MOODSWINGS
a kiss on the breeze
the swan and the nightingaleThe nightingale chirped softly
As the swan went off to bed She whispered sweetest melodies To fill his drooping head Maybe once again they'd meet When night takes over day And share a pleasant rhapsody When again she passed his way. c. ef grace . 
spring's new yearOn a misty spring night With the moon at its peak I rounded the corner fast And saw you there Encased in glass I could barely speak You dared to smile, That gentle, squinty half-smile That smile that told The stories of your eyes That lit the room with gold Against the deepening cobalt skies I splashed in your laugh Like a bird in a fountain And stumbled into your depths Heard the clanging of ships Under a Red Eclipse And warmed myself in your breath Pulled under Into waves of wonder I've inhabited the leagues of your heart Every year must end, I've learned But then A new one has to start c. ef grace 
code of silenceI'd been listening all night
To his telltale heart And the secrets it told me That his lips could not... - ef grace |
storm recognitionthere's a place in her soul so deep, and so raw,
that a mere breath could shock the nerve acknowledging it's there raises the bile and tears fall where they cannot be heard she bottled this place in dim tempered glass encasing the storm none dared view it was safer that way, she smiled to herself... but still worried that that was not true. cascading sunbeams in a gloomy sky he wore the storm on his face though he had sealed his whole self inside, she knew she recognized that place and while she was reaching to pull him out he slipped inside her sealed chamber she cringed as he sailed through her ugly truths but he held her and kissed through the danger does he wonder how she could love such a man? why? c. ef grace 
a queen's devotionI have dressed for you, my love,
Donning sultry shades of night and moon, Powdered with silken mist, And perfumed with blooming jasmine. I see my reflection In the pools of your eyes. Tell me, Are you pleased with what you see? The velvet carpet of midnight sky Is stretched before us, Studded with glistening stars And the faint glitter of shimmering stardust. Come, let us walk upon it. Show me the way To your mystical kingdom, Where I shall take my place as your queen. You have found the lost princess, Now hold me close to your heart-- Keep me in the towering castle of your soul, Protect me in the fortress of your strong embrace. I hunger and thirst from want of you. Let us sit at the table laid before us; Feast on my love, As I drink of you. Lavish me with the precious jewels of your words, The pearls of your wisdom, And the crystals that sparkle in your eyes. Dazzle me with your silver smile, And your heart of gold. Dress me in the velvet of your voice, And clinging sheers of your desire. Let me give of myself whatever you could wish for, And when Eternity itself comes knocking at the heavy wooden doors, I shall still be by your side: Your queen. c. ef grace |
THE MOODSWINGS INTERCHANGE
C. EF GRACE 2018.