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Arise my morning glory
the coffees on to brew
A brand new day is waiting
to welcome me and you

I know that you are sleeping
so soundly in our bed
A wondrous sun is shining
so wake up sleepy head

I made some eggs and bacon
and toast with berry jam
Come push aside those covers
and take me by the hand

For not a cloud is showing
just perfect skies of blue
Arise my morning glory
I’m so in love with you

~

Blueberry mornings,
a sweet syrup kiss
Mocha cream whispers
and cinnamon bliss
Latte affections
with warm honey glaze
You in my arms
*there are no better days

_

Come take my hand
we’ve not a care
As beauty flows
for us to share

Now reaching forth
so endlessly
As far as any
eye can see

In rainbow fields
where flowers play
Along the fence
soft breezes sway

Of colors bright
and pastel gleam
A butterfly,
a winding stream

While robins sing
in wondrous style
And nature brings
to us a smile

A dream beneath
blue skies above
This day with you
*the one I love

~

The spot on the
front porch step
next to me where
you would sit
is empty tonight

There is only
one shadow
on the sidewalk
cast by the dim
porch light
where there
were always two

The wisteria
climbing the
lattice work trellis
and the stars
twinkling in
the night sky
notice

I wonder if
they notice…

*I am empty too

~

In your arms I long to be
As sunrise shines its light on me
Now on this bed so all alone
Wishing you would hurry home

It’s always you I truly miss
Your perfect smile and wondrous kiss
Days apart they seem so long
It’s just a few that you’ve been gone

But I don’t care just lying here
A couple days feels like a year
Your love my empty heart does yearn
As I now wait for your return

So hurry home, I need you so
I wish you never had to go
And if you must, know this is true
*However long, I’ll wait for you

-

I put out the fire,
the last of the flame
Swept up the ashes
and called out your name

Felt the first rain drop
that splashed on the ground
Listened for echoes,
there wasn’t a sound

Looked under trees,
behind every stone
I couldn’t find you,
I was all alone

Now I was worried,
a tear I did cry
Still I kept looking,
I just had to try

Walked to the sunrise
that waited for me
Came round a corner
and then I could see

There picking flowers,
you turned with a start
I saw your smile,
it ran through my heart

“These are for you,
they’re a morning bouquet
So you will think of me
throughout the day”

And then she kissed me,
took hold of my hand
Whispered “I love you”
said I was her man

I held her close
as we breathed in the air
A beautiful morning
again we did share

We watched the sun
as it rose up above
Another day dawns
we are so much in love

I can't say it there
so I'll say it right here
as the sunrise now comes
and I hope you will hear

It lights the horizon
the sky turning blue
that means it's the time
to say this to you

Good Morning Beautiful

~

Along a fence of winding row
blue morning glories sing
So sweet their early melody,
such happiness to bring

As bumblebees and butterflies
hum perfect harmony
Welcoming a new sunrise
in colors we now see

Tangerine and amethysts
aglow on eastern skies
Dew drops dance upon the lawn
reflecting in our eyes

So peaceful is this dawning day,
amidst a wondrous view
As every day it seems to be
*that I begin with you

.

I followed your footprints,
happily they led to me

~

Sitting out in the backyard
far from the glow of the city
in one of two lawn chairs
positioned facing east,
I gaze upon the rising moon,
watching in silence as it climbs
above a slowly fading horizon

And I think to myself…
this bright shining orb, is it lonely
sitting there all by itself
in the vast turquoise heavens
perhaps hoping for a beautiful star
to join it on a warm
August evening like this

When I see one appear,
a glistening gemstone,
dazzling in illumined brilliance
just to its right and I wonder
as I look to the empty seat
just to my right, is the moon maybe
*thinking the same thing about me

~

Pillow talk whispers,
a good morning kiss
Coffee for two
on a day such a this

Watching the sun
glowing soft in your eyes
Waking the dawn
with the bluest of skies

Hearing the birds
as they sing in the trees
Rose petal fragrance
afloat on the breeze

Butterflies flutter
so free on the air
Flower to flower
with nary a care

Gazing at you
and that beautiful smile
Feeling your love
as we sit here a while

Living each day
as if it were brand new
Because they are
*when I start them with you

~

*You are the glow as I crawl through the darkness,
lighting my way so these eyes they can see
A soft woolen blanket when winter is reaching,
wrapping the warmth of your arms around me

You are the shelter when storms fill the heavens,
keeping me dry as the raindrops now fall
A calming voice that I hear in the distance,
when every sorrow about me does call

You are the strength as my knees slowly weaken,
lifting me up when I’ve nothing to give
The precious life as I feel I am dying,
giving me hope when I don’t want to live

You are my world, every day I am facing,
showing me love is a beautiful view
All that I wish is whenever you need me,
I will be all of these same things for you

