TomWard

“Flow”

Brass buttons shined, polished shined black
Safe heralded departure train side at track
Confidence whisper encourages sunrise
Knotted throat black, steel creosote ties

Shoulder…

‘Cake’

Majestic bred evident regal face
Smooth sleek lines desired trace
Hand holds dream invite toward
Awestruck beauty to move forward

Tender filled with heart labour
Hearth fire li…

"Horizons"

Distant shines the headlamp, horizons on moons new
Powered in soft hues, silver shined, prominently blue
Closer draws the station stop, perspective from aboard
Excited for drea…

“Little Footprints”

Prancing in the distance, never out of view
Wariness from caution, emotion hidden true
Sleek the fur of armour, with tale held high
Succumbed appear never, too hard in…

Daily scheduled, uncertain sure
Child like Her expression pure

“Tattoo”

Flowing free in exuberance
Youthful happiness in dance
Delicate wings lift uncensored
Depths within skies ventured!

Child like each play on a swing!
Autumn leaves about each …

“Stone Cold”

Stones collected from the field
Carefully placed cemented yield
Building blocks in foundations
Subtle each from imaginations

Laboured some high towers built
Wailing const…

“Pink Cadillac”

Powdered pink n’ shiny, big ol’ Cadillac
Top down empowered, hair blown back
Curved in desire, sleek with motor fast
Thrilled in the moment, no time for past.

Humming a…

“Aye, Eyes”

Her eyes were sultry pleasure
Ocean spirited danced within
Buried hidden treasure
Dancing to begin

Orange colour, sunset
Wind blown back the hair
Salt tasted desire kindl…

“Fall”

Ghost like the silent mists
Eerie creeping calm
Lovers platform kissed
Parted to be soon gone.

Travel for now boarded
At throttle head control
Quiet custom afforded
Signaled…

Each unique aboard holds ticket
Purchased at ‘freedom’ marked wicket
Anticipated each on platform ‘morn
Journey expectations different worn.

Some analyze the schedules and time
Some look…

“Almost”

Almost loved, almost cherished
Spirit within, almost perished
Almost drawn, moth to flame
Fiery spirit in never to tame

Loved and cherished, well almost
Feeding contended, le…

“Dungeon”

Dank moisture, on cold stone floor
Mists creeping from swamp moor
Descending, quiet, steps of stone
Silent thought, below alone.

Tethered leather held in bond
Chained in mas…

"Tingleing"

Senses all a tingle
Rusted not the brake
Shining in Her beauty
Confidence in Her wake.

Platforms are but fleeting
Dancing free to express
Ballast scorched at trackside
…

“Irish Setter”

Creature so spirited, one could never tame!
In eye soul exhibited, ignited colour flame!
With energy, contained not, free upon the run!
Irish Setter, spirited, coloured of …

‘100 miles an hour’

Speeding, at 100 miles per hour
No time, passing, scented flower
Laboured, fired, ravenous lust
Consumed, labour, that in trust

Flowers blown in the breeze
Passing…

My Dear Lieutenant!

Question not superior authority!
With impudent ideal audacity!
Pawns are such in a game of chess!
Mastered of, shall you never guess!

Rations are for their own disc…

leaving gentle peace
calming, so relaxed, release
endorphins dancing

mindless, unsuppose
little cherubs, without clothes
songs sung delighted

peacefully calming
ignited from soulfire…

“Valentine Dream”

Precious one, may I inquire?
In hopes of your contented fire?
Cold upon without hearth lit
Firebox cold, the train does sit

Platforms eerie misting fog drift
Silentl…

"Command"

Encouraged one to wear the hat desired
Confident, in her spirit free exhaulted fired
Brass buttoned shined, and standing tall
Princess confident, never observed small

Tilted …