This is the personal writing site of Barry Hurd- online consultant, designer, writer, marketer, entrepreneur, and father.
I never meant to say anything
except the things I meant to say
the words that came from my lips
compared nothing to those felt in my heart
The rain would fall
and I say a name gently
it makes me feel comforted
by a love that never faded
The clouds part
as day fades to night
a crimson light ignites a memory
and my soul […]
I dreamt one night
that you were there
and my fantasy
was real
I believed for the moment
That you were heaven
Resting beside me
Sent to let my spirit fly
Dear lover
I do not know your name
Nor do I care
Yet I dare with a heart so bare
I may succeed in denying
A simple belief of you and me
As this slumbers beckons
And my dreams […]
One day I found myself
Truly dumbfounded by where I was
beneath an old elm tree
on an avenue of life that seemingly held good memory
In front of me
an old Volkswagon van
seemingly settled in the spot it always had
yet ready for a cargo and to move from a moment
that was the only one I could recall
To my left […]
I sat down
aware that I as seeking a reason for being here
The old gypsy woman smiled with her weathered lips
grasping my hand so gently with such warm fingers
as she pressed her palm against my own
and told me what I was scared of
That my life was short
but not incomplete
My heart was defiant and strong
and that I […]
You would think
That a heart
Could feel itself in bloom
You would believe
That a soul
Could discover a place to call home
*
But what if
The heart was lost
Amongst a field of roses
What if
The soul was wandering
Through the midnight hue of stars
*
You would hope
That a heart
Could find itself in love
Warm and embraced
By a hand that would never let go
Yet willing […]
An epic struggle
between love and evil
fought amongst the stars
in the hours of twilight
A zen master, a poet
Who bears not a sword
But honest words
and the courage to feel
His enemy
Not a person or a thing
But the lack of knowing and of feeling
Simply a consuming entropy
A fight disputed in the heart
Fought between lost hope
and peaceful yearning
with two lives […]
For a moment, the sun was nothing but beautiful
I could see clouds scattered across the blue sky
and I swore I saw a face in them
I was dying, alone and without hope of being found
My thirst for life had brought me to this place of abandon
and my body seems to be slowly falling deeper […]
Her eyes were beautiful
not for what I saw
but what they could see in me
Every vision she had was inspirational
the subtle nuance of her smile
and the way she could stop my breathing
She was not a fighter
but her heart was born a warrior
as it fueled every action she took
Her voice was so compelling
not for what I heard
but […]
The most beautiful lady
is not one who adorns herself
She is the one who abandons society
and holds herself tight against me
She is a fire
not limited to the things she burns
She loves me for who I am
and yet she consumes me so passionately
She can deny me
and often struggles to be who she needs
Yet her spirit is defiant
and […]
Well gee, I usually don’t post directly to a blog…but what the hell. I’m bored tonight and my friends just left after having a little get together and now I’m sipping my cup of patiently brewed coffee and wondering about all the good things in life.
A Wanderer on the Map of Creation
I stand here
Comically laughing […]