~

A chill does fall this evening air
Drifting soft neath heaven’s flame
Star light flickers we may share
For love that sings its own refrain

In chorus of a calling breeze
Aloft of wooded heights so high
When nestled soft upon my knees
To stare into this painted sky

For but this light that finds me here
In distant galleries so swept
A touch that never shall let go
Forever closely to be kept

I cling to every thought I bear
Now caught so tight of passion’s flow
Found blessings that we come to share
With praises which our hearts bestow

Along a tiny twisting way
So now defined by skies above
When journeys turn our minds astray
We reach back towards illumined love

As all that time shall come to pass
When waking bells their ring is true
My deed, my destiny, my task
To send this endless love to you

And here upon this weary ground
Between the shadows now at play
I dream within affection found
*In wafting whispers sent your way

-

The forest is lush
in its offer of silence
Solitude dwelling
this path that we stroll

Crepe Myrtle borders
of pink satin petals
Trickling quiet
amidst evening’s lull

Lightening bugs linger,
a soft glow emitting
Shining the way
beneath branches above

All we can hear is
the sound of our heartbeats
Tranquil the rhythm,
*whispering love

-

I thought I put my heart
in the leftover drawer in the fridge,
but all that is there
is a half eaten burnt grilled cheese sandwich
and a cracked avocado pit…

oh wait, that is my heart

_

I cradle my sorrow as if it were new,
holding this pain that I feel
Staring at walls that are blocking the view,
boarded up windows conceal

No place to go, slowly pacing the floor,
footprints on carpet so bare
Longing a knock on the quiet front door,
just a small sign that you care

Counting the hours that haven’t an end,
losing the reason to start
Wondering if the breaks will ever mend,
that have since formed in my heart

Silence is golden, I’ve heard this before,
deep in my thoughts it is clear
Not when it comes from the one you adore,
wishing her voice I could hear

Wondering why all this gold does not shine,
tarnished and piled in a heap
Searching for clouds that were once silver lined,
now it's the darkness I keep

So here I sit as my life seems to fade,
nothing at all now is heard
Except the echoes of tear drops displayed,
hoping to hear but a word

~

I sent you a firefly,
showed him the way,
watched as his light faded slow

Off to the north
his illumined display,
carried my heart in its glow

So you would know,
watching this night,
as he flies in from above

All that I feel,
shines in your light,
*you are the one that I love

~

I live in the sun
She lives in the snow
My days are hot
Hers ten below

She dresses in layers
I’m shorts and a T
She builds a snowman
I play at the sea

She’s starting a fire
My A/C is on
She’s under a blanket
I’m out on the lawn

But she is so hot
And I am a fool
Living down here
And not where it’s cool

I’m packing my bags
Now ready to go
Leaving the sun
I’m off to the snow

And yes it is cold
There might be a storm
But held in her arms
I know I’ll be warm

And live ever after
Until I am old
No, not in the sun
With her in the cold

.

Upon a sunrise serenade
She sings within my heart
A distance stands between us
I stare into the dark

My eyes now cast the north
Horizon’s beckoned creed
Of lonely days I wander
To reach my every need

An echo on the morning
My words on clouds above
In harmony her singing
A sonnet of my love

When this melodic morning
My weary eyes can see
My life it shall be nothing
*Till she is here with me

.

Stars in patterned sequence
glisten above a slumbering horizon,
rough cut diamonds,
glowing facets of nightscape sparkles,
as I sit silently peering upon
these flickering destinies
neath shadowed trees slow dancing
to a gentle breeze’s melody

I watch as my thoughts escape,
enchanted visions floating
like luminescent butterflies
ascending to each precious star,
carrying my unending love
upon moonlit wings embellishing
an evening sky of wonder in
fluttered phrases expressing...

my infinite universe is you,
a perpetual existence
breathing between silhouettes
of heart shaped heavens
and desires glittering on
comet tail dreams, for each wish
I cast upon this radiant sky
*is that you truly love me

-

It is on these days
when my heart longs,
wandering down lonely paths
bordered by indecision

When thoughts drift
on empty breezes,
lost in northern wishes
rustling empty leaves falling

As sunset lingers
staring from distant horizons
in clouded thoughts
at the end of the day

While moonlight shimmers,
once a glow anticipated
are now an annoying light
blinding happiness

And my world darkens
behind drawn curtains
in a desolate room
sadly decorated in silence

~

*How was that poem
you read in the meadow
There as the sun shone
so warm on your skin

About a man and
a beautiful princess
And how her heart
he was trying to win

Slaying a dragon with
fire breath breathing
Saving her life with
a sword and with style

Bringing her jewels and
a rose from the garden
Whatever it took so
he could see her smile

She took his hand and
then thanked him so sweetly
Said that she needed not
flowers and stones

All she desired was a
man who would love her
Stand by her side,
never leave her alone

I am that man, said this
commoner kneeling
I will be faithful each
day of your life

Beautiful princess, you'd
make me so happy
If you would say yes
to being my wife

Needless to say there was
joy in the kingdom
Love was in bloom
as their life did begin

But did you know in this
poem you're reading
You were the princess
and well, I was him

And they lived happily ever. . . . . .

