In a moment

you vanish

like the morning

dew,



suddenly but

still,



I feel your

moisture

on my face.



the presence of

your well

being.



and in

the dark

places that

sometimes

you sit,



though I

cannot find

you,



a prayer

is just above

your head.



a thought

for you

to wrap

your dreams

around.



and all

that was

before is

now a

reflection

of the

sunlight

in your

eyes.



and it

is a calm

and carries

the salvation

of  the

twinkling

of an evening

star.



may your

sometime tears

dry,



may your

broken hearted

moments mend.



and above

all may

I be the

one to

find you.



in the

moment after

come to

heal.

Take the

colors from

my hand

pink jelly bean

blue jelly bean

red jelly bean

white.



fill your

taste buds

with rainbow

delight.



shadows

run away

from your

eyes and

tears no

longer swell

from your

sorrow.



lay back

on a hill

and chase

pillow shaped

animal clouds

across the

sky.



and I will

sit with

you and

talk

and listen

to all the

dreams you

dream.



I will

give you

peace and

understanding

in all

the questions

and doubts

you have.



pink blue

red white.



I will be

here with

you tonight..

In blackened

night,

I would

bend my

dreams

to you,



in your

moments of

doubt to

make you

whole.



I would

give my

eyes to you

to see,



whenever

yours might

tire from

the loss

of joy

or hopelessness

in your

smile.



and in

the ending

of a

moment

the breaking

of a heart,



I will salvage

through you

for anything

that remains,



and I will

hold you

high to

the sky

and sing

out to God

"yes!

my friend

is here. "



and as

wind blows

and dust

settles still,



I will dance

with you

upon your

sorrows,



and kiss

your brow

and chase

and find

salvation.



for only

the joy

of a

moment

inside your

eyes.



I would

dream of

you.



.

I read

very carefully

the words

you write,



it is like

walking through

a ditch of

broken

pieces of

glass that

have been

thrown before

me.



i wish

you were

here to

guide me,



because

with each

piece of

you I try to

pick up

and hold

I bleed.



such are

the edges

around your

words.



but I bleed

gladly,



it is something

I do for

you without

question or

hesitation or

doubt.



so I

will stay awhile

on this page

with your

words tonight.



your poems

offer much.



and if

it kills

me I

will be

standing here,



waiting for

you someday



when you

walk out

the other

side.

There is a

sun patch

over your

shoulder just

backside

over that

hill,



a gift

from a

angel perhaps

to celebrate

and drink

full of

this moment.



let's sit

and daydream

for a while

and laugh at

odd stories,



and talk

about bad

poets and

sad poems

that we have

both written

a few,



let's take

a moment

to breathe in

each others

glory,



and laugh

and play

like children

often do.



tag your it!



and it

sets

your golden

fleece hair

dancing upon

the wind,



like a wildfire

out of control.



like a

force of

nature without

measure.



and your

laughter

is a

gentle

respite my

soul to

enjoy and

dream about.



on this

Tuesday morning

on a hill



with your

glorious

smile,



and jelly bean

eyes of



perfect blue...

The yellow

flowers in

your picture,



they are

there for

you not

you for

them,



I can

feel it

it is how

you move the

universe

and all

of it's pieces

around you.



you are

a rare

one of

a kind

phenomena



a first kiss,

a baby's

first cry

from a

mothers womb.



you give

the yellow

meadow

it's depth

and substance,



it's true

beauty inside

your eyes,



jelly bean yellow

full of heart.



and the

sky embraces

your hair

with the

radiance

of a new

born sun,



giving life

to all

who see

it. creating

a center

to the

universe for

all to be.



and I

have come

to bathe

in your shimmer

and submerge

in your

heart and

dance in

your mercy.



if only

for a

moment that

I will never

forget.



as I

look at

the sky and

listen and

dream about

the wonderment

of life

of love

and you...

Everything in

your first

morning breath

surrenders

yourself

to who and

what you

love.



