it was you

my hair tumbles down, falling across your face
that look in your eye, the warm embrace
a honey sweet kiss, passion such as this
silhouettes from the candles that burn
cool air from the fan blades that turn

it wasn't just the stars, that glowed that night
or the moon that was hung, for us in the sky
it wasn't just the music, that only we heard
it was all of this and much, much more
that was the night I fell in love
it was all of this and more,

it was you

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fung shui

I opened up some boxes
in this vast, echoing chamber
had a little white elephant sale
ridding some of the old treasures
rearranged the pieces left
redecorated all fung shui
and discovered there's plenty of room
for what will come my way

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anonymous darkness

we make love
in anonymous darkness
we touch and feel our way
a pioneered path

a trail blazed long ago
a path we both know
a love we both feel

no light needed
except the one ignited
as our love burns

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July

you brought warmth
that melted ice and snow
a long winter shortened
with a different kind of glow

learning the nuisance,

all there was of me

taking my hand, showing what could be
that July

you stayed through the spring
summer and autumn too
a heartfelt poem
not a quick haiku
winter comes again
no longer winter blues
because of that July
when I met you

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hold on

is there anything left to say
that hasn't already been said?
is there anything left to hear
a song that hasn't been sung?
is there anything left to feel
way down inside your soul?
if there is, now is the time
baby, hold on or let me go

are there anymore steps to learn
to this dance we do?
are there any other reasons
that I should hold on to?
are there anymore quarters
to this dark side of the moon?
if there is, now is the time
baby, hold on or let me go

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hero

I'm not looking for a hero
a knight in shining armor
someone to solve my problems
the worries of my world

I'm looking for a hand to hold
when nights are long and cold
a lover that can warm me
as I lay in his arms

someone to sing a love song
only meant for me
I don't need a hero
you are what I need

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ramblings

I wish it was yesterday
I hadn't said what I had to say
I want to take it back
forget what my heart said
sometimes it doesn't think before it speaks

ignore the echoing ramblings
although they bounce off the canyon walls
forget the things you heard
I love you is just words
spewing from a mindless chamber
where it all leaked out between cracks

there is no where to stay
and I feel like I am stuck
between blue sky and pitch dark
nothing to warm me or light my way
I want to take it back
I love you is just words
you never heard

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tiles

if I seem too quiet now
if I show you with actions
don't tell you with words
don't tell you why or how
I love you

I spell it out with tiles
letters with points on a board
double word score
down and across
I love you

when love costs
the price too high
for the heart to bear
worth every last feeling
I love you

take it all
give nothing back
your light dim in my dark
bright it shines in other eyes
and still it rests here inside
I love you

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stillness

love was slowly pounding,
pounding on my heart's door
was I too slow at answering?
I opened it, no one was there
just stillness in the night air
and the fragrance of what could be

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for you

in the gentleness of your touch 

in crystal blue pools of warmth 

in your voice that soothes me 

and your contagious laughter 

in deep kisses and loving moments 

your arm around me as we dream

all of this and much, much more 

is the gift you give to me 

with support and understanding 

your concern for my feelings 

my problems that you can't control 

you listen and hear me 

all the while my heart beating

ponderance and quiet times 

music we've both come to know 

and a dance we have only begun 

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distant dream

the stars will guide you
your love remind you
the journey has begun
you're finally on the run

once a distant dream
a fantasy now beams
leave behind the past
your heart now will hold fast

living for this time
all the rungs you climbed
once cloaked in your shroud
emanating as clouds

opportunities now brought
and all the things you sought
it all falls into place
at last your saving grace

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flick

my mind,
like the flick of a camera shutter
memorizes your face

my heart,
memorizes everything else

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weightless

it weighs like silver there in your hand 

you ask nothing, make no commands 

I look into your eyes and your heart that entices 

your kiss may cost but I'll pay any price 

blessed by the heavens--the blue sky above 

in the fluttering wings of a snow white dove 

there is plenty of room in this chambered coffer 

storing this love and the hope that is offered 

inside the door of what can't be seen 

I wake and remember this sweet, sweet dream 

it lies weightless there, in the palm of your hand 

I'll sacrifice all that your heart demands

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tallowed light

clouds that cover once starry skies
mountain breezes whisper your name
desire that burns a heated reprise
like a blanket that envelops me

a lovers touch, a lovers words
speaking softly in my ear
with moistened lips, passion stirs
in the tallowed light

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lovable

if you can help me over icy patches
the times of doubt or shouting matches
anything to tether and make this last
I can be that lovable

not insecure but in a mind set
baggage free is what you get
if my love you will accept
and not burst this bubble

lay me down and make it so
covered with love that lasts and grows
better or more than I"ve ever known
I am worth the trouble

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wishes

this day starts with wishes
from people that I know
starting this birthday
with a very special glow
friends and family
the ones that I hold
tight in my heart, and
whom I will never let go


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connected

you wanted to know everything
right from the very start
the pearls and all the grit
that set my soul apart
the snarky little comments
my wide and happy  smile
I told you all my truths
and emptied every file

you asked me many questions
your charms were so intent
leaning in and whiffing
my No5 sweet scent
a twinkle in your blue eyes
a very sexy grin
and that's the moment I knew
that you would do me in

one date to another
our conversation flowed
over wine or coffee
in sun or the moon's glow
holding hands and learning
the secrets and perspective
listening and loving
that's how we connected

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skin deep

you're sweeping out the cobwebs
from where  I thought there weren't any
burying the feelings from the past
at times there were so many
in my darkest hour
by the light of a half-moon
you came to me, an irreverent dream
and sang the sweetest tune

no longer looking over my shoulder
for the allusions to appear
no longer clinging to shadows
of what was never near
I'm making an investment
depositing what's here in me
I'm giving you my heart and soul
knowing it's more than skin deep

it's more than just skin deep

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hidden

is it behind the breastbone buried within?
inside veins where blood runs thin
coursing, hidden, wanting to begin
just beneath the tanned, brown skin
lurking; waiting to do you in

in your mind flowing fast and hot
do you love me or do you not?
you sang it once but I forgot
in that once romantic spot
over and over, say it a lot
show me I am all you sought

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real life

in the rain I hear you call me
in the thunder I sense your fears
in the lightning I see your shadow
in the darkness I hold you near

in the stars I see your eyes
in the moon I feel your heart
in my dreams I know forever
in daylight it's just a start

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