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Feb 2019 · 361
Évidence
AmeriMav Feb 2019
Heart beating fast each time you draw nigh
No one would question, no one ask why
As birds should be free, we all plainly see
Your bright beauty belongs to the sky
Gwawdodyn form
Feb 2019 · 164
Shaking Truth
AmeriMav Feb 2019
You shake your head in disbelief
Cause deep inside you can't embrace
Though stirred to flight like wind blown leaf
You still insist you're commonplace

Cause deep inside you can't embrace
The light I tell you that I see
You still insist you're commonplace
While burning bright and full of glee

The light I tell you that I see
You say it's fiction in my head
While burning bright and full of glee
My compliments you try to shred

You say it's fiction in my head
I wish you knew, the truth I know
My compliments you try to shred
These seeds I plant will one day grow

I wish you knew, the truth I know
Though stirred to flight like wind blown leaf
These seeds I plant will one day grow
You shake your head in disbelief
Pantoum form
Feb 2019 · 222
Wandering Words
AmeriMav Feb 2019
Here missing lovely smiles
your gazing eyes topaz brown lost
you are fading  
quiet and empty
roaming mind
lonely prison
in search aimlessly
wandering
aimlessly search
in prison
lonely mind roaming
empty and quiet, fading
are you lost
brown topaz eyes gazing
your smiles lovely
missing here
Palindrome form
Jan 2019 · 273
Astral Delight
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Slayed with complete awe at the sight
Early crisp morning at dayspring
Mind burning with desire to bring
Perfect sketch with word-craft as bright
Description of the sun's first light
Such angst thus paired with heart of glee
When thoughts and feelings can't run free
This poem's not about sun rays
You see! You set my soul ablaze
When your exquisite face I see
Decima form
Jan 2019 · 148
Twinkle of Life
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Your smile's perfect poise
Expression of life and light
Blossom of pure joy
Color on canvas vibrant
Awakens music to dance
Tanka form
Jan 2019 · 586
Ember Ember, Burning Bright
AmeriMav Jan 2019
My little soul spark
By you stoked and overwhelmed
Set me fast ablaze
Haiku
Jan 2019 · 139
Lifelong
AmeriMav Jan 2019
This life is an adventure, and so we go
Across hot shifting sand or soft green park
Sometimes the going's fast, sometimes it's slow
At times much more like spinning in the dark
When does the story end, you never know
The music full of wolves and singing lark
But I am sure the dance would be more grand
If you, my dear, would always hold my hand
Ottava Rima form
Jan 2019 · 135
Mine
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Do you know how lovely you are?
Though often passing time seems to mar
Your beauty fires of life just unearth
Shining light behind every scar

Do you know the sum of your worth?
More precious than all of the jewels of the earth
An intricate, masterful, purposed design
Something unchanging in sorrow or mirth

Can't you see now, your exquisite and fine?
More eloquent than any fragrance or wine
This I will show you, each day that I can
And celebrate you, knowing this, you are mine
Interlocking Rubaiyat form
Jan 2019 · 221
Darling
AmeriMav Jan 2019
What person would capture my love
Like hand in glove
Could hold me tight
In day or night

Beauty planted, visible, sure
Complex and pure
Lovely to see
Strikingly free

Epitome of all my dream
With star-like gleam
Constant and true
My darling, you
Minute Poem form
Jan 2019 · 147
My Muse
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Inspiration runs from heart to head
Into my hands and onto page
To express the power evoked
A heat that builds even now
At the smallest thought
My lovely one
Gives rise to
You're my
Muse
Nonet form
Jan 2019 · 141
Moonlight Fantasy
AmeriMav Jan 2019
In silver moonlight's soft and shimmering glow
Fine breeze did light upon the pine trees blow
Sweet music playing, floating, filled the air
And slowly, gently, warm began to grow

I staring, standing, hollow, lonesome there
Did start when chance I saw my lady fair
Then taking hands we two began to dance
With joyful smiles, spinning free of care

A wondrous night, a thrilling blithe romance
It felt so right it could not be by chance
Our hearts on fire that through our eyes did gleam
Locked on the other in happy tranquil trance

So caught was I, I clutched, was this a scheme
A foolish whim, a quaint delirious theme
But then I thought, "What matters why or how?"
"She's mine! I'd stay! I'd die within this dream
Interlocking Rubaiyat form
Jan 2019 · 115
Winter's End
AmeriMav Jan 2019
The winter not a single leaf had left
It'd taken warmth and sun among the theft
Then left me in the bleak and dismal cold
Where color, light, and joy my life bereft

Then you appeared like fire and sparks of gold
Bearing heat of spring to me you strolled
And soft upon my heart a kiss you placed
You bid my eyes your beauty to behold

