I really do love you
I wish you could feel
What I feel
Everywhere you go
Day and night
Have my thoughts
Be a part of you
And surround you
At work and at home
Near or far
My love encompass and envelop you
As you lie in bed
Warming and embracing you
Protecting you
And part of your beauty
Though there will be hard times
Maybe even bad times
I give myself to you
As I hope you will
Give yourself to me
You see...I'm asking you
To be my partner...for life
Mentally, spiritually, emotionally
Physically...completely
And without reservation
Suppression
I look into your eyes
I fall into your soul
The presence of your smile
Sets your face aglow
The kindness and the laughter
That you're so quick to show
Will stay with me ever after
One memory that will not go
I pray the future brings you
Everything you need to grow
As I drink myself to sleep
Knowing you will never know
I love you too much sweetheart
To ever let it show
Midnight Memoirs
Another night
Another dream
A lovely sight
My moonlight queen
Another drink
And then one more
Now we're ready
For what's in store
Desperate search
For one true love
Now is calmed
Like stars above
Warm soft body
So close to me
Morning is here
I'll set you free
The Answer
A storm sets in
And the rain begins
It's falling from the sky
One man turns to another man
And his face is asking why
The years I'd spent
Looking out at the world
So many questions with no reply
And a growing sense of loneliness
A hunger not defined
So strong this search
For the answers became
That I thought I'd lose my mind
And then one night it came to me
That the clues may lie inside
I asked myself why I should be
And it was then
I realized
All the questions I have asked
Are answered in your eyes
*************************
I Wish I Could Say I Don't Love You
You say you don't understand me
Just can't figure me out
What I want, what I need
What I'm all about
Yet it's really very simple
When I look into your eyes
I see the reasons why I love you
And this I can't disguise
Your sweetness and your beauty
Make my passions rise
But I don't want to hurt you
And steal away your youth
The time and the place aren't right
If we see the truth
It never will be easy for me
When I see your smile glow
To look at you and realize
That I will never know
The part of you that lies inside
Where only lovers go
**********************
Future Lonely Yesterdays
There is only one life we're given
Never let it be said
The only real blasphemy
"I wish that I were dead"
For if you think you're the only
One who has it this rough
Just wait 'til one night you're so lonely
That you cry out "enough"
And pray for one who had walked your way
Yet who you told to go
Yes there was once a better day
That you had come to know
Five years I've shared
These were my best
Sixty more I fear
Will simply be the rest
The power lies within your hands
To do with what you may
But the hourglass is filled with sands
Of endless yesterdays
***********
The Rainbow
I feel the grief
I feel the pain
But I've shared the sun
And I'll share the rain
Until that time
Until that day
When the rainbow
Points her my way
For her I'll be
A beacon bright
All through the day
All through the night
And together
We will see
This flame called love
Through eternity
For in her eyes
Will Heaven shine
And on her lips
Her soul meet mine
Then she'll be mine
And we will say
No need for time
With you I'll stay
She'll take my hand
And we'll be strong
To make our stand
To sing our song
One for the old
And for the young
One for the cold
And for the numb
For those gone by
For those to come
For those who speak
Those who are dumb
Who search the sky
And scan the plain
Who wonder why
The seasons change
One for the meek
And for the bold
For those who seek
Someone to hold
For those who learn
And learn to live
And those who yearn
Their love to give
******************
Forever Tonight
Songs of silence
Steeped in dreams
Longings stifled
Soul that screams
Stars are shining
Your eyes bright
I can promise
Forever tonight
***************
Foreign Lands
Something new
Can be so inviting
Foreign lands
Can seem so exciting
Yet what was new
Soon becomes old
And what seemed warm
Soon turns so cold
You made your escape
At how great a cost
Now you realize
You miss what you've lost
*****
The Gamble
A man and a woman
Each alone in the night
He wants to call her
Wonders if he might
He recalls rejection
Those times being played a fool
Slowly sets down the phone
Props his feet on the stool
He grabs the remote
His mouth finds his drink
He turns on the tube
His mind starts to think
She wonders if he'll call
And stands by the phone
Then remembers nights past
When she had stayed home
She thought 'they'd never called
And neither will he'
So she slipped on her coat
And reached for her keys
She reaches the door
With tears in her eyes
Just as the phone rings
To her utter surprise
She waits for a minute
Decides what to do
He shouts at the phone
'What more can I do?'
