As Stones Melt Into Mist

How I remember fearing darkness

Before you taught me its tranquility

For light blinds us from the soul

And noise distracts us from the spirit

It builds battlements to shroud us

And chains us to the earthen orb

You must know at night in your sleep

Your stone walls melt into mist

And I pass into the shadows of you

Finding one string, one single soul

I explore every space of you, of us

Knowing we are not simply a room

But a vast and free world within

And though it is still dark there

 I know the sun will be coming

To kiss the night sky soon enough

To make her blush in scarlet hues

To carry you into the Forgetting Place

But you will sleep again and dream

As your stone walls melt into mist

Letting me pass, letting me dance

Into the music of your silences once more.

Author's Note

“I shut my eyes in order to see” – Paul Gauguin

Reviews

[Michael (Letters and Li..]

Breathtaking. I love your style and the elegance that you bring into every word of every line you write. It is a pure joy to read your work. Thank you for sharing it.

[Corset]

This was so beautiful, but I fear if you were to visit my dreams last evening you would have found a woman possessed, lol...gawd it doesn't get any better than this, magnificent poem!

[An owl on the moon]

Ah, Corset, your presence always makes my day! Thank you so much for your kind words... and for the fair warning before any dreamish visits... :)

[Corset]

lol, you are welcome, thank you!

[~]

We always take flight into reaching new dimensions when the one close to our heart opens up new passages to allow us to see and feel things other than fear. Loved your dancing fingers through this piece. :D

[An owl on the moon]

You seem to speak from experience... and know so well exactly what I was whispering here. So grateful for your understanding... I hope your life is filled with new dimensions and dancing fingers... :D

[Lydia Shutter]

When the other morphs into you and you feel what he/she feels, it is love that will last. How soft and gentle your words are. Velvety! When we are in the presence of someone we love deeply, the silences speak volumes. Wonderful work, Craig. Lydi**

[An owl on the moon]

Lydia, how I appreciate your words... and yes.. a love like that does last... even in silences.. even in distance... forever...

[Marie]

Sleep does melt the walls of day...dark melts the walls of light...

Your poem shows the lovly in-between mist...

Paul Gauguin is one of my favorite artists.

[An owl on the moon]

I read Paul Guaguin's quote just before posting.. and it seemed so fitting.. Yes, in daylight we often try and keep out the darker, deeper things of our soul...

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Melting walls into mist...Yum :) I love the depth of your expressions Craig. Beautiful

[An owl on the moon]

Thank you, dear lynn! Sometimes the soul can find pathways the mind has tried to seal...

[Adam Adams]

Beautiful poetry that speaks through heart. Loved all lines. So romantic. Gentle. Tranquil. soft. Touching. Melt-down. Lovely. Enjoyed reading it.

[An owl on the moon]

Deeply appreciate your words, Adams... wanted it to convey such a peace...

[Emilia]

Very good poem. I especially like the idea of melting walls into mist.

[An owl on the moon]

Thank you, Emilia... those were actually the first words of the poem that came to life...