POETRY: NOW I HOLD YOU SO DEAR

When I think of me and you, I think forever
 You are my very special someone
 We will always be together
 day in day out we spend together
 holding each other, together forever

 When we kiss I feel our love
 and I thank dear God above for giving me you
 Together we will always be
 me and you, you and me.

 Your sweet, gentle touch makes me feel well.
 Your great, great love gives me the feeling of good
 the feeling of love.

 Together we will always be
 ee and you, you and me
 together forever
 I love you; you love me



2
could you come a little closer? slide that way you slide, so shy, wanting mouth open, try to suck in enough air to pacify the limits of lungs so useless in the dark mantle of these deeds, haunting your fingertips as they trace the contours of my lips, speaking too deaf silence closer my love, there will be no more breathing: quiet these vain protests echoing past the dying candle; nononononono, i don’t want this any more than you want the icy prongs of betrayal along the spine, harrowing soil to bear the fruit of your transgressions, elevated in your judas gaze; oh, darling, this heat is consuming the oxygen in the room of four, volatile hatred turned to lust; oh, woe are we caught in the movements that drag our tongues together, choking each other to the rhythm of two hearts bleeding into a single pool of glimmering vice.


3

thickets
 of yellow gorse
 Among the meadows
 of violets and celandines
 I dream of our lying
 there in perfect peace
 Watching the sky blue
 heavens and praying
 for serenity
 in our loving...

 Serenity that elusive
 place,
 of exciting peace
 I need that
 more than anything
 And in us, I see that
 magical land
 Of a lover's dream
 A place of passion
 unleashed
 Of calm and creation
 and boundless
 love...


4

Sitting outside under a yellow moon surrounded by a million bright stars,
 Something led me to search the night sky.
 I had been thinking.
 I suddenly looked up into the sky for a truth.
 I saw a shooting star fly through the blue sky.
 I made a wish.
 I saw no logic beneath my wish...only yearning.

 I felt all my life flash before my eyes.
 I never gave up and never stopped dreaming.
 All the wrong slipped right through my fingers, and my heart.
 I found something I never knew existed in me--
 I found you.

 You're my guidance through the darkest nights.
 Without you, I don't even know my name.
 It's not that I can't live without you,
 Without you I don't even wanna try


5
Let me be your sun on a cloudy, rainy day.
 Let me be your guide when things aren't going that certain way.
 Let me be the stars you look up at on a clear, cool night.
 Let me be your smile when you feel you want to cry.
 Let me be the one who you think of and really need.
 Let me be there is all I ask, for the one who loves you is me.



6
rain storms turned to fair weather
 my failures into great successions
 doubts turned to assurance
 fright turned to anticipation
 loneliness turned to gaiety
 insanity turned to simplicity

 that's when i heard your sweet angelic voice
 the night my heart started jumping to rejoice
 was it the day you stole my heart away,
 or was it the moment i really wanted you to stay?

 doubtlessly, i swear to the moon and stars at night
 for i never knew such beauty, 'til upon thee i set my sight
 if i am to be condemned for this, so let it be
 i can not forever hide my feelings for thee.

 hope you won't think that i'm a bit obsessed
 all i wish for thee is the very best.



7
The love we had was one so special;
 The times we shared will always be in my heart,
 How we lived by night and played under the moon,
 All the stars seemed to whisper your name.

 Those unforgettable times, the beauty in
 Your face as I made you smile, and tears of
 Happiness when I made you laugh, you are always
 In my thoughts when you're not around.

 I long to feel your touch, your soft hands
 And smooth fingers that always ran down my face.
 Oh, how the sparkle in your eyes would shine
 So bright each night when you were at my side.

 I love you more than anything;
 I miss you so much when you're not around.
 So hard and so painful living without you;
 So lonely and wishing you were here.

 So many things we have yet to do.
 So much love I have for you; why so far
 away must you be. Every moment we shared together,
 Every smile and every tear and all you gave me,
 Forever in my heart these are cherished moments.


8
Enchantment fills my body and soul.
The anticipation of your love stirs my being.
Our hearts beat as one this night,
As we whisper our vows into the winds of eternity.

The flames of our lives are now entwined.
Not even by death, shall they break.
All the sensations we feel shall be shared.
Forever and eternity, for all our lives.

Our souls have now become but one,
As our hearts have done the same.
We will now always breathe the same breath,
And dwell in the heavens forever.


9

As I look out over the ever changing landscape
I no longer find myself thinking about what I have to do next week,
or of all the problems the world faces.
Rather I find my mind and heart no longer clustered
with a thousand thoughts and feelings at once.
It is occupied by a single thought, the thought of you.
Your smile and laugh, the warmth of your touch,
and how much I care for you.
I think how hard it is for me to let you go,
I think how I want to hold you in my arms,
and about the emptiness that consumes my very being
when you are away.
And I think about us, two star crossed lovers
who somehow managed to find each other


10
With just one touch
You make me realize so much

How easy is to fall in Love
How easy is to be in Love

I always thought that Love is pain
Love can never let you gain

Before you came in to my life
There was only darkness in my life

But after meeting you I realized, I was wrong
My thoughts, my fears and my tears were wrong

From the first day we met
I knew then and there my life was set

The words you spoke to me were so sweet and true
And I know no one can compare to the ever ? so sweetest you

From that day on I have grown to Love you
From that day forward I have been true to you

I love you enough to share all my sentiments, goals, fears,
 hopes and dreams with you
I love you enough to fight for you, compromise for you,
 sacrifice myself and die for you

I can give my life, my love, my heart and my soul to you
I can willingly give all of my time, efforts, thoughts, trusts
 and prayer to you

Though you may not miss me, though you may not care
Though you may not show it, I know feeling?s there

The day you allow your heart to take
I will never let your heart break

Together we are so perfect in every way
Please tell me that you are here forever to stay

The way I miss you, the way I think about you
There is no doubt in my mind; I am in love with you

There is not something special about you
There is every thing special about you



11

All my life I've been wandering around,
Then what I was looking for, I found.
It took a while before I knew,
What I was always looking for, was you.
Someone to love unconditionally,
And someone who would return it, traditionally.
Now I hold you so dear,
And think as I hold you near,
What it was exactly I was trying to find.
I know now it was a love that will forever bind.