POETRY: A KISS ON THE FOREHEAD GENTLE AND SWEET

See her fly on mother nature's breath.
Over the peaks of unhampered territory.
An illustration of art on god's painting.
So graceful and free, not a concern in her.
Skimming over great pines and empty plains.
Seeing her reflection on still water.
Watching, waiting for the unexpected.
Circling the lake for another glance of her beauty,
She is blinded by heaven's light playing on ripples
That a fish made by dancing on the tops of his world.
She soars over him, and he acknowledges her.
Wanting her to come down and retrieve him.
Desist him from his loneliness.
She swoops down, and.....


2

I want to know when you're looking,
So I can give you something to see

         Make me feel your eyelids
         Charge me, power me

Fuel my attention-craved soul
Make me beg to be next to you
So I'll know what woman I will be missing

I'm jealous of your shadow,
         because of the way it caresses your skin
in the ways I dream of

I'm jealous of the sun,
         because it touches your face
in the days I feel love

Call me crazy, but I can't think straight



3

You quicken my heartbeat from so far away,
no touch of your skin but words that you say--
The loving you give me, warm as the fiery sun,
and peaceful sensations as our hearts become one;
Sweet like the raindrops, a breath of fresh air,
pure love from within that shows me you care;
An emotional power that could touch the sky,
igniting the passion between you and I.
While I am here and you are there,
we cannot touch, or feel, or share.
But something holds a bond so tight,
I can feel you close as I sleep at night--
The most powerful thing that we cannot see,
a compassion that comes from within you and me.
And life still passes us by as the days move on,
but these feelings we have stay raging strong.
When I fell in love with you, a fire started to burn,
it grows everyday and for you I yearn.
As I gaze into the night's sky and wish upon a star,
I know that someday I will be where you are.


4


From the moment I saw her
I couldn't believe my eyes
She was such a beautiful sight
I remember it as clear as yesterday
She was wearing a dress - black as night
Covered with red roses - Her face shined like the moon
Red streaks in her dark hair just caught my eye

My mind immediately started asking questions
What's her name?
Single or not?
But all I knew was that she was hot
Whenever she walked by - I got nervous
Before I could catch a glimpse of her eyes - I was stunned
My heart even skipped a beat - I couldn't breathe

When coming down to it - to talk to her
I just couldn't; I was too nervous, too scared, and too shy
What was I to say? - tongue tied
What if I wasn't her "kind of guy"?
There goes another hearbreak
another heartache
So, I'd just keep to my shelved abode
And liking her would be all that I'd know

The holidays came around
And I got the insight
Of what she likes - Frogs
Like the ones that turn into a prince when kissed
So, I sent her a card
With a message and a drawing of a frog - from what's left of my heart
I left no name - I'd rather be a mystery
My intentions - only to show her someone likes her
Not meant to influence, or to get a date, nor a number
Just to show her someone likes her

But beyond myself
Others already intentionally and unintentionally helped
And she found out it was me
The one who sent her the card - with the frog
The one who possibly opened her eyes - to see
The impression made by me

And to my surprise
She looked me right in the eyes
All exited and smiling
Told me I was a good drawer and thanked me
The whole time - my nerves shook like crazy

Later, on the drive home
The image of her smiling kept flashing in my mind
Never did I think that would be her reaction
And just to see her smile and excited was my satisfaction



5


The snow an unfamiliar beautiful white haven
As I walk in the midst of its innocence
As white as a bride?s dress and at hiding, a maven
For those who have grieved, it can never incense

The snow is gentle yet is unhealthy for too long
Prolonged exposure can sting one?s cheeks and nose
Winter does not last forever so we must be strong
And relish that pleasure that every soul knows

And everyone knows that when pleasant winter is gone
We keep dreaming of snow-covered, naked trees
In these dreams we still feel that this winter was the one
In which our fingers wouldn?t so badly freeze  

With every winter, we believe we will gain knowledge
Of how to shelter ourselves from frozen toes
And from falling off of that slippery snow ledge
Not ?til lifes winter will we erase these woes

This coming winter I will push myself to be wise
Despite my having lived just fourteen winters
I will have an all-seeing eye towards winter suns lies
Will watch out for snow?s hidden wood that splinters

I will no longer jump in a sled and expect good
I will jump in but cautiously, in a shell
A shell that will protect me from the cold and the wood
And my safety, I will not entrust so well

This morning, after another dream, I realized
Past winters were not worth my spit in their snow
And now, a cynical strategy I devised
One in which no one will, my cold feelings, know



