Poems of the Heart Volume III
of you
a smile upon my face
wishing you were here
in my arms embrace...
• We cheated the night.
A SURPRISE DROPS FROM THE SKIES
Walking in the darkness
in the falling rain
All the time in my mind
I’m calling out your name
Light peeks through the clouds
Shadows dance around
Your silhouette appears
dressed in a flowing gown
Stumbling through the mud
down a country road
My clothes soaking wet
drenched to the bone
The wind howled like a dog
tearing through the trees
The moon broke through the clouds
suddenly I see
I cannot understand
how it could be
You standing there
looking straight at me
It was so real I stopped
dead within my tracks
Lightning flashed across the sky
thunder groaned and cracked...
• Dressed fit to kill... tantalizingly
sweet, so close, yet so far away...
TO FEEL LOVE
Heart strings tugged
Warmth of spirit
Heated passion
Blood red sun
Songs in my soul
Melodies in my mind
Time falls lighter on the day
Her sweet soft voice
calls my name...
BELLE
Southern Belle
A blossomed rose
Musical words from her lips roll
in a language I will ever know...
MOVE UP
Climb the highest mountain
Swim the widest sea
Walk the longest desert
In Jesus Christ believe...
THINK
Some minds are set
Some are changed
Some are pawns
in the game
SET THE FIRE
Slip into the night
Rush the darkness
Charge the empty vastness
Lasso a comet
Ride the fire
Burn the pitch black sky
Ignite the moon and stars
Scorch Saturn and Mars!!
BLUE EYES
The warm wind blew
one sleepy day
From where it came
I dare not say
On it rode a blue-eyed beauty
heart of gold, lips of ruby...
Basking in her sunshine
each moment of the day
Hoping it will never end
but knowing that it may...
UNSHACKLED
Live free, freer than the wind
Unchained, unshackled
Unrestrained by space and time
Not subject to the limits of language
Escaping the frailty of human form
Breaking the hold of mortality
To never sleep and never tire
Strength and knowledge without end
To really know it all
To be everywhere in a moment
at a second’s notice
Reaching past the future
holding history in your hand
Once and for all to fully understand!
THOUGHTS
Inside the mind
thoughts recline
waiting to be freed
Some bring beauty
Some bring pain
Some bring laughter
in the rain..
• Crashing up against a sea of unbelief.
FLAMES OF LOVE
May your love grow
like a blooming flower
in the morning sun...
Touch love with your naked hand,
Kiss love’s sweet lips,
Caress love softly, slowly,
Hold it closely to your fire
Warm it in the middle of the night,
May love drip from your presence
May it exude an intoxicating fragrance
and lock you in its hold
May it grip you and never
let you go
May love rock you slowly in its arms
and warm your very being
from head to toe
May love’s flames consume
your heart and soul
May your love shine
like the finest gold...
• Sometimes I think I see her...
I start to call her name...
LEFT
A gaping wound in my heart
blood spills onto the ground
A part of me is ripped apart
life is flowing out
My soul’s a wasted desert land
hope has slipped from my hands
Someone close to me has died
and left my love behind...
SELF PORTRAIT
I walked out of the holler
into the wild blue yonder
So much wonder to behold
up above and down below
I bow on bended knee
to thank the One who brung me.
DEPTH
How many thoughts can
one mind think
How much emotion can
one heart feel
How deep can
one soul go
How much life can
one spirit hold...
A BLOSSOM (SANDRA)
You are a hidden rose
a precious favored stone
treasured by the king...
A blossom full of beauty...
You are the sun
that shines upon my door
on a cold wintry day
You are the radiance
that pierces the darkest night
You cause my heart
to laugh and sing
Warm flames flow from
your fire
A fragrance for each day
A glow that never slips away
You refresh the morning
like a soft falling dew
Only those who see
can drink the magic brew!!
• No beauty can surpass that
fine looking lass.
COLD HEART
She let a man turn her heart
into a cold, hard stone
that seldom travels far
from her fancy home
The breakers crash against the rocks
and fly into the air
She doesn’t even flinch,
her face shows not a care
She goes through all the movements,
though emptiness engulfs her soul
fills her up to overflow
steals all the love she’s ever known.
HE (1)
He walked across the sun
on a rainy day
jumped into the ocean
and slowly swam away
He climbed a rocky mountain
to its snowy peak
fought a fierce, young lion
and landed on his feet!
• Our daily habits deny us the
adventure we so badly need.
MY! MY!
German chocolate cake
Hawaiian strawberry pie
There she goes
walking on by
My-y! My-y!
One of a kind
drenched in richness
Tempting.. delicious
Magical attraction,
fire, infatuation
Beautiful elation
the queen of my dreams
Life worth living
Luscious indeed!
HE (2)
He
rode the stormy waves
across the big blue sea
into a den of thieves
who carried him away...
WIND
When the wind blows
does it take you
for a stroll
on a winding country road?
Does it lead you to your home?
