The wind is blowing.
As I sit on my bed and stare out the window,
the trees sway back and forth like they're trying to get my attention.
Sometimes at night when the stars are out and I'm playing my guitar,
I'll look out the window and the wind makes the trees
look like a swaying crowd of fans holding lighters in the air.
But today the sky is gray.
Every once in a while the sun breaks through the snow-heavy clouds
and dances on the tiny droplets of freshly melted snow and dew
on the tips of each needle of the pine trees.
Then it ducks away again concluding the glorious light show.
A few flakes of snow fall from the sky,
barely visible until they're amongst the deep green of the trees.
The wind makes them swirl around each other
like wolf cubs playing and falling over one another.
When they finally touch the ground they lay there helpless
as they begin to melt from the warmth of the earth and finally disappear.
If you think about it we all are like snowflakes.
Each of us are a little different.
Up close each snowflake has its own crystal pattern,
but from far away you can't tell the difference.
And, like snowflakes, we only exist in this world
for a certain amount of time.
Just long enough to fulfill our purpose.
Then we disappear.
A single snowflake can't cover the ground.
It takes a whole cloud full of them to make just a single layer of ice.
And even then, you can't skate on it.

The music plays,
The drum rolls on.
These silent days
Have come and gone.
We've come so far
For this one hour,
We've made it, par
For the course, despite the sweet and sour.
The tears flow freely
As we say our last goodbyes.
What we thought could never be
Came true in the blink of an eye.
Our future is unknown to us,
Unknown to all, but the Stardust.
As I'm looking back now,
I remember things I've done.
I remember the faces of everyone,
But can't bring myself to realize how
Much we've grown. Yet somehow
Each of us, in unison,
Have chosen a path to run.
A path that Fate has allowed.
I never thought this moment would come,
But it has and this is it.
Our future is unknown to us
And we may not know what we will become.
But that is what pushes us to an unknown limit,
Unknown to all, but the Stardust.

The sun's been down for an hour now.
The hands on the clock tell me it's getting late.
But no matter how hard I try I can't sleep.
So, I throw the covers off and roll over.
I grab my flashlight, for although it may still be light outside, my room is in shadows.
I look at the clock.
"Eleven o'nine."
I get up and walk to my open window.
"Ah, fresh air!"
Above the mountains sits a glowing eye, half asleep from her all night ride.
Secretly following her, concealed by the darkness, is her lover;
always ready to fight for and protect her.
I look back at the clock.
"Eleven eleven? Is that all?"
I lay back down on the bed and stare at the ceiling.
"It must be well over eighty degrees in here!"
I let my mind wonder until my eyes begin to droop and finally close.
I see the face of a man I know.
We say "Hello," and walk down the street, lover's style.
Everything is perfect, even my hair,
and I know that I have finally drifted into the dream of my dreams.

I think the rain scares her sometimes.
The harder it came down, the closer she snuggled into me and the tighter she pulled my arms around her.
Maybe the rain makes her feel alone or reminds her of loneliness.
It rained most of the night.
There were a couple times the rain raged hard and I could've sworn she was going to pull my arms out of their sockets.
So, I held her tighter, matching the strength with which she was pulling on my arms.
We sure stayed warm, let me tell you!
When the rain let up, so did she.
I leaned up on one arm, peeking over her to see if she was still asleep.
She rolled over toward me.
I laid back down and watched her sleep, gently stroking her hair when it would fall into her face.
Her father knocked on the door.
She opened her eyes and smiled at me.
I smiled back.
She slid her arm over and around my neck, pulled me close to her and kissed me.
"I love you," she breathed.
"I love you, too," I surrendered.
We got out of bed and she got dressed.
She combed her hair and opened the blinds so the sun sparkled in.
She turned around and looked at me, the sun's fire dancing in her hair.
She walked over to me and hugged me.
We kissed again, delicately savoring the pure honey that flowed between our mouths.
She ran her fingers through my hair while looking me over, etching my face into her eyes and mind.
"I'll see you tonight," she said.
I could tell she was going to miss me until then.
We kissed one last time and she walked hesitantly out of the room.
"See you tonight," I said.
Then I disappeared.

Scattered through the mountains across the canyon there lay deep crevices, dark holes, black spaces where I place all my secrets.
I thought they would be safe there, locked away from the world.
Until one day, while sending my thoughts to their hiding places, one of my secrets strayed.
The wind carried my most precious lonesome secret to the ear of a handsome soul.
I heard it whisper back to me.
My eyes were met with an equally lonesome set of eyes that vanished when I blinked.
I turned to walk away and was embraced with arms so strong I felt nothing could harm me.
And a kiss so tender, I felt the rocky world melt away.
"You are home," he said, looking through my eyes and into my soul.
A bird took flight, startling us enough to look away from each other.
When I looked back, he was gone.
I've never been that near to him after that.
But when I'm driving through the mountains I see him racing through the trees, following me.
And when I stop to unload my secrets I feel him watching me, listening to me.
And every once in a while he'll show himself to me, perched on a boulder in the shadows of the mountain just to let me know he's there.
One day, I will return to the fortress of his arms.
To the safety of my soulmate.

I love you, my friend
As I love the summer wind
That swirls the purple dusk,
finds what once was lost,
And makes the shadows bend.

I love you, my friend
As I love the singing rain
Who's music from
The thunder cloud's drum
Calms my soul once again.

I love you, my friend
As I love the starry night sky
That twinkles and winks
And silently keeps
Records of times gone by.

I love you, my friend
As the sea loves the shore.
It grows and it swells,
Then says its farewells,
And rushes back to its arms once more.