6


As I walked along, the path did split,
I stood for a while, pondering over it.
One labeled destiny, one labeled past,
I've looked down the destiny one, and I'm just aghast
So, I take the path to the left, and hope it's the one
That will keep me happy till my life is done.
The road I was travelling has come to an end
And I've chosen the path that lets my life start again.
Hoping to find someone with whom I can share my whole life,
Hoping to find someone who'd be a friend and a wife.
I'd always show her that she holds my esteem
For, with her I'd know I could follow my dreams.
She'd be there to share every bend in the road,
Make into a home, what otherwise would just be an abode.
Would be loving and giving most of the time
And write poems with me, help me make the words rhyme.
Go for walks with me or, just swing in the park,
Always take my arm, whether in daylight or dark.
Share her day with me, whether it was good or bad
And let me make her feel better, if she's feeling sad.
It'd take a little while to learn when she's needing some space
So, I'd know that when she needed it, to stay out of her face.
To discern between sadness and hurt in her eyes,
To bring her little gifts, hoping she'd realize
That I'd work to make her happy, through each passing day,
Never go to bed at night with a cross word to say.
Knowing that if I gave all I had, that she'd have to be blind,
To not see the love we'd share that she'd never find
With anyone else, no matter how hard she could look.
For, ours would be real, not just words in a romance book.
Hope the fork in the road leads me to that place
Where I can behold my lifelong angel's face.
For, she is my destiny and I'll find her one day
And for this.. I'm on my knees, as each night I pray.


7

Showing him her smile
She wishes to press her hand to his.
She hopes to peek into his heart
And kiss his lips.

He knows she'll want more
Than just a fling, a night.
He knows that there may be more
Than lust at first sight.

They can?t help but look
Into what may become
Rethinking this feeling;
Making each want to run.

But yet here they are;
Together yet again.
In the same meeting place;
Neither with a name.
He shows his love
By simply wishing to hold her tight.
Wanting to look into her eyes
Every single night.

The meeting place
Beneath what both call the sky.
Neither asking who...
Neither asking why.

They sit in the silence
Together at last.
Pushing past rationalizing;
Forgetting each other?s past.

No more hurt for her.
No more lies for him.
This is what they?ve been waiting for;
Creating love between them.

Strangers with a passion
Wishing on the same star.
Hoping that day will come
When love won?t be so far.


8

A once unthinkable thought
has now crossed my mind,
Leaving me blinded,
leaving answers hard to find.

Life?s certainties
that I once knew,
Have been hit by flying emotions
and I?m not sure what to do.

I have something almost perfect
but I long for the dream inside,
Those amazing feelings that come to me
and that I cannot hide.

These thoughts can be thought
but in action they are deadly.
So I go on with the dream of one day,
as I live my life steadily.

I do not want to end the good
but I do not want to miss out.
I do not want to end the dream
but I do not want to live in doubt



9

Holding love to your heart isn't as easy as you may think,
You can't use buttons, or zippers, or velcro.
Love is not an object you can touch.
Love is a feeling.
What kind of feeling?
A feeling of accomplishment?
A feeling of pride?
A feeling of remorse?
Love can touch you, and stick to your heart.
You'll never know how.
You'll never know why.
That is the eternal question.
If there was an eternal answer, it would just be "because".
There is no answer, that's just how it is.
Always.
Live with it.
It's not a bad thing.


10

A kiss on the forehead gentle and sweet
Symbolic of a love so true and deep
The promise to stand together as one
Rings in my ears spinning me round and round

I love you today as I did yesterday and the day before
Because you said I was the one you?ve been waiting for
I tremble at the sound of your gentle voice
The lightest touch of your hand makes my heart run off course

You breathed life into a soul that had gone cold
You restored hope in a heart that felt old
You released inside me a flood of joy and happiness
Filling my entire being with a sense of worthiness

BUT...

Suddenly you chose to leave me behind
Without a word, a song, or a sign
Confused, hurt and crying inside
I struggled to understand the reasons why

You brushed aside every question, every call
Like I never existed at all, at all
The days turned into night with automation
I fought to control my each and every emotion

FINALLY...

I dried my tears and I gave in
I stopped questioning and examining
I resolved to let time be the ultimate balm
That would soothe my wounds and make me calm

With objectivity I gave this ?affair? perspective
To not believe in ?true love? would be ironic
Because, after all, I am but a hopeless romantic



11


My soul stirred, turned upward,
  at the delicacy of your glance,
    arose toward the light
      with the dew drops from your eyes.
My soul found the surface like a seedling,
  for the warmth of your ascension,  
    blossomed, at the gentleness
      of your tender ministrations.

Souls entwined, we rise together,
  strong, vine-like, to our season.



12

Every day the sun rises and sets.
It is as constant as can be.
I wish things in life were always so,
And I could hold that key!
 
The key to happiness.
The key to love.
The key to the world,
And things above.

But, the first thing,
That I would do,
Is draw a line,
Between me and you.

This is no ordinary line you see.
It can be so many things.
It can be friendship or love,
Or a place where a nightingale sings.

With this line, our hearts can make,
A friendship that is true.
With no rules, no fights or, anything,
To keep us from what we want to do.
But, you see this line is invisible.
And can only be there if we
Have the strength to be the people
we really want to be.

Now, don?t be sad my dear friend,
'Cause, now this poem is through.
'Cause, I will be with you always.
As long as you're my friend too!


