Big Bang (4-26-08)

it began with an utterance
the simplest exchange of words
his lips released his word to the air
she released a glance
they stared, deeply
her answer to her new city.
a new sound had begun
two hearts kicking each beat to new heights
the birth of an unbreakable gaze
all set the most unexpected and unstoppable into motion.
but only to begin after their [...]

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making sure (3-26-08)

I thought I saw you,
but I should have known better
I was sure I was with you,
but you were nowhere near
my legs should have ran
as fast as they could
but I had to be sure she wasn’t you
that you where nowhere near
you are worth great things,
and I [...]

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your voice (3-11-08)

my voice echoed in your darkness.
I searched for you.
I longed for you.
had you not left,
I would not have known if you were ever there.
your voice shook me.
we spoke but remained two voices
from a single place,
separated by a bottomless gorge.
I am seeking you
I have not stopped
I know you now
I love you now
you are there but veiled
alive [...]

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Waves (2-18-08)

my arms paddle like Mississippi wheels
salt water falls down my throat and burns my eyes
I find my rhythm to cough and flail
my scrawny body makes its way to the shore
as I leave your vast ocean
a sea that was once crystalline
an unbroken glass surface as far as our eyes could see
we skated together,
making complicated figures
at once [...]

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Almost (12-10-07)

familiar easing, unexpectedly pleasing
we started strong and deep
mutually blessed, surely confessed
that I for you and you for me
all this and more, no sight of a door
our worlds collapsed entwined
but when cruel fate, delivered the bait
I took it line and sinker
the deeper we went, the shallower the bent
I began to wiggle and shiver
warm waters gave way, [...]

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kaleidascope

Leaves surround me, over and below me, enveloping and never ending
broken by occasional sunbeams tumbling from high above but easily missed
leaves and fallen logs in complete disarry
at times beautiful, at others I stumble, get lost and lose my way
but the sunbeams are always there,
pushing through windblown leafy openings
[...]

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walking in a strange land

walking in a strange land
surrounded by hungry spiders
crouched between the trees
and the car on a schoolnite
we teenagers stared,
gazing into each others eyes.
our butterflies about to take flight
as we half-heartedly fight the inevitable.
only to succomb to your lips
bringing light to the cool nite
and laughter to warm hearts.
lifting us up like a flurry of butterflies
leaving the Earth [...]

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Sunday is a Whole Saturday Away (my attempt at a country song!)

I pass the mirror but I do not see
‘cus sometimes you can’t see pain
you’re all alone again, wondering where I went
its just another day with another bottle
as I drink another crack into my soul
and put another nail in yours
I forget my name but the beast remains
they tell you that I went too far
and I can’t [...]

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Your love is like wine (12-19-07)

a single sip, a familiar flavor yet new
smiles are revealed from within
a tinkle in the toes
my heart strengthens with another sip
subtle nuances brought to light
mouthfuls bring laughter and frolic
second and third glasses slide down easy
happiness, joy, bliss
the absence of pain
your love is like wine
and I drink it in

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true beauty

puffs of whispy clouds move and morph with the whispering breeze
a perfect rose glistens with morning sparkles and fills the air
water softly babbles in the distance,
and we feel the grass beneath our feet
a lone dragonfly sails past us, annotating a perfect day’s sky
overwhelming beauty surrounds us
but nothing compares to your hand resting on mine

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