I lay in that dream like state
Half awake with reality;
Half asleep with sweet dreams.
I feel you still beside me.
Your smooth cool skin,
Soft as rose petals,
Touches mine.
With your warmth at my back
I feel your gentle breath against my neck.
Smiling, I roll over.
Discovering a pillow at my back,
With a gentle breeze from the window,
Lightly playing over me.
I wake fully.
A sadness touches my heart.
Just as a smile grows on my face.
For even though my dream
Has proven to be mundane,
Your presence is always with me.
An ever present joy
That I cherish with my very being.

Dan Gray
2004

I sit in the dark and cry.
I have no control.
My heart,
Shattered like a mirror
Lays in pieces at my feet.
Each piece reflecting back to me
A memory of my love for you.
When we met, your touch, whispers,
Our first kiss, making love,
The look that was once in your eyes.
And; as broken glass
Those memories are sharp.
They cut and hurt.
I bleed deep into my soul.

Dan Gray
2003