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!
A mirrored reflection caught my eye
A black and white picture of you and I
Behind the reflection, rose colored walls
Sounds of love songs echoing down halls
Through the tracks of needles and tapes
Spun out of swelling love and heartbreaks
Time swirled around and streamed through
A broken part of me to a broken part of you
Shared memories linger in that ideal frame
A sequenced montage that calls out my name
As I gaze closely at the photograph once again
I glimpse the anticipation we could not contain
When our favorite song invited us to dance
We seemed to have been captured in a trance
The image keeps us locked in eternal embrace
What happened next, there is no sign or trace
That appears to be the way of sweet dreams
Where the magic is not as perfect as it seems
But as I lay my weary head and return to sleep
I rewind our love song that still makes me weep
A seduction of words
The meandering images
Of a flooded swollen river
Caught up in your deluge
A blinding sandstorm cloud
Rolling, red desert storm
Left wandering, lost in direction
Beseiged and surrounded by you
Tides keep revolving and turning
Ebbing and flowing audaciously
Tempting invitation to dive in
To be swallowed for love of you
The mountains rise steeply ahead
Taunting, titillating to climb
Each step higher and higher still
Reaching peaks, smothered in clouds
In the falling mists of a rain forest
You ended the chase amidst trees
And lush leaves, elaborately laced
Finally caught in your embrace
Until the next chase…
Out for a late lunch and so were they,
a perfect family in a corner, facing the bay.
But the imperfections showed in their eyes.
Hers had long lost their sparkle; living lies.
It’s not the first time that I’ve perceived
that faraway look. Can it be retrieved,
the love that surely resided in their hearts
before vows crumbled into isolated parts?
Her eyes held weariness and sorrow captive
in an aging face that was once very attractive.
He nursed his beer, doubtless about its taste,
a scowl crossed his face, somberness-laced.
Had they quarreled or was this just a sign
of a love that had long lost its gleaming shine?
It’s not the first time I’ve seen such desolation
dining out together with very little conversation.
I wonder what happens to marriages like this
when couples feel empty, forgotten their first kiss.
Going through the routines like a clock in machine
even with the blessing of children in between.
As they stand up to leave and pay their bill
I toast to us and take another Sangria refill.
An unsettling sandstorm rolls across the shore
as I join in the laughter behind that closed door.
I marvel at your perfect splendor,
Your exquisite and complete surrender,
Voluptuous- as you spread yourself out,
Leisurely undress, remove all my doubt.
Languidly loving, time is unreservedly yours.
Arouse all of me into shudders and soars,
Lost in the moment of this blissful rush,
Satiated by your fruit’s temptations, lavishly lush.
I feast my eyes on your untouched curves,
Your sleeping form, munificent preserves.
Ah! the glimmering shimmer, riding in waves.
Drench me, drip away my thirst and my craves.
And when I am drunk on grapes and wines
Whisper in winds, words my soul still pines.
I’ll not leave this place until memory clings
To every sensual desire, satisfaction brings.
Indulge this wanderlust and I promise you this;
I’ll be back for the world’s most seductive kiss!
Without warning
You happened to me.
Or perhaps I hadn’t noticed
Each time you dropped by.
Too busy stubbing out the ashes
Of an increasingly withering old flame
Where a blazing hot fire once burned.
So you sneaked in silently
And traced the shadows of my face
Until I heard the quiet echoes of your voice.
Each day I found a new flower in bloom
Wistfully fragranced to steal away my breath,
Delicate petals of words and wisdom buds.
This handsome, colorful bouquet,
Rose-scented aromatherapy for my soul,
Unlocked the harnesses of my mind.
The mind has a closely guarded door.
He who unlocks it must surely know;
It’s a control room to open all doors.
I remember this little old general farm store,
now with rampant bougainvillea and new red door.
It has been many years that have gone by
preceding its neatly laid paving and painted sky,
when it still carried old brands and signs.
for it’s pioneering character, my heart still pines.
I pause and ponder how life can be,
no longer seeing what I wanted to see.
Where a new year rings the changes,
a new owner comes in and rearranges.
While a small wispy cloud passes over me,
a new door opens, and I now have a new key.
Still nostalgia’s blues constrict my throat
as memories flood from that same old boat,
with the sentimental feelings I hold dear
from many redefining winds through the year.
Well I remember, standing at the window,
many warm conversations held with you below.
Another cloud passes over and I feel at ease
Other new memories will soon replace these.
One day if we ever meet again and speak
I’ll still remember that very special week.
That spring we spent everyday together,
in blossoming, blushing bright weather.
As I turn to walk away, I wave a fond goodbye
with a single word of “thanks”, I look up at the sky.
A heaviness constricted his heart as he pushed and shoved against
swirls of people. Anonymous faces, vacant and blank stares left him
feeling the emptiness of crowds that followed blindly. He searched
desperately for that familiar face.
She was on the train
wistfully gazing at him,
wrenching a deep groan.
I knew you when life was innocent
Like a babe in powder puff blankets
When your eyes still held a sparkle
Like the taste of foreign cuisine
Still distinct and experimentally spicy
When flavors were still imagined
I knew you when we were both lost
Entangled in the undergrowth of youth,
Of woven stems and mysterious brush
When we were free to define a new path
Climb the tallest trees seeking adventure
And envision new horizons’ allure
I knew you when you basked in my glory
When I searched the crowd for your face
Because my crown was ours to share
For all the good loving you vested in me
But best of all, it was that mischievous
Smile, dancing on the edge of your laughter
I knew you when we needed each other
To make our two worlds complete
When the universe was our hidden oyster
A brilliant white pearl, only our love’s secret
When the sound of your voice cocooned me
Then set me free to fly to the furthest skies
I knew you when you loved me deeply
Without mountains challenging us steeply
Time has gone by, seasons have changed
And I realize that I need to know you all over again
Spring has its glory and Autumn its own story to tell
Night deprives me of sleep
In daring dreams I keep
Reminiscing love’s fervor,
Ecstasy’s culminating murmur.
The first day of spring forever
A day to fondly remember
Moments suspended in time
In christenings deep and sublime
Head bowed down in holy devotions
Performing all rituals and motions
For deliverance of all rites of passage
In honor of love’s divine message
Breathing new fluttering fragrance
Lighting candles with ardent radiance
Two souls unite in sumptuous splendor
Hearts and minds in replete surrender
Lingering soft touches, and kisses
Fulfilling release of silent wishes
When sun’s new dawn arises
Lovers will reveal new disguises
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