You Are Poetry You come outside To view the faint sunset Light bewildered by trees Shines through quietly You glide your soft auburn hair Perched behind your ear And in this moment I feel at home Beneath the interior You are my humble abode... Your company is soothing Calming and reassuring Inside, the wind chimes ring You saunter and my hearts sings Bit by bit I begin to recognize The enchanting glow in your subtle eyes Hidden in all abstract paintings It’s you; what all artists see You are poetry...

If I Knew If I knew how to write a song I’d write one everyday It would say that I’m in love with you And why I feel this way It would have to say you’re pretty And as rare as a desert rose It would say you’re a looker From your head down to your toes You are funny, dainty, fragile And as feminine as can be You’re smart charming lovely And everything to me You’re my comfort when I’m lonely You’re my peace when I need rest Of all the women I’ve known I must rate you the best. You’re the orchard in the jungle, you’re the better half of me You’re all of this and so much more, you mean the world to me Still so much is left unsaid, It would take me far to long I know how much I love you, If only I could write a song.

You Walked Lightly You walked lightly into my life Captivating and lovely to my mind, At first, I never cared who you were Now I don’t know who I am without you, You kissed me I felt my world change, You held me I heard my heart awaken, You loved me And my soul was born anew You walked lightly into my life Now my heart knows who you are And with every breath And every step I take down lonely roads, Your hand is my staff Your voice is my guide Your strength my shelter You’re passion my awakening. You walked lightly into my life, And all my pain You took as your own, And all my fears You cast into the sea, All my doubt Lost in your eyes, You walked lightly into my life And no matter if you choose to stay or go, My life is forever changed, Just because you loved me For a moment in time. And because I choose To love you For the rest of mine.

I Love You I love you with a permanence That endures the passing years. I love you with a joyfulness That subdues all doubts and fears. I love you with an honesty That was born within my heart. I love you with the calm belief That we will never part. I love you with a confidence No earthly force can sever. I love you with the certainty That I’ll cherish you forever. I love you with the humbleness Of one who has been blessed. I love you with the reverence Of all that word suggests. I love you with a fervor That time cannot reverse. I love you with the truest love That poets put to verse.

Soul Like The Vastest Sea Your soul is like the vastest sea And mine a darting fish: I lose myself within your love; I live within your heart. I breathe your love: it is my air, My element, my world. I know no other ambiance; I have no other dream. I know there is outside your love A world of rocks and sand; And I could live there, too, but oh! How poor and thin each breath! How rich my world, how beautiful, Alive within your love, Each moment filled with dancing light Refracted through your eyes!

I love you like I love a day when everything goes right I love you like I love to lay and watch the stars at night I love you like I love the rain its lustful calm embrace I love you like I love to laugh until it hurts my face I love you like I love to drive with no real destination I love you like I love the thrill of pure infatuation But most of all I love you like I love a cherished friend Who holds me tight, dries my tears and loves me to the end

Constant Thunder I was once lost in darkness, A wandering nomadic fool, Teetering on the edge of reason, About to plunge into the abyss, Then a light shone down, Lifted me out of darkness, Touched my soul with grace, And beat love into my heart, That was when I met you, My loving wife, For so long now you Have continued to save me, Day after day, You gave me the reason to be, To live and to feel love, To go on and find my dreams, As long as you were there, I just wanted to let you know, That I could never fully express How much I feel for you, When I love you Seems so simple, How can you put into words The power of desire I have for you, Pray to God, Channel the muse, And let my fingers type the words, My heart beats because of you, My soul is bright and alive, Because of you, And even when the trails of today Seem to distract me, My love is always devoted to you, It is eternal within my heart, Like a constant thunder in my soul.

If There's... If there's one face I want to see, so beautiful, so true, one smile that makes a difference, to everything I do. If there's one touch I long to feel, one voice I long to hear, whenever I am happy, or just needing someone near. If there's one joy, one love, from which I never want to part, it's you, my very special love, my world, my life, my heart.

