Bliss

Bliss,

This.

You,

Me.

We

Be

Heart

Free

To agree

Or disagree to

A degree on

All we see.

Lovingly

Tenderly

Knowingly

You hold the key.

Thankfully on

Bended knee,

I share with you,

You give to me

This

Bliss.

 

Promises Made/Promises Kept

We stood before the altar and

Made promises to one another,

Vowed our love would always be,

A pledge made before everyone.

You and me forever in an

Ever-changing mixed-up world,

Looking forward to the future,

Looking back on how we've grown.

Reveling in times of plenty

When our voices laughed out loud,

Comforting each other,

Sharing shoulders as we sadly wept.

Healing one another with

A comfort only lovers share

Making good on promises we made

With promises we've kept.

 

Heart Song

Lifting my eyes to you,

Knowing your heart is true,

Finding a world so new

There in your heart.

See how the time has shown

How much our love has grown.

You'll never be alone.

We'll never be apart.

 

The heavens above declared

Their desire for you.

Blinding your eyes

So you couldn't see.

But fate took your hand

And gave you a shining star

To carry you safe

And bring you to me.

You've kindled my desires

Setting a world of fires.

You're all my heart requires

Right from the start.

Say that you want me too,

And that your love is true.

Home holds a place for you

Here in my heart.

 

Walk With Me

Walk with me as all the trials

Of this weathered world beat down

Upon our naked supple flesh to test

The strength of our resolve.

 

Help me see the light as we

Stroll hand in hand along the sandy

Beaches watching sunrise/sunset,

Silent as the world revolves.

 

Stay with me.  Be my passion.

Be my heaven here on earth.

Sharing joy as well as sorrow

Just the way love's meant to be.

Cherishing our time together,

Locking treasures in our hearts,

From forever 'til forever

Take my hand and walk with me.

 

Tearing Down the Wall

I spent a lifetime building up a wall,

Reinforcing, so afraid to fall into

The endless chasm filled with life's temptations,

Then you thrilled me with anticipation

And the walls came down.

The walls came down.

 

All the hurt I felt before this moment

All the pain, the anguish and the torment

Disappeared the minute that I met you

Now I know I never will regret

That the walls came down.

The walls came down.

 

You must believe that I'm

Ready to answer your call

You've never needed a hammer

To break down this wall.

 

Cheek to cheek we're dancing in the clearing.

I can't believe all the music that we're hearing.

All the stones are lying at our feet now

Passion's senses turning up the heat

Since the walls came down.

The walls came down.

 

Nothing Ever Dies

The taking always the painful part,

The tugging and tearing pulls at the heart

Like a large bull elephant straining at chains

'Til he gains his freedom from torture and pain.

 

But 'Packy' has secrets unable to share,

He runs straight away without e'er looking back.

For as surely as one door closes in time,

Another one opens ahead and on track.

 

As the train races forward with uncanny ease,

Watchful and hopeful and eager to please,

The wind sweeping oceans of air beneath wings

'Til the uplifting current tickles and teases

 

The lifeblood to stir in another dimension.

Craving the fresh fettle of a new start.

Boundless emotions, too many to mention,

Falling like autumn leaves, filling the heart.

 

Waking in Neverland, fresh as the daisies

Free from the yolk of unburdensome lies.

New to a world and awake with unknowing,

Safe and assured

Nothing ever dies.

 

Weep for Love

Have you the strength to admit that it's over?

Have you the fortitude to say goodbye

When the day is done with no battles won?

Raking your sleeve across tearful eyes,

Cursing the devil who brought you to here

And made you the fool with that silly chapeau,

Stood you before God and everyone else,

Showing the world just how little you know.

 

Everyone is made the fool one time or another,

It's the rule, or maybe merely happenstance,

The clearly crazy consequence for those who

Listen to the muse as they dash onto

The floor to dance.