13

I want to be someone's inspiration
like in every poem I have read or written
 
I want someone to remember my smile
I want someone to dream about me at night

I want someone to long for my love
I want someone to notice when I'm not around

I want someone to think of me
I want someone to miss me

I want someone to need me
I want to be loved so badly
 
I want to be someone's inspiration
but no... it never happens



14

Do you know what I miss, My Dear,
When you?re away and I?m so blue?

Like the dew upon the flower,
I miss the scent of you.

I can?t fight it anymore
And I won?t even try.

I am compelled to tell the truth to you
And I refuse to lie.

I love to have your picture here
To look at, as your poetry, I write.

Love to see your eyes and lips
That sparkle-- diamonds in the night,

And I long so to have you in my arms
And to kiss and hold you too.

But, oh, with all your many other charms
I miss the scent of you.

The scent of you is stirring to me,
Like the wind upon the Sea.

Your Lavender and sexiness
Fill the very air I breathe.

It stirs and churns within me
Creating walls of passion waves.

The scent of you fills me with Hope and Love
And reminds me of the day.

The day that I will marry you
And take you completely as my wife.

It inflames my passion for you
And kills depression like a knife.

Your scent is a match aflame
That kindles my heart and soul and mind.

And I thank God for our new life together
And that I am yours and you are mine.

How can I not Love you,
God?s precious gift to me.

And how can I not want you
When the nearness of you stirs me like the Sea.

You alone, Honey, bring forth my love
With all you say and do.

And I am driven to the point of madness
By just the Scent of You.



15


A glimpse of your gaze,
Numbs my mind with questions.
The very sight of you,
How breathtakingly handsome.
Your ever short kisses,
Alwayz gentle and sweet.
Your varied embraces,
So strong and secure.
The essence of you,
How heavenly pleasing.
Your voice and laughter,
Alwayz music to my ears.

...Know that ALL are,
Already treasured memories.
For you are all mine,
Even if only an uncertain time.
Today, and numerous tomorrows.



16

I wake up in the morning
 With my soul on fire

The first thing I feel
 Is my heart ablaze

Yet, I feel as cool
 As the soft summer breeze

That ripples the oceans
 And blows through the trees

I stop, and think, and wonder who;
 She's here in my arms, this "someone" is you.


17

Thinking of you tonight
How gorgeous your eyes are
When you look straight into mine
Why do I miss you so
When only a moment had passed
That you were gone
Why do I miss your voice
Or the way you laugh
Or just the mere sight of your face
Why does my heart come alive
With the thought of you
Thinking of you tonight
I wonder if you think of me too
And the way we are when we're together
Why do I miss your smile
And the way you tease me
I smile to myself
And I think to myself...
But it just couldn't be...
It would be foolish to deny
The fact that I'm falling in love
Again.
This time, I don't want to be the only one.

 



18


She brings out the best in me, and the worst.
She?ll leave me in a desert, and then quench my thirst.
We can walk through a field of sunflowers and lace.
We can stand toe to toe and she?ll spit in my face.
We read like a soap opera from day to day.
She can take me into her arms, then leave me for stray.
But, through it all, our souls are entangled.
Our hearts unite, and then become mangled.
We always come back to the sweetest embrace,
And see the rush of emotions in each others? face.
But this time is tough for the script reads so poor.
No matter the climax, it?s her I adore.
She?ll never realize the true passion of my touch,
Because she won?t allow herself... to love me that much



19

Carry me away, inside your arms of love
Lets soar into the skies, just like the precious dove
Take me deep inside of your heart
Never to let go, never to part
Reaching for the stars to take one down
Holding on to each other as the world spins around
Let me feel your heart beating just for me
Looking into your eyes, love is all I can see
Take my hand and hold on tight
Feel the love through your veins, knowing it is right
Take the tears and pain and throw them away
As long as we are together, they can't come into play
We are one of the heart, one of the soul
For this is a fate we cannot control
We were joined by the hands from up above
To share this world, to fall in love
From now until the end of time
I know forever you will be mine


20

~From the first moment I laid eyes on you,
~You took my breath away.
~From the first time you held me in your arms,
~You took my breath away.

~When I felt your tender lips on mine,
~You took my breath away.
~When you looked deep into my eyes,
~You took my breath away.

~When your hand gently grasped mine,
~You took my breath away.
~When you nervously pledged your love to me,
~You took my breath away.

~As I silently stated that I Loved You too,
~It took my breath away,
~And as I felt my soul collide with yours,
~My breath was taken away.

~Still when you hold me in your sweet embrace,
~You take my breath away.
~From this day until forever, with a touch, a glance, or a soft kiss,
~You will take my breath away.


21


So Long ago I turned for a moment, held up by selfish demons,
To caught up in my self and my needs.

I couldn't stay or leave either way,
I was not who I am now.

So long ago and yet you still touch me so deep,
A misplaced soul in a bottomless sea.

You come to me now only in my dreams,
My lost Soulmate so it seems.


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If someone were to ask me my definition 
of what the feeling of being in love is 
I would just simply tell them to imagine 
sitting on a cloud and looking down 
seeing how far up you are 
and being so afraid to fall
but just wanting to stay 
because of how beautiful it actually is up there..