I can sense it.



in the wink

of the eye

the touch of

your hand,



the falling of

your eyes

to someone

you care

about.



they are

the moments

that

baptize

your day.



you are

a giver,



a sacrifice

to the holy

meaning in

this upside

down shadowed

world.



and a

daydream

for me

would be



just to  sit

and talk

with you

this blessed

morning ...



and let

the universe

pass us

by,



let our

heartbeats

leap between

each other's

heartbeats

and be

perfectly

in tune.



and never

care for

a moment

to ever

jump back

on that

carousel of

this world

again.



instead just to

sit and listen

to your stories

to catch wind

of your

jelly bean

smile now

and again,



to hear

your laughter

fill your

sky.



and I know

everything would

be better.



I can feel it.



because I

am certain,



you are

the pieces

of me



and I

to you...

It was

a moment

I will never

forget.



I watched

close I

listened  deep,



as your pain

was driven

into the

deep water.



and I am

certain.



Hell died

in your

eyes today.



and the

sun burned

all the

places in

your life

of doubt

and pain

naked,



parched

to ashes

and burnt

offerings.



and afterward



you  sat in

a field

of washed

out yellow

flowers,



and pecan

colored dirt.



and you

fingered round

circles over

and over again

in the Earth.



and above

your eyes

were miles

and miles

of jelly bean

clouds.



ready to

burst...

in celebration,



and your

once torn

soul whispered

to you

with salvation,



and for the

first time

in a long

time you

answered

back.

Beautiful things

don't ask

for attention,



such is

the nature

of how

you are.



within the

darkest fabric

of your

minds night

lies the

rhythm and

reason

of who

and what

your dreams

will become..



the answer

to your

questions and

doubts,



and the banket of

uncertainty

that sometimes

you cover

your heart

and eyes.



all these

pieces are

you scattered

on the floor,



like so

many pieces

of a broken

window

that you

don't want

to look

through any

more.



and so I

sit here with

you,



and whisper

to the forest's

song.



between your

thoughts

and gentle

offerings.



wanting you

to know  

one thing,



how beautiful

you are.

Like fallen

leaves

you come

circling

down to

me,



under grey

skies and

broken

wishes.



and I

wait for

a word

not really

needing a

explanation,



of who you

are what

you dream

about.



just a

moment

in time

of you.



and hope

is a rainbow

in your eyes,



amid the

chaos of

doubt and

expectations

in your

life.



and I offer

you jelly beans

as a

surprise in

hope and trust

that you

will smile

with me

someday

and dance.



such are

the great wishes

of small

poets

that meet

along the

great road

of life.



and in any

day of

mine I would

say it

has

been my

greatest honor

to sit

under these

smoke stacked

colored skies,



and daydream



and write

to you.

In the

morning when

I first

open my

eyes,



could I

once see

your calico

smile

before me.



gift of

a gypsy



your eyes

the depth

of an ocean

still.



I sit

before you

writing these

poems to

you

as  a debt

that I owe

to you.



words for

you to live

by,



in all of

my dreams

that surround

you.



and the things

that you

have loaned

me are

simply

these words

to you

that I write.



in comfort

for your

solitude a

blanket to

wrap around

your head

and heart..



and in

the redemption

of all

things tender

and righteous



your jelly

bean smile

graces me



and suddenly

the universe

is a beautiful

place.....

an ugly

innocence

yes.



but a

innocence

to be

born

again

just the

same.



the slight

lifting of

your face

to catch

a smile.



the pausing

of a moment

to let

the sun

radiate

your face.



a whisper

to yourself

you are

an angel of

the stars,



to the

evening

canopy of

black.



but they

are all

still

there for

you to

dream

and wish

upon.



to take

your breath

away.



in the

joy and awe

of a

moment.



when your

soul

holds still,



and the

universe

can be

found

beginning in

your eyes.



and you

smile back

in return.

(this poem is for when you might ever feel blue )



The moment is

incased

in shattered

glass

in your

head,



a memory

you wear

like cheap

clothing

torn and a little

bit tattered

for all

to see.



it keeps

you a

prisoner

in your

days and

nights



like the

sour taste

of a

spoiled

apple that

you can't get

out of

your mouth.



or a grapevine

broken from

your heart

that can't

find another

to take root..

within.



in moments

like these

I think about

you in

clouds,



and send

you hope

and dreams

to look

forward to.



and cool

pillow thoughts

to lay your

head upon.



you are

not alone

look up.



in clouds



we are

there.

