leather

you gave me a leather jacket

cause the weather is gonna get cold 

you gave me leather gloves to match 

so tightly I can hold 

I climb on up behind you 

and with the wind we're gone

there's nothing like the exhilaration 

of the wheels that play our song

we ride off into the sunset 

on trails that we are blazing 

we're just getting started 

on a path that is amazing 

baby, there is nothing better

than holding tightly to you 

I love it all, this music we write 

under a sky of cobalt blue 

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You...

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exorcism

you haunt my dreams 

and my waking hours 

ever present 

I need an exorcism 

will that rid you? 

eradicate you? 

maybe from my mind 

but not my heart

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treasure

you find a treasure 

buried in the sand 

dusting it off 

holding it up to the light 

examining its many facets 

the intricate angles and colors 

you put the treasure in your pocket, 

not quite sure where to display it 

or how it will fit

all you can think

is that it is a treasure 

that you want to keep

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forces at work

you swept through my life 

a monsoon storm 

clearing the air, 

quenching a thirst 

a fresh breath of air 

in a stagnate room 

brushing up against my spirit 

but removing a part of my soul

maybe it was predestined 

could be kismet 

or a greater force at work, 

doesn't really matter 

 what does matter 

is that you are here, 

for however long 

for whatever reason 

you are here

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in between

there is a thousand miles between the smiles 

and coffee on a back porch swing

there is a different road and mountains between

all the songs we used to sing

there is a different approach and miles left over 

on frequent flier points 

there is a world of hurt between what's logged 

and sawdust from all of those joints

there's a million blue skies and many monsoons 

on mountains and valleys of green 

there are as many songs and lots of lyrics 

that now are being screened 

Irish eyes that smile and cry 

on what lays in between 

a plethora of songs that will never be sung

is what this poetess sings

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we

etched inside my soul 

is everything that we are 

indelible love

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take me back

take me back to that sweet place 

our first kiss, that tight embrace 

to those lyrics that know evade

to the music our love once made 

take me back to the first time 

to that day that was sublime 

let me see that look again 

when we started, when it all began 

take me back to when love was new 

when the only thing we wanted to do 

was talk and love and learn the things 

of what a life together could bring 

take me back, just one more time

to those first days that were sublime

to that very special place

the very first time I saw your face

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believer

surround me with you 

make me a true believer 

in all that we are

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tattoo

my fields on fire, my mind is lit

 no amount of rain could ever douse this 

I can't sleep I'm just to wired 

this sweet, sweet taste of pure desire 

I'm drinking this wine but it doesn't quench 

my soul roped in and tightly cinched 

the more you give, much more I want 

my heart upon your sleeve you flaunt 

I feel the heat as we ride this storm 

all past dreams have been transformed 

lightning strikes and leaves its mark 

a zigzagged tattoo on my heart

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braille

how can you remember 

every word, everything I've said 

when you watch my lips as I speak 

moist and swollen from your last kiss 

oh, but honey I remember everything 

that you have said 

cause you're talking with your hands 

your fingers doing the enunciation 

reading me like I'm written in braille

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tides

the crescent moon shines on the sand 

the tide washes on the beach 

my lover and I walk hand in hand 

in a dream that used to be

sand dollars that lay broken 

rest underneath my feet 

days gone by rest resolutely 

on tides that softly sweep 

so many days pass quickly 

tides ebb and then they flow 

and memories of yesterday 

will come and they will go

on a sandy deserted beach 

love falters out at sea 

and tides of passion wash 

over all that used to be

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traces

I don't hold a grudge 

against what wouldn't budge

the words stuck in your throat 

till you thought you might choke 

like a ship on dry land 

won't float on the sand 

forgiveness the wave 

that floats it away 

what you couldn't see

happening between you and me 

will haunt from the grave 

of our yesterdays

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smile

I open my eyes and watch this grow 

not running on fumes this time 

I connect the lines 

in a graceful arc 

this time it all fits 

I'm loving every minute of this 

