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426 · Aug 2018
Happy Birthday Sweetheart
Edmund black Aug 2018
I hear it
From your voice
I feel it
From your heart
I listen closely to the melody
Of your voice
When you wish me
A good day
I listen to the pitch of your voice
When you say
You love me
I listen to your chorus
When you say how you feel about me
I hear it all
I feel it all

Today
My Queen
My Wife
My love
Life is indeed
Like a song
I say what I mean
I mean what I say
You’re forevermore
the soundtrack
Of my life
And you will always be
Until the day
I take my last breath

Today
On your special day
Your King
Your Husband
Your love
Wish You
With all my heart

My Love
Happy Birthday
You’re my muse please keep playing that calming and lovely sounds because without it my heart would never find a consistent rhythm ...my sweet love Elena!
426 · May 2018
I appreciate You
Edmund black May 2018
Lately in my life I pray for things money can’t buy. I pray for the perfect love , I pray for forgiveness, I pray for those who cannot pray for themselves. And I pray for every woman with a good heart to puts her heart in good hands . I pray for things money can’t buy .
                                   I pray.
420 · Jan 2022
The last rose
Edmund black Jan 2022
Have you ever seen
A rose unfolds
To embrace the morning sun?

If you haven’t,
Once in awhile
take a moment
To witness her brilliance

It’s like a woman’s heart
That slowly unfold to unveil her secrets,

Grace her with the attention she deserves
you’ll see, she is more than a rose ,
That goes beyond
The allure of her velvet skin,

Her face is a mirror
For you to see beyond your horizons

Her mind is a classroom
For you to dance off beats
Until her music consumes you whole

Gaze into the depth,
Of her eyes
You’ll see.
She is filled with mysteries ,
Rich with magical moments


If you’re beautiful and shine bright
Like a bumblebee,
Plumb deeper into the beauty of her depth, there
You’ll find the treasure of her soul

And
If you’re tender enough
Show kindness and compassion
To keep her grounded as desires
instead of disturbing her peace
for your own selfish reasons

She will open up to you,  always
She will be there for you,  always
Her brilliance will keep you smiling
And coming back for more, always

Claim her or leave her
Love her or deny yourself
The possibility to be bound and still, free.
417 · Jan 2024
Falling For You
Edmund black Jan 2024
I keep my poetry
                         On  the edge of my tongue            

            Like dew on the edge of a leaf
                       After the rain

                     Patiently waiting
                                with exquisite beauty
                                      
                          
                                     ­ To

                                          F

                  ­                           A

                                                L

           ­                                        L
                    Where I would like to believe
                         You'll be waiting patiently like grass

                                                                ­                            On a happy spring morning
          
                                            For me to land.
410 · Jan 2021
From Time To Time
Edmund black Jan 2021
Love doesn’t test, it gives!

Love doesn’t control, it frees!

Love is wise but never calculating

I know we don’t always see eye to eye

From time to time

Baby , just  pull me close

And love me anyway!
If you are going to love...there will always be the risk of vulnerability!

