Time For a Little Poem...

It's been a while since I've written a poem here and this morning this one fell out of my mouth, my head and my heart and I quickly laid it down on paper before the words had a chance to shatter on the floor and I'd have to sweep them away.

So forgive me, it hasn't been edited...this is purely spontaneous.

Indonesia

Dusted it off and blew on it twice

A wish escaped along with the breath

And travelled over battered walls

And banyan trees

Exhaust smoke and children’s pleas

To skip the begging and play

It avoids the Sun’s fury all day

Dances past judgment and

Still on the breeze

Through cracks in the temples

Tried to get down on my knees

But couldn’t feel the buzz only the numb

Really straining to hear that hum

Those whispers that shake the leaves

One taps me on the head and I feel chosen

Nature’s gentle nudge

But that wish gets snagged and doesn’t budge

For a while until it’s forced

To take another course where spiders creep

Between flowers winged creatures peep

Both kindred and enemy they feast on the skin

Bang at the door

Can’t take refuge curled up on the floor

They will get you there too until the noise stops

And I’ve got my eyes on that moonlight

Its brilliant glow

The way it kisses the ocean the way it hangs low

Somewhere in that forgotten and unknown

It’s casting light on a king made of stone

A kris in his hand and menace on his face

Giving the impression that gold means grace

He sits higher than me and I’m meant to feel his power

I’ve never counted so much in my life

Hour by hour

Sunrise to sunset I've left little hearts in the places we met

For all of you by the sea and under the stars

Music and love faded the scars

That wish is still on its way up to Father Sky

Still battling exhaust smoke and avoiding those pleas

Indonesia you’ve helped me see

Helped me see