Touchstone

Touchstone:
Your hand moves tear drenched hair away.
A forehead kiss puts fear at bay.
But can I trust this absolution?

You are my touch stone
my soul completely own
You are my touch stone

Your soft kind words after all I've heard
Fly on the wings of restless bird
How can there be resolution?

You are my touch stone

my soul completely own

You are my touch stone

Do I believe them all? 
Let them land and fall?
to pick and choose
My heart to loose?
What is my solution?

You are my touch stone

my soul completely own

You are my touch stone

I reach for you and move my hand
Over your heart and quiet my demand
to reach this simple conclusion

You are my touch stone

my soul completely own

You are my touch stone

My touch stone.
By Catraven =^..^= 7/31/2013
for Patrick

For the children of 12/14/12

For the Angels new to Heaven and the Heroes left behind,
We all will remember this day the world was unkind.
TODAY
For Childhood that was Stolen, and Wounds that Cut the Soul.
Is there a way to fill a Heart with a Depthless Hole?
TOMORROW
There will be Peace, there will be Grace, given by the Kind
We will lift you up and hold you, release you from your Bind
ALWAYS
Trust us all who love You! Trust us all who care!

This cross We'll carry with You! A cross We'll Help You Bare!
FOREVER

My offering and prayers.

by Catraven =^,,^=

Alone

Alone 

slow, cold and alone I breach the day

all warmth of soul has ridden away

on the back of my dreams 

 I tread barefoot to unknown future

my blood, my fears rise to the eminent fray

brought on by those who use me as play

 to test my will

their mission to kill my inner dreamer

In a tower I'm locked, all worlds away

no escape, no hope to keep fear at bay

trapped in pain

I wish for a key to open the dormer

I long to know the day to day

that everyone else gets to throw away

 for a moment of that

I would give my soul over

By Catraven =^..^= 11/2012

By Catraven =^,,^= 2012

Fall

Fall

feather light caresses

coxed by kisses off the breeze

in their beautiful best dresses

fall a myriad of leaves  

crimson, gold and yellow

Orange, lime and green  

 on a path they all must follow

brushing by me in between

from tree to earth they travel

in their short freedom alive

cascading onto gravel

 or moss or grass they dive

then they settle separate

between each other slide

jewels descending color lit

in a magic carpet tide
By catraven=^..^=

Meow for now ,

Catraven =^..^=

Bye Bye Birdie

For Patty-Cake:

Between tiny hours of today

through the thinness of the veil

 little angel flew away

chasing Raven's tail

 Patty-Cake 1986-2012 

Meow for now,

Catraven =^,,^=

Rain

Prayer for Rain

 sweet darkness, "I'm shaking",

wrenched in cold tears I weep.

how can there be waking,

when night holds no sleep?

 cruel light foils the windowpane. 

 it cleverly creeps.

 spoiling the dark mask of my pain.

 its reality reaps.

 in embers of sunlight,

crawl pin-rays of lies.

deceits that I can't fight,

haul defeat to my eyes.

 I pray:

 lies kept me from sleeping

darkness from pain

 now daylight is coming

 I wish it would rain,,.  ,
,,...,.  ,,..,  ,....  ,.., ..,,..,,..,.
,,,..,,,..,,,..
by Catraven
  copyright 2012

take from this what you will, it reads completely different from where you are.

Meow for now,
 Catraven =^..^= 

Fell Down again........

Rabbit came sword in hand

gave it to me

White Queen defeated

I checked her at the door

cut off her head

Then in crept Black Jack

danced with him for 

comfort

We both missed her

 Black beautiful Jack was a great help

But

he was more dangerous than she ever was

loved him more than the WhiteQueen

with him I was very bad

We danced and danced

until I fell down 

Black Jack didn't pick me up......

Rabbit came with another sword

to cut off Black Jack's head

I took it

I gripped it and fell down

It was too heavy

Rabbit then gave me an Orange Flower

to wear over my heart

I had to promise to

 ALWAYS WEAR IT

in exchange for the killing sword

and the strength to use it

I used it

But now I needed to keep

 my promise to Rabbit 

wear the Orange flower

over my heart

White Queen is gone

Black Jack is gone

I owe Rabbit

But

Orange Flower is getting very heavy

It is pulling on my heart

It hurts

I want it off

I owe Rabbit

I owe Rabbit

Orange flower is getting really heavy

My heart can't take the weight

I fall down

I take off the Orange flower

I didn't want to 

I wanted to be free

Rabbit is furious

"what happened?"

"you promised!"

All I can say is

"I fell down. Again..."
Rabbit is done with me
I failed him

Now a knock at my door
Now
I ask "who's there?"
answer
"guess who?"

by Catraven =^..^=