Villanelle to a Shared Yearning

"Hiraeth: nostalgia tinged with sadness over loss and a yearning for a place that may never have been"

Nostalgia yearns for places never found,We search in hope, with joy, and trusting sighs;Hiraeth is ours, both souls are homeward bound.The hollow echoes with a birdlike sound,A song is heard, it crests and gently dies;Nostalgia yearns for places never found.We found...

My Loving Addiction

"How I love her."

I'm addicted to this feeling, My need to have you near.Like a soothing warmth, it's in my heart,and it casts aside my fears.I'm enchanted by your smile, and your sweet and tender eyesThey keep the darkness from my soul Even in the darkest...

The mirror shows her form all dressed in white,So soft, demure, and precious as can be.Reflecting back her beauty, pure delight, My secret knows just what she means to me.With glowing face and smiles to warm my heart,With words assuring me she's always near,She makes me feel we're one though...

The Magic Must Never End

"This man, in darkness and night, in shadow and light"

This man is my light in darkness and nightDrawn to him Yearning for himHoping my needs would couple with his And they didAfter dead ends encounteredAfter dread doubts dispersed When the magic flowed out of his heartWhen his touch set...

The Staircase to Nowhere

"All I want is someone who will stay, no matter how hard it is to be with me."

Has she been on the staircase to nowhereIn search of the one she lost. Has he offered to shoulder her burdensNo matter what it might cost.Could the feelings return with his presence Reaching out to her once more.Could she spin from the...

The tempest stopped, our doom has passed us by, Strong winds now die and leave the world at peace.This storm has ended, dawning day draws nigh.Through thunderous lightening, flashes in the sky, We weathered all the gales and dire caprice.The tempest stopped,...