Walk A Road

…rest. Render red the robust root. Rippy tippy type.
Nosh and nibble, the night is nigh.
Steep the steps lead down to sleep.
Slumber slips in on silky feet,
So subtle soft in day’s retreat,
Sneaks up and snares the hapless heap.

So dreams, they come, as a flowing stream,
And over the ‘scape they run and gleam,
Too fast, almost, to be even seen.

The pillow, I think, it knows my name.
It calls me. Is it near or far?
It’s kept me safe and free from pain,
And never too far from where you are.
Never too far……never too far.

The sun, like slumber, knows how to sneak,
As around the corner it begins to peek.
And through my eyelids my sleep it rends.
The covers, whom I’ve come to know,
Keep me warm though there be snow.
Then envelop me so close, as friends.
The Darkness is so inky black.
It has driven off the sun’s attack.

And sleep, again, allows a dream,
More vivid than the deepest depths.
A knife’s edge, never quite as keen,
Or sharp as a vivid dream can get.

The electronic bells they draw me back.
No homecoming ever quite as sad.
And dreams, not gone a moments age,
No sweetness could they ever lack.

A Day! A breath will I ever take!
A song chimes on the radio.
A piece of toast I will then break
And walk a road, so far to go.
And walk a road…….and walk a road.
Then…… (back to beginning)

THE WREATH

Birth! Only the beginning of a long prelude to death.
Life is just the time before the skimming of the cream,
The flower on the Wreath.
Everything you do is finally ended in the start
Of the rest of your existence
In which your body plays no part.
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There is no room for resistance
To this far, far greater force.
You should not fear its coming
For it is the only course.
Its beauty never ending,
Its peace a moving Cart
Of the rest of your existence
In which your body plays no part.

DESIRE AND REALITY

I hear your voice,
Soft, sweet, coming from far away.
I hear it clearly
As though you are sitting near me.
Distance is meaningless
In the hearing of it.
Distance is everything
When it comes to touching
My lips to yours.
How soft is a touch
When it is mere words
On a page?
How sweet is a kiss
That happens in my mind?
So sweet, indeed,
I can almost taste it
On my tongue.
The ache, too real,
My lips not as fooled.
My arms, too empty,
Reach out.
The air I find,
Too cold.

-Steven Willy Rachlin 1/11/10

How Much Of You Is Mine?

by Steven Willy Rachlin 1/29/73

I am scared because I am alone.
Scared because I found you and you are the way I am.
I am scared I might still be alone.
Frightened by the darkness,
And the way that I first found you.
What does it all mean,
And how much of you is mine?
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I don't know why I need you.
It's not just our first meeting.
I needed you before that.
I never thought that it would happen.
You brought things I didn't ask for.
But now that i have taken,
I wonder if I 've lost.
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So now I sit not sure of
The future and its coming.
The Questions wait unanswered.
The road to you is calling.
I scream, but there is silence.
Not even echoes answer.
A sign says that I'm lonely.
It flashes on and off.
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The darkest night, the deepest river
Couldn't keep me if you called me.
I need someone to lean on me.
I want someone to help me.
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The pieces of the puzzle
Fall together when assembled
And they paint a pretty picture,
But the picture makes no sense.
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When you're lonely
Send your mind out
And mine will meet it softly.
We'll be driven into comfort,
I'll drag you down into silk shadows.
For I will never touch you,
It's our minds that will embrace.
If I never feel your lips again
At least I'll feel your thoughts
And see your face.
Touching can be beautiful,
But what we could have is better.
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So I'm scared and I am lonely
And unsure of what is coming
But I'm hopeful for the future
So I'll take what you will give me.
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As I stare into the starlight
And sip slowly at my wine,
There is darkness, there's confusion,
There is beauty and some rythmn,
And I ask myself this question:
How much of you, is mine?

Across The Atlantic

How far a heart stretches

When a net of love catches

The beat of it pounds in my chest.

Across a vast ocean

I still feel the emotion

A feeling I really like best.

Are you feeling alone

So far from your home,

Well, know that I am on a quest.

To bring you to me

Across the big sea

So that right by my side, you may rest.

So come to my arms

I'll keep you from harm

And press you, so close, to my breast.

For soon you will know

It's not far to go.

Regardless of how far, I'm blessed

Diamonds and Hope

Hope is like Diamonds....
Rare, Rough and Hard.
It can be carved into something beautiful,
sparkling and precious.
But it takes skill,
So it requires practice.
It takes Time,
So it needs patience.
The result is something profound.

On A Cold Day

If the song is sung
the men will come
and save the day
of the early morn.
And sunny days
will follow us forever.

So now the day
will come in May.
We’ll never sigh
Or say goodbye
To friends that go
on to Glory.


I don’t know
Where I might go
To brave the snow
And bitter cold.
But if it is
The truth be told
I will stay
And grow quite old
Where my heart is stuck,
With any luck.