Echoes upon the Wind

"A voice so beautiful it echoes upon the wind"

There was once upon a timeA beauty that was so divineWith a voice of an angel That travelled a thousand miles Upon the gentle summers breezeThat caught me by surprise A melody so beautiful upon my earsThat echoes upon the wind.A voice so...

My Eyes

"The eyes say everything"

My eyesSee the perfect in you,A side of you that no one else is lucky enough to see. I see the sweet loving side that you hide from the rest of the world. My eyes See the sexy way you move andthe passion that burns...

The Way It Is

"Just one sleepless night with love..."

Up, unwilling,Out of sleep’s sensuous pit,Again, the cry, thin, tentative,Third, this night? Fourth?Wifely form slumbers on.Up, cold night air slaps bare chestStagger on bed-weary legsOne hand to pat infant backOther gropes around squalling baby-face,Sleep-warm, smooth skin, sticky maw of mouth.Hard,...

This alley cradles my soul in the solace of its darknessTossing my knife, playing with it, with no mark of kindness.My eyes reflect the devil’s own, full of wrath and lies;As soon as I release my grip from this, I...

What is lifeIf not the most precious gift of all?Life is love without regardLife is love despiteWhat is lifeIf not the essence within all?Life is love without regardLife is love despiteWhat is lifeIf not a seed of love planted in...

Beneath the deep lashingwhen a sweet pain bloomsthrough your aching nerves,I wonder if I'm still there. I can still feel you,it's in the blood,in the heart.The sharp intake of breathwhen you cannot utter a name,when you're reduced to whimperand shivering naked...

Eventually

"love relived"

Eventually,After travelling the yearsTogether, hand in hand,Rejoicing in the heat of,Mouth on mouth.Skin on skin,Bodies receiving and, sweetly, giving.Eventually,Time takes his toll,And heat becomes an emberYet never diesPassion calms,Yet lingers in fond glances,Fingers touch, with love,As hands still hold.All passion...

She saw nothing amiss

"When you have everything necessary for the best relationship ever ... except her interest."

Through my front door does beauty floatLovely and graceful as a birdLips I longed to kiss say "I love you"She knows not the meaning of the wordI'd offered her my oft broke heartWas this so great a sinFamiliar scent of booze and...

Wash it Away

"Doesn’t rhyme or have any sex!"

The drumming on the roofGrows from a whisper to a loud roarWash away everything Please God, wash it awayThe bed is chillyI am in it alone but there is someone in it with meBut our fire washed away long agoAnd I don’t...

He sleeps so stillShe thinks about her lifeTheir lives are not a thrillFor the little housewifeCommunication has worn awayShe wishes for other thingsShe continues to prayShe know there's been no sinMarriage is a lot of workIt's not like in the...