POETRY: YOUR VOICE IS LIKE A GENTLE LULLABY THAT CRADLES MY VERY SOUL

Let me not fear death-for I'm in love;
I explore what you bring from my perch above. 
A craving I have for your sweet aroma,
Which promises passion and strange euphoria;
I take you whole, with no reproach,
I listen carefully for your approach;
You taunt me like forbidden fruit,
I wanting only to taste of your juice;
I love you dear, my little tease,
My storm is coming from these boiling seas.

2

WHEN we are so far apart 
CAN sorrow break our tender hearts 
I love you darling, i really do 
SLEEP is so sweet, when I dream of you 
ALL I do is think of us two 
NIGHT is near so I must close my eyes 
WITH this I'll leave a thought in mind 
YOU must read the first words in each line

3

You are the vision
That illuminates my soul.
One that conjures my passion
Bringing love, I did not know.
Burning brighter than a star,
With all the mysteries of the moon,
Holding the secrets of who you are,
Forbidden to part, with such knowledge soon.
I am but a snowflake that falls today.
You, ever so radiant, are the sun.
Once I have landed in your ray,
I shall melt, my existence here... begone. 
That is where our bond shall grow,
For it is life's chosen way,
Making me the mate of your soul
Giving my very own... away.

4

Pieces of you make me whole
And give me daily strength.
When I put the pieces together
I have my love at length.

We shared our hearts 
And combined our thoughts,
Even with distance between our bodies.
Our souls connected all the parts.

Harmony existed in our dreams,
There we created a bond that grew,
And being apart isn't what it seems
Because I find pieces of you inside me.

5

What does "in love" mean...
In love means being with only you
In love means never wanting to let you go
In love means always wanting you a little bit more
What does "in love" mean...
In love is getting lost in those deep blue eyes
In love is getting that feeling deep inside
In love is getting a rush througout my body
What does "in love" mean...
In love is wanting just one more kiss
In love is wanting just one more glance my way
In love is wanting to hold you in my arms forever
What does "in love" mean...
In love is loving your wonderful smile
In love is loving you for who you are
In love is loving you till my last breath
What does "in love" mean...
In love is being with you
In love is staying with you
In love is simply...
You

6

You dwell in the shadows of my mind
And in the heart that beats inside of me
You are in the wind and rain as they reach my body
You capture me with rays of the sun and bring me warmth

Softly I whisper the sound of your name
The joy I feel is overwhelming
You are in the moon that lights my pathway as I walk at night
You make my eyes flash like the stars twinkling in the skies

My heart pounds as thunderous waves against the shore
At the mere mention of your name
Sweet sounds of birds singing announce your presence
When you are near

The sun is setting from the sky, so does the peace you bring- abide
And in the quiet of the evening shadows the silence brings 
Thoughts of you to the fore... 
Awakening and stirring passions within

By your side is where I wish to remain and in your arms, forevermore
Feeling the safety of your tender harbor, as a ship when it sights shore
Your smile is the day's beginning and lovingly brings it to a close
Your voice is like a gentle lullaby that cradles my very soul

I am filled with the love of your being
Blessed by the day you were born 
Favored with the privilege and gift of having met you 
And knowing you love me in return

7

You don't have to speak a word,
of love and all its glory.
For when I look into your face, 
Your eyes, they tell the story.

Your tender eyes relate the things
Only a heart can say.
They cry, and when they smile again
They chase the clouds away.

In every fleeting glance I find
New faith is given me.
Your eyes suggest riches, beyond gold,
that only I'm blessed to see.

And when I seek an answer to
Some problem close at hand,
Just the way you look at me
Tells me... you understand.

I hope that when you look at me
You, too, can realize
The peace I feel while gazing in
...The wonder of your eyes.

8

When you have settled in my mind I cannot define 
whether anything is hot or cold
I blink and see you; I cannot see anyone apart from you
You are my soul walking around 
I will pay the price to do everything possible 
to protect you from any harm

You are the love of my life 

I wrote my love to you on a paper, but grid fire burnt it away 
I wrote my love to you in the sky, but the wind blew it away
I wrote my love to you in my heart and no one can tear it away
and forever it will remain
I feel upset when you frown; my face shines when you smile
I praise God to bless your name 
I sing your name when I am alone 
Pretend I am with you 

You are the love of my life

You are so sweet and sour your fragrance stirs my fears 
I am glad when I have you in sight 
Upset when you leave 
Your saliva heals my wounds 
Food is tasteless when you are famine shed
My love for you won?t fade till my shadow fades
In the dark and gloom I see you 
You are the vision of my life
You deserve everything I own 
You face radiates a beam that guides me through the day 

You are the love of my life

Don?t anger me so I stay anguished 
You are the circulator of my blood 
If it stops for seconds my life is done 
You are the dream of my life, the will of my future
You fill my life with glee
Guide me through 
You are sunlight in my life

9

You and I, unspoken words
soft and brilliant, just like the birds
Your love is so bright, like a light in the night
so warm it wants to bite, even warm when you're in flight
These words unspoken make my heart feel broken
unbroken, then broken again
Soft whispers of a lonely man wanting to be with you...
I will be true to you...
Whenever nights are blue and there's nothing else to do...
I think of you
Picture you and me, and see how things could be
and think maybe you and me
together in some lovely weather, wherever
cherishing a treasured moment... forever
Your touch is like flowers after warm April showers
your lips so tender, it's something I'll always remember
Your smile is as beautiful as a blooming rose, that always shows
and your kiss, your kiss is something lost in unspoken bliss
I wish to find your kiss

10

I've fallen, I'm still falling for you,
in a trap without an escape,
a prisoner in your world,
overwhelmed, surrounded by a beautiful landscape.

