POETRY
(2008-2009)




The Castle


blue is a color,
of vivid cool water,
crimson the flag,
that flies from my castle,
green are the leaves,
of the crown in her hair,
gold for my lover,
blood for my lover,
all for my lover,
who whispers in darkness,
forever the ocean,
of touches ,
of feeling,
the contours ,
my lover's,
body,
feel of her heart,
beating against me,
intimate closeness,
infinity 
when she whispers,
"I love you"
leaving  sparks,
and quiet lightning,
cascading
and arcing,
my mind alight.
but black is a heart,
torn and bitter,
hidden in shadows,
an enigma wanders,
where lonely winds howl,
grey against silver,
clouds and horizons,
flames and destruction,
blood in deep crimson,
the flag on my castle
until the echoes,
return,
return to remind one,
that blue is a color
of cool vivid water,
a place 
where my lover,
wears gold crown and crimson,
her voice is cool water,
her touch a blue echo,
of wanting so vivid,
her contours in detail,
a map to my castle,
a star set to guide me,
though gulfs in the darkness
the meaning of oneness
burns though the darkness
fading the moments
remembered deep crimson
infinity

By Chris D'Alessandro

THE WAR STORM

Rain on the window
its dark outside
and my mind is spinning 
a thousand times
a second
and I realize
its dark in my room

Time has passed by
leaving me with seconds
only seconds left
before I must answer the warlords' call
time has passed by,
to say the things unsaid
or try to say the things
lest they stay unsaid

But its hot outside
and the clouds are thick
black cotton
choking the sky
talking in garbled whispers and rumor
choking my mind
with their windswept secrets
trying to swallow
the minutes, into the darkness
as the rain streams by

And I'm choking on sand
waiting for the thunder
and the lightening to strike
the cries of war and panic to rise
Mars ascends to his throne
and before us the enemy

The rain on the window
then tender your kiss
as I close my eyes
Mars sleeps,
sated and tired
you warm, next to me
as
the
storm
subsides

Chris D'Alessandro
Igloo

memories made of powdered sugar
formed with molds of glass
hung by cobwebs in an igloo
beneath the desert sun


-Alejandro




Silver Shards

Silver shards of memories past
my hair turns grey
my hair turns white
Cannot stop waves of time
from washing over
all our lives
Ravaging body
fooling  mind
and
cobwebs form
beneath the ice
my heart is stone;
choking life
choking life
and
simple things

complicated
out of reach
and left behind

-Alejandro

Under The Stars:

The night was warm
the breeze was soft

and moonlight shone
through the leaves

of the tall and ancient trees

sighing softly, I held you close
never wanting to let go

if only to remain, this waking dream

where the world seems so... far away

safe and quiet

held 

in my lover's arms

beneath the sky,
under the stars

-Alejandro