Awake my soul and body hot they raced
Your light and sultry form my arms embraced
And vowed that never the cold again I'd feel
Because your sun my winter has replaced
Interlocking Rubaiyat form
Jan 2019 · 312
Beauty Unchanging
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Sunrise, sunset, both beautiful
Dawn and the dusk shine, fanciful
Unchanging at source
Just changed by the course
But the force, plentiful

And so goes the beauty of life
Some days come with gladness, some strife
Unchanging at source
Just changed by the course
Grace the force, in it rife
Clogyrnach form
Jan 2019 · 153
Cherry Trees
AmeriMav Jan 2019
All my sweetest dreams are filled with you and I
Pouring it out every morning I find want
An ever growing desire and longing to go to
Lists mounting always higher of what I wish to do
To hold you in my arms, simply to be with
Journey every shadow just to find you
Hold your hand no matter what
Be it winter, summer, fall, or spring
Whatever the storm and sunshine does
As long as I know I shall be with
Topaz brown eyes, gaze of my love the
Smile, laughter, and your mouth of cherry
To kiss, embrace, sleep, and dream under the trees
Golden Shovel form
Taken from "Every Day You Play" by Pablo Neruda
Jan 2019 · 168
Heartburn
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Sometimes saying bye
Burns with such pain it feels like
Blisters on my heart
Haiku
Jan 2019 · 1.1k
Breathing
AmeriMav Jan 2019
My lungs feel empty
Like floating in outer space
You’re the air I breathe
Haiku
Jan 2019 · 259
Intensity
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Memories entertained about you
Lovely, vivid, intensely they brew
And yet I should say, there is not a day
I am not overwhelmed by your view
Gwawdodyn form
Jan 2019 · 138
Connection
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Sunrise, sunset, moonlight, and star
What are the things that we share?
Ideas, questions, some things bizarre
Is there a place where the east meets the west?
Music, poetry, strums of the guitar
Does the breath of my mouth touch your lips?
Smiles, laughter, things not kept in a jar
Are our dreams and desires a pair?
I know love counts not matter how far
Magic 9 form
Jan 2019 · 231
Morning Rituals
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Alarm rings, I wake
With more ease than recent past
My mind full of you

Screen full of your words
Reminds me of your morning
And how you miss me

Exciting moment
I shower for the day now
Thoughts of you cascade

Ticking away time
Like the thunder of spring storms
Bringing needed rain

Breathless pause I wait for you
"Call me" on the screen is "Read"
Haiku Sonnet
Jan 2019 · 261
I'll Return
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Conversation must now subside
The day has been spent as before
Swirling dreams in my heart abide
And I know I'll return for more

Busy day spins, not much time now
We cannot in a barrel store
Wonder, laughter, or smiles somehow
So I know I'll return for more

Oh your voice rings with such brilliance
My heartbeat is going to war
Overwhelms me at this instance
But I know I'll return for more

In the quiet, in the stillness
When as if my heart hits the floor
Must find a cure for my illness
Oh I know I'll return for more
Kyrielle form
Jan 2019 · 206
Heartwarming
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Warm scarf swept around your soft neck so cute
Smile that could make shadows shine
Jeweled eyes glint like stardust
Kimo form
Jan 2019 · 161
Worthful
AmeriMav Jan 2019
In vain I try to count your worth
Try to open long sealed up jars
Finding dazzling gems I unearth
It's like counting the night sky stars
Love, the soul prison soon unbars
Your vast value you soon shall see
Cracking like light pierced, life long scars
You'll know your importance to me
Huitain form
Jan 2019 · 210
More
AmeriMav Jan 2019
You're like the sun's golden glow
The peace of soft rolling tides
The silver moonlight shadow
But worth so much more
Dodoitsu form
Jan 2019 · 144
She Will Rise
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Some things in life can be quite difficult
Fraught with barriers and oft times unkind
Pressing ahead unsure of good result
You can feel steps so unstable and blind
But, my love, in this your strength is defined
You keep moving on, though pain is not brief
You are bold, fierce, not a weak shaking leaf
In the storm I hear you shouting back loud
Your beautiful spirit begs no relief
Of you, my dear, I will ever be proud
A dizain form
Jan 2019 · 515
Spellbound
AmeriMav Jan 2019
When long my lover's gaze I have not seen
Her sweet aroma long has been astray
And gone the music of her mouth's sweet sound
The love within my heart like evergreen
Won't wane but strong will beat while she's away
Like roots of oaks within the fertile ground
And when my love returns like sunshine beams
My soul shall run to her without delay
And blossoming with flowers all around
Shall rest within her love as if in dreams
Spellbound
A Curtal Sonnet
Jan 2019 · 511
Le Tintement
AmeriMav Jan 2019
What is that chiming
Elegant descending sound
Striking my ear with delight?

