the valley

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once or twice

once or twice I thought I saw you
where shadows stretch across rock lawn
but it was the heat from the sun’s rays
a mirage evaporating into evening dust

once or twice I thought I heard you
drifting silently into a dream
when I looked you were not there
faceless lessons I finally learned

once or twice I thought I smelled
ambrosia left from morsels of love
it left me hungry after digested
thirst not quenched from bitter wine

once or twice I thought I felt
the softness of a lover’s hand
soothing brow but not my mind
coarseness of burlap against velvet skin

once or twice I thought I tasted
the sweetness of what could have been
imagination plays funny tricks
on the senses of what won’t be

peace

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to sleep

maybe even dream
dream of what it all might mean
intent clear at dawn

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love sleeps soundly

the sun shines in your smile 

your eyes the color of blue sky 

your touch warm like the rays 

you start my day 

the moon glows through blinds

 the stars blanket cool skin 

your voice the whisper of a mountain breeze 

when you say "good night baby"

love sleeps soundly in your arms

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pirouette

on my toes, but not my game 

a ballerina's pirouette 

Louboutin's with a red soul 

make a pretty silhouette 

crystal clear the morning light

the wine a deepest burgundy 

switching always back and forth 

bending deeply from my knees 

sleep, don't sleep 

dream, don't dream 

black and white to hazy gray 

this is how it seems 

want, don't want

love, don't love

pack it all away

thoughts on a rainy day 

on my toes, but not my game 

a ballerina's pirouette 

Louboutin's with a red soul 

make a pretty silhouette

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dreams on water

hiding behind trees at the lake 

leaves falling in full moon light 

trading all we had for something new 

moonbeams glistening like diamonds 

sparkling dreams on rippling water

over pebbles straight to the ocean 

night birds call, gliding, ascending 

around the corner where the river is bending 

down the timeless banks of change 

where sleeplessness awaits 

searching for a friend to see me through 

the darkest of nights

but I am lost in rock formation 

blades of grass bent by howling winds 

sparkling iridescent in shallow light 

I know I won't be staying here 

living on my hopes and prayers 

just another line 

as my watch clicks the minutes by 

I'll know when my time has come 

to get what's mine 

to give the truth 

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two shadows

two shadows meet
and fuse into one
a mixture, a blending
of sorts has begun
when darkness falls
a new song has been sung
when daylight emerges
so does a tight bond

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indomitable

Writing what I feel and think 

dissatisfaction, dilemmas, disillusion,

my soul and spirit in blog. 

It eases the pain somehow

helps me to come to terms,

thinking I am in control 

when a higher power dictates 

the past and the future. 

All that I am and will be, 

a future mapped out long ago 

a course that can not be changed

dark and light at the same time. 

Expecting the worst, 

hoping for the best. 

While my guardian angel sleeps 

the candles that were lit 

are extinguished unanswered.

A lifetime of obscurity 

that is dictated 

in day to day measures and

a future that is indomitable.

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life, also

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hate

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life

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July 4th

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choose your battles

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passengers

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RATTLE

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on this road called life

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hours

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life

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If

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diary

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atrium of my heart

the prayers I said while on the beach
the closest place to Heaven for me
You are so close, I feel you there
Your grace is shining everywhere

I look for truths, talk out loud
shedding openly of this shroud
plead redemption to impart
this shattered atrium of my heart

answers come from my request
not what I wanted, but for the best
what I find is what I seek
and this truth will set me free

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thirteen years

thirteen years since we said I do

following the vows that we promised to

love, honor, respect are just a few

as we travel a path, while adding more rules

this happy day, as years pass by

and my oh my, how the time flies

maybe, not always, is there blue skies

but, giving all we've got to loving ties

building on yesterdays, starting each day anew

giving each balance, will see us through

the best saved for last, for me and you

since thirteen years, when we said I do  

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renaissance man

comfortable in jeans and boots
leather and helmet
waders and cap 
suit and tie

handsome in all 

a man of many talents
master of them all
well read, cultured
connoisseur of music and cigars 

soft spoken, soft touch 

a true renaissance man
in every since of the word
a man's man
every woman's dream

my wish come true 

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visions that loom

a few stolen moments

with memories made

not spanning much longer

before quickly abating

not everlasting

not more than a year

not more than mirages

that quickly disappear

the visions that loom

every night in a dream

what rises to the top

like the thickest of creams

as we ran parallel

on two different lines

what you keep as yours

as I discard mine

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