I shout it loud to anyone who'll listen 

I yell it to the moon and the stars above 

I tell people on the street 

strangers that I meet 

but they can see it in my eyes

it's your love that makes me smile

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sand castles

all of the beautiful castles 

I built while on the beach 

with grains of sand and water 

from the ebbing sea 

finally, I view my masterpiece 

castle walls built high with hope 

surrounding this delicate structure 

love overflows the moat 

it didn't last an hour

'fore the wind has swept it clean 

blowing into the ocean 

all of my hopes and dreams 

I'm starting it all once over 

packing harder to make it stand 

I am always rebuilding castles

the wind won't do me in 

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silver lariat

he told her that he loved her 

and that his love was true

he sealed it with a kiss 

underneath a crescent moon 

besides this gift of loving 

he placed around her neck 

an intricate piece of jewelry

a silver lariat

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too far gone

I'm just too far gone, 

lost in this massive space 

heading into darkness 

no point slowing my pace

the sun has faded quickly

the moon is closer to me 

it is oh so beautiful 

the prettiest light I've seen 

it guides me and protects me 

and reflects in all of my dreams 

as I fall off your radar 

no longer a blip on the screen 

there are no maps to save me 

or GPS it seems 

but I'm not turning back 

I'll find my way in dreams

 

when you take my hand 

I know I've hit my mark

I know that this is something

because I feel the sparks

it was well worth the searching

although I had some doubts

twists and turns don't stop me

I'll see how this plays out 

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the dance of yesterday

that day came and went 

hours of passion spent

love lingered long, late into the eve 

a winter song was written for you and me 

months pass quickly, hours tick by 

the touch of a hand and a sweet whispered sigh 

laid away in memory as tomorrow dawns 

loneliness flows after it's gone 

the dance of yesterday plays it's own tune

the paper blows away after reading old news 

I sit with my coffee and once more reflect 

hours of love that I'll never forget

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ponder

if you ponder as you wander 

and you trip on all the wonder 

that threatens to take you deeply under 

'cause of the lightning and the thunder 

still you know you didn't blunder 

on all that you try not to plunder 

when you stumbled on the wonder 

as you pondered and you wandered 

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standing by part deux

I'm packing my bag

standing by with not much hope

adventure awaits

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echoes of the truth

the saguaro holds the answer 

and it blossoms in the spring 

with the thunder and the lightning

the cleansing monsoon rain

if you listen you can hear it 

the echoes of the truth 

resounding against the mountains 

filtering down to you 

the response to all the questions 

on the twisted road you travel

the signs that point directions 

as your destiny unravels 

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I am loved

I cannot find the word 

a word that projects what we are

these feelings deep that blossom 

in rich soil 

seeds planted and tended 

watered with caring hands and heart... 

love is not strong enough 

beloved doesn't fit and yet...

it is the only word I know 

that can cover these feelings 

with this blanket statement... 

"I am loved"

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shadows from the moon

the moon glows eerily on mountain ranges

casting shadows long and strange 

saguaro standing tall and lean 

with brush and boulders in between 

stars don't help or shed some light 

no settling this disturbance tonight 

coyote roam and search for prey 

to keep the rumblings stomachs at bay 

thoughts cast and fall on desert terrain 

wondering what'll happen if we meet again 

distance grows like the shadows from the moon 

dreams discarded that were roughly hewn

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stormy night

in darkened silence of the fullest moon 

rain beats heavily against my panes 

I tender a question, await a reply

none forthcoming on this stormy night

 

I laugh, you ponder, 

we do the same dance

if I do this--

what will be your response 

the sun rises and sets without regrets 

phases of the moon no longer phase me 

I fly west and you fly east 

one more time 

our connection is dropped 

it shatters into a million small thoughts 

cast into the darkness 

as a billion stars

fade into light 

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what it says

I love you comes across my screen 

followed by kisses and hugs

I feel the absence of your strong arms 

the emptiness of my heart 

echoes yours

good night baby, sleep well is what it says 

I read the message in between the words 

be safe, hurry home, I'm waiting for you 

there isn't a flight fast enough 

to get me to you

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