Trying to avoid vulnerability will only steer you around the love you need!
401 · Jun 2019
Read
Edmund black Jun 2019
Read
Leaders
Read
But
Always
Question
Everything
You
Read
396 · Mar 2023
You See
Edmund black Mar 2023
Your vision will lie ,
But your mind has eyes
And the biggest scream
speaks to you through poetry
To challenge your perspective,
whether you believe in the word or not
especially when you’re lost in ignorance
so that you can see reality perfectly clearly
391 · Dec 2021
Soul on fire (Haiku)
Edmund black Dec 2021
The dazzling  Sunset
Is the one best avenue's
For maimed hearts to heal.
390 · Oct 2019
Think About It
Edmund black Oct 2019
A    Rose  Is a Rose , No matter
If        it      has     its    beauty
Torn      into      pieces
And
Yet     we’ve     failed
Miserably
To    see
our
Selves
L
I
K
E
A
R
       O
              S
                       E
389 · May 2019
Thank You
Edmund black May 2019
Home  is a powerful concept...if you can find that in the heart of others . A place that is safe, a place that too often bright and welcoming without judgement, a place to be understood, a place that celebrates you and looks for you, a place where the sunsets are always beautiful, a place that lights up upon your presence ...if you can find that where ever it may be ...Do not let go.  Home is truly a magical  place where we love one another . Home is You beautiful people  Diamond Crazy Kristy, Santita, CJ Love, Fawn , Perry, Crow, Micrography- D, Pattie m, Luz Hanaii , Pegan Paul, , Cné , Star BG, Sue, emnabee, Omni, Temporal Fugue, Valsa George, Tash McKay , Lora Lee , Donna, False Poets, Kim JOHANNA Baker, Lily, Suzy, tinhearts, Nat lipstadt , Lori Jones Mckaffery, Elena, Joey,Mack, Gods1son, Khoi-San, Poetryjournal, Sheila Sharpe, Sjr1000, Polar, Monlight, Diya, M-E , Salmabunu Hatim , Jules just to name a few and etc
I am humbled, appreciative, grateful for all the love and your generosity with kindness. What we’re experiencing here is love manifested as poetry.
My love is real
~~~~

Love , love , love always bring healing to the incurable.



                   Thank You From The Bottom Of My Heart ❤️ Thank You
388 · Sep 2018
Masked
Edmund black Sep 2018
Don’t
  
        Ever

Expect

            The

Truth

           When

The

           Only

Thing

            Standing

Between

               A

Man
            
            And

His

Dream

Is

              A

Lie
379 · Apr 2023
Tinderbox
Edmund black Apr 2023
I write insane poetry’s
          To magnify my desires and the Hell
                     that lives inside me
         Or my soul would have had to settled
                   in its misery and loneliness
in silence.
      And that, I wouldn’t ever be able to live with.
For it would have been a slow death
375 · Oct 2019
Caterpillar Girl
Edmund black Oct 2019
——-
Wide awake
In my fantasies
I see
The truth of you

Fallen hopes
Broken wings
Shattered dreams
While smiling for the world

But it’s undeniable
Betrayals have left their scars on you
Like season blues

Many ways, any way
Love shall insulate your heart
When endure the darkest day
With the stormiest weather

Reach deep within
For there is magic
Inside
Listen closely
To the music of your life
playing inside
Like an orchestra
Playing a symphony

Without words hanging on
For dear life
No doubt,
This journey deemed to lead you
Into the dark unknown
Like a vast empty desert

Hold on, keep pushing
I proposed the forward motion
Until your destination comes into view

Darling be brave in your solitude
And remain in tune
Until you arrive
where the Flowers
Are stunningly beautiful
Calm and liberated
      
Even you
Won't recognize
         Your beauty
     On the other side
              
   Fly
                Away
Your path is chosen, you just have to discover it within.  On the path, you have to travel by yourself but there will be guides along the way to help you arrive at every destination. But don’t focus so much on arrival...some of the most important lessons are in the journey, in the “getting there”. The most important reason for going from one place to another is to realize what's in between. And finally the reward awaits you!
Edmund black Mar 2022
I’m a fool for love
What is your superpower?
You see, we’re a pair.
368 · Oct 2021
Halfway
Edmund black Oct 2021
In my life
I
Encountered
Myriad hurdles
And had/have
My fair share
Of setbacks
Along the way,
But
None of them have
Dissuaded me
From continuing to strive
Nor have they caused me
To consider
Giving up, ever
Instead,
I’ve learned
If I simply
Spread my broken wings
They might allow me the freedom
To soar a few
And fly halfway
367 · Nov 2021
Road block
Edmund black Nov 2021
I don’t believe
In second chances

                  If they do it once
They’ll do it again!
366 · Apr 2023
Broken Promises
Edmund black Apr 2023
Because I don't have
      Any weaknesses
              I don’t harbored
     any secrets in my life and
          cross my heart and hope to die
baby I’d never lie,
       I whispered them to the Gods before I                                                                ­   Asked for forgiveness.
361 · Mar 2019
I Am Poet
Edmund black Mar 2019
From the heartbeat
of Mother Earth
through the soft clouds
above sunny skies ,
walking with Angels