~
Outside our bedroom window
The leaves dance in the rain
As if they’re waving to me
My smile I can’t refrain

The day it may be gloomy
But when I look I see
Such beauty here beside me
Now sleeping peacefully

And though the dawn is stormy
With clouded charcoal skies
My morning will be perfect when
*You open up your eyes

-

I walk along
this lonely beach
dodging seashells
washed ashore

The sand is wet
upon my feet
another day
I must endure

I glance around
the darkened dunes
with wind so cold
against my skin

The tide retreats
I wish I could
I long to feel
your kiss again

A rising sun
atop the waves
I’m sure will paint
a wondrous view

But I don’t care
what I may see
I just wish I was
there with you

~

Here under a sprawling maple,
feeling the chill of autumn’s first kiss
as it flows ‘cross emerald fields
gently swaying neath azure skies
on a pristine sunny day
illuminating a colorful tapestry
of gaily painted leaves . . .

we sit watching this wondrous
afternoon meander lazily by
as a blue jay sings a victory song
in the branches high overhead
and you smile at his melodic tune,
as I smile at the perfect beauty I see . . .

sitting right next to me

~

~

It is in these silent moments
prior to the sunrise awakening
my part of the world when
the dew is still wet on the lawn,
not a peep or a chirp
or a lingering echo is heard,
morning winds keep their
whispers to themselves
and darkness creates a
final quiet serenity before
the hustle and bustle
of the day begins,
that I enjoy most
For, it is in this solitude
that the only sound I hear
is that of my heart,
*beating solely for you

~

Life becomes a golden meadow
basking neath a warming sun,
amidst butterflies and dandelion seeds
floating silently upon a
wafting breeze whispering
through a mountain valley
tucked away among rose gardens
and gingerbread wishing wells,
gleaning in bent knee proposals
and sunflower smiles reflecting
sapphire sky promises,
bathed in every beauty
the eye could ever behold,
*when you share it with me

~
Angel you came to my window
watching me as I slept
tapping gently on the glass
until I opened my eyes seeing
the full moon illumining your face
as you blew me a kiss
and I smiled for I knew
*my dream had come true

'
Maybe I’m not who I think I am
And maybe I’m not who I thought I’d be
Maybe I’m not who you hoped to find
And maybe I’m not who you wished to see

Maybe I’m not what you always wanted
And maybe I shouldn’t have called us we
Maybe it’s wrong but I just can’t help it
No maybes about it, it's you and me

forever

.

Early morning wanderings
down a dew drenched pathway,
between windswept irises
and pine cone scatterings

Listening to dawn's whispers,
sweet words of love
wafting through sleeping honeysuckle,
speaking softly to my heart

I pause in the wondrous serenity
of a watercolor sunrise at the gate
at the end of your walk, smiling for I know
*my perfect morning begins here...with you

.

Enchanting the season
offered for free
Walking along
just you and me

Sonnets of springtime
afloat on the breeze
Harmonic ripples
to tickle the trees

Hummingbird wishes
of garden delight
Rose petal flutters
neath skies ever bright

Irises blooming,
lavender too
Sunrise concertos,
wondrous the view

Surrounded by beauty,
these days we spend
Falling in love
*all over again

♡

We stood outside
on a marvelous spring morning,
you were watching the sunrise,
I was watching its reflection in your eyes
We both saw beauty,
*I fell in love all over again

-

*A face and a hand in a grand illustration,
still in the corner I hide
Formed of this feel and its lengthened frustration,
longing to come but inside

Thoughts that I bear, like a weight ever growing,
changing my whole point of view
Staring the crowd it is who I am knowing,
given the old and the new

Moving a bit, to evade their detection,
what would the words seem to say
Scared and amiss and in fear of rejection,
cast but the hours away

A shrug of my shoulders, the look on my face,
all as an act and a dream
For I have fallen this road to retrace,
loneliness now starts the theme

When in the distance I hear as I’m falling,
voices I tend to believe
Giving me guidance, so long I’ve been calling,
waiting this time to receive  

Take what you want, it can't wait any longer,
nothing to lose but regret
Tell her your feelings and watch it grow stronger,
jump in, get both your feet wet

I heeded their message and ended the crying,
reached for her out of the blue
Showed her a love that was endless, undying,
proving to always be true

Now with her hand on these future endeavors,
placing our pen at the start
Words on the page we are writing together,
verses of love from the heart