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Chris Dec 2015
~

*On this chilly
December evening
I stand on my front porch
gazing up at the moon

Hypnotized by its glow
shimmering in the
silent winter sky,
I can not look away

For this is how I see you,
a mesmerizing goddess,
enchanting my heart and
captivating my soul

And like this beautiful moon
glistening in the heavens,
there is only one - for me,
and it is you
There will always only be one for me
and it will always only be you
Chris Jun 2015
-

Why can’t I see past the buildings,
skylines obstructing my view,
collecting on the curb
with doorways and steps
inviting to someone else I suppose

Still I push past,
hugging the shoulder
of a rush hour highway
Staring into windows
as they pass, staring back

Exits signs point at me
but I can’t listen
Their warnings make no difference
in cloverleaf grumblings
and exhaust fume skywriting

One foot in front of the other,
worn converse high tops
gray, the greens are lost
with the sunset that breathes down my neck
reaching for one more moon rise

No rest, still creeping alongside
sleeping 18 wheelers purring
on their asphalt mattresses,
straddling yellow lines
leading to the bathrooms…not a chance

27 miles the sign reads
in reflective lettering calling out to me
It seems like nothing,
compared to what is behind me now…
My life or what it was

But that is no longer my concern,
my future is now 22 miles away
Where your arms are waiting,
holding my future…open, warm
and I begin running faster

Another 10 to go, down main streets
with coffee shops and beauty parlours,
one traffic light and a train station
a kid on a bike delivering newspapers offers me a ride
No need, it’s just around this corner…

On the lawn is a flamingo,
plastic and pink behind a white picket fence
with a gate that creaks and a porch light comes on…
illuminating my dream…as I see you,
it has finally come true
Chris Jun 2015
~

O’ sunrise, yon orchid shimmer’d glow
I pray, heed my humble plea,
cast your light o’er sleeping fields
a’ flow of gold leaf mist
illumined ‘pon sweet breeze whispers,
so that my love shall awaken
amidst the splendor of
honeycomb essence driftings
gently caressing her face,
warming her rose petal skin,
lifting her parfait smile
so I too may bask in the impeccable
*beauty of this morning
Good morning beautiful

* Parfait in French means Flawless
Chris Jun 2015
~

O’ thee, my precious shimmer’d feather
O’er loves sweet glow thou sketch my smile
Doth bring a’ breath, euphoric weather
Come lay with me a midday while

Yon field a’ bloom o’er windswept dream
‘pon wings of bluest azure skies
A’ rest these banks long trickling stream
Whilst find my gaze ‘pon cascade eyes

Thou art my spring, pure woven bliss
Lest not a day forth bid we fare
That I’ve not felt thy petal’d kiss
O’ scent’d touch neath moonlit glare

For I, of lonesome nightscape sleep
Doth find thy beauty, savor’d charms
A’ shine ‘pon me O’ feelings seep
Star shower’d dream within my arms

Lo hallow’d ground o’er whisper’d breeze
Neath flowing chinaberry vine
As witness’d, firefly ‘dorned trees
*O’ thee forev’r to be mine
"Take thy rest M'lady of Exquisite Bloom, til coming dawn finds once more"

Translation; Good Night Beautiful
Chris Jun 2015


She floated down
    on a shimmering
  moonbeam
       and my eyes
    saw starlight
         glowing in her
   cosmic smile
        as perfect love
       orbited my
                heart
          and the
               universe
                     *became ours
Another good night to you my love
Chris Apr 2015
.

Walk with me, this path does lead us
Curved and twisted thru the fields
Tempting is the destination
And the secrets it may yield

Around the bend an entrance beckons
Long before the skies turn grey
Shrouded by the lost horizon
Wishing us to come and play

Golden grasses form the boundary
Step between the flowing lines
Quickly now the leaves are blowing
Listen as the wind it whines

Nestled in a frame like forest
Set amongst the view we see
Love awaits our storm chased folly
Calling out to you and me

Fade the darkness from your vision
Follow me to where I roam
Needless now to brave the weather
*For we have found our way back home
Chris Mar 2015
Time
Seconds counting
Spinning in endless design
Adding up minutes
Filling gaps in daydreams
Changing sky colors
Pushing everything forward
Something to stare at
Looking at the clock
Crawling on its hands
Dragging out hours

Time
You said in time
This pain would heal
The sadness would disappear
But time has stopped
The world has ended
And so have I

It can't happen in time
When you are out of time
Chris Aug 2015
~

I can not cry
for that would only add
to the rain falling
in my heart,
forming puddles
in the emptiness,
filling voids
with misty sadness,
drowning my dreams
in the never ending downpour
of missing you
that is already
*overflowing
Good night beautiful
Chris Mar 2015
You’ve taken my atmosphere,
relieved it of its height,
sifted through the clouded thoughts,
streaks of white on a blue canvas
rippled to the caring eye
Pleading understanding
in a pinkish hue
blended into the scenery
painted by a brush stroke of genius
while catching me as I fall back to earth
softly in your arms
where I once again can breathe
with you
Chris Apr 2015
.

