POETRY: FOR SHE'S BREATH IN MY LUNGS,AND THE BEAT IN MY HEART

My undying love, so to speak.
The warmth of your hand against my cheek.
Huddled together on a cold winter's day.
You make all of my fears stay away.
In your arms, I feel safe.
God knows I don't care if I die tomorrow.
For I know, if I did, I will have your love to cower.
So long as I have you my troubles are gone.
My head is pounding.
My heart is screaming.
As the words of my undying love pour out to only you.

2

Beyond the realm of comprehension,
Her simple smile can mean perfection

Mention her name, and my spirits take flight,
To reach the heavens themselves, an angelic delight

Her voice is so soothing, like waves on the shore,
Her kiss is refreshing, her laugh I adore

Her grace is unnerving, as she glides ‘cross floor,
Her kindness is maddening, tenderness her lore

Her eyes are like sapphire that pierces my soul,
Her hair flows like silk, that my hands do extol

Her beauty can put a rose to shame,
of a blind man can see,

But something more shocking and hard to believe,
Is her love she has chosen to give to me

How could she possibly love me this way?
I am simply a mortal, just a man made of clay

There’s nothing in me that’s truly appealing,
My knowledge is little, my appearance is fleeting

I have no great wealth, no silver, no gold,
The clothes on my back are tattered and old

But when she says that she loves me, my doubts fade away,
Only to surface another day

I will always wonder, why she gives me her love,
But my life is perfection, as long as she does,

My life would end, if we were to part,
For she’s the breath in my lungs, and the beat in my heart





3

A gentle touch,
a sweet soft embrace of loving
Caring in the ways of heavenly
direction
Two lovers on a path,
to discover truth
In true love
A calmness,
like an ocean at rest
Minds relaxed
in the knowledge of togetherness
No demands, no expectations
Just loving in the caring way

One for the other
In the touch of hands
And soft lips,
so gently speaking caresses
Here is the calmness
of true love
The excitement, anticipation
of loving
Always unexpectedly
Not demanding, not planning
Just being and enjoying
In the light of loving..



4

When I tell you I love you,
I would love you
With a passion growing more and more each day
When I tell you I care for you,
I would care for you
With a promise that I would remember everyday
When I tell you I would not leave you,
I would not leave you
With a conviction you would not be able to resist
And when the time comes that I would have to leave you
It doesn't mean that I do not love you
Nor does it mean that I do not care for you
But, because I know that it is inevitable
And I also know that you were the only one
The only owner of my soul, my mind and my heart

5

That momentary glance
When our wandering eyes meet.
A moment when the world stops turning
And earth has left my feet.
One photograph among many,
Taken by my tender heart.
A photograph from which my
Forsaken soul, shall never part.
This infinite second
Becomes so precious to me;
A second that, it seems,
Lasts for eternity...


6

Have I told you today that I love you?
Can you tell by the smile on my face?
I'm not sure that you know,
When my face starts to glow,
It's thoughts of you that make my heart race.

Have I told you today that I love you?
Do you know that you've conquered a feat?
You've torn down a wall,
I thought never would fall,
And it's because of you that now I'm complete.

Have I told you today that I love you?
Do you know you encompass my soul?
With every step I take,
Down this path I call "fate",
I realize, with your love, I can reach any goal.


7

When i hold your sweet body close to me
This Love inside me will show for all to see
And when i look into your beautiful eyes
This bond we share will be no surprise
The love i have for you will last forever
And this will make me smile when we're together
The love we share is so very pure
My love will grow sronger for you, of this i'm sure
My beautiful lady, i hold you tender on this summer's night
I hold you in my loving arms ever so tight
I need to kiss your sweet lips with mine
I know this will freeze this moment in time............



8

My desire for you
has gone unrealized for so long

just a slight touch from you
may be enough
to make me
lose
control.


9

Beyond the realm of comprehension,
Her simple smile can mean perfection

Mention her name, and my spirits take flight,
To reach the heavens themselves, an angelic delight

Her voice is so soothing, like waves on the shore,
Her kiss is refreshing, her laugh I adore

Her grace is unnerving, as she glides ‘cross floor,
Her kindness is maddening, tenderness her lore

Her eyes are like sapphire that pierces my soul,
Her hair flows like silk, that my hands do extol

Her beauty can put a rose to shame,
of a blind man can see,

But something more shocking and hard to believe,
Is her love she has chosen to give to me

How could she possibly love me this way?
I am simply a mortal, just a man made of clay

There’s nothing in me that’s truly appealing,
My knowledge is little, my appearance is fleeting

I have no great wealth, no silver, no gold,
The clothes on my back are tattered and old

But when she says that she loves me, my doubts fade away,
Only to surface another day

I will always wonder, why she gives me her love,
But my life is perfection, as long as she does,

My life would end, if we were to part,
For she’s the breath in my lungs, and the beat in my heart.


10


I poured out my heart the night before.
I spread its contents across your waking horizon.

You gave pause to admire the beauty.
You gave pause to say goodbye.



11

It happened quite by accident.
Or did it?
My hand, strong and secure yet soft and gentle
Reached for you.

Those eyes, at first curious with eyebrows twitching
And lids opening a little wider.
Those lips, inviting, even with the invisible
Hairs under your nose.
I watched them become moistened by your tongue
And slowly part.
I touched your skin just below your chin and to the right
As I faced you.

I knew then. We knew then.
It was like a pebble in a still pond
Sending rippling circles of energy through both of us.

That tear. The one I had seen so many time before.
The one I kissed. The one I wiped away
with the outside edge of my forefinger.

Now I understand.
Now I know what it means to touch a heart.


12

I have opened my heart and let you complete me.
You see my most intimate..

Secrets,

Thoughts,

Dreams,

Fears,

Desires,

Fantasies.

I can never hold anything back.
To be anything but true to you,
Is only going to perjure myself.
To hurt you, is to hurt myself.

We are sharing a connection.
Embracing our lives together.
I give you complete trust, respect,
And my absolute devotion.

We are on a journey,
Never to turn back.
We have given our hearts,
An eternal gift.