Asking the Moon

A starless sky greeted me
In the dark of the night
The cool crisp air
Brushed against my cheek
It touched me gently
As the silent moon looked on
And as it shone down
I felt you in the wind
Wrapped around my body
I was strangely warmed
In that quiet moment
I was no longer alone
But I could feel you
I closed my eyes
And there you were
I lingered in the night
Just wanting it to last
Asking that moon to let you stay

Bunny in My Garden

Whenever I see you
I'm reminded of why I fell in love
And in some ways
Why part of me
Will always love part of you
Maybe if I'd learned then
What I've learned now
About being selfish
It would have been different
I could have cherished
That bunny in my garden
You’re still beautiful
And in my eyes
You always will be
But that isn't enough
To repair the past
So I let it rest in my heart
A memory of lost love
And now when I dream of you
I can smile

Still

Iridescent

Shining through infinite luminary lenses

Launching over veritable eternities

Yellow orchids unfold

Aside navy daisies

Irreplaceable

A light will always yield silhouettes

Wavering in listless lingering

Mystery Together

Here's one from the archives that I don't think I've posted anywhere before.

She doesn't know about you
And I'm sure he doesn't know about me
Nobody is supposed to know
It spares everyone the hurt
I'll never know who you're thinking about
When your lips meet mine
But you don't know where my mind is
So we're both a mystery
But we both must remain a mystery
Letting others think
That "we" don't exist
That there isn't any "us"
So that nobody gets hurt
That we are under the cover of night
Under the covers together
In a place we don't belong
Because we can't seem to belong
To someone else
Without these feelings interfering
Pretending they don't exist
So that our real lives can go on
Escaping sometimes into fantasy
Where we explore something
That would destroy them
But keeps calling us back in

The Sound of Nobody

It was odd to wake up alone

For the first time in my entire life

There was nobody else

Just me, myself, and I

And none of them get along

There was nobody to make breakfast for

Nobody to wake up on the sofa

There was nobody in the top bunk

Sleeping past noon

There was no head on the pillow

Sitting cold next to mine

Nobody stirring in another room

Getting ready to make coffee

That I wasn’t going to drink

Nobody fell asleep in the armchair

After a late-night movie

Nobody stealing my cigarettes

Nobody pouring a morning cocktail

There was nobody in my shower

The only think that I could sense

Was silence upon the air

And I began to wonder

How long this isolation would last

Hoping that it was temporary

Praying it would not last

Fearful of things staying the same

New Books for Sale

I've got two books for sale now that contain many of my earliest works. Glancing Back I and Glancing Back II are now available to order. I'll have updates about my future book collections soon.

Glancing Back I

By Cameron D St Michael

Glancing Back II

By Cameron D St Michael

Just Believe

Sparkling wine at midnight

The best of company

To cheer in the new year

We laughed and hugged

And I knew everything would be OK

Because the smiling faces

Looking ahead to the new year

Told me I would be fine

I will let that guide me

In this new year

In this new decade

If they think I’ll be OK

I should just believe

Because I have no reason not to