Seven Letters and Three Words

I was one who never thought of love
Except as a dream
Never allowed my heart to feel
Or listened to its words when it spoke
Just ignored it all and went through life
One day at a time, taking whatever came
Then one day, just as in a fairy tale
A prince came, not on a white horse
But into my quiet, controlled world
And with just one seven letter word
Made my entire life change
It was as though lightning had struck me
But it struck through to my heart and melted the ice
Melted the quiet reserve that had controlled me for so long
The power of just one seven letter word
I was amazed and overwhelmed
Speechless for the first time in my life
But my newly released heart spoke out
Screamed from deep inside me
And responded with three little words
Words I could not deny
Now those three little words are the most important
Words in my life
And only moments can go by without hearing them
From my prince
And that seven letter word means just as much now
As the first time
Keeping my heart alive and happy,
No longer frozen to love

Darling, I love you.

Rain

Early in the morning, clouds are spilling rain
Seeing the wetness reflecting on the leaves
And the petals of the roses bleeding tears
Inside my head, are the thoughts of you
A flood of feelings, like the rain I am seeing
To lift you up from the water
And feel your love on the waves
Look into my eyes and tell me how you feel
Do you miss me on a rainy morning ?
Does your heart need to be held ?
Reach out to me from the storm that is your life
Find calmness in my shelter
Relax in the sunshine of my love
Let it warm you and dry the rain's tears from your eyes
I open myself and let you come inside
Into the circle of emotions to surround you
And keep you, deeply embedded in my heart
You are mine

My Life's Journey

You may say no one on this earth is alone.
With the mountains, river, trees and birds, a part of us
True, they go on without stopping to take notice of one solitary soul.
So, thus, that one solitary soul can feel very much alone.
She watches the trees grow stronger each year,
Fresh green leaves in the spring
To change to wonderful colors in the autumn
And then fall to the ground, to replenish the soil.
Birds sing, make their nests and raise their young, and perhaps
Stop for a brief moment to give you a curious stare.
The flowers also follow their seasonal cycle,
Full bloom to winter sleeping.
I, too, am part of that cycle, although mine is not bound by seasons,
But life, my life. 
Days and days, months and months,
Turning into years.
In the middle of the forest, I stand, amid the nature around me,
The nature that symbolizes my life.
I, too, have grown, like the trees. And I have sung with the birds.
Bloomed with the flowers. Slept in the winter.
Now my time has come. The cycle has brought me to this place.
I look upward for what I am missing, to fill the void inside me.
The clouds look back at me, with no answers. But seem to smile.
I feel comforted, wrapped around me is God's creations.
But yet the heart beating inside me knows there is more, much more.
It is warm and full of love, full of emotions and feelings.
Wanting to share this love with more
Than just the nature around me.
Smiling, I close my eyes, and breathe deeply.
Filling my lungs with nature's energy.
And know that God has brought me this far,
He will continue my journey.

Journey of Emotions

Morning comes
Sunlight streams through the window
The lace of the curtains making it play in funny patterns
I wake up seeing the sky
Blue like my eyes
I am already torn
Caught in that moment
Between dreams and the morning
What is real?
What is a dream?
Where does one end and the other begin?
I close my eyes
Wanting to go back to that world of dreams
Love as a dream
Inside you, only appearing in dreams
Sweet, intoxicating minutes
Wishing to snatch it and bring it with me into the morning
But I hear it's playful laughter
As it runs from me, staying just out of my grasp
And I know it will not allow me to catch it
I watch it getting farther from me
As the sun moves into the room to claim me
Claim me from my dreams

Not wanting to be taken
I turn away from the window
Turning my back to the sun, the morning
I see you lying there
Hair over the pillow, breathing softly
Your face relaxed, lips slightly parted
I reach out and lightly push the hair from your forehead
My fingers gently trace the outline of your lips
Finding their way easily across your chest
Warm, smooth, feeling your heartbeat
I smile, wanting to see the light of your eyes
But not wanting to wake you
I snuggle my naked body against you
You move slightly in your sleep to hold me close to you
I realize this is my dream come real
This love is not a dream
It is my life
My life of loving you

Jewel of my heart

I wake up in heaven
Because you are in my dreams
Do you know what love is ?
Do you know how it feels ?
When there is someone in your heart
Someone from your dreams
Each night, you hold me
Tenderly in your arms
Kisses so gently placed
On my lips, on my face
Lighting the familiar fire inside me
I succumb to it's flames
Each touch is an emotion
Like a new warm breath of whispered love
The physical expression
Of a love, so deep, so perfect
No words can define the feeling
Only the everlasting stars can smile understanding
Shining on into infinity
My dreams have become reality
I open my eyes and you are there
My life has become my heaven
Its angelic wings softly fluttering inside me
As long as I have you and your soul to hold
In this whole vast universe, there is only one YOU
Jewel of my heart, I love you

Four Seasons

Silent secrets whisper within the darkness

Of a familiar desire kept alone and numb

Empty smiles echo in a face void of emotions

Tired eyes stare solemnly but do not see

Hands, heavy and idle, hungering for warmth

Reaching out for the longing of a heart

Seeking warmth from beams of pale light

For a love buried deep in time

Like naked limbs dressed in sunshine's golden rays

Stripped bare, without a summer's breeze

Hopeful eyes searching for colors in the snow

Scarlet passion reflected in her eyes of blue

Bringing spring's freshness after the rain

The heart blooms after its winter of sleeping

Like the rose buds sweet in morning dew

The season turns in nature's cycle of life, until

Summer brings delicious heat of desire

Watch her dance in the calm of the night

The tide caressing her as she moves

Singing love in the sensuous moonlight

Autumn slips in unnoticed, cooling her ardor

Her changing colors show her many emotions

Reflections of the gems she carries deep within

Memories shielding love against winter's cold

Clothed in only the soft whiteness of the snow

She lies dreaming of gardens and trees full of birds

Wishing on butterflies, frail existence of life

She snuggles into the earth for the warmth that it gives

A tear trickles from a closed eye, then two more

Becoming tiny icicles, stilled before finding their freedom

A soft sound emerges to break the frozen silence

A song with no words, a cry to the wind

Published: Literary Journal

ISSN: 1521-2319
Volume III Issue 2
June 23, 2000 -Sept. 30, 2000

The Angel's Song

Angel-voiced poets, spiritual gypsies
Words of infinite tongues chanting their desire
Everyone, everything, found contrary to reason
The laughter of saints finding worthless vessels

Perhaps writers have the magic of words to say
Your wisest did try his very best to describe
Soft, intimate love, with such feeling and passion
Seeming as voyeurs and philosophers of Isis

With pen in hand, ink still wet upon the page
How can one understand love that has never felt
Its fingers reaching deeply into a heart
Tying it to another with the tender threads of a soul
Watching each beam merge into a single ray of light

How can words portray each play in this life?
Act five, scene five, the actor's words are heard
The audience watches with cool anticipation, waiting
Listening for the angel's voice to sing her song
But will they know the words she sings?

Published:

From the Mountaintop, ISDN: 1-58235-140-6, Summer 2000

Nature's Echoes, ISBN: 1-58235-564-9, 15th Oct 2000