It's the soft clear bell
Lifting lightly from her lips
My lover's enchanting sigh
Sedoka form
Jan 2019 · 304
Worry
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Worry is to love
Though not useful in itself
A marker of care
Haiku
Jan 2019 · 347
Awakened
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Dripping
Cold and gray skies
Icy glaze of morning
Reflects the deaf frozen state of
My heart
Awakened suddenly your voice
Burst of sunshine on me
Melts my cold world
Shining
A butterfly cinquain
Jan 2019 · 841
Cold Hands, Warm Heart
AmeriMav Jan 2019
Cold hands
Bring to my mind
Such precious thoughts of you
You warm my heart with the same care
As hands
This is a Cinquian

https://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/cinquain-poetic-forms
Jan 2019 · 229
Light
AmeriMav Jan 2019
I remember the starlight of your passionate eyes
Even in the dark when all lights have gone out
I can see by the light of your resplendent love

Many times it feels as though I am alone
Blank and empty as a cavernous abyss
I remember the starlight of your passionate eyes

They guide me in the swirling emotions of loneliness  
Like the heavenly bodies that guide a ship
Even in the dark when all lights have gone out

All I want is to find my way to you
Though stumbling and failing often
I can see by the light of your resplendent love
This is Cascade poem
Find out more about the form here
https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/personal-updates/poetic-form-cascade-poem
Dec 2018 · 495
Colors
AmeriMav Dec 2018
Glint, gleam, wink, and flash
Come shine with utmost delight
Red, blue, and yellow
Sparkle with stained glass essence
And scatter your emotion
Tanka
Dec 2018 · 1.4k
Refraction
AmeriMav Dec 2018
Light refracting gem
Dazzle me with your beauty
You color my life
Haiku
Dec 2018 · 490
Faint-of-Heart
AmeriMav Dec 2018
You say I’m your rock
Your hero, your champion
I think my cape tore
Haiku
Dec 2018 · 281
Bottomless Bliss
AmeriMav Dec 2018
My heart sinks as I say goodbye once again
Endless loop of loss and ecstasy repeats
You're so very far away and yet always near
I think I could not love you more
And yet your smile always makes more room
I'm at my peak and yet it's never enough

My heart is full, so fill it again

Everyday I seem to find more about you to love
Wondrous spiral of aroma and color
Dizzying display of your beautiful essence
With the clarity of perfectly cut diamonds
Is there ever an end to your facets?
Does this ocean have a depth that one can't descend?
Always finding ever higher summits
Never seeing enough of your golden valleys

My heart is full, so fill it again

Only one thing I know to do
Gaze upon you with my soul, and gaze again
Never stopping until my journey finds its end
Enough will never be enough when it comes to you
I must accept this truth I know
And be content to be always overwhelmed

My heart is full, so fill it again
This poetry form is called “The Bop”
Here is some info on it if your interested.  https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/personal-updates/poetic-form-the-bop
Dec 2018 · 518
Topaz
AmeriMav Dec 2018
My heart smiles bright
At the light scattering gleam
Of your topaz eyes
Haiku
Dec 2018 · 1.8k
Warmth
AmeriMav Dec 2018
Even missing you
My heart is made so warm
By the light of love
Haiku
Dec 2018 · 839
Priceless
AmeriMav Dec 2018
The moments with you
Whether hours or seconds
Are of countless worth
Haiku
Dec 2018 · 422
Reverie
AmeriMav Dec 2018
Swiftly let my wind blow down
Untangle you from your rope
Bear you to a place unknown
Catch you in my hope
Lift you high above the clouds
Where sun and moon are bright
Never shadow, never fear
Only wondrous light

Swiftly let my river flow on
Wash away every blight
Bear you to a place unknown
Glistening brilliant and white
Take you through the twists and turns
Cool and brisk the stream
Til we find a tranquil pool
And float there in a dream  

Swiftly let my heart beat race
Can you hear it in my chest?
Bear you to a place unknown
As you lay your head to rest
Hold you safely in my arms
Drown your worry in my love
Run my fingers through your hair
Set you free on the wings of a dove
AmeriMav Dec 2018
When you sleep my dear
I wonder how deep the color
Your dreams might display
A Haiku. I wanted the title to be longer than the poem itself! lol
Dec 2018 · 438
Distant Grief
AmeriMav Dec 2018
Tears, words, and thoughts fail
To give the whole of my soul
Only shadow like
I want to be so near you
That my own heart breaks with yours
A tanka
Dec 2018 · 947
(Im)Patience
AmeriMav Dec 2018
Although spring be flowering
My heart will still be wishing
For your smile blossoming
And lips made full for kissing