And the

memory
of melting
Zodiac
popsicles,


running down
your sweet
lips. and
the yearning
for cool

pin head

rain kissing

my back
on hot
summer
solace
days,


and the

belly aching

of annoying
friends like
harbor flies
bussing around
my head.,


you know the
really big
ones.

and in

the kitchen

the dishes
slumber deep
in their
porcelain
bed,

and barnacle
pieces of
food cling
to their
smooth edges,

and lazy
dish *****
run up

and down

left and

right in my
imagination
across their
face.

the karma
of *****
dishes

and a
summer
deluge of

missing you

that just
won't
stop.

And the

memory
of melting
Zodiac
popsicles,


running down
your sweet
lips. and
the yearning
for cool

pinhead

rain kissing

my back
on hot
summer
solace
days,


and the

belly aching

of annoying
friends like
harbor flies
bussing around
my head.,


you know the
really big
ones.


and in

the kitchen

the dishes
slumber deep
in their
porcelain
bed,


and barnacle
pieces of
food cling
to their
smooth

sun dial edges,


and lazy
dish *****
run up

and down

left and

right in my
imagination
across their
face.


the karma
of *****
dishes

and a
summer
deluge of

missing you


that just
won't
stop.

Good night kiss

till your
a hundred
and one.

close your
eyes
tight
like a

galleon's
treasure
chest,

and bury
your
dreams

deep
inside
me.

safe
from
pirates
and
wobbly
sorts.

and I
will be
there in
the air
around
you.

dream
calm
serene

like a child
saying the
shepherds
prayer

before
she lays
her head
down to
sleep.

and I will
not sleep

till you

awake...

Morning shines

to illuminate

your body,

the quiver of

your *****

as I move

my hands

between

your open

legs.


the begging

of your breath

as you anticipate

my every

move.


the arching

of your back

as your body

reaches

up to fine

it's heavenly

union with

mine..


and the full wet

kisses always

the full wet

kisses,


that bring

me home to

you again.

midnight kisses.


Tonight
under the
rumble
of our
moistened
satin
sheets,

I could
not hold
you any
tighter
between
my arms,

or could
I lie
deeper
in your
sighs,

and in
our bed.

there
is no
doubt
in the
stars
that fall
around
us over
head.

and my
universe
tilts
to your
eyes,

and my
senses
fill with
the taste
of you,

and over
and over
again
this one
moment
will never

be enough.

the kissing poems

sleep
eludes me
like a shadow
in the
sun,

watching
you sleep
and  breathe,

excites me,

your naked
chest rising
and falling
in our
bed,

my thoughts
of you
move
like wet
dreams
over your
body.

and I
can think
of nothing
else.

it is a
moments
gift you
give me
every morning
lying by
your side.

when everything
in the
universe
is here
beside me

in this
single
moment.

and time
stops
in your
first kiss,

and my
heart stirs
in your
eyes

and soul.

Without
hesitation
I would
give up
forever,

for a day
to be
spent
with you,

nothing old
everything
new.

the touch
of your
hand for
the first
time,

the seal
of our
lips
under
stars.

the sound
of your
voice,

the dance
of your
eyes.

listening
to your
heart
with my
ear
pressed
close,

the unveiling
of love
in your
touch.

the bond
of passion
and secret
wishes
on our
tongues.

yes

without
regret

I would
give up
forever
for a day
to be
spent with

you.

Seeing your
eyes
breaking
dawn
as they
first awake,

reaching
to pull
your body
close
to mine,

the peeling
back of
emotion
upon our
lips,

the exhilaration
of my
tongue
dancing
with yours.

never missing
step always
yearning
for more.

losing my
hands deep
in your
angel
hair,

smelling
your scent
on me

like a warm

summer's rain.

love is
an angel
with full
wings
spread

faith
is it's
journey
that takes
our hearts

and destiny.

and love is

the seed
I give
you deep

this morning.

With your

deepest kiss

breathe
into me,

let me
rise up
to your
eyes,

and let
my naked
body
feel the
nape of
your back

as I move

on you
with reverence
and awe.

lie open
to me
and let
me fall
hard inside
you.

not letting
anything
come
between .us.

no movement
made that
does not
touch the
both of
us.

and such
I will
love you.

in a
million
days and
nights.

open
unafraid
giving of
all that
we are,

as God"s
first
children
upon this

earth.

as sirens

to one another

in this night.


tonight.

