bottle of brandy in hand
Your insides eating themselves out

(You're incomplete)
Lying beneath the rustled sheets
With a rose bud in hand
Only an echo of your heart

Now sire, are you whole?
With that doll beneath your body?
Are you?
Are you?
Are you human now?