Distance can seem burdensome
Difficult and oft lonely
Makes me sometimes quarrelsome
Hard edged and sometimes stony

Love is o'er us towering
Eyes and soul are still aglow
Patience it is powering
In this soft hope-lit meadow
This poem is a "ae freislighe". An  Irish poem form
Dec 2018 · 505
Heart Song
AmeriMav Dec 2018
In moments like this
All my delight is in you
You make my heart sing
A Haiku
Dec 2018 · 744
Kaleidoscope
AmeriMav Dec 2018
Brilliant patterns in a blaze
Snapping together as you turn
Seeing you without a haze
In the wondrous light, which you burn

Oh the color! What a glorious sight!
To watch you sparkle and shine
Each facets glint is ever bright
It is elegant, delightful, and fine

To watch you dance the days of life
As your jewels sequentially fall
Whether handling moments of joy or of strife
Its amazing to see through it all

See your beauty shine from the depths of your soul
Watch the rapturous mosaic of hope
Taking position in the spectators role
Peering through you...my kaleidoscope
Dec 2018 · 638
Love in the Dark
AmeriMav Dec 2018
At times lights go out
We reach out in the darkness
Wanting another
Deep longing to feel their heart
I will love you in the dark
a Tanka
Dec 2018 · 1.1k
Anchor
AmeriMav Dec 2018
Empty cold and dark
You now feel lost and alone
Tie your heart to mine
A haiku
Nov 2018 · 448
Pledge
AmeriMav Nov 2018
Life is a mystery, a journey, a play
Sometimes rays of sun shine so bright
We run through the meadows, we climb to the heights
Many days the wind floats our kite

But since it’s a long road, with many a turn
Not all days are spent with a smile
Shadows creep in, and monsters come out
We don’t know what comes that next mile

So this is my pledge, the place muscles flex
You need a strong heart as your go
In sunshine or rain, in warmth or in cold
There is something I want you to know

No matter how dark or how stony the path
No matter what valleys you go through
My heart will embrace you, you won’t be alone
I’ll walk though the shadows with you
Nov 2018 · 261
I See
AmeriMav Nov 2018
My eyes have been opened to the person who is you
And everyday's more focused, more vivid, and more true
I think you find it strange that I long to look so deep
But I want to gaze at your art, even when I sleep
And so, my dear, I've studied, to pierce your mystery
So in our time together this is what I see

I see your timeless beauty, the glory of your face
The sculpture of your body, your curvature of grace
The starlight of your eyes, the wave of your lips
The softness of your *******, the music of your hips
How delicate your hands, how supple your sweet thighs
This is what I see, when I look with merely eyes

I see your sword sharp intellect, your precision wheels that turn
The thoughtfulness in each thing you say, the way in which you learn
The wisdom which through decision you put your knowledge to play
You do not live life carelessly, as you chart the roads of day
Your opinions are worth considering, only fools should give no grind
This is what I see, my love, when I see you with my mind

I see the light refract, when it hits upon your soul
With rainbow colors brilliant, a truly transcendent goal
You don't hold back compassion, you won't force back a tear
Your love is so inspiring, even in the face of fear
The fibers of your spirit flex, ten thousand horses could not part    
This is what I see, such strength, when I see you with my heart

And this is just the start, I know, who knows what else will be
But you should know, my eyes are open, and this is what I see
Nov 2018 · 1.5k
Snowfall
AmeriMav Nov 2018
Love me like the snowfall covers the winter ground
Fall upon me softly, light without a sound
Cover me with your beauty, over dirt, stone, and tree
So that when they look upon me, it's your flawless wonder they see
Soften me with the moisture of your passionate embrace
Melt into my soul, nourish my roots with your grace
Shower from the heavens, bring your reflective power low
Love me my sweet darling, love me like snow
Nov 2018 · 348
Snow White
AmeriMav Nov 2018
Snow falls to the ground
White and pure and wonderful
Reminds me of you
Your skin the beauty and glow
So soft as you cover me
This is my first Tanka poem
Nov 2018 · 481
Autumn Musings
AmeriMav Nov 2018
The sky is like slate, down falls the rain
Wetting the world with cool breaths of fall
The trees of rich color, leaves all in flame
Setting the contrast in the shades that I saw
The color more resplendent when set against gray
The beauty much more vibrant to me
It's true of the season, and more I would say
It's true of your features I see
Your white skin so bright, so pure, and so soft
Sets the colors of your body apart
Topaz eyes, pink ribbon lips, dark hair set aloft
You're splendid, a true work of art
All these delights, are for many to view
While jewels of your soul, are between me and you
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