In the Dark, Your Light (New Poem)

In the Dark, Your Light

by Tim Kavi

sometimes

I might find you

looking back at me

when I think you did not see

me smiling

at the goddess inside you

projecting outward

as the light of the world

for She is just the woman

inside of you

smiling

caring for babies

healing the sick

caring for everyone 

every day

lost in the world

there is the darkening

of your image

the vastness of despair

but your light

pierces it in the still 

of the world's midnight.

Bridges of Home (poem)

bridges of home
by Tim Kavi

girders of strength
bring relief to the searching
absent loved ones
want to hurry home

familiar, looking closer
the beams are still strong
every lane leads home
peering closer
decay is evident everywhere

collapse is not imminent
just the wearings of age

home never looked so good
and I will take every bridge gladly
just to be back there
in your arms again

they carry me to all
that I loved and once knew
to the known, the expected,
the life of everyday surprise.

Across the Seas, Distant Voices Are Heard (The Going Home Poem)

Across the Seas, Distant Voices Are Heard (The Going Home Poem)

by Tim Kavi

Gentle breezes

whispering winds

ruffle my hair

the sounds of distant voices

are the sweetest I've heard

wavering notes

of lives lived out

there is only a glimpse

of history

on that, given my word

that soon

I'll be coming

to see your smiling lips

hug your sweet adorations

glory in the races

that athletes have won

to be ever present

again, not knowing

but always hoping

that back there

we can start over again

where we've already begun

A father glancing over

his children

a soft spoken assurance

of a returned one

from a long journey

echoing sentiment of hope

restless anticipation

is finally

over and done.