The Hurricane

"When desire takes you by storm."

Storm clouds strengthen and spin toward the shoreMy quiet footfalls approaching your bedroom doorGrowing in intensity from the pressures withinThese insatiable desires seeking carnal sinThe trees bend and sway as the winds pick up speedYour body rocked in my arms,...

Closed Door

"What remains when things are unsaid."

Words that are spoken when nothing is saidThe sounds that we hear, we should have listened insteadA deafening silence has become our cocoonOn this road that we’ve traveled we arrived way too soonA need ever-present now certainly lostIn life’s forward...

The Duet

"A song written by two"

The keys and strings beckon Sit beside me and playWe’ll compose a melodic embraceThat will convince you to stayHands on black and white keysFingers wandering stringsA haunting melody ensuesThat our hearts softly singSoon notes become breathRise in measure and timeIn...

Joyful hearts lift usSunlight glinting off wingsSkyward climbing higherAir rushing past singsThrough cotton ball cloudsCares trail far behindToward destinations unknownDreamt only in our mindsInto clear air we flyWith love in our heartsOvercoming the burdensLife’s constant stops and startsIn angry turbulent...

I’ll be okay, just not todayI’ve lost someone dear to meAlong with them love profoundEntrenched in my heartTheir love knew no boundsWith loyalty and trustThey stood by my sideIn their presence I knewI had nothing to hideI’ll cry and I’ll...

A Peace of Something Lost

"Comfort is not always easily found."

There is a peace of something I seem to have lostIt was not kept in a trunk with a latchIt had come to me once at exorbitant costThough you see there’s no price tag attachedIt had lived in a room...

A Song for the Senses

"She is music and a song for the senses."

In the warmth of her smileAll else fades from viewElevating my spiritsLike no other can doIt’s her taste that I craveA hunger deep within stirsMy desire a distractionUntil my lips again find hersHer sigh is melodiousMy fingertips against skinHands holding...

Monica – Part 4

"An extended hotel stay introduces us to the concierge."

Monica was casually cleaning herself up, using the towel that the young woman from housekeeping had handed her. As I lay there spent from our activities, my mind was frantically trying to come up with something plausible to tell my...