Mike

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. Carl Sandburg.When I have the time I like to write and I know my boundaries. If it weren’t for spell check I’d be lost.--------------------------------------If all the angels ..........Are in heaven........What do I do...........With my dreams..........Do I lock them up.......In this heart shape boxAnd throw the key.....Into the deep blue sea.Do I open this box.....For all the world to seeAnd pretend...........These dreams ........Are not me..............Do I cry and scream...At this heart shape boxFor holding so pure.....My dreams................Are my sights............To high...................For the angel............That I cry................Who has no wings.......If all the angels.........Are in heaven.............What do I do.............With my dreams...... --------------------------------- ------------------Loving you madly.......With kisses............Picture sweet............In a frame................Of glass cold..........Your eyes................So glossy green.....Your picture.........Haunts me............With love.................So madly deep...........In dreams..............I'm grasping...........Your photograph........In..........................The dead..................Of sleep............... ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Dancing alone............. With a love.................. That came and went.... Holding on to nothing Endless time spent... Playing our song.......... I lose sight................ Of right and wrong..... Dancing with insanity... Until the early dawn..... Embracing a vision..... In love with the past. Holding on to nothing Morning comes at last--------------------------------------------------- Beautiful fairy-tales.. In songs told.............. Woman of passion ... You’ve touch.............. My soul..................... You have went............ Where no one can go. Deep in my heart........ I hear your song........ Words of love............. And I sing along......... With all my heart ........ I sing your song........ ------------------------------------- --------------I profess................. My love.................... For all to see.............. I ask ........................ For your hand............. In matrimony............. I kneel before you...... On one knee................ Will you signify............ A lifetime................... With me.................. And if you .................. Convey....................... What my heart.......... Has dreamed............. I will love you.......... With every breath....... I breathe................... ------------------------------ ----------------Remains of love........In memories past........A rainbow of black.......In shadows cast..........Expressions...............Of love .......................A diary.......................Bestows.....................The soul weeps............With every word.........Down..........................A ghostly path.........Love............................Will stroll.................Searching.................For the end................Of the black..............Rainbow ...................... ----------------------------------- ---------- Adoring you............. From afar ................ With rhymes of love..... I dare not speak........ Thoughts ................... Of you.................... Entrenched ................. I stand-alone.......... And ponder............... Love........................... On a pedestal............. I cannot..................... Reach.............................. ------------------------------------- --------------------------------- In my diary................ Of love........................ I reminisce .............. Each memory of you. Is a fairy-tale ......... Came true................... Your passionate kiss ... Still lingers .............. On my lips................... And those sweet sighs When making love...... I truly miss................. I turn the page.......... And catch................ My breath................. For an evening.......... Of your passion....... That is written.......... In my book.............. ----------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------Is it the ...................Horsy ride...................That makes you..........Giggle in dreams......Or the flying spoon.....Open the hatch............Hear comes your foodIs it.........................The bedtime stories..That I read ..............Or the lullabies........That I sing...............Could it be.................The cartoons.........How your laughter ...Fills a room................Or is it my whisper......I love you..................Sleep my baby............The dawn seems..........So faraway.................Sleep my baby...........I hear you................Giggle in dreams...... -------------------------------------------------One selfish act....... Look what you’ve done You have shattered..... The family................. That was made........ From your love........ You have taken ...... Your life................. Your pain is done ... But the pain .............. Of your love ones.... Has just begun....... What were you thinking When you took your life That the pain........ Would be over........... In a blink ................. Of an eye.................Can you hear ......... The screams.......... Can you hear the cries Can you hear ........ Your family.......... Asking why...........You’re selfish act... Can never be undone. Like the river of tears. From the blast .......... Of your gun...............You have taken ....... Your life................ Your pain is done.... The pain .................. Of your love ones... Has just begun.......... --------------------------------- ---------------- As you sleep............. In the flicking......... Candlelight................. I kiss you ................... Without end............... And dream................. Of the nights ............ Passion...................... As you sleep............... I whisper to you..... You’re my heaven...... My angel................... My wish from above.... You are the woman...... I hopelessly love....... ---------------------------------------------------Do you believe .........In sweet surrender ..Candlelight kisses.......So hopeless ..........With tender...........Petals of love...........With sweet nothings....Sincere.......................Yes whispers...............Shivers and revere...Do you believe............My dreams come true.Every time..................I dream of you........... --------------------------------------------------- Her broken heart.... Tries to heal........... From the letters of love She thought were real.. His feelings............ Were......................... Written in the dark.... Where the truth is bare In the evening ..... Reflection.............. Her reality stares..... She takes his letters From the pedestal ...... By the bed................. And tears them ........ To pieces................ With trembling hands... And watches them fall.. Like hourglass sand.... --------------------------------------------------- With tenderness........ In your kiss.............. Unknowingly................ My fingers............... Glide.......................... On you’re swaying hips In the rhythm............ Of touch..................... Your sighs................... Welcome’s the night .. Surrender.................. And whispers.......... Let........................ The moonlight dance.. Begin.................... -------------------------------------------------- Heartbroken.............. By infidelity............ This agony................. Of love’s deceit ....... Leaves ...................... Many wounds........... In my tormented heart. And when................ You utter.............. Your anguish.............. I cannot bear............ To hear you speak.... Of love ................... So innocently ..... For ......................... My heart............. Bleeds...................... In your abyss .... Of....................... Love’s deceit..... ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- With this wish............. I wish tonight.......... That you and I........ Could catch a ride.... On a meteorite............ We would soar ......... The beautiful......... Starlit night................. I would hold you near And whisper.......... Sweet nothings.......... In your ear.............. And if we fall.............. It will be................... In love................. ------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------The times............ We’ve swayed............ In intimacy............ I’ve loved.................. Every moment........... Of your love........... And when we sway.... In our lover’s dance.... I hold close............ Your precious heart.. And I promise........... With all my heart........ I will never................ Let you fall................ From the pedestal...... Of my love............. -------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- In the shadows............ Of the graveyard........ I stand-alone............. Pondering lives lost.... So far................... Death roams............... Here beside .............. The gravestone......... Is where my heart...... Weeps........................ The passing words ...... Of the departed.......... Haunts every breath... In me........................ Engraved on the stone. For all...................... The living to see.......... Time-waits for no one. And soon................... Our souls.................. Shall meet.............. ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Do you dance............ To love songs.......... Do you dream ............ As the music plays on So lonely .................. Is your heart so full. Dreaming................... In this crowded room. Could you surrender.... Your feeling within..... Could you take me...... Where only dreams...... Have been................ If I promise ............. To give you................ Loves all.................. Would you dance........ With me................... In a lovers song...... Could you share ......... What love needs.......... Could you share ......... Your love-starved Dreams ---------------------------------- ------------------------------- Grasping my pillow..... In my sleep............... A plea........................ From within................. Whispers to me........ Where is your love.. The whisper................ Speaks...................... By my side............... My true love sleeps.. The whisper............... Sighs....................... Open your eyes.......... And the truth.............. You shall see............... Your love.................... Has vanished............. Into........................... The evening............. Of adultery.............. Love......................... Loves no one............. The whisper............ Did speak................. ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------If I were your knight.... I would have ......... Armor of gold........... And surrender......... My heart................... At your ................. Beckoning call............ I would fulfill ......... You’re every dream.. And give you......... True love.................. On bended knee ......... I would protect......... Your honor............... With gallantry............. And do battle ............ With my last breath..... If you wish it............ To be.......................... I would................ Build you a castle....... By the sea............. And make love.......... Too you..................... At the whim............... Of your decree........ ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------ Spasms lifts ........... Her body................... With eyes closed........ The Doctor explains..... She's...................... Reacting to the.......... Pain........................ And the convulsions.. Is the first stage....... And the last............. Journey...................... Of her life................... Mom gasps............... For her breath....... Dad ......................... Is lost in a daze........ The disease................. Has eaten................... Her liver................... She tries................... To endure................... But there is no cure... As death................... Walks her way......... Mom cries................. There wasn’t............. Enough Time.............. I didn’t say............. Goodbye..................... And I........................ Remember................... Her dancing............... As she played............ Her 45’s................... --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---- So wounded................ Is my heart................ In loves regard............ I see your.................. Infidelity ................. In wandering eyes.... Words of love............ You only speak............ In fervor of night...... The beauty ............... Of touch.................. Satisfies your flesh.. But not your........... Wandering eyes...... --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ A Moonbow ............... Shimmers ................. In the mist................ As lovers ................. Hold each other......... Watching the moonbow Dancing down ......... The watery walls..... Sighs....................... Of beauty............... Could be heard........... Over the noise............ Of the cascading falls And the splendor......... Of the moonbow...... Enchanted us all......... As we gazed................ At the beautiful...... Cumberland falls....... ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------