Uncle Sam Haiku

Just did my taxes
Uncle Sam was kind
Life is good!

Renewed

Cold, tired and hungry
Another long, long day
Want to be home this instant
But there's traffic on the way

Close the garage, walk on in
You are standing there
Handing me a glass of wine
An answer to my prayers

As you talk about your day
You push my hair from my eyes
A loving, intimate gesture
Starts my blood pressure to rise

Caressing starts real slowly
Followed by fervent kisses
On my face and down my throat
Followed by ultimate bliss

I don’t mind the work day
As long as I have you
To unwind and share my life with
To start each day renewed

Blinders

Living in the present
Nothing that I need to repent

Loving all about you
After all that we’ve been through

Overlook the problems
Obscure in my poems

Look at life with blinders
Forgetting all reminders

Prose is a safe haven
It’s lovin’ that I’m craving

Help me through the trouble
Living in this bubble

Finally a safe shelter
My life was helter skelter

Rescued from this dismal place
Rescued only by god’s good grace

Saved from hell and eternal damnation
Rescued from temptation by salvation

Saved by all that is truly holy
Saved at last but really slowly

I was saved, just the same
And forgiven all the shame

Save this to my memory
All part of my history

That Thing You Do

Doing that thing you always do
Looking for your keys
Going to be late for work again
I find them with ease

Doing that thing you always do
Call me during your day
Apologize for this morning
Ask if I’m ok

Doing that thing you always do
Fall asleep during the news
Yawn, then stretch, get ready for bed
Predictability infused

Now, do that thing you always do
You know just what I need
I love the way you make me feel
You make my life complete

An Inconvenient Truth

It is an inconvenient truth
No time would be right
Settling of differences
Both of us contrite

Sorry for the anger
Sorry for the pain
Sorry for the hurt we caused
Neither one to blame

Moving on toward futures
Separate on both sides
Can we walk away as friends
Leaving wounded pride behind?

And if, perchance, we meet again
Can we nod and say hello?
All the pain left years ago
Our dispositions mellowed

Love

I can't make you love me
With potions, hexes, or will
You will do what you want to

I can’t make you stay
With rope, cuffs, or chains
You will do what you want to

All I know is that I love you
Whole heart, whole mind, whole soul
Do with this what you will

Sinking Haiku

My boat is taking on water
I am sinking fast
Hope my new swimsuit can survive!

Uncharted

Uncharted territory
I’ve not been here before
Ultimate highs and extreme lows
Longing, loving, after glow

Always keep my heart in check
Playing by my skills
Past romance has taught me
I have learned to see

Matching you play by play
Set and match we volley
Your game is much stronger
My will can’t last much longer

I will triumph in the end
Lover you will see
I have known this from the start
I will get inside your heart

You think of this as a game
Maybe that was true
But a change is on the way
And your heart will not be safe

You are thinking of me
I romp across your mind
You know you can’t deny it
You may as well just quit

To go where no woman has been before
This my eventual goal
To capture you and beat the odds
Letting go of this facade

Shopping Haiku

Things here on my list
Shoes, new bag, a new romance
Does Visa cover this?

Fly

Catch a plane to anywhere
Anywhere but here
Current passport handy
Destination in the air

I’ll know when I get there
If this is the place
To get the peace I’m craving
To offer enough space

Space to start a future
Exciting, alone and new
A future to be created
A future without you

Devoted

I wish I could take it back
Wipe away the hurt on your face
The words can not be unspoken
It is loving that I lack

The time I wasted in this ruse
Time of yours and mine
Time we can’t relive
Now I’m just confused

Several times I asked for space
Something you can’t give
It’s not your fault you smothered me
It just helps state my case

Find someone more devoted
While I move away
Someday I may be sorry
Right now I just feel choked

Sand Dollar Haiku

I found a perfect sand dollar
Monetary value - ZERO
Sentimental value to me - priceless!!

Cupid Haiku

Cupid shot his arrow
He missed me and hit you
He is not a very good shot!

Purgatory

Since you left
I have entered Purgatory
It’s not just for babies
But for all tortured souls

Say the rosary
Pray for redemption
Saving grace
Hail Mary

Salvation will come
Not soon enough
How much can I endure?
I guess God knows

Kryptonite

Like superman and kryptonite
Your love poisoned me
Maybe not on purpose
But poisoned just the same

I need some kind of protective shield
Deflecting bad rays
Holding in the good
Is there such a thing?

I can fight it
I am strong
Repel the bad
Capture the good

Maybe I should be a super hero
Fighting for the good of mankind
Saving the unfortunate
Kryptonite for the enemy

Wonder

Wonder how I came to this
Thinking about the past
Moving in a coma in the present
Life is funny

Need to wake up
Jump start my life
Lock the past away
Move ahead

How do I start
Used to be so easy
Knew just what to do
Caught in a quagmire

Put one foot first
Think positive
Make a plan
Just do it

Distance

People tell me
It will never be
Distance is a killer
For romance

I say they’re wrong
Our love is strong
Spanning time zones
To be together

We have to work harder
Don’t be a martyr
Ups and downs
Are to be expected

Loving is tough
We’ve got the right stuff
To beat the odds
And we will

Muse

Reading all your poetry
Loving each new verse
Thinking each one over
I’m totally immersed

Am I your inspiration?
I feel they’re just for me
Each new line an insight
To a strong degree

How can you see inside my soul
When we have never met
The words describing perfectly
My happiness and dread

Keep on writing just for me
I will be your muse
Keep on writing from the heart
Keep my life infused

Chances

If I had just one wish
It would be for you
Establish life together
A love that would be true

At one time I had this chance
But the bridge I burned
Did not take it seriously
And your love I spurned