 

Brave souls eager for the chance to gain the prize

Of happiness, not too proud to second guess,

Far too quick to issue tests as

Choices slip from bad to worse and

Settling becomes the quest.

True love is a gift of fate which

Fits the hand like a silken glove.

Once discovered and secured

One need never weep for love.

 

As Long as You're Alright

I'll be fine.  It makes no matter

The pinpricks a suffering heart may conceal.

Going down slowly, first once, then

Twice, but never thrice as the waters congeal

To hold up this form, though the spirit may wan

Like a lingering sunset o'er ocean's expanse.

There are not villains in this final episode,

Simply the irony of circumstance.

 

We held such hope in our humble beginning,

Seemed that forever was so far away.

But who could have known, who would have guessed

That forever would be little more than a day.

 

We were both victims of folly's desire

Holding our candles aloft in the night.

And I shall be counted among the survivors

As long as I know that you are all right.

 

Taking on the Beast

It crawls through the night of the great

Forest floor hiding its colors

So none can reveal,

Blending its shade in the

Evergreen folds 'til the shadows

Conceal every cavernous crease.

Veiled as it is in its labyrinth

Secrecy, void of all consciousness

Eager to steal

Every fiber of decency left to

The mortal soul, filling its fable,

Becoming the beast.

 

 

I follow down to the pitch

Of its battlefield, eager to

Conquer your favor to win.

Knowing that victory helps to

Secure a seat at your table,

A taste of your feast.

The battle unending is worth

All its suffering knowing

The bounty which waits at its pause,

And I struggle freely with

You as my treasure. Gladly lamenting

To take on the beast.

 

The Face of a Child

Heartstrings grow longer,

Emotions run stronger,

Passing along every Saturday smile.

Feeding the hunger,

Singing a song or a

Nursery rhyme pulled from a forgotten file.

Gender's no matter,

Nor thinner, nor fatter,

The clatter and chattering need not make sense.

The needed response in the

Wide-eyes of wonder contain

All the joy of required recompense.

The innocence born to

The nature of humans,

The sweet gentle creed

Of the meek and the mild,

The awe and the wonder

Of worlds undiscovered,

Uniquely in place

In the face of a child.

 

The Blessed

If they who have suffered are truly blessed,

Then mine is lifetime beyond all reproach.

The circus calliope mocks its refrain

Attempting in vain to cover the hoax born in

Happier times before you went away,

Before all the skies became brooding and gray,

Before life became such a trivial wisp

Of smoke knowing nothing of night and day.

 

Yes, it's true my lament has a sadness avoid

Of all gladness the sane world holds dearly in store.

But hope is my neighbor, my roommate, companion

And guide who searches behind every door.

And though I am skeptical, slow to

Accept my litmus example put to the test,

I can't play the martyr or run the risk

Of missing the chance to be truly blessed.

 

Early One Morning

Early one morning,

Awake before dawning,

I rise with a knowing

Of missing you.

Broken, downhearted,

Meager reflection of me

Since we parted

And started anew.

 

You are my universe,

Not just the center,

But every galaxy

Spinning in space

From corner to corner

With lines infinitum

Unable to capture

The joy in your face.

 

I have no choice.

My motive is driven.

The imminent fate

Of my faithful return

Is written in stone

On the mountains of time,

Wiser and older,

And eager to learn.

 

The Big Thrill

I recall that special feeling

Of recoiled anticipation,

Sitting poised and ready

High atop the snow-capped hill.

The rush of spilled adrenaline,

The gush of gusting wind which

Hurried past as I went flying

To the bottom.  What a thrill

It gave a young and foolish heart

To know a danger quickly born

Of pure delight, turned by flight to

Pure uncensored ecstasy.

Knowing at that moment that

No matter what the future held,

Nothing could be better.  It's as

Good as life was meant to be.

 

Oh!  The joy of being wrong.  For

Of all the memories I recall,

To know the sweetness of your touch

Is the greatest thrill of all.

