The flower bloomed, year after year Pedals fell, one at a time, unnoticed The soil blackened, hardened, cracked The empty…
Poetry written by RL Caffry
Behind the Mask
July 2014 When I peeled off the mask I had no face, no features I hold in my hand an…
When Peace Calls
When everything feels like it’s broken,I want you to know who you are.When life seems like it’s falling apart,I want…
Hope
A withered rose, planted without waterAn empty sky, void of sparkleA slight breeze, stirring the wing’s tipsBringing alive the first…
Memories
August 28, 2011 To see you todayBrings tears of emptinessHopes of comfortThe pain of needing youDesires to feel you inside…
Only Darkness
August 21, 2011 Fingertips that once caressed my soulBreath that seduced my heartCold in the fires that now burnCrimson and…
Breathless
August 23, 2011 Memories rush up to meet meThey gaze upon my empty nightsFlooding the days, long to endureTwo broken…
A Little Bird
Sept 29, 1993 There was a little bird In a little tree Who came to little ole me To whisper…
Settling
May 31, 1993 A man in a boat on the open seaA woman in the city walking until morningHe faces…
Number 1
June 15, 1993 The richest of things to cherishAre the simplest of all livesWhere the only necessary treasuresAre the smallest…