Untitled 5/4/99

Posies posing in autumn rain
Not long til you'll be gone again
Smile on me if you've got the time
Now, in this moment you are mine

Green leafs sparking with morning dew
How long since I've looked at you
Drops of Heaven's wine that fell
A mystery only One can tell

Nodding off to sleep I pray
You'll bless again the next sweet day
And may Your face be shining seen
In all of nature's glories green

Untitled 4/22/01

Oh, how I wish I were a poet
So I could say to you
(in words that would have meaning)
that my heart cries every time
I walk away from you.
And how I long to hear you tell me
(as mr. Rochester to Jane)
that our heartstrings are tied together for good.
One day I'm scared to wake up from this dream
But a dream this good is better than none at all for me
So I kiss you goodnight
And hope to God you'll be back soon
I walk away and hide my tears
I'll grace my pillow with their dew
And my ink will stain these pages
as songs run through my head
I'll send my prayers to the heavens
And lay myself to bed.

Romance 12/12/05

Romance only ruins things better left alone
Tangled webs we weave leaving much to be atoned
Circumstance can take the blame for only just so long
Foolish intuitions they can only lead us wrong
Fire forges metal into something true and strong
Yet melts the coldest ice until it’s water’s running gone
Flame like that can burn a heart t’ward what it looks upon
For it cannot be quenched before temptation is withdrawn
Avoid it we cannot a futile effort that would be
Asking for omission would be a fruitless plea
Knowledge that it comes and goes just as the wind is blown
Is the only armor ‘gainst the snares romantic whims have sewn