Then she darts forward
And answers his call
'Hello' her voice trembles
'So you're home after all'
'I wanted to ask you
If it would be alright
If we went to a dance
This Saturday night'
'Yes, that would be fine
Pick me up at eight
I'll wear something nice
So don't you be late'
The stars, they twinkled brighter
And the moon blazed as the sun
Two good people found each other
And would forevermore be one
*****
Lady Gull I
When loneliness overtakes me
Renders my soul so bare
I seek her sheltering waters
Her face reflected there
When doubt doth stand upon me
The questions smite so deep
It's her precious laughter
That soothes me back to sleep
When the gruff facade lay broken
It’s she who cracks the shield
No words are ever spoken
But it’s a better man revealed
When dreams are long forgotten
And hope reverts to pain
Her hand will slay the darkness
And an endless love will reign
*****************
Lady Gull II
You’ve shared with me
Your deepest treasures
And given me
What can’t be measured
Coy one minute
And then deeply vexed
I keep watching
For just what comes next
As all the while
Your beauty holds me
Your every mood
A sight to see
As you reflect
The moon’s reflection
Of a sunlight
That we cannot see
So you glisten
In the deepest night
Dressed to perfection
In the stars pale light
You make the night
Much more than darkness
Daybreak finds you
With heavenly light
So many years
Have come and just gone
People and memories
I try to hold on
I see their faces
And I hear their songs
And then you whisper
That it won’t be long
Many there are
Who’ve loved you before
You were the answer
That they had looked for
And so I pray
That the day will come
Kids of my own
To you will run
To peer in your depths
Immersed in your soul
The one place on earth
That makes us whole
***********
Through The Darkness Into The Light
Through
the darkness
And
through the light
Through
the morning
And
through the night
Through
bitter cold
And
searing heat
Through
victory
And
through defeat
Through
the good times
And
through the bad
Through
the happy
And
through the sad
Our
love stays strong
Commitment
lasts
The
pleasures prove
The die
is cast
Shared
memories
Of
times to come
And
times we’ve had
To us
succumb
To see us through
Until the time
Eternal bliss
We know sublime
***********
Eterne
Much too quick the time does pass
Leaving us to say
I wish I had another chance
to try a different way
Much too quick the time does pass
For those who've played and lost
And only now can realize
Just how great the cost
Much too quick the time does pass
For the old man in his chair
Thinking of loves and places past
And wishing he was still there
Much too quick the time does pass
For those who never said
I love you to a friend of theirs
A friend who now is dead
Yet for the lucky ones who share true love
There is no need for fear
Indeed a cause to celebrate
The coming of each new year
For the treasured moments of their past
They will always share
And hand in hand the future stroll
Their dreams to guide them there
Remember when, oh remember when
I first kissed your lips
What would happen we knew not then
When first we tasted bliss
And now we share our secrets
As only lovers can
I look at you, you wink at me
And we both understand
There is one thing even time can't change
And we have it in our hearts
The vibrant bond of this our love
Can not be torn apart
*****
Without You I Lay
Lying in bed
Tossing and turning
The minutes are years
My heart for you burning
These endless nights
Can I take anymore
How I long for the sight
Of the girl I wait for
Moon outside my window
Wash down on me like rain
When will I know
An end to this pain
Soon it is dawn
And another night spent
Just holding on
To the love you have sent
The sun in the sky
Greets a new day
Just as must I
Though without you I lay
*****
The Question
Summer heat
Back seat
Diamonds on black velvet skies
Cool breeze
Crashing seas
Subtle fire in deep brown eyes
Kisses burn
Minds yearn
For an answer to it all
Time takes
Day breaks
Must our love have a fall
*****************
The Stage Is Set
The stars shine brightly
Basking the lake in a pale, romantic light
The moon shares its velvet-veiled glow
With all who will see
Providing a spotlight for all who will use it
The trees sway in the breeze
Singing songs of eternity
The waves roll in, lured by the cool sands
Collapsing on shore in exhausted ecstasy
Off in the distance a loon calls
Pleading with his mate to join him
The stage is set-
It waits for you and I
**************
The Eyes
Just staring at the
sky
And wondering where
the time went
As love kept passing
by
Too many lonely
nights I’d seen
Not knowing what to
do
With each and every
one a dream
Of meeting one who’s
true