*******

kisses

unafraid.


weep to
me your
hard kept
secrets,

let me
taste them
upon my
tongue,

fall to
me the
pieces of
you from
this heavenly
night,

and in
your hands
I will
lie the
pieces of
my soul.

unconditionally

open your
heart
and bleed
to me
all your
hopes and
your wants.

and let
your sighs
rise upon
this yellow
pillow in
our lust.

and in
this moment.

all of
you will
be all
of me.

and you
will never
be alone

again.

There is
a presence
to you,

in everything
that you
do.

a scent
a celebration

a baptism
in holding
you.

and loving
you under
this pelican

cloud night.

the spooning
of our
bodies
into one.

the melting
of our
flesh
over
each other's
bones.

the martyr
of each other's
souls

to what
we were
before.

and timeless

we lie
naked
in our
trust.

black to
the night.

light to
the coming

dawn.



/

there  is
a quiver
in your
lips,

where a
moment
ago
my lips
used
to be.

a gentle
nod of
your eyes
where my
dreams
fell
asleep
from the
night
before.

and your
tangled
angel hair,

lies across
my arms
in perfection
like the
bloom of
a thousand
flowers.

and my
body
aches
at the
sight
of you,

and my
flesh
runs
deep
to your
tender
embrace,

much like
stars to
night.

that know
exactly
where
they were
meant
to be.

I reach

for you.

And the

weight of

us lies deep

and full

breath

within your

angel

eyes.


and your lips

and open

mouth

are my

salvation.


as we

lie on

this lazy

Sunday morning

kisses

falling

upon us,


like broken

stars falling from

the sky.


and love

is the

weight

of us,


and tomorrow

a day

that we

hope

will never

come...

Breathe

naked

into me

and I into

you.

let me

swallow

your juicy

kisses and

bury my

tongue thick

and gentle

into your

open mouth.


let the words

between us

be honest

and kind,


and the love

inside

us full

and ripe.


let me

be in

all of

you.


like summer

in sky.


let my hands

and lips

find no

place

unwilling or

unfamiliar.


and when

I enter

inside you

hold my

eyes close

to yours,


and let us

dream

of all that

should

be and

all we

have become.


and be

thankful

for the

morning

light,


and most

gracious to

this moment of

you lying

beside me.

Lay your

sighs

down in

a bed of

kisses

ever after.



the travels of

sorrow and woo

are over.



and there

is a warmth

between us

that the sun

does not

define.



it is the

beating of

our hearts

always trying

to be close,



undisturbed

with one

another.



the runaway of

distant stars

seeking

that one

tangent

of us.



right there

between our

eyes



God's grace.



here to

eternity

and back



again.

It is

sharing your

whispers

late at

night ,


and then you

turning softly

to kiss and

lick my

neck,


that in my

day  I day dream

the best.


the taste  of

you on

my lips,


as I journey

through my

day,


it is what

I can't let

go of,

even for

a moments

breath.


and when

I look up

at the

sky,


I always set

my bearing

to where

you are.

and then

I am never

truly lost.

I am

but a

moment

from your

kiss again.

and I

am home.

it is

coming on

a lazy

fire ember

dawn,



I have

not slept

a moment

all night

by your side.



our breathing

in tune

to a finely

aged moment

born

at the

beginning

of time .



and now

I have

your face

to put

to this

moment

too.



and I

I am exactly

where I

was meant

to be.



and then

you turn

to kiss

me.



and I realize

you never

opened

your eyes.



you were

just so

sure that

I would

always be

here.



and in

the morning

light I

give your

kiss back

to you.



and we

smile.

our first

kiss consumed

by it all.



the yearning

the revealing

of our

naked

flesh to

one another.



the taste of

our wet

bodies

opening and

receiving

one another.



the giving

of seeds

in deep

passion.



ice cream

splashes

still one

your lips

from the

night before

I gratefully

lick

them from

your face.



rainbow sherbet

here

praline and

pecan there,



nothing has

ever tasted

sweeter.



in this

moment

when no one else

can enter

where only

love can

find us.



when everyone else

is just

a bad

memory

in your

eyes.

that in

time

will soon

be forgotten.

It  is

the child in

your eyes

that makes

everything

new again.


the capture

of your smile

that I

can never

forget.


the turn

of your face

to kiss me,


the caressing

of my hands

behind your

head as

I press your

lips hard

to mine.


and even

time stops

to watch us.


and love

comes

to bathe

in our

hearts.


and anyone

who sees

us would

surely know.