I know not why, from chemisty,
or how we came to be,
a mixture of uncommon components,
creating a solution
that was meant to be.

Impossible to change my past...
no matter how hard I wish,
it remains a fact.
And I wish you could trust me,
giving as easily as one gentle kiss.
Float with me high in the sky
in a heavenly bliss.

And when I think of you,
I think of me,
can't help but think what could be.
Always I think of you,
night, and day,
your touch, your feel, your warmness.
Please come my way.

You know you can't predict the future,
no matter how hard you try.
It's wise to follow your instincts,
but they won't always be right.
Life is about chances and taking risks.
Obstacles occur, without them,
relationships simply wouldn't exist.

Any day, at any cost,
that ticket I'll buy,
to play the game...
you can have it your way.
My only stipulation,
and one small request,
is that you'll be there with me.
I can then conquer whatever comes next.

I want to guide you up a mountain so high,
together we can catch the clouds strolling by.
Inject you with an indescribable feeling inside,
take you along on a magical ride,
be your knight in shining armor,
you be my queen upon my throne.
I'll protect and serve you,
show you a love you've never known.

I miss you...
I need you, undoubtably so.
Without you, Dear,
I am engulfed in terrible woe.
And as the time passes by,
it's not certain what lies ahead.
Oh, I wish you were here.
Take a chance,
push aside the distance and fear.
The real picture will inevitably appear.

11

Love is anyone or anything you give your soul to.
Soul is what makes things immortal. 
Therefore, love never dies and if it does, 
it was never love...
But only lust

12

Their love has receded 
Into an endless stream of hellos and goodbyes
Of not-so chance meetings
For glimpses of the other.

A colorful parade of effigies
Mocks the knowing heart
Taunting, caring, bruising, loving
Only to grieve when they part.

Two poor souls caught in their house of mirrors
A tapestry of truth and lies
Not knowing what is real
Not knowing what to seek.

Names long forgotten
Pieces that will never fit
For as long as this charade goes on
These people will never meet.

POETRY: THAT TOUCH YOU CRAVE

Somewhere out in the world
Two souls left their minds out in the cold
Left their hearts to live without their souls

Somewhere out in the world
someone wrong is knocking on both their doors
From this world they will never recover

Around the globe a letter has arrived
from another
True love lost for another day
another life must walk away

What should have been 
is left unfinished
left undone

Somewhere out in the world
there is a story of two left untold
She looks out her window
she doesn't see him

Soewhere out in the world
He searches into his memories
He doesn't see her

Another day passes
and they'll be okay
The sun fades into the night
The stars come out ever so bright

Somewhere out in the world
Two hearts lost in the twighlight
Two souls clinging to empty fate

Somewhere out in the world
Two strangers searching aimlessly for one another
As time pasess by
He begins to let her fade
She loses her grip to hold on

Somewhere out in the world
Distant wings reach out to wrap them

Somewhere out in the world
She hears his tender voice
calling out to her heart

Somewhere out in the world
He feels her sweet caress
touching his soul

Somwhere out in the world
they were brought closer together
by a force stronger than fate and destiny

Somewhere out in the world
They are brought to one another
by the truth they feel inside their hearts
they are brought together by a connection
from the heavens and the earth

Somewhere out in the world two hearts
Now stand as one

2

You are ...
the first and last thought of the day. 
you are... the soul's one inspiration
you are... always there for me whenever I fall
you are... my heartbeat after a mighty toil
you are... life that dwells beyond the norm 
you are... quiet that hides within the depths of the storm

you are... the renewed dying
you are... cherished and unforgettable
you are... love calling
you are... the taste of desire
you are... the result of a dream come true
you are... the right in the mist of the wrong...you are
the sound of the shadows that comfort the lonely 

you are... the expectation of the virgin girl 
after her innocence is lost 
you are...the passion that results from the countertop 
in the middle of morning 
you are... the ideal rose among a bed of tropical flowers
you are... the logic within the confusion of the ultimate powers
you are... the peace that dwells within the war
you are... the love among the hate
you are...the temptation of the strongest angel 
you are... the honesty of the crying 
you are... the strength of the dying

you are... needed beyond your means
you are... lost within the screams
you are... the equivalent of erotic sensual things
you are... one step beyond the life of the slave
you are... loved for all that you do
you are... the fire within the body as it yearns
you are...the pleasure that sweat provides 
throughout lovemaking
you are... the oil that naturally embraces the flesh 
after the heat sets in

Love embraces the thought and scent of you simply because... 
You are... 
Aren't you?

