The winter too long
Branches too bare
Shadows too solemn
The air too bleak
And then you hovered
A promising blush
Soft and beguiling
Melting the snow
You warmed my heart
Quickened my pulse
Exhaled my breath
Clouded my judgement
I have fallen for you!
It’s over now
The sluice gates were opened wide
Filling the river with tears that I cried
You hovered for a while
Not wanting to leave me like this
So you turned and gave me a final kiss
Still you keep coming back
In my thoughts, and into my dreams
Your face, reflected in the sun beams
Though it’s over now
There’s a special place for you in my heart
Even though we’ll now and forever be apart
The music will still linger on
It is the language of our souls
It permeates far beyond our controls
I’m so glad that I had this dance with you.
Silky smooth and slick
Lines of vivid expression
Seduced every page
Ink, dark and fluid
Dripped with blood from your heart
Fine calligraphy
With pregnant pauses
Emphasizing boundless love
Nursing every sheet
With delicate care
Loving words everywhere
The book now complete
Your pen has run dry
A scratchy erratic scrawl
Nothing more to give
The pages yellow
In a book rarely opened
Of a love gone cold
Free in her season
A promiscuous lover
We each have our turn
Generous to some
Doling out liberation
Moisture for their yield
When she comes too late
We lay victims in her wake
Floods on parched land
Bloody waters run
Where umbrellas are raised
A reign over rain
We pray on this day
For equal distribution
Of similar rain
Let Freedom reign
Showering abundantly
On us equally
Soaked by the rain
Of your tantalizing words
Floating in the air
Drenching wet kisses
On my lips, all over me
Your breath in each drop
Little did I know
The rain had become a flood
So strong the allure
Deceptive drizzle
Driven by tumescent winds
Pelting everywhere
The taste of new rain
Freshly fallen, final gush
A verse now complete
Until the next rain…
Sometimes I am ravenous
in my search for the right word
to satisfy my hunger
fulfill my craving
Some words wet my appetite
others promise a tasty treat
to savor and linger longer
between each serving
But sometimes the words-
are served in a bowl of trifle
layered, elaborate concoctions
that addle my brain
In the end I will settle
for the words that are familiar
clear and concise, flavored
with just a pinch of the exotic
Still I remain ambitious
to become a connoisseur
of the finest delectable cuisine
but for now, I’d like them digestable
Those epicurean morsels of words…
Oh the feel of those fast cars!
so long and shining-sleek,
those soft and smooth…
tight leather seats- laps
behind the power-steering.
Let’s not talk about the torque-
just watch me as I take off…
silver rims rolling in reverse-
perverse to ride with such speed,
not to mention the ultra-sound.
Racing like it was a marathon,
I’ve got to break the habit…
set up my cruise control,
got to act more responsible.
Fleeting pleasure-
not the measure of who I am.
Too many speeding tickets,
it’s no longer fun.
So I’m taking it nice and slow
Which one – wouldn’t you like to know?
I’ll stay with the automatic.
Settling down in the slow lane
Just to have loved you
For a lingering while
That is more than enough.
Just that fleeting sojourn
We shared on a forest path
Gave life new meaning
That I needed from you.
Do you remember,
the day that we first met?
The sun steadily drizzling
Through fluttering leaves,
The riotous orchestra
Of harmonious birdsong
As we fell into step.
By your side, nothing to hide
In sheer naked splendour
Our true selves laid bare
Your voice was so gentle
As you took my hand in yours
Guided and sheltered me
From a jungle of thorns.
You gazed deep into my eyes,
Took me back to a place
Where we’d been together
In a distant time and place.
When we reached the river
And your lips touched mine
I heard the rush and the trickle
Of ages gone by, where
This precious moment
Was reminiscent of travels
In Oblivion’s past.
This was no dress rehearsal
But the real opening act
Of a mysterious drama
Based on historical fact.
So in this moment
of perilous ecstasy
Tranquility found me
And I know for certain
That no other love
Could ever leave me
Feeling quite like this!
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