Will I ever meet her
The girl that I could
love
Will I ever see her
I asked the stars
above
And then one night to
my surprise
I cast a glance
around
And took a look into
her eyes
And realized I’d
found
The girl that I’d
been waiting for
No other one would do
I never could have
asked for more
The eyes belonged to you
*****
The Bridge
We can’t stop the time going by
We can’t stop the time going by
As the young become the old
Yet for the lucky ones the sun
and sky
Will never cease to hold
The wonder of the first day
When life itself was new
And destiny was heard to say
That I would soon love you
If only we could realize
How short our lives will seem
When the day does come eternity
Renders them a dream
But if we make the choices now
To help us on our way
The love we have will show us how
And together we will stay
To help each other through those
times
When we are cold and scared
And it’s then that we will
realize
The precious love we shared
Together we can go so far
And make our troubles seem
The fading beat of a distant drum
A self-created dream
The worries and the loneliness
The pettiness and fears
Can only be cast away
By love throughout the years
For nothing in this world of ours
Can take away our love
And when all is said and done
We will rise above
The millions who have only seen
The darker side of life
And who cannot seem to laugh out
loud
And defeat the pain and strife
For when we die our love goes on
No comfort more than this
It’s then we’ll find that we have
won
And prove it with a kiss
*****
*****
I walked into the room
And much to my surprise
She was standing there
So I looked into her eyes
She gave me that special smile
The kind words cannot describe
She was radiant all the while
Looking so beautifully alive
From there the time would pass
So I asked her for a dance
I looked at her and wondered
If she would take the chance
I remember when, oh I remember when
Her eyes first met mine
Would it be our love could meet
The subtle tests of time
Fifty years have come and gone
Since I asked her to be my wife
I knew not what the answer would be
If she’d be my life
She gave me that special smile
The kind words cannot describe
She was radiant all the while
Looking so beautifully alive
Could it be the answer would change
If I asked her again tonight
I knew not what the answer would be
As I turned on our light
She gave me that special smile
The kind words cannot describe
She was radiant all the while
Looking so beautifully alive
*****
*****
The hurried days
And the lonely nights
The morning’s dew
And the city’s lights
Those we pass by
Saying not a word
Time we let go
As if it never occurred
When you look into a mirror
Somewhere down the line
Will it be an illusion
That the eyes you see are mine
*****
If You Were Here Tonight*****
All is quiet
I am absorbed
By the black beauty of the night
Stars so close
It is possible to fall upwards
And grasp the universe
And we too are one
I see your eyes shine
In lights many miles away
I hear your voice
In the rippling of the water
I hear your laughter
In a loon's call
And I wonder
Do you lie still somewhere
Thinking of me
As I am thinking of you?
*****
When We're Together Again
*****
When We're Together Again
One
smile from you
Sets my heart on fire
Sets my heart on fire
One
taste of your lips
And I
burn with desire
One
touch of your hand
Makes
life worthwhile
You’re
everything to me
There
can be no denial
Our bodies together
We know that it’s right
Our hearts beat as one
Our spirits unite
I look into your eyes
Two souls do I see
So closely tied
Yet by love set free
To scale any mountain
And reach for the sky
Together to live
Together to die
*****
One Summer's Night*****
One summer’s night
A few
years ago
I was
struck by the sight
Of a
girl I didn’t know
Her
eyes met mine
From
both came a smile
Soon we
would dine
And talk for awhile
Into the night
We walked hand in hand
The moon as our light
We danced in the sand
At the end of the night
By the shore of the lake
I held her tight
She would be late
I couldn’t guess then
That my heart she would break
How could it end?
Our love was too great
Now we have parted
The distance is great
Was it just started
And ended by fate?
And so I have dreams
In the depths of the night
The message it seems
Is for her I must fight
For the dearest dream
Of all I have known
Is having her near me
To love and to hold
Can fate intervene
And give her back to me?
How much it would mean
How happy I’d be
*****
The Calling
From the mist*****
The Calling
From the shadows
Comes a song
O'er the darkness
O'er the pain
Growing strong
Share the moon
And the starlight
Come along
To each other
To forever
We belong
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