POETRY: A PLACE OF SERENITY

You are my water. You are my wind.
The air between us..will never get thin.
For it will take all the moons and stars to tear us apart.
For this is true love straight from the heart.
I feel you near..I smell your fear..
but nothing frightens me when you are here.
You are my sun, you are my moon.
You are everything I want to be with...and that is true



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On nights that I am cold,
shivering to the bone,
You wrap your arms around me,
because you're the blanket I call home.




3
I sit outside sometimes at night,
Underneath the starry sky,
And ask myself these questions:
Where am I going? Where have I been? And why?

I can't believe I allowed myself
To part from her that day.
I must get her back, and hold her again;
I have to find a way.

My love for her goes far beyond
Anything I have ever felt.
When I gaze at photos of her and my son
My heart begins to melt.

I allowed foolish fear and anger
To make my heart so cold.
I nearly missed the blessing of seeing
Our son as he grew old.

In spite of all the things I did,
Her love for me still lives
And I thank the Lord as I pray right now
For all the mercy that He gives.

There was a time in my life not long ago
When I could only think of me,
But then the Lord put her in my life;
I was blind, but now I see?

I have never felt a greater love in my life,
Than what I feel today.
The passion I feel for her and my son
Is so deep it is hard to say.

I dream of the day we will be joined again,
Never again to say goodbye.
On that day I will finally stop asking myself,
Where am I going, where have I been--
And why.



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For you, My Beloved,
are the master of my thoughts...

For you see them in their birth,
before they reach my lips...

You explain them to me,
as if I never spoke them,
or felt them caress my ear...

You put them in frames,
of brilliant understanding,
and ornate completion...

You set them in space,
for all worlds to see,
and comprehend...

You explain my very soul to me,
in detail I never knew existed...

Therefore My Beloved,
I long for my thoughts,
to be possessed,
and eternally enslaved,
by You and no other...




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These eyes of mine see you as you are.
They see you as my shining star.
These eyes of mine look into yours and they see...
All the things you are to me.
They see all the love in your heart... all the happiness and joy...
They see how, with me, you are complete.
Through my eyes I see all the things you mean to me.

This heart of mine is filled with love for you.
It's filled with happiness and joy from all the things you say and do.
When you look into my eyes, you should be able to see straight to my
heart and know...
My heart needs you to grow.
My heart has never felt such love before,
Never had this special feeling,
Never been so happy.
Every time I look at you my heart sings songs,
Songs filled with happiness, joy, laughter, and love.
Through my heart you should see all the love I have for thee.

This soul of mine has never been so peaceful,
Never felt such tranquility,
Never contained so much love.
You're the one that I'm constantly thinking of.
Through this soul of mine you should see...
That it needs you to be complete.

Through my eyes, my heart, and my soul...
You should see that with you I am whole.



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So sweet are your lips
Pressed lightly against mine
Your hands, so soft,
Holding my face...
Pleasant shivers
Running up and down my spine...
Precious feelings
Growing deep within my mind...
It's in my heart
That I hold your memory
Far inside its dark corners,
Your beautiful face still lingers...
In your arms I find serenity
I shall wait once again for you...


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She couldn't have known
Laying there dreaming in her sleep
I watched the rhythm of her breathing
And took it as my own.
Silently I turned and walked away
Wondering if her sighs were hints of my name
If her slumber thoughts were all of me
Was I the pillow she held tightly that way?
I ventured back in another night
Barely enough light to chance a peek
She sat with a book, looking lovingly at the pages
Was there mention of us in the black and white?
Silently I turned and walked away
Knowing her heart and eyes were as one
Were there words of me that made her smile
Would she ever truly say?
I slept away myself, and ever so much deeper
Dreaming on and on of a picnic scene
The perfect spot of quiet and green
On that blanket I wanted to always keep her.
Begging my God for me not to wake
We lay back, face to face
No words at all, only eyes meeting eyes
Love is a rain drop, a puddle, a stream, then a lake.
The grass and the trees staged a romantic play
Robins and jaybirds sang for us
As all the clouds tried dancing with the sun
All the world turned around us where we lay.
Begging my God for me not to wake
Pleading for more time and darkness of night
Dawn snuck in and slapped open my eyes.
Send me back to dreamland, for heavens sake.


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Are you... my missing piece?
The one to make me whole?
Do you... complete me?
Am I right for you?

I wish I knew...

Will it Work?
When will I know?
Why do you have to leave?
...I just found you.



9
As the sun initiates through the birth of its prominent rays,
welcoming a dawn new to the ages, so does your love kindle
the elusive vapors of desire and craving, put forth by this
once extinguished soul, in search of a love, for the only
cure is to experience its true elegance, beauty, and splendor.
To be affiliated with such a divine entity, is to truly be
in the prescence of heavenly royalty. And as peasants must bow
to their mighty majesty, I must conform to their privelage.
I yield unto thee. As I drop to one knee, bow my head,
and with my outstretched arms, I extend the sword of love,
as a humble gift, to keeper of my heart, and the one to which
my deepest affections are bestowed. But yet, the greatest honor
I could attain this day, is if thou would accept this holy gift,
to accept this soul of emotions, and to knight me your prince
of love. And that would make my heart soar as the eagle,
yet ligh as a feather. And in this moment, I hear the wind,
whisper, your name...




10

I feel the cold winter wind upon my skin but still,
something warms me to my very soul.
I feel I am floating on a cloud amongst all the stars;
this cloud is made of silk, and stretches to blanket eternity.
Something magical must be holding me in this splendor.
I feel mesmerized by eyes that reach deep into my soul.
I cannot look away, for as I hold this vision
my soul flies to a place only felt by angels.
I feel I am drowning in an ocean with waves
crashing all around me. I do not panic
for the ocean becomes a place of peace,
a place of serenity. I know I must be dreaming,
all of these sensations I feel are impossible.
But then again, I have never known a love
as soft and warm as I feel when I am with you.