dreaming of heaven ,
a man on the moon
dwell with the stars
an affair of the mind
shines brilliantly bright
in deep gratitude,
I am poet
because I adore
how it feels to be free!
358 · Mar 2022
Lady In My Dream
Edmund black Mar 2022
Lady in my dream
Intriguing and delightful
You’re my dream come true
For sure

I laid here bare
In wonderment
In awe of your allure
Beautiful and captivating
Indeed, You’re

Even in my sleep
You bring a smile to my face

And
Suddenly
Against the grandeur
Of the calm sky

Slowly you turned
And gazed into my soul

I paused
And took a deep breath

For
Even in my sleep
Your presence was
More than enough
To take my breath away
355 · Aug 2023
I Want To Be
Edmund black Aug 2023
I want to be your        
favourite poem
like the one
That becomes
Eternal
In your memory
That you find
Yourself constantly
Day dreaming
On cloud nine for
Your greatest escape,
A clash between
Illusion and cravings
Drifting away
As thunder striking
Stars exploding
Earth shattering
As our world align
Mouth full of us
Dripping lips
like honey
on a biscuit
Intoxicating thoughts
Drunken eyes
A word at a time
Nothing else matters
Only you and me
like Bonnie and Clyde
Your forever lasting poem
Opened gate of
A yearning desire
In a forever fleeting world
351 · Oct 2019
I’m Not A Poet
Edmund black Oct 2019
But,
Every chance I get to express myself poetically I take. But the truth is my heart belongs to nature,where the bird’s my stereo, the ocean’s my mirror, the trees my home and where my heart kept bubble wrapping for my safe keeping. Therefore I’m not a big fan of social media,  and I’m sort of shy, startling isn’t it lol. Though it hurts at times , sometimes I silence my voice and I hide from the world often ..behind a wall of ink , in the back of a crowded page near the exit ,close to the end of every story so I can make my escape ..seems like I’m always in the shadow  of my mind, unless I’m obliged into the light whose melody from time to time ( in my French accent ;) ) entices me to come out from behind the wall,to bleed my songs of enlightenment for those who need it. Those who may not be able to sing beautifully as always in the moment of pain, sadness, sickness, darkness and to uplift those considered to be defenseless when all roads turns to black,  literally. Where I share little bits of pieces of my personality and spirit to put a smile on their faces. Where Everything is Art, everything is poetry starting with myself. Only time I know how to take flight , and be free!
What’s good with y’all today.... Sending love your way!
Edmund black Dec 2023
I write to paint a picture
of my dream today
Just in case my dreams
Doesn’t exist tomorrow.
Every letter
Is a piece of my spirit.
Every word
Is a prayer to be
Without escaping
From myself
While escaping
Within myself
And
The road that follows,
Is bliss
Sometimes I wonder if we are living a dream. If the life we’re living is actually real or if we are asleep believing that the dream is life.
Perhaps that explains why some do not want to wake today
339 · Oct 2019
Brilliance
Edmund black Oct 2019
Brilliance is something
we all possess “IT”
But,
So is darkness.
The brilliance
of darkness
Is to roam
freely  inside you
And In your solace
your generosity
It’ll Turns off
all lights and try
To deceive you
In believing
you’re living
once more
But,
What a prison
to live once more

Nevertheless
so is the brilliance of God
It’ll shine his light
within every crack
Of your soul that
darkness were
too lazy to sealed
And with his light
shining through
What a blessings
to die inside
To burn the worst
part of yourself
And rise again
from your own ashes
From your own despair
and rise once more
Stronger.... brighter.....
forevermore beautiful
inside and out ....
and born anew !
338 · Mar 2023
You’re My Favorite
Edmund black Mar 2023
I want our love story
To be
The happiest
Story,
That  I’ve ever told.
329 · Jan 2024
A Moment Of Prayer
Edmund black Jan 2024
A new day , a wish
A bold whisper to the sky
All I seek is you.
A woman
A poem
A blank page
Waiting to be filled.
#haiku
328 · Feb 2021
Release Control
Edmund black Feb 2021
Your
        Mind
Restrict
      You
Your
        Mind
Frees
      You
You
       Have
       To
Choose
Release control. Fall in love with the process and be surprised by the outcome.you are the question and the answer. don't underestimate the power of Yourself, your thoughts, and the ability to choose joy, wellness, freedom. Whatever obstacle is in your way....you can get and will get through it! #notestoself #bornwinner #thrive
325 · Aug 2023
The Wet
Edmund black Aug 2023
It’s summer outside
and it’s hot
Its been awhile
since I felt it on my body
and it been on my mind lately
This taste that I am craving
and it’s all over my tongue
I want to taste it
I want it on my skin again
I want to tease it
let it see me in my full glory
I want to feel it on my face
let it wine on me so ever nicely
I want to taunt it  with my mind
Let it trace all the terrain
of my masculinity
I want to please it so good
I want it to please me too
I want it to know its never alone
And i’m not afraid of it, ever
I want to feel it all over my chest
I want to drink it down my throat
A thing that is so beautiful, so pure
And isn’t afraid to feel me back
This stormy weather,