I Love You Just three little words don't seem like enough for someone whose smile still brightens my day, whose touch can make me forget the rest of the world. They don't seem like enough for someone who's always been there to celebrate with me when everything goes my way and to hold my hand when my whole world seems to fall apart. But even though "I Love You" can't express the depth of my feelings for you. I hope you know what's in my heart. Because loving you means more to me than anything in the world and it always will.

Dance Me To The End Of Love Dance with me in love Dance with me in life When did enduring love begin? The day we became man and wife There is patience and understanding We try to be unselfish and kind Though not a fairy-tale romance No greater love will we find Sharing dreams, passions, and desires Building each other up when we fall We've learned to say I'm sorry And I love you through it all Our two hearts beat as one Cherishing what we have from above Dance with me forever Dance me to the end of love

Dance Me To The End Of Love Dance with me in love Dance with me in life When did enduring love begin? The day we became man and wife There is patience and understanding We try to be unselfish and kind Though not a fairy-tale romance No greater love will we find Sharing dreams, passions, and desires Building each other up when we fall We've learned to say I'm sorry And I love you through it all Our two hearts beat as one Cherishing what we have from above Dance with me forever Dance me to the end of love

For My Angel Chris The day you came into my life will be cherished always. An angel sent from heaven above for my lonely heart to hold. My heart is no longer lonely, but instead filled with the wonder of a love like I’ve never known. When you first held me, it was magical! A touch no other but my soulmate could provide. Truly the passion needed no words. Your kiss on my lips is something I long for each day. With a single kiss the intensity of your love so incredibly clear! Your eyes melt me with emotion so intense it is beyond belief. A caring and unconditional love that shines from them that makes me shiver with excitement for our life to come. Each day your smile fills my heart with a joy like no other. Oh but to have you in my life is truly a blessing! On the day we wed... I promise to you yet again my unconditional love and devotion. For I will cherish each day that God gives me with you, our own little piece of heaven on earth. I will love you always.

Regret flows from the depths of my soul With the strength of a flood I have held these gates shut for too long And though tormenting, they should not be stopped. The thought of your anguish Even as I write to you now Stops my heart cold As well it should What I see in front of me Is a painting of our love Its most thoughtful brushstrokes Mottled by hurried abstraction and inattention A person who had not seen this masterpiece created Might think it to be refuse and pass it by unknowingly Letting be obscured the deep beauty of its many scenes By layers of the tarnish of mistreatment But as the painter I see beyond the dark smears To recall the hours that I attended to the details And wonder how I could let it become so discolored The painting that took me my life to create Has lost its divinity in my careless treatment And even if I were to refine it I fear you would always see it as it is today So today I paint a new masterpiece One inspired by the muse of respect A work that you can love through our old age One that you will look to each day for inspiration This one will take some time As I want my brushstrokes to be carefully placed I need to move steadily to ensure that this time, My art represents my dream This is my opus Don't judge me on my past works As I have never before had so much skill and inspiration And never before have I wanted to please you as I do today With you and my children as my muse I will paint for you a lifetime A portrait of devotion and friendship A panorama of passion and admiration All I ask is that you gaze upon it with an open heart And you shall unquestionably love me again

Balloon I think that I might fly away, in my hot air balloon, And hide from worldly worries on the dark side of the moon; There’s but one thing I need before I float into the blue: I need a sky companion and I want it to be you. We’ll fly beyond the storm clouds and we’ll watch from up above, I’ll cover you in rainbows as we feel each others’ love; You’ll shower in the stars at midnight in our special place, I’ll dry you with a comet’s tail and kiss your beaming face. Dreamy drifting panorama, changing every day, Every night your loving smile will be my milky way, The moon will wane before us, sailing there in heaven’s height, For nothing else can challenge our love’s everlasting light. Venus shining on us, glowing soft at our devotion, Our daily drifting dalliance in love’s celestial ocean, I’ll write you lovers’ poetry, and you will be my muse, Orion and Andromeda will oversee our cruise. We’ll sleep with clouds as pillows, maybe steal an angel’s wings, Then fly as magic lovebirds, or slide round Saturn’s rings, And should we tire of drifting and the stars all floating by, We’ll hook onto a meteor and soar across the sky. Will you consent to be my mate on our celestial ship? I