Banishing any possible hope
I put you on your guard
The torment that I caused you
Has left you feeling scarred

Can you please forgive me
I know now what I lost
One more chance is all I ask
No matter what the cost

Maybe trust can be regained
I promise, on your terms
Anything you want is yours
This I will affirm

I beg you for forgiveness
At least to heal your pain
I beg of you just one more chance
It will not be in vain

Hindsight

Even though you’re far away
I love you deeply still
And someday we’ll be together
This is what I pray

Miles and miles of empty time
Time that we have lost
We should have made the hours count
Wasting them was a crime

Do you wonder, as I do
When we’ll meet again
And can we resurrect our love
After all that we’ve been through

Fate will either reunite
Or leave us miles apart
Wondering what could have been
May always be hindsight

Victim

You are an unsuspecting victim
For what I have in mind
Doing all to please me
For rules that I define

Always sending flowers
Declarations of love
I respond in answer
Although I’m devoid of

I’m sorry I will hurt you
It’s the nature of the beast
You’re the one that came along
When I got back on my feet

I am not the loving sort
That part of me died
All future lover’s on my part
Are to restore my pride

So be ever watchful
Leave me when you can
Before I go and break your heart
Which is my only plan

Insight

Walking down this path again
Been here once before
Kind of get the feeling
That I know what’s in store

Getting that same old sentiment
That I used to know
Going to be more careful
I'll stay with the flow

Using my experience
To make it turn out right
The student has more knowledge
A whole lot more insight

Getting much more comfortable
Know just what to do
Calmness now surrounds me
Maybe it’s just you

Best Interest

Feeling kind of out of sorts
Feeling some new pain
Calling up the doctor
To analyze this strain

The doctor says he thinks I need
A very intense work session
It may take us several weeks
To harbor this aggression

I follow doctors orders
He always know what’s best
He’s there for my best interest
To this I can attest

Now I’m feeling better
All the symptoms gone
Rested and refreshed again
It didn’t take that long

Lists

Took some time off for myself
I felt I had the need
Established some new boundaries
Planted some new seeds

Thinking of the future
And where I need to go
What I wanted mostly
Setting some new goals

Got some new priorities
Made a brand new list
What is it I need the most
What is it that I missed

I think I’ll be ok now
Future very bright
Everything in order
Goals are all in sight

Wanting peace and order
Everything refined
Wanting love and passion
A lifetime to be mine

Back To Me

You fly halfway round the world
To help your fellow man
To help impart some wisdom
Help them form some plans

I sit here waiting patiently
Waiting for the day
When you are coming back to me
Let it be soon I pray

When will it be our turn
To turn the outside world away
And be alone together
To not do work but play

I will just be waiting
But maybe in my dreams
You will be here sooner
And all will be serene

So do the things you need to do
Help all those you can
So that when you finally get here
You will never leave again

Ireland

I want to go to Ireland
Where all is cool and green
Shamrocks, castles, and family
That I have never seen

The music and the Irish brogue
The laughter and the dance
My Irish eyes are misting
I won’t give up this chance

In a very busy pub
I will have some ale
Talking to my countrymen
Let them spin their tales

Yes Ireland is just the place
I think that I will go
Enjoying all the history
And spending some euros

Games

I knew that it would be like this
And you’d betray me with a kiss

While I stayed true to only you
You’re the one that ends up blue

I studied you and learned your game
And I played it just the same

You thought you could be sure of me
But you’re the one that got deceived

It’s hard to flirt and not betray
It’s better not to even play

And now is when the truth wins out
You’re the one down for the count

For now the winner I’ve become
But love is lost, who really won?

Yearning

I would have followed you anywhere.
I would have nurtured and held you,
loved and caressed, done anything.
But you didn’t play fair.

I would have comforted and consoled,
laughed, teased, provoked
and given you anything
all the while relinquishing control.

Instead you left me yearning.
With empty arms and a broken heart
you took advantage of my innocence
and left my love in mourning.

I will use what my heart has learned
once it has completely healed.
My mind will control all future loves
so my heart is protected not burned.

Go

I want to go to places,
that I have never been.
I want to feel things, I have never felt.
Say that you'll come with me,
and take me to new heights.
Say that I'm important
and that it will be alright.

Busy

As I go about my day
busy all the time

Traces of you keep coming back
and playing in my mind

Do you think as I do
during your busy day

Then send me evening messages
while we relax and play

Arizona

In my world the sky is blue
under Arizona skies.
In your world the sky is gray
another blustery, cold, cold day.

Put on your boots and coat and hat
prepare for the long cold trek.
Think of me here, my blue outside,
sunroof open, smiling, driving to the Mexico tide.

Sun glasses, tanning lotion,
singing as I drive.
You walk through drifts of endless snow
with the forceful wind continuing to blow.

Come to me, here, share my blue sky
leave your coat and hat behind.
Come to me, here, let's lie on the beach
with icy, margarita's just in reach.

Rock My World

It had to be you, that rocked my world
someone far away, someone with ties
to another world, another life

It had to be you that rocked my world
just when I thought I had a plan
had it all worked out in my head

It had to be you that rocked my world
sent me reeling, upset my plans
sent me into denial

It had to be you that rocked my world
sweetness, words, games, hugs,
part of who you are

Timing

I couldn’t have planned it better
meeting you this way

I couldn’t have written a better scenario,
scripted it, rehearsed it

I couldn’t have arranged it,
changed it, foretold it

Timing is everything,
monumental, key

Sometimes things just have a way of working out
no strings, no perceptions, no reason

Ready

I was so ready for love
When you came along
You must have sensed it
Felt it

How did you know
Just what to do
To make it happen
You knew

What took you so long
To come to me
To change my world
You did

Say you will stay
Protect and keep me
Warm and loved
You will