I want it all to myself,
this hurricane ,
this rain, falling on my head.
I feel so free so liberated by it
I’m in in love with this rainy day
Let it rain!!!
315 · Mar 2021
Without A Face
Edmund black Mar 2021
I wonder if I undressed my soul
Step out of my skin
Stand here bare
On this earth
Without face
Without flesh

I wonder how many people
Would recognize me

Would anyone find me
With only my naked voice  
As it speaks its suffering

Would anyone find me
With only my cries, my wishes
With only my prayers, my love
And my naked soul
As navigation?

I wonder who would be brave
And bold enough
To find the soul
Of a man
Without a face.
I Wonder To Wonder!
314 · Jan 2024
When You’re A Poet
Edmund black Jan 2024
When language is lost
When words nowhere to be found
When now you’re gone too
Baby I swear
it’s like a slow death
Upon my mind.
307 · Jun 2023
I Am Enough
Edmund black Jun 2023
Today I sit and reflect
And
I realized that
I am a small
fish in the pond

At the same time
I real-eyes

Still,
I am enough

I am enough just as I am
Even when my situation
suggest other wise

I am enough

I am enough when I make
My fare share of mistakes
for I am only a human

I am enough

I am enough even,
When others try to put me
in a box , because I don’t fit their ideals

I am enough

I am enough
Even when the cards stacks
All against me

I am enough

I am enough
For anyone
that dares to know me

I am enough
I am enough
I am enough.
304 · Dec 2021
Love
Edmund black Dec 2021
Speak with a soft heart
Lend with a gentle hand
Lead the dark to the light
Help the fallen stand
For this crazy little thing
Called love
Would never leave no one behind.
298 · Jul 2023
Are We Really Free
Edmund black Jul 2023
How will change
Will ever come
Without purpose
How will purpose
Ever be realized
Without strategy
How will strategy
Will ever impact
Without endurance
I’ve watched the
Indignation and
Rhetoric concerning
The rampant injustice
Facing many in the world
Wane in the past
Hour
In the past
Day
In the past
Week
In the past
Month
In the past
Year
In the past
Decades
I’ve worked
In many places
Where the injustice
Is so horrifying
That there are no words
To qualify it
I’ve seen people
Bear up under
Horrific persecution
Even to death to affect
Change and hope
For freedom
Do our tv really
control the level
Of our conviction
Do the powers that
Be really have that
Kind of sway over
Our passion
By all means have
The purpose of true
freedom for all
But please I beg you
Have the strategy and
Do not diminish
The purpose by flailing
About with no directions
Having purpose and strategy
Understanding we’re against
A system that has controlled
Indoctrinated And victimized
For Well over a century
It won’t be easily overthrown
You must have endurance
Let your hearts swell with
Freedom and don’t stop
Until we realized that
We are free but we ain’t free at all.
295 · May 2018
Breakable
Edmund black May 2018
To be or not to be is totally up to you. But one thing for sure if the foundation of your relationship is built like a house of cards, it too will fall .
               Built the foundation of your love on stone, and it will forever last.
When it comes to love is either you’re  fully in it or you’re not . There’s no two ways about it!
294 · Oct 2019
Self-Deception
Edmund black Oct 2019
One truth
One consistent voice
One authentic face
One vision
One clear perception
One profound impression
You are naturally beautiful when you are oneself
293 · Jul 2023
Twilight
Edmund black Jul 2023
My
         body
                  is
                     broken
My
     soul
            forever
                     aching
I
   write
          to
             relieve
                    my pain
Just.
      to
        realized
                   that
Words
         bleed
             life
                 and
                       death.
293 · Oct 2021
Literally
Edmund black Oct 2021
The greatest test of my life
Has been to keep a pure heart
And try to elevate others
As  my ship intensity,
Is  rocking side to side
Up and down
As the raging pain of life
Crashes into my body
But what is the alternative?
Yes it’s true
I loose a piece of me
Everyday
In my battle
With this cancer
But every day
The sun light it’s candle for me.
My reason why
I’ll keep pushing forward
While I still can ....
literally!
290 · Mar 2022
I Give Thanks
Edmund black Mar 2022
My
Precious memories to and from

Wants to enjoy before this life in me fades away

Every profound moment

Once ocean clear

I place in my lion heart

These memories are so dear.

Times of jolly sentimental cast

I pray to the Lord that they last me a little while

Precious memories for the ones I love

And the ones I will never meet while I have a breath

A connection so deep so profound

A treasured gift from the One above.

I give Thanks TODAY!
290 · May 2018
May flowers
Edmund black May 2018
May is my absolute favorite month.
                I met the love of my life
                                   In May.
Got married in May, fathered my first son in May.
   New beginnings always happen for me in May.
Everything is in bloom and beautiful almost like a picture for their glorious unveiling. There is no doubt May gives me a new perspective and a fresh start.