The colors of our paradise
Invite us now to go
Yellows like a daffodil
Greens and blues aglow

Tangerines and cherry reds
Paint our destiny
Pack your bags, head out the door
*And run away with me
Chris Jun 2015
~

Passion sings
on blue note pillows,
down filled ecstasy
midst satin linens
stealing midnight
in each others arms
falling satisfied
past lilac dreams
and calla lily shadows
floating above
slumbering affection
of two hearts
made for each other
peacefully awaiting
that first kiss
of the new day
when passion will
*sing once again
Good morning Beautiful
Chris Apr 2015
-

In my eyes you're perfect
In every sense I see
And not just for the happiness
You send so sweet to me

In everything you do
Your smile does proceed
I’ve never seen you hesitate
When someone is in need

Your days begin determined
They end the same way too
You live your life completely
As if the world were new

Your love of nature follows
Every step you take
You welcome any season
Each morning you awake

A simple poem touches you
And makes your smile shine
Music is your constant friend
It’s with you all the time

Your beauty is a blessing
Outside as well as in
There is nowhere that I could look
To find a better friend

So please accept this poem
I hope you know it’s true
I see you as amazing
In all you say and do

And if these verses find you
When me you’re thinking of
I will use this final line
To send you all my love
Chris Jun 2015
~
“Rise this early morn with me,
so your beauty I may see”
~
My morning is perfect,
the sky crystal clear
A bright sun is shining,
soft breezes I hear

Flowers are blooming,
midst glistening dew
My morning is perfect,
my morning is you
Chris Jun 2015
~

I gave her
  the moon,
she handed me
  the stars
    and together
  our love
    created a
      *perfect universe
Chris Apr 2015
-
If you were wine,
I’d be drunk all the time
Chris May 2015


You are the beautiful poetry,
*forever written on my heart
Chris May 2015
-

I just started melting at the sound of her voice
Chris Jul 2015
~

The sun sat low on a lavender sky
Gentle its light traced your skin
Falling in love and I don’t wonder why
Lost in your beauty again

Pine needle sonnets now gracefully flow
Symphonies waft through the air
Taking your hand in the essence aglow
Soothing these moments we share

Hear now my song sung of only your praises
Melodically sweet it does play
Concertos whispered in poetic phrases
Softly I send you this day

Harmonic echoes in voices so tender
Now as this day does depart
Waltzing a path tuned of angelic splendor
*Lyrics a’ flow from my heart
Good night beautiful
Chris May 2015
.

Please take this,

caress it in your loving hands,
hold it tightly in your comforting arms,
keep it safe each and every day
for it no longer belongs to me,
it now belongs to you …

*it is my heart
Chris May 2015
~

I found a flower with one petal ~ she loves me
Chris Apr 2015
-

Crazed beyond this fragile manuscript
  ink now bled out in caustic flow
emptying my mind of the clutter
  pouring from a heart beat’s mechanism
grinding gears of rusted thoughts
  handwriting illegibly unrecognizable
scratched into burned edge parchment
  pleading for destinations
across borderlines and wastelands
  calloused fingers write…poetry
between broken dishes and *** luck cuss words
  folded, creased and left lying on the desk
gathering defiant dust particles
  behind the barricaded door
of cranial creativity
                                     seeping
Just a short break from the love poetry.  :)
Chris Nov 2015
-
No one knows what goes
on behind the kitchen door
You can guess and assume,
ask questions, seek answers
or sling accusations
hoping the batter will stick
But there are reasons
some choose to slip
behind a disguise
of safe netting

Perhaps scars
of the past are not
that appealing when the
mirror is faced
reflecting bad memories
or maybe threats falling
like the sky on that
little chicken’s head
are taken seriously

It could be shadows
lingering behind foggy curtains
cryptic fingers reaching,
manhandling innocence
or something as simple
as shyness fluttering
like a soft breeze
sending chills on a
warm summer day

Maybe artistic endeavors,
creative images circled
on a recipe card to bring a smile
or those who were
falsely accused hiding from
a jury of peering eyes
that leaned towards
the popular side
of the truth

Or sadly to throw stones,
spit venom
from a forked tongue,
troll from beneath
a fairytale bridge
(Three Billy Goat’s Gruff)
built on jealousy
and rickety thoughts