I have

found

you at

my rainbows

end.

the rolling

of your

tongue

deep

in the back

of my

mouth,



it is

like a

carnival

of the

senses.



the teasing

of your

kisses on

my neck,



the nibbles

of your

teeth

on the

back of

my ear.



innocence

at play.



and your

breathing

I would know

anywhere.



for now

it is

the same

as mine.



and I can't

wait to

kiss you

again.

it is

a wishful

thing

every time

I kiss you.


a falling star

come true.


a copper

penny

found heads

upon

the street.


to hold all

of you in

my arms,


is the sea

embracing

shore,


the roots

of a tree

Mother Earth.


a horizon line

the edge of

darkness.


but you

are my

light,


and warmth

and holiness

our first kiss

tonight.


and I

am but

the pilgrim

who seeks

you.


the lover

who can

love nothing else.


the man

who sees

no one

but you

in my

eyes.

Roller coaster

lovers

spent...


you lie

weary in

my arms.

a Chelsea cat

smile

upon your

face.


both of us

inhale and

exhale in

tune like

fine victorian

instruments

at play...


and as

I watch

you sleep,


you hold

my dreams.

and as I

lie my

head upon

your *******

we love...

without equal...


at 2:00 a.m.

on a Monday

morning.

we are love.

Basking in
love's

sheltered
bliss,

you and I
open vessels,


of time"s
seeping
sand

dropping
south.

sunset colors

on the

horizon line,


smeared by

a careless
child's hand
at play.

we begin.

to count
down the
minutes.

to exhale
the breaths
that nurture
us,

and
give us
life.

love becomes
our devotion


our loss
of it,

the bleeding

of our
opened
hearts..

time
almost
done.

there is a
bounty
to be
paid.

by all
who have
not
welcomed
it.

by those
who did
not dance,

in awe..

Without thought

with first

breath, I

turn and

yearn for

your touch.


sunday morning

midnight stars

hidden away there

in your eyes,


I pray to

the morning

for you.


sunlight

slowly wakes

and crawls

like a

newborn

baby

across our bedroom

floor.


I can't wait

a moment

longer  to celebrate

this moment

with our first

morning

kiss.


your lips

taste of

honey

and sweet

necture and

lover's wet

memories

from

the night

before.


and this day

still finds

me drunk

in your

passion


and dancing

in  your

princess blue

eyes,


and with

your mouth

open and our

tongues light

and gentle

across and

around and

around

eachother's

desires..

again.


I think.

this must

certainly

be all that

love was

ever meant

to be.

good night kiss

till your
a hundred
and one.

close your
eyes
tight
like a

galleon's
treasure
chest,

and bury
your
dreams

deep
inside
me.

safe
from
pirates
and
wobbly
sorts.

and I
will be
there in
the air
around
you.

dream
calm
serene

like a child
saying the
shepherds
prayer

before
she lays
her head
down to
sleep.

and I will
not sleep

till you

awake...

Rolling like

thunder under

morning sheets...

taste of your

body overwhelms

me as your

climaxes

cascade

upon me

one after

another

after

another.


our bodies

trembling

then finally

put to rest.


as we

surrender

next to

each other

in deep

passioned

breaths,


like two

spoons

washed and

cleaned,


then put

away

until love's

next

heavenly

feast.

I seek
your smile,


like a six
year old

child
engulfed
in the
curiosity
of you.

I peek
through
the window
of your
thoughts
that you have
left
open
to me.

everything new.

somethings
unexplained.

in the still
moments

before
dawn,
I sit here
at my
key board
and talk to
it about

you.

the joys
you feel.

the heart ache
you hide.

and then
you give
me pieces
of you.

and I
hold them
dear.

like sunlight
to flowers.

you awaken
me again.

this night
in you,

when the
rains come
in the
wink
of an eye,

we crusade
into
the black

catching each
droplet
of night
upon our
tongues.

then savoring
the taste
together
deeply
and sweetly
between our
lips..

seeking our
salvation
humble
and as a
servant
to each other's
souls..

through
Topanga
canyon,

we walk

bare toes
in flight.

clouds
swollen
bellies
itching
to give
birth..