 

My Lady

Gracing my days with a light

That shines brighter than

All of the stars in the Heavens above.

Wearing my heart on her delicate

Fingertips, soft with the feel

Of a white satin glove.

Bearing my soul to the world

All around.  Meekly confessing

As though it were sin.

Then loudly professing an unbounded

Passion, blatantly crying the

State I am in.

You are the passion.

You are the reason.

You bring me joy on the wings of a dove.

You fill each day and

Comfort my nights with

Your bountiful favor.

My lady…..my love.

 

Free Love

Let me just enjoy the freedom

In the joy of loving you.

Let the sun shine brightly on

Two loving hearts that beat as one.

Lift our eyes in vigilance to

Ponder not the whys and whens,

Accepting every day as though

Our lives had only just begun.

 

Daylight passes yet the love

Remains, continuing to grow.

Glowing brightly from within

It lights the night and shows the way.

Knowing no direction but

Expanding from horizon to

Horizon past all boundaries

With no rules to obey.

 

Spirits rise beyond the heights

That any mortal man may see,

And we can soar beyond the stars

Because our love is free.

 

Blazing Heart

There is a spark which

Dwells deep inside of us all,

Silently biding its time

Waiting for kindling to flash into flame,

Starting a blaze, which never will die.

I felt the spark the moment

Our eyes first encountered each other,

Risking a glance, a chance

Which taken and given its measure

Can never be hidden inside of a lie.

Yours was a treasure more

Precious than silver or gold

And I rushed to capture a part.

Now nothing can stem the tide

Of emotion, the sea of devotion

From this blazing heart.

 

I Saw the Whole Thing

Witnessed!  Yes, I witnessed it all.

Saw a man fall so hard that

Bones were in danger of shattering

Into dust whence they came.

You were to blame with your

Beckoning wiles, your

Flashing of smiles, a

Wink and a start, the

Smell of your hair, your

Voice softly tugging the

Strings of his heart.

He never stood a chance from the start.

You cast a spell with

Your feminine charms

Reaching your arms out enfolding your prey,

Stretching the night to

The shining of day,

Reeling the line 'til your net was below.

No way to escape.  Nowhere to go.

No desire to be set free.

I am so happy your capture was me.

 

Bewitched

You turned on your pagan charms

To whisk away my every doubt

And cast a spell which you

Claimed set us free.

Free to be what God intended,

Free to love in harmony,

Free to take and in return

To give back two-fold willingly.

No one said I had to yield.

No one set a limit or

Placed boundaries around our hearts

Confining our emotions.

I strode boldly through the night

Running free to catch the light

You emanated from a distance

Quelling every doubt or notion.

As the earth spins infinitely

One great constant remains true.

I will spend my life and more

Bewitched by just the thought of you.

 

Where has the time gone?

It seems like only yesterday

Our lips touched for the very first time.

I lightly brushed your cheek and

Whispered "I love you", and you

Softly echoed the same.

You took my name and started a journey

Which lasted for years through

Laughter and tears,

Heartaches and fears.

Kudos and cheers.

You kept the flame

Glowing brightly no matter

How darkened the way.

You turned it to daylight

With only a smile.

You've made every mile

An adventure recorded

In timeless song.

'So quickly' I wonder,

Where has it gone?

 

Angel Falling Down

Heaven must have opened up

Its portals for an instant

Giving temporary freedom for

An angel to fulfill my dreams.

 

Falling like a downy feather

Through the gentle air of morning,

Playing softly on my heartstrings,

You have touched my very soul.

 

And I lie captured by your spirit,

Longingly and willingly to

Do your bidding, win your favor,

Touch your scented haloed hair.

 

You approach and I surrender

Caring not for human pride,

Knowing I am only half, that

You complete me, make me whole.

 

As I pause to count the blessings

Which most certainly abound,

Not a one could be more precious

Than my angel falling down.