Anyway…
people are people,
reasons are reasons
It takes all kinds
to make a stew
that has all of the flavors
to create a poetic feast
even if we don’t know each
ingredient by its correct name
Who are we to judge? People are people, we are all different. We all have different problems and fears.
Chris Apr 2015
A collection of poetic tattoos
Permanent upon my heart
Fancy scripted verses
Beneath my chest
Illustrated hope
Penned deep
Artistic ink
Promised
Phrases
Of my
Love
Chris Jun 2015
~

I write poetry for you,
*I dream poetry of us
For you beautiful
Chris Mar 2015
Are morning glories sad
because they've never seen the moon?
Chris Jun 2015
~

Her smile
  is a precious gem
glowing in the pendant
  of my heart
   every time
she wears it
    *because of me
Actually, every time she wears it,
but it is so much more special when it is because of me. :)
Chris May 2015


Kiss me,
so I may know heaven
before my time
Chris May 2015
-

On a lonely pier
of weathered wood
and salt water etchings,
beneath a moonlit mosaic
on a cloudless sky

Stained glass brush strokes
cling to a northern horizon
as I cast my heart afloat,
wishing on promised tides
*that it reaches you
Good night Beautiful. God I miss you.
Chris May 2015
-


Quietly

floating on a lily pad
softly atop twilight waters,
drifting a wind swept current
meandering between
pine needle shores

we

gather moon beams,
wishfully gazing upon
reflections of stardust tapestries
saturating cosmic dreams,
as the two of us

discover

ripples gently flowing
formed of heartbeat echoes,
tranquil rhythms weaving through  
the serenity of the night
in silent persuasions of