UNINTRUSIVE
In a square box room photographed
black and white with shades of blue
lies a calm simplicity,
A checkered sofa, a beveled mirror
Warm summer air silently flows
Window cracked, the curtain blows
The gentle light exhales
caressing the subtle beauty of her face
and soul
Standing tall, an artful delight
Pleasing my eyes, she looks and smiles
Nails painted red
Long blonde hair
Slim and trim
A white china doll
Comfortable, unrestrained, authentic, sure
A faint expression, a slight gesture
suggests we sit for a while...
Causal conversation naturally unfolds
Time escapes the day
Hours fade away
Attention to each other
all that really is
Rising slowly she walks away..
I dream... but not far...
The absence of her presence
leaves the room wanting
Ever so quiet she soon returns
with a grin and a sway
sauvignon and a small cheese tray
She serves me first and then reclines
Almost catlike
she curls and purrs upon the couch
Soft jazz sets the mood, we resume
a smooth conversation
I soak in her eyes, her beauty, her smile
Waves of music surround our souls
Soft shadows dance in the corners
unnoticed, unseen
A square box room photographed
black and white with shades of blue
There, a magic summer breeze
softly blows
through...
• Do you know love as a flower knows
the rain and sun?
CHATTER
“I swallowed a horse with a million dollars
then gave it all away,”
the parrot said to the chimpanzee
one early morning day.
The chimpanzee could see the picture
in the eye of his mind
He said, “That was quite a feat
and truly very kind.”
The camel had a story to tell
of his very own
He had been out all night
and had not been alone
The squirrel joined in the chatter
to comment on the matter
He too had made the rounds
in a nearby hopping town
The rabbit, she was silent
soaked in all she heard
The forest then was quiet
and offered not a word.
• When they were giving out
personalities they gave her
a double portion. Some got none.
TARNISHED ARMOR
A knight in tarnished armor
and faded tattoos
A second handed lover
with my baby blues
Been down and dirty
dusty and used
Rough edges,
not unsmooth
Wrinkled brow
crows feet eyes
Ashes with embers
fire down inside
burning in my veins
like a mighty hurricane!!
POOR LITTLE BEAUTY
White face, red lips, dark hair
dressed in Milan’s best
pouting in her lair,
Style eyes, confident, bold
a bit snooty
Provocative, sad...
Admire,
envy,
pity,
‘Little Beauty’.
• The waitress asked if I wanted dessert.
I replied, “You are dessert to my eyes.”
RUN
One musters courage
The other one is shy
One runs for the gold
The other runs and hides
Will you cross the finish line
Or dabble by the road
Are you satisfied to guess
Or do you need to know?
LIFE’S GARDEN
Walking through the garden
pulling up the weeds
turning unturned soil
planting brand new seeds.
DO IT
Feed the heart
Free the spirit
Stretch the mind
Exercise the soul
IF FOREVER KNOCKED?
If forever knocked on the door...
If eternity were sold at the store...
How much would you pay?
Would you sacrifice
would you give your life
all for endless days?
STREAMS
Seamlessly blending forever together
start and stop forgotten
One day blends with the next
almost as one
or a smaller part of more
flowing into the same stream
like a river with no shores
Seconds, hours, minutes
melded together
in a cosmic ocean
shrouded with a misty fog
The ancient past holds fast
to the hand of tomorrow
Ends blend with beginnings
connections unapparent ghosts
rolling, flowing, never ever
standing still
one segment enveloped by another
disappears in the other
Past history sometimes forgotten
the future standing naked... alone
in front of your face
soon to be but a trace
across the eternal sky...
• The power of an open fire.
TASTES
Weaving down a winding road
Marvelous mysteries to behold
Tastes of heaven on this earth
Oh the wonders of new birth!!
COULD HAVE BEEN MINE
Looking back I see a time
she could have been mine
Make me wanna lay down and cry
Slim little body, pretty face
make my heart begin to race
A pretty, pretty baby,
a fine looking lady
from not so long ago
Life is not so easy
I know it likes to tease me
You know it makes me wanna
lose control
I just gotta let it roll
Pretty little lady from long ago
Rock and roll down in my soul
Let it roll, let it roll
I just gotta let it roll...
• Thinking about you.
SCREAMING HEART
The cries of a screaming heart
into a cold, dark night
Empty echoes ring in pale moonlight...
Deep deadness in my soul, ever aching
Broken trail paved with tears decaying...
Sorrow, sickness, affliction of pain
Memories drudging through my brain
A death grip on love’s chain
Cold damp fingers pried apart
Dissecting darkness from the heart
Casting burdens into a desert casket dark...
NIGHT
Darkness falls softly
blankets the land
envelopes th
e night,
A quiet stillness settles in
until the night is spent
and sunlight awakens the day
• Tears of blood fall on blue lips...
Love gone amiss.
