icy fingers upon your heart
this grasp unrelinquished
no audience held for these
wet trickles of salted misery

You say you know Love
how can this be true
for you show no mercy

sizzling paper and tendrils rise
letters lost in the crumbing ash
careless toss misses the mark
flames feed with a new breath

lies upon this parchment wrote
undying love and chivalry born
faded upon spring's new rose
aghast as this turn of face
actions speak volumes
louder than words

invasion by foreign emotions
upon face's center stage
chasing away complacency
in favor of branding tongues

power struggle played
for this house of cards
when the Ace was laid
it all came tumbling down

nature's misted breath
gentle whispers fall
before the storm begins
I look and see
snowflakes in my hair

nature's misted breath
gentle whispers fall
before the storm begins
I look and see
snowflakes in my hair


That is....fantastic

I like that one a lot too.

thanks guys ... feels so good to have a friendly muse once again ...

i adore your writings... they always seem so transporting.

sweetpea

And I Love You


I love you
and I don't kiss you goodbye at the end of the night
I love you
and I don't see your face before I turn off the light
I love you
and I look for the way to make this all feel alright
I love you
and I rejoice I have the chance of a future so bright
I love you
and I cherish your touch when I am frozen from fright
I love you
and I will wait for a future for now out of my sight
I love you


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Bitch

candied tone
a poor disguise
your smile spews
embittered lies
malicious snares
in fervor plied
acerbic gaze from
wickedness imbibed
no sympathy inside
for these
crocodile tears
you try

Hehehe those are tricky, nice, I like. hmm yep

the heap of shedded garments
swallowed by ravenous white
icy fingers draw out a gasp
as wind blown strands expose
this face, tired and resigned

laughter once along the shores
lost even from these hazel eyes
tears mingle with falling rain
waves of salty mist beckon as
to the horizon footsteps fall

with no last glance behind
venus returns to the sea

naked kiss from this
internal inferno
frozen wet ecstacy
blows reality away

euphoria attained
for just one wish
make love to the moon
on a blanket of stars

for this tiny little bean
no stranger to my dreams
slightly silly it may be
but have you really seen
what the world looks like
without the coffee bean

broken angels
fall from grace
though they sewed
their wings back on
they must learn
how to fly again

he tries to make
a paradise
in her heart
of ice
his passion,
flamed yet
sterilized
her tundra
keeps
no heat

Make believe
a sword of stone
as veiling mists disguise
this treasured paradise
seas of red overcome
a charging silver tide
Prince Charming's kiss
to the damsel in distress
to seal the lover's bliss

every morning alone you wake
the shadows all long gone
strewn around the room you find
clues to clear the fog inside
blinds down to block the light
pain is your only friend, these days
quite happy with this solitude
Your daily date begins again come Eight
And just like yesterday, you'll
fall asleep with a dream again

no chance to change the past
as the memory replays
breaking free of this
prison in her mind futile
as catching moonbeams
in an outstretched hand
cherry blossoms kiss
her tear stained cheeks

a kiss to hold the tears at bay
a hug to cleanse the wounds
just another day we live
and learn from our mistakes

slowly slip below, watch
as shallow ripples fade
warmth against the flesh
inside this liquid caress
think upon a favorite dream
and forever it will play

This is wonderful.....such visuals it makes, as if I'm in a warm bath

Goodbye Letter
 

goodbye letter

a day will come
words will be said

for a woman

who placed a veil
upon your head

on whose shoulders
tears were shed

ashes in the wind
as the breezes spin

for a woman

who to lift spirits
makes a smile begin

no single whisper
of her pain within

a day will come
words will be said

for a woman

you never really knew

Quite an impressive collection.

a piece in progress ... I already miss the yearly love affair I have with my precious Merlot ...


precious drops, this kiss of wine
crismon bleeds to capture breath
a captive audience lured within
this silent dance of seduction
performed simply with eyes alone
lost inside their depthless glow
no wish of release from this prison

I drink these words in Purple Bliss

freedom from deceiving bliss
words of love
from a stranger's lips


ticks of a broken clock
time won't tell 5:00


trade truth for blind
stare into the sun
and fumble to find your way

fingers chase these droplets down
captive leaves thrown against their cage
shadows hide secrets below dimmed light
a visible whisper, this rustled ground
from a safe distance audience held
the moon between the stars
though the message left is clear
even in this perfect silence
I cannot hear the rain

Beaten tastes of Autumns cracking cold
making my mind work for colors changes
hoping for the golden fade of dry leaves
knowing frozen winter awaits this flavor

man i MISS my piano ... had the melody for this one in my head as I wrote

each time we say goodbye
our lips speak a lie
days go by in old routine
Long lost is this sheen
that boldly lived in
starstuck eyes

Do some small embers hide
in deep shadows wide
Will the key to this life
still be found, my wife
in your amber eyes

sweet siren's haunting song
tease this dream along
at the end, we shall find
only one of its kind
pure honey eyes

Dipped pen in this well gone dry
yet merlot ink on feather tips
to scratch when shadows reign
tales of trials , and remaining
forever on the page
of a book unread

Love affair of angelic white
a painted scene of dreams
but under this virgin veil
cruel barren beauty blinds

captive within her icy grip
romantic seduction lured
as the smoky vision clear,
this soul finds no caress

.....Ouch, hurts....but so good

some memories leave
footprints upon your heart
this painful price is paid
for the reward which lies beneath
the chance of stories old
to find a single moment
in a world of clouded grey
for a solitary rainbow
to chase the clouds away
but oh,
the sweet bitterness remains
to pay the price
and still be denied the key

dim embers snuffed
tendrils of smoky grey
shadow's only friend
ripples in the wind
and a mantra within
bend so not to break
this time .... this smile,
unlike the other tries
something died inside

a stardust trail, fallen
a new path made in travels
when the sky has faded
its memory losing warmth
the sparkle of tiny gems
swallowed by the distance
to make you wonder .. of this dream
a handprint on the glass
the only clue of night at a window
listening to the voice of the rain
capsules to the invisible
remnants of the fallen pieces

sleepless dreams, tonight
no peace in darkness found
last coals have all gone cold
the clock is not my friend
as another day begins

wise woman sings
oceans trickle free
as the cracks grew
a heart slipped down
to splatter at your feet

rainbow horizon
colors of this dream
the line between
where heaven stops
and reality is free

so cold, this hole
smoking flesh blackens
the diamond ice inside
salted drops of dew

to yank the ground
beneath, breathless
tree of everlasting life
why can't I be worth
saving .... just this time

behind a door none can follow
safe within these shadows ... secretly
oblivious to reality a breath away
twisted fingers on this weary captive
alone within thoughts who never sleep
entropy of the senses left behind
blissful silence for a moment again

These are really good, amonkie! Keep 'em coming!

I love you .. but I'm sorry
the me you see isn't real
this homemade misery
I love you... but I'm sorry
I can't be the way you need
and only love you secretly
I love you .. but I'm sorry
the only sure promise
is two broken hearts
I love you .. but I'm sorry
life and its simplicity
not this land of make believe
I love you ... and I'm sorry.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~
wrapped away memories lost
times where I had been niave
and thought the warm sunshine
could never burn my skin

when the sizzling starts again
and you look around for rain
acid drops are all you hear
in this good old fashioned town


i was crazy to start
but even crazier to stay
and now i'm so crazy
the institution's turned me away