Brief visit in the garden

At first I cast myself
     as Eve
  just seemed logical

On second thought -
    I was the apple

I see the memory of
      my juices dripping
          from your chin

I’ll be the first to admit
     I’m a little
          Fluffy

Colorful

          Spun

And
  Melt
      In
        Your
            Mouth
Sweet

That day you got off

    my pain a prescient phenomena
of the future of our union

No worries

I wore misleading “white”
You stated misleading vows

       A sanctified (doomed) promise of fornever

man child of mine
Too soon for your broken heart
or hers
Or Mine
Love will persist
divine in its being

Trust

Breathe

Be

Again
     (or more likely, still)

GOTCHA

Seems silly to be surprised
               (She’s missing you.....)

Defend and protect


It’s what you do best.

the years since our introduction
Takes
     My
           Breath
                Away

Your presence a void
"He's not here...."
Laughter echoes with a hollow tang
Missing has become the way
I crave
Your presence....voice.....aroma
Reminded now of then
Pretend you know
I pity you for not knowing the truth
Lying back
I feel you around me and in me
Knowing....me
Knowing you

I grasp the blush of spring green
      that drowns the
waning gilded tresses
bleeding into the blonde stabs
      a glow of radiance........
A sudden spasm
brings joy
      then, pain
You
  And
I
no I

Dare to stand on the edge when your
Integrity has been called into question
Slanderous accusations bellowed
Malicious
Intent falls short of its goal
Soar above the fray and
Stay true, stay strong and in the
End honor and truth will prevail
D**are to care, even for the careless deviants

there is no gesture so profound .....

The clarity came on

came in

came to me

came to be

I came

from where

I came

I
     I
I
     Love
and
     I
I
     I
Linger

Today
The
Perfect
Day

walking away
           from
all you
                    gormless drones

master of my domain

finally
           the shackles of
CORRUPTION
                    melt
      away
                            and
I am truly free

life
is
half
over

It's there
     in the shiver of my spine

Only when I convince
         myself
         that
         in fact
you (never) could've been mine

finding myself
     lost
within and without

          always and ever about
you

I follow the fading path
          merely a dull throb

that undulates
        and
reverberates
at
     the
          atomic
               level
an echo audible only in my marrow

This is what its all about.
This is what's familiar.
The shiny ribboned gift of doubt
The silence like a shimmer.

Wonder
Wonder
Worry
Will it ever cease?

Worry
Worry
Wonder
Will there ever be peace?

Its tricky on this slippery *****.
Its treacherous on this journey.
Emotions like wild animals trampling hope
Knowing my vulnerability.

Baby
I know how you like it.....

Settling for the saccharine sweet.

Well,
You'll never get any better than
Sugar.

The real deal

Raw
Pure
and
Rare.

1978:
Tonite
made a tie blanket with my daughter
AND
watched "Grease"
Even though they started out
looking old and sounding squeaky
she was
singing along by the end
We go together like sha-ma-la-ma-la-ma......
1985:
**** vampire
Camp (hint fright night)
Perfect reminder that
I once was

A transmitted version
     virtual you
the only you
                you ever shared
While you
     absolute
     remains
firmly entrenched
on the other side

i want to write you
                                                             ­                       
                                        the stars in my eyes

send you swooning

     with awe

                                        from the breath of my sighs

follow me ever so secretly
     as i float on your gaze

                                          the tendrils of your worship
                                                      wis­h
                                                                ­ to
                                                                ­        trip
                                                    ­                            me up

follow me ever so desperately
     you'll never know

                                                i know you're there

I have learned
     through rigorous study

the delicate and necessary

     art
          of
making the best of a bad situation

I have prohibited

ALL

Invasive species

The only

Parasites

allowed

are those I grew in my own body

a good day

a smile on my face

my life touched with grace

**a good day