                  May songbirds serenade me every step I take along the way , oh May I am satisfied.
May blooms the most beautiful flowers for an unforgettable view.  May shared for the first time his beautiful Son for the world to see.
                  May 6 indeed a King was born . May is absolutely my favorite month by far.
May the Month of Edmund Black.
                                  Happy birthday to me!
Early birthday writing, why not ;)
284 · Oct 2021
Don’t Believe In Wishes
Edmund black Oct 2021
I don’t
believe in wishes
But I asked it
I prayed it
I chased it
I craved it
here you’re
here I am
And here we’re
I loved you
before I ever
knew you exist
You’re a wish come true
284 · Nov 2021
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Edmund black Nov 2021
Woke up with the sun this morning
and wanted to paint you a pretty picture
But all I got to write is
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.                   Zzzzzzzzzzzzz
                        Zzzzzzzzzz
                ­

                     Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

          Zzzzzzzzzzzzz


Zzzzz­zzzzzzzz
  
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

        
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Let me guess, error 502 ?
I’m not surprised, it happens to everybody.
281 · May 2018
Always
Edmund black May 2018
Always make
          Yourself
                   A priority
                            For
                               At
                                   The
                                         End
                                                Of
             ­                                       The
                                         Day
               You’re your longest commitment
278 · Oct 2022
Smile Bright
Edmund black Oct 2022
Smile through it all
have faith that a positive
attitude creates a path
for you to move forward
Smile to change someone’s day
Smile to change your own day
It’s amazing what one small
smile can do .....  Try it
They say it takes more muscles
to smile than to frown
So lighten up
your load by lightning up
Never fully dressed without a smile
Smile wide smile bright
Smile high smile low
Smile strong smile long
For you’re someone’s light
as they travel a curvy road
It’s destined to give them life
The kind that clears the air
and their strife
It steadies them while they sway
Done right it can surely
change their day
Your smile when done
without much a  thought
an automatic reaction filled
with endless possibilities

Please
Do Smile
No Matter What!!!
277 · Nov 2021
Happy Morning
Edmund black Nov 2021
The morning sunlight from my windows
has me smiling from the inside out
Have an incredible day Boys and girls
Share a laugh,
Share a smile
and with the upcoming thanksgiving week definitely share a meal.

I pray every day
For every boy and girl
To keep smiling like me :)

Please do smile 😊
Happy Thanksgiving……. Cheers to you all!!!
275 · May 2018
Self love
Edmund black May 2018
Mirror Mirror on the wall you’re indeed my little secret. No matter what they say, how hard they’ve tried to tear us apart....

                           I see the Devine in you !
I am who I am and no one can change that #self acceptance.making peace with the Mirror.
271 · Aug 2023
Value Yourself
Edmund black Aug 2023
I will always
quietly disappear
From where
I’m not valued
No muss
No fuss
No begging
No words
No tears
No Ma’am
No Sir
For I would never
Reduce my value
By indulging those
who do not communicate
          value to me
               Value never begs
Nor makes noise
        It simply
Reposition
I Am King ;)
270 · Sep 2022
Like A Dream
Edmund black Sep 2022
I see her brilliance
She’s
Like the shining stars
I adore,
I am mesmerized
As I watched her smoke descend
Dimly aglow
Taken shapes
Like sparkling wishing stars
As the poem of
Her hips, her thighs and her eyes
Calling for me
Seductively
Gliding,
Dancing,
Singing
To my slow lullaby
Until the sight of dawn
267 · May 2018
God First
Edmund black May 2018
A man who
Doesn’t put
        God first .
Is indeed a hell of a man !
264 · Oct 2019
You See
Edmund black Oct 2019
It’s dangerous
Roaming inside the truth

You close your eyes
Strange things happen

Illusions disappear
Sight takes over

Your whole world
Turns black
And
When the light comes on
Reality shines bright
Brighter than your desires

And
Even worse
You’ll see
That the truth will
Not set you free

I’ll tell you it’s scary
But it’s worth it

Because
Now,
You’ll understand
The difference between
Sight And Vision


You’ll See
260 · Nov 2021
Mary Jane
Edmund black Nov 2021
poetry
Flows from my blood
Causing me to get high
On the word
Dance with the word
Enthralled with the word
Chasing stars with the word
Dragging my mind in a cloud
Of two different worlds
Such a magical world
Lifting me high
Off my feet
Into the sphere of
Magnificent
LightX
Turning on
Within me
An ever-willing high
The greatest feeling
Word is bond
Even word cannot explain
Now I can only imagine
If these feelings were to be
An everlasting place for all to dwell
What a wonderful world it would be.
260 · Apr 2022
Kiss With A Gaze
Edmund black Apr 2022
Sweet words mean nothing
Unless the eyes speak them too
It’s all in the eyes
#Haiku
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