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Wildflowers Amongst Ruins
Read more: Wildflowers Amongst RuinsOld ruins Forgotten and unkempt Discovered years later Remembering the days Preserving the magic While gardens bloom all around Let the wildflowers grow Where there once were none Let the magic be remembered For all and for one This poem, along with others, can be found in my book Coffee Shop Sessions II: Moving Mountains…
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Getting to Know You
Read more: Getting to Know YouGetting lost in the deep bluewe simply forget everything elsethis is our fantasy, our escapebut there is life outside these four walls Our wants extend us to stay a little longerwe’ve been waiting for this day it’s too soon to walk away I’d rather have my time with your body next to mineI’d rather have my time getting…
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Moving Mountains One by One
Read more: Moving Mountains One by OneI’ve tumbled through the rolling hills, hiked to the snow-capped peaks, stargazed in the desert with Joshua trees and driven up the Pacific coast to get a closer look at that picturesque ocean where locals claim anything goes I’ve snorkeled through Atlantic waters, crossed the longest bridges, drifted through meandering rivers, and flown over the…
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We Don’t Talk About That
Read more: We Don’t Talk About ThatDrifting thoughts of us strike during the long hours of the dayIt’s that time once againBut we won’t talk about it now We’ll say so much to fit inThe space between the silenceBut those days where we lit up the sky,We won’t talk about that now Fantasies creep inSome days, or most days,What we’ve done…
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The Box
Read more: The Box“This friendship will self-destruct when you open that box,” Katie says as she hands me a box and waits for a response. I wonder what this means, what is so important in this little box. Do I dare open it? I don’t want to lose her as a friend. We’ve been through a lot together:…
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Our Song
Read more: Our SongSpinning the same song that connected us gets harder to hear. Each verse cuts deeper into what never was, what could have been; the longing to be near. With my fingertips crossing your beard, your fingers grazing my thighs, those longing sleepless nights I’ve waited to be alongside the one that knew the depth of…
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Separated Not By Love
Read more: Separated Not By LoveYou set the scene, describe it so perfectly; what we’ll do what I’ll wear where we’ll go from the first moments of excitement to the height of pure ecstasy But love, it’s a trembling sensation that leaves me wanting; wanting to lay with you, to feel your warmth next to me The cool breeze from…
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Sunday Thoughts
Read more: Sunday ThoughtsTwo lone souls thinking they stand out in the crowd do they really or are they the same as everyone They feel special, profound as no one must feel the same but they do, they all want to be loved they all are searching for the one Yet there isn’t one there are quite a…
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Our (Mis)Fortune
Read more: Our (Mis)FortuneYour hand slips into mine, the fortune teller notices our smiles with glittering eyes, she’s convinced there’s a future ‘tween us, she smiles & invites us in Laying down cards one by one it reveals the betrayal and secrets that will keep us from the love that has swept us into a whirlwind We turn…
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Wait and See
Read more: Wait and SeeStanding Out by the water I see you’re alone Do I care to bother you Or should I leave you with your thoughts, Let you decide If this is what you want Will you come to me Or do I beg you to stay in this space I can see it written all over your…