3

Oh come back to me, come here...
Don't leave again, I won't know what to do...
Trembling, trembling hands reach for you...
I hold my breath, you're gone.

I'm searching everywhere, climbing through these webs...
I see you - Oh thank God - I'm running, I'm falling...
I still smell you, even though you've disappeared.
So sad, I only wanted you to love me, like the way I love you...
How do you stand still, yet fly so far, so far away...

I'm tangled underneath nothing.
A thousand knives are stabbing me - Oh never mind...
That's just you, looking past me, 
past everything I have ever tried to live for.
Past my dreams, past my hope.
I'll lie here forever just to see you walk by... once.

4

Only you and I;
share our laughter together.
Love will never end.

5

you wait your whole life for that one kiss
that kiss can feel like a minute
but lasts in your heart for eternity
you wait your whole life for that one touch
that one touch can seem like eternal bliss
but last in your mind for a lifetime
you wait your whole life for your true love
your true love can stay with you till death
but your soulmate stays with you for eternity
i would stay with you for eternity

6

From the moment I saw your face
You gave me something to look forward to

From the first time I touched you
You showed me dreams do come true

From the first time we kissed
You proved angels really exist

I can't believe the hardest thing to find
stands before my very eyes
I try and try to comprehend 
but when you're there I just stand

If my heart is a picture
You would be in the center

If my eyes become blind
You would be the only thing on my mind

It's amazing how you know what I want
and always give me what I need

Compared to the universe people are insignificant
but in my eyes a life lived without you is not worth living

So please no more games and no more playing around
this time I think I finally found

The single most important reason I am here
is to share my life with you my dear

7

Within a lonely heart there dwells
a soul of untold dreams
Within a heart of love there dwells
a dreamer, so it seems

So what, per chance, resides 
among the dreams left there to die?
A heart long since forgotten
in the wake of days gone by

And what, pray tell, lives in a heart
that never dreams at all?
A bitter, lonely soul it seems
that hides behind a wall

And as the wall stands firm
and lets no other heart come near
It feels not love and laughter
from the ones it should hold dear

In time the wall will crumble
giving way to love's pure light
Then once again the heart will dream
and fly to greater heights.

8

The sun rises and morning comes,
I wake up longing to feel the warmth of your touch,
but my lonliness has only grown anew.

As time goes by and the hours start to creep,
there's no way to settle a love so deep.
Evening comes, but still no change,
I can't hold you in my arms, I wish for something to be arranged.

The sun begins to fall and the night slips in,
living without you is such an unbearable thought

9

At times I wonder what makes you so special;
is it your eyes, your nose, 
your mouth, or your ears?

In your eyes I saw an everlasting romance,
your mouth told me the truth of your real feelings for me,
and your nose played, as a silly tool, 
of your quite enchanting beauty

Your kiss is the kiss of warmth and security 
on cold winter days;
your kiss is like a cool breeze 
on a scorching summer's day.

your heart runs a beat, as mine skips a beat, 
only to see your lovely face;
each time I see you is like the first...
every minute is ever so exciting
(Oh, how I love you!!!)

and, in your eyes I see stars dance, 
playing friend to the wolves in the moonlight
you act as the ocean... riding a wave against my shore, 
or the sun's rays of warmth in the early day.

all this is to say, "I love you"...
an exotic love that is so everlasting....
and by the cycles of these stars 
our fate shall twist to this amazing fairy tale

10

The way you look at me makes me feel wanted.
Like you really do love me.

When you smile at me I think you care.
When you touch me I feel so safe.
I really hope all I feel is true.

11

So it seems that you always have to stop yourself. 
What do I mean? 
When you're looking for love, you are always alert,
always looking for that one sign 
that gives you the,"It's okay now; it's real" sign.
But really, you don't need that. 
Simple really, that tingly feeling that runs through your body
when you touch someone...that's it! 

Some people think that has nothing to do with it.
They ask themselves, what about the fights? 
What about his/her problems? 
Why should I put up with this?
Those people who leave love for that reason 
are the ones who take awhile to realize that, yes, 
you will miss the tingles. 
That's all you need. 

The ones that know that's all you need
are the ones that are happy.
Yes, there are those times when things may not be right, 
but so what? You only feel those tingles 
that make your heart race when your with the one you love.
No where, no how, can you get them anywhere else. 

You learn to control yourself, to be patient,
When to say something and when not to say something. 
You learn not to take things too personally. 
In love you grow and learn, together. 
But one thing that does not change is those tingles.

Can't get enough of your love.

12

I'm treading water in a raging sea of insecurity
The tide bashes me with unpredictable currents
Into razor sharp reefs of emotion
There is no relief this moment
As I'm fully aware of every sensation
I endure the unfolding of my soul
Whom I see in the mirror
Is not the same person I feel in my body
Who I am is a far cry
From whom I wish to become