Love Is

"Love is how you make my world beautiful"

Love is craving your lips,Your mouth, your voice, where beforeI was just silence and hunger.Love is our moments of anticipation,Like the last breath before the diveAnd the eventual ascent back into sunlight.Love is missing you even when you’re here,Knowing that...

Love In Kansa

"You are my world"

Kansa flowerBlooming in the sunWisps of puffy cloudsDancing in July skiesSong birds singing Stopping at our streamOpening my saddle bagsWeathered smileFinding your giftFlower and Love note Calloused handsSlowly readingSavoring each wordSmiling to yourselfFeeling her love As you crestThe last hillSmoke curling skywardReminding youYou...

I’ve traveled this road many times beforeThe loneliness The peaceThe acceptance of just being  I know that I can succeed at life’s turnsWith every bump in the road Take every obstacle And conquer every stop I know who I am and what I deserve I know...

Storm Warning

"Love brings peace."

She used to need a storm warning When the storms raging in her soul used to be too much Then he breezed into her life like a warm summer breeze He instantly calmed the storm and chased away the clouds in her eyes He let...

What is passion to youLove between husband and wifeTheir first lover's embraceA date they had to start this life.What is passion to meWalking hand and handDreaming of tomorrowKnowing it will be so grandWhat is passion to youNewborn that brings much...

She Does Not Understand

"Beauty is not always in the eyes of the beheld, but that makes them no less beautiful."

She does not understandhow beautiful she is to me. She does not see herthe way I see her. The mirror shows heronly age and flaws,Her focus drawn to visions of self consciousness. She is not flawless in my eyes;She is not a...

My skin sings a joyous songMy mind quiets after working so long I can hear the lash cutting through airI can feel everything I feel so bare The gift it gives me most don't understandThe blessed silence beneath your hand...

A Once Empty Whole

"With her I've become whole"

Nature abhors a vacuumYet this whole remained unfilledSapping the strength I musterTesting the endurance of my willA need long left unansweredReassurance continually soughtPersistent emptiness prevailedIn spite of all I had wroughtA certain caring unattendedIn unintentional neglectIn opposition of the needLove...