Beach House

I need to go to the beach house 

To walk in the sand and feel the sun 

Let my mind relax, regenerate 

But too much here is left undone 

Working hard with very long days 

Always pulled in multiple directions

Everyone needs a piece of my time 

No moments now for restful reflection 

Doing my job on auto pilot 

Hitting constant turbulence 

I am here in body 

My mind is at the sea 

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Crystal Lake

On a crystal lake 

Pristine and calm

Early in the morning 

A fisherman prays for a catch 

Birds swoop, looking for food 

The sun not fully risen 

A light breeze blows 

Scattering ads from newspapers 

Laying on porches 

Too early for cars 

On the country road 

Leading into town 

Soon, it will all change 

The town will awake 

Busy with activity 

The crystal lake 

Will come to life 

Calm and pristine no longer

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Tulip (My Favorite Flower)

Like a tulip that blooms in the spring 

Your love has made me blossom 

My petals open, 

wet from the evening’s dew 

To drink in the morning sun 

 My color, vibrant and pure 

After a long winters rest 

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Santa Ana wind

a cool desert breeze

you blew down from the mountains 

 a breath of fresh air

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you offer your hand

and your heart is connected 

I look in your eyes 

and see all that's there 

as I slip my hand in yours 

I give you my heart 

all my love attached

knowing it will be cherished

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your love

like my patchwork quilt
my grandma made for me
your love surrounds me
your love warms me

like a caramel brulee latte
sweet and creamy, thick and hot
your love fills me
your love warms me

like my favorite garbage salad
tasty and nourishing
your love sustains me
your love warms me

like a angel sent from heaven
to shelter and protect
your love a haven
your love warms me

for the many reasons
and not enough metaphors
your love is immeasurable
your love is all

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unsaid

if the truth is told
when we disconnect
another missed called
another blank text

if the feelings that hide
inside the heart's wall
are pushed to the bottom
hidden from all

if the thoughts spin around
circling inside my head
unspoken verity
better left unsaid

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puzzle

I try to put it together
the pieces just don't fit
I'm studying the picture
the puzzle very complex
the border is completed
the edge was not that hard
it's right here in the middle 
where logic doesn't work

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star

this star that rises
shining brightly down on me
and stays with the sun

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the sleep of angels

my head rests on your shoulder
I listen to your heart beat
your breathing soft and even
while you lay deep in sleep

my face hidden in shadows
the darkness of the room
the stars drift from the evening
and clouds conceal my moon

why can't I surrender
and dream the way you do
just sleep the sleep of angels
when I lay down my truth

with my head on your shoulder
I listen to your heart beat
the love song that it's playing

the lyrics just for me

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wonder

when I think of it
my heart is filled with wonder
with your tender touch
your fervent kisses
every way that you love me
the way you love me

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locked

I wander through the skeleton 

of what used to be your life 

days when you were happy

now emptiness fills the space

your past now a vacuous hole 

the things that you cast off

the things you no longer need 

splatters on once white walls 

weeds have grown where flowers grew 

remnants of yesterday

pristine silence 

echoes in the dark

locked now, 

like this door

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lover's script

too many in this room
open the window so I can breath
I've been here way too long
watch me pack and leave

I need to find the key
to release me from this chain
the skin that now is chafed
a mark that causes pain

the message that is clear
I can't embrace it all
written in lover's script
flowing across the wall

close the door behind you
don't even leave a crack
let me slip away
instead of pulling me back

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this Christmas

to share all with you
welcoming in tradition
starting something new

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winter comes

the weather turns cold
I am warmed from the inside
ready for the change

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light my dark

light my dark
steal my heart
steal my soul
damage control
remove the thoughts
the hurt they brought
erase the pain
sing your refrain
bury the past
as you hold fast
erase them all
replace them all

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Affair

A once brief encounter, that lasted 

For over a year

Far from being over, or maybe the end is near 

And if I face the facts, overlook the fiction 

Illicit though it may be, you have 

Rewritten all of my dreams

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not afraid

you're not afraid to say

the things that you are feeling 

not afraid to show me

that all of it is real 

not afraid to display 

obvious affection 

not afraid to hold it up 

observing our reflection 

I am not afraid to say 

that I feel the same way

not afraid to add 

a verse to your refrain 

not afraid to show you

all that I have in here 

not afraid because I know 

what we have is real 

we're not afraid to talk

about starting a new future 

not afraid as we stitch 

this love with strongest suture 

not afraid cause what we have 

is written on our faces 

not afraid as both our lives 

entwine and interlaces

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bring on the rain

bring on the rain 

let it beat against the panes 

bring the lightning and thunder 

as we snuggle and settle down 

we have no other thoughts 

nowhere else to be 

as searching lips explore 

where warm hands were before 

you feel the quivers 

but it isn't from a chill 

and candlelight shines 

on the treasure you seek 

with each moan and whisper 

with a quaking surrender 

the monsoon that rages outside 

is nothing like the passion 

in this room

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second look

sometimes it turns around
wanna take a second look
slowing down this time
jotting thoughts in a notebook

studying the angles
trying to make a plan
doing the equation
start back where you began

erasing the mistakes
using all you learned
knowledge gives you power
as you plot your return

sometimes it turns around
you can take a second look
many shades of truth
when you reread the book

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wind

when the wind calmed
I knew I could hold on
dust stopped blowing
I now see where I'm going
sun is climbing high
in my blue desert sky
every now and then
we all need
a little wind

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dreams

finally, I dream
dreams of you
dreams of the beach
sweet, prophetic dreams

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Santa

Hello there Santa
what is in your bag?
can you make this
the best Christmas
that I have ever had?

I don't ask for much
winning the lotto
could be nice
maybe that's extreme
or too high of a price

how about some happiness
some peace
some trust
some truth
all wrapped
in one person
it's all I want
from you

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what I need

what I want and what I need
when it floats to the
top, is it all the same thing?
when the sun lifts the fog

and it's finally crystal clear
like looking through the glass, 

the reflection in a mirror
what I want and what I need
just this once;
let it be the same thing

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happiness

what price happiness
if my cup runneth over
theirs will be empty

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