a distant melody

Away you went, away from me,
Beneath a stormy sky.
And I was drifting off to sea.
Alone, I wondered why.

You came and went like waves on sand,
As I watched the shore grow small.
The waves that flow at the wind's command
 Will push me farther still.

Slipping under, I have lost
The ground beneath my feet.
I search for where our paths have crossed,
A distant melody.

The shore is gone, the past behind,
The ocean now my home.
And in the depths my heart will find
It best to be alone.

autumn shades

Leaves are beginning to change their colors :)

glass staircase

I rush up and down
On a spiraling glass staircase.
I move with the music-
Each interval a step,
Each long note a landing.

Light on my feet
As if I were floating on air,
I ascend and descend.
Quickly and skillfully,
Full of grace.

Notes scattered across a page,
Footsteps light and gentle.

The sound grows and swells,
Then-
A hush.

A flurry of movement,
A moment of rest.

Like a spiraling glass staircase
The sounds are delicate,
Yet strong.
Soft, but shining.

Small and sparkling,
Grand and full.