STRETCHING
Crushed like grass under the feet
of a giant,
Straining to spring back higher
than before,
To reach up, spread wings and fly
high into the sky,
Unhindered, free, freer than the
most majestic birds,
Crashing through the gates that
try to keep hold on the soul,
Thrashing about like a great fish
beached on a stormy night,
Shaking off restraints like a dog
shaking water from its fur,
The storm dies down, the dust
settles within the depths of my heart,
I walk softly, peering into
the uncertainty of night,
With smiling eyes keenly atuned
to the silent surroundings
Sensing in the quiet of the darkness
a stillness deep inside...
There I lie softly calling
to the Maker of it all...
• We ride beside the mighty tide!!!
SAY YOU LOVED ME
I know you like it here
Please do feel free to stay
But I’m a long ways from anywhere
I must be on my way
If I stay another night
I’ll stay another day
I know you like this place
But I must be on my way
We’ve had so much fun
We danced and laughed and played
layed in the evening sun
and surfed upon the waves
I promise I won’t stay long
The highway calls my name
When it does I must be gone
But I’ll be back one day
Please hold me in your heart
I’ll do the same for you
Say you loved me from the start
I’ll say I loved you too...
• You are the fiestiest thing I’ve ever seen!
KRISTY
I see her everywhere
though she long since disappeared
How many of these girls
could have a face like hers
To this very day
she never fades away
She could have been an angel
She could have been a queen
She could have been most anything...
FRAGRANTLY FEMININE
Potential passion bursting
Deep desire thirsting
Blatant beauty, fragrantly feminine
Marvelously overdone
Visual overload, finely dressed
Cause of my heart’s distress
With the shape of an hourglass
you walk right on past
I know you’re just made that way
yet you take my breath away!
• You strike my fancy.
ROSES GREW
Walking where the roses grew
Sunlight always found a way through
Through the hills, the clouds, the trees
Found its way to you and me.
THE MASTER
The Master of the miracle
came down from up on high
I passed from death to life
in the twinkling of an eye.
ARE THERE?
Is there magic?
Are there miracles?
Are there signs
pointing the way?
The sun shines again
It’s a brand new day!
• To walk inside the magic of a fresh
falling snow.
SEARCH
Would new thoughts
seduce our finite minds?
Would it be so awful,
fresh ideas to find
Has disappointment
stopped our kind
from trying to find
something better in our time
Might there be a tale so bold
a tale of late untold
spoken in the times of old
but now grown a little cold
Do we dare to launch a search
is it not our path from birth
In new ground does danger lurch
will we fall from edge of earth
Is there a lion in the street
a new idea we’re scared to meet
To search there’s not a grander feat
does it cause your heart to beat?
• Are you as deep as you think or
can you stand a deeper drink?
WHISPERS
Beauty in your presence
Music through the air
Sunshine in the window
falling on your hair
Whispers of love
ring out from the sky
Come hither laughter
sings in your eyes...
MORNING
Catch me in the morning
when I’m fresh and new
Kiss me on the lips
Hold me close to you...
CAPTURED
I’m captured by your beauty
your body and your eyes
You’re happy go lucky
You took me by surprise
The strength of your beauty
draws me by your side
Chain me in your prison
Hold me ‘til I die...
LOVE COMES CRASHING DOWN
Love hides beyond the gate
Perhaps a prisoner of fate
Not allowed to freely roam
Yet seldom found at home
Wasted love thrown away
As midnight fades to day
Late night hours, pretty flowers
All controlled by unseen powers
Without beginning, without end
Love cries out from within
Suspended in a deep blue sky
Tears fall down from on high
Seen at a distance with a view
Love reaches out for me and you
One day its waves come crashing down
A mystery that can’t be found
Falling from a hidden cliff
Flowing from a great abyss
into a bright beautiful night
Can’t be told, feels so right
• If God can make something
as beautiful and stunning
as a woman, what else
can He do?
AMAZED!
Look and look until you see
a bright, shining light
on the other side!
where love never fails
indescribable joy prevails
all is forever new
untainted, untouched by mortal man
a new creation...
pure, pristine beauty
Knowledge too great to receive...
wisdom unending
deepest depth ever heard
so foreign to the earth
celestial from its birth
astonishingly amazing
day after day
Nothing ever seen before
by man
greater than the grandest dream!
imagination defied!
My soul cries out for you,
Oh Paradise!!
• Only the best for everyone I see...
May it always and forever be...
FRESH, PURE LIGHT
Her fresh pure light shines bright
permeating day and night
She is an illuminating delight
a sunburst in flight
Fire flies from her eyes
reflecting the hu
rricane inside
High voltage, electrified
body, heart and mind
To the brim and overflow
she’s young and on the go
One hundred eighty proof
raw energy through the roof
Fire, flames, charm and spirit!
how I love to see it!
Let it pour like liquid gold
pouring from a silver bowl!
LAUGHTER
Laughter on the wind
echoes in the sky
Sweet shining smiles
reflect the warmth inside...
JOURNEY LIFE
Truth in time...
reality, mortality
Born