and there
behind
your eyes

naked
unafraid,

you
see
me...



and I

see you.

forever.

first kiss

give to me

just about

everything

that you

are.


hold nothing

back but

what you

need too.


fill your

life

with trust

and naked

evening

and sighs

that even

the moon

will hear.


find root

in us

and let

us be

everything

we ever

dreamed.


first kiss

I felt

all these

things.


take not even

one step

from me,


so I can

always

find you

here.

let pour
the crystal
water fall
over me.

let it
reign
in my
soul, and
nurture
me
by it's
touch.

this day dream
of you
that I have.

let your
kisses
of karma
upon my neck
excite you.

and send
you a ******
child.
to the places
still
undiscovered
in your
heart.

and let the

waterfall
cleanse
us,

to dream of
what may
come.



and love

till the

stars

come

home.

For a
moment,
within
these whisky
night
shadows.

let me
have
your eyes
to dream
within,

because
I have
been
beat up
and battered
around,
for way to
long

a time.

holes in
my denim
shirts
front
pocket.

from each
time my
broken
heart
has cut
through
my chest

and run

away.

tired
of being
lonely.

like the
last renegade
drunk
at the
bar.

or the
last bouquet
of sundowner
flowers,


that
no one
will
be taking
home..

in my gut
I need

someone
to take
me home.

to be their
vessel
if only
for awhile,

that I
might
blossom
and bloom
within.

someone
to tell me
their
secrets,

and let
me
give
mine in
return.

can you
promise
me this.

with
both eyes
closed

and kiss
me with
open lips
deep.

For a
moment,
within
these whisky
night
shadows.

let me
have
your eyes
to dream
within,

because
I have
been
beat up
and battered
around,
for way to
long

a time.

holes in
my denim
shirts
front
pocket.

from each
time my
broken
heart
has cut
through
my chest

and run

away.

tired
of being
lonely.

like the
last renegade
drunk
at the
bar.

or the
last bouquet
of sundowner
flowers,


that
no one
will
be taking
home..

in my gut
I need

someone
to take
me home.

to be their
vessel
if only
for awhile,

that I
might
blossom
and bloom
within.

someone
to tell me
their
secrets,

and let
me
give
mine in
return.

can you
promise
me this.

with
both eyes
closed

and kiss
me with
open lips
deep.

playing hide

and go seek

under the

covers

with our

birthday

suits on.



praline and cream

ice cream

melting

down the

inside

of your

thighs.



our games

together

are always

playful

and basked

in cardinal

innocence...



and though

morning

will surely

find

us...



we still

hide from

it too...



heart beats

racing

to beat

the dawn...

Playing hide

and go seek

under the

covers

with our

birthday

suits on.


praline and cream

ice cream

melting

down the

inside

of your

thighs.


our games

together

are always

playful

and basked

in cardinal

innocence...


and though

morning

will surely

find

us...


we still

hide from

it too...


heart beats

racing

to beat

the dawn...

your laughter

is like

a lover's

embrace

around me.



from the

moment

I hear

it .



it is

the only

place

I want

to be.



tangled

in your

afternoon

thoughts,



deep in

your early

evening

kisses.



in places

that we

can only

be.



together

forever

as one.



truthful

to ourselves.



naked to

celebrate

the dawn.

Your laughter

is like

a lover's

embrace

around me.



from the

moment

I hear

it .



it is

the only

place

I want

to be.



tangled

in your

afternoon

thoughts,



deep in

your early

evening

kisses.



in places

that we

can only

be.



together

forever

as one.



truthful

to ourselves.



naked to

celebrate

the dawn.

The weather is

in your eyes,


and the tossing

of cumulus clouds

across this

Charcol sky  ..


open is

my heart

to your tender

smile. and yours

to mine as well.


bed fellows

of winter nights.


and time

is somehow

misplaced

by your

touch.


it lingers longer

it means more.


whenever you

are near.


and the

nape of

your neck,

is where all

true loves

goes to

die,


in ecstasy

and in

celebration.


and this

moment

cannot

last long

enough.


nor your

kiss cannot

reach deep

enough to

quench the

thirst that

God has

given me

for you.


and as

this moment

finally

passes,


you take the

best that

is me with

you,


and it is given

willingly

and I

know I will

never be

the same

again.