Back of My Mind
Thoughts kept warmly at the back of my mind
Illusions of memories and stories to find
Hoping to bring to life
Magic in the moments of living, thoughts kept
Warmly at the back of my mind
Like bare legs thrown over swing chairs on summer nights
Warm breezes in the yellow porch lights
Radio static as my family sings
Empty beer bottles and a gentle swing
Hold me close as morning brings
Golden daylight sunrise, drifting from the hills
Holding hands in open paddocks and still
Feeling the summer burn from a tan the day before
Bronzed skin humming against your heartbeat
The reminder you're alive and still feeling
Magic in the moments of living, thoughts kept
Warmly at the back of my mind
Like barefoot in the sand as the sun dives
Nose deep into the ocean shallows behind
A backdrop of purple, pink streaked sky
Walk with me slowly in the eye
Of a slow summer evening storm bringing itself in
The air will smell like a new season
Magic in the moments of living, thoughts kept
Warmly at the back of my mind
Scream loud with me
in rambunctious laughter planned to be
Shared at the best of times, spread out on a clean floor
Play like children and giggle until you can't breathe
Because what more
Could you possibly ask for?
Magic in the moments of living, thoughts kept
Warmly at the back of my mind
I can't wait to start or maybe keep living
Because I have so much love to give
And I promise I have so much magic
To push into warm nights and sunrise and beach storms and
Laughing like children before
The world tells you you're too old for magic.
Hope kept warmly at the back of my mind.
~J.K.M.
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2. A Definitive (Poetry)
PoetryNot just poetry for humanity. Poetry for me too. An array of poetry displayed in raw light. "For what it's worth, even words can explain the complications in ones head if you find the time to discover the right sentences." ~J.K.M.