*love
Chris May 2015
~~~

Quivering horizons


A palette of picturesque love
stipples weary seascapes
in amethyst ribbons,
pink carnation reflections
blush upon lip glossed beaches
caressing blue skies' gaze
and flip flop yearnings,
quivering horizons
of bougainvillea blooms
drench our hearts,
so we pause silently  
as a poetic sunset
paints a masterpiece
in twilight brushstrokes
inspired by our
*euphoric daydreams
Good night...sending you the sweetest dreams
Chris Mar 2015
It’s raining dumb in my part of the world
and every cloud has my name on it
Puddles on fractured sidewalks
reflect saturated idiocy
As drops fall like bullets,
shot from fog induced accusations
Each one hitting the wrong target
because I am still here
and I am not hard to miss

I am the one on my knees
Chris Jun 2015
-

Sitting here,
watching it rain

trying to count the ripples
in the puddles reflecting
clouded skies overhead,
slowly expanding circles
silently flowing outward,
disappearing at the edge
and they mesmerize me
as I find my thoughts
drifting past each tiny
glistening droplet
falling from the eaves,
rhythmically splashing
to once again see you,
my beautiful sunny day
shining down from above,
warming my heart and
drenching me with your love

and I no longer notice…
*it is raining
Chris Aug 2015
~
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
Good morning beautiful
Chris May 2015
"

Watching dizzying swirls
on iron drains filling,
splashing dazed onlookers
which I am
Dampening shoes to socks,
newspapers overhead
shredding in the downpour,
papyrus leaf shapes
floating like champagne bubbles
hypnotize my thoughts
till I swim for the shoreline
where you stand,
providing the sun
I so dearly miss
Chris Oct 2016


When silence forms
in morning simplicity,
tracing tracks
beyond traffic jam coffee
and softer tones
to a new address
where afternoons are easier
and smiles come
from blurred windows
and online dreams,
remember to reach out,
someone misses you
Chris Oct 2015
~

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


~
Chris Jun 2015
~

Outside of the window
thrives a large ornamental
pomegranate, its delicate
fragrant flowers

bloom in bright orange,
tiny carnation like buttons
on a lush green coat
in full springtime attire

completely blocking
my view of the gorgeous
spring sunrise glowing
just beyond the glass

But I don’t mind because
the most beautiful vision
my eyes could ever see
is lying right next to me…

and I would have it
*no other way
Good morning Beautiful
Chris May 2015
-

Dust collects on the closed slatted blinds
as carpet stains scream each time I walk through
leaving trails of bread crumbs and ashes,
though without you I always find my way back
to those corners in the dark
where cobwebs celebrate solitude
awaiting a face to capture
and laughing as they surf the web

A broken down couch of green fabric,
worn and tattered from unending naps
groans of feet propped up on its arms
(Blood flow to the brain…yeah whatever)
Beer bottle rings create a drunken mosaic
on a helpless coffee table
between scattered junk mail, wayward Doritos
and a cell phone with an almost dead battery

The one I stare at, waiting for it to chime,
beep, ding, play the Game of Thrones theme song,
whatever the hell it is supposed to do
when you call…when you call
as I am reminded how much I hate commercials,
all of these happy people running around
driving new cars, going out to dinner,
finding name brand shoes at discount prices

Why can’t I forget, lose those memories
File them away somewhere, like a drawer
in the kitchen I never use, it’s no use
You are there, always on my mind
that smile, those eyes, the times I felt truly loved
and I still laugh…me, loved?  Maybe that was the problem,
maybe that was my problem,
maybe I was the problem…ring **** it!!!!
Not a mood or frame of mind, just a poem. Every once in a while you need a little salt to offset the sugar
Chris Mar 2015
Here lies Chris,
if only he had told the truth

2015
Chris Jul 2015
~

Rise O’ sun, please come and rise
Bring your light to morning skies
In pastel colors, pink and red
So she will wake this weary bed
And I may see her beauty true
Illumined by the glow of you
I long to gaze her perfect eyes
*So rise O’ sun, please come and rise
Good morning Beautiful
Chris May 2015
For what we harm,
let peace touch
not us

but cast afoot
deep within scarred
caverns to find

alas it is in
this everlasting hollow
that roots find life
Chris Jun 2015


I carved your name
in a heart,

it was my heart...

I hope the scar
*is permanent
Chris Jul 2015
~

When my eyes
seek perfect beauty,
they gaze
*into yours
Chris Jul 2015
~
Another long quiet night
and I am wide awake,
yet I still dream or perhaps
it just seems like a...

a bloom of unbelievable beauty,
mesmerizing pristine petals
in tender pastel colors,
the sweetest fragrance
of any springtime breeze,
an enchanting vision
touching every part
of my heart,
creating a desire I have
never before known,
growing on the other side
of a bordering wall
as high as it is wide,
separating southern valleys
from northern boundaries,
past maple tree sentries,
beyond the locked garden gate
at the end of a flagstone walkway,
just out of my reach...

Wow, I guess it could be...
but if so, it is a dream that I will not give up on
until it comes true and I hold this
beautiful flower close to me...to never let go
Good night Beautiful
Chris Jul 2015
~

Fireflies float silently on this
whispered night resembling
stardust shimmers dancing
playfully on a black velvet sky
Your hand in mine, as we walk
breathing in the essence of twilight
following the glistening glow
down a winding pathway leading
to a clearing in the dense trees
where we sit, watching the
hustle and bustle of the city below
It is our city, where we work and play
but this is our spot were we go
to get away from it all,
to share our love
alone in the serenity  
*of our perfect evening
Good night Beautiful
Chris Aug 2015
~

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
Good morning beautiful
Chris Sep 2015
.

And as I sit here alone
watching the sun set,
bringing an empty darkness
to my dreams
I will remember the light
that once shined
in my heart
because of your love
and eventually smile
for those moments
*we shared
Chris Nov 2015
~

Gently we lie
under cosmic glowing shimmers
Satin and sheen
on this moonlit night divine

Feeling the touch
of your skin as soft as whispers
Tasting your lips
sweet as wild cherry wine

Here in your eyes
I see heaven's smile reflecting
Deeply I breathe
in the essence of your sighs

Drenched in your flesh
with the heat of passion flowing
Two silhouettes
beneath dark November skies

Lost in this night
as the universe is blushing
Glistened desire,
falling star dust from above

Holding you tight
on this evening of forever
Sharing our dreams,
perfect moments spent in love


~
Chris Jun 2015
~

A hammock in the shade
on a warm lazy day,
two glasses of lemonade
with a little *****
(okay, a lot of *****)
swinging silently between
majestic pecan trees
in full summer attire

Sunlight peeks through leaves,
glistening like daytime stars
upon a canopy of green
as we lay together
enjoying the cool breezes
while flowering canna lilies
watch from fence line gardens,
happily sharing the day

A mockingbird builds a nest
overhead, weaving twigs and grass
in a mesmerizing tapestry of life
when you kiss me, whispering,
I love you and suddenly this day
becomes a blur as I fall completely
into the enchanting nature
*that is us
Chris Apr 2015
.

She collected sea shells
I collected sand
She searched for the perfect one
I reached down my hand

I carried a bucket
A basket she did whirl
Mine was filled with tiny grains
Hers with mother of pearl

She came out each morning
Me, just late at night
She adored the sunrise
I loved the moon light

Then one day it happened
My alarm clock didn’t ring
I woke to a rising sun
It was the weirdest thing

I ran down to the shoreline
My bucket in my hand
It’s then I saw her gorgeous face
While I collected sand

I found a perfect seashell
And watched her eyes grow wide
She held out her basket
I placed the shell inside

Then she reached down before me
And gathered in her hand
I held out my bucket
She filled it up with sand

And now each day and evening
We walk along the shore
She told me that she loves me
And her I do adore

So if you see us out there
Strolling hand in hand
Know...she’s collecting sea shells
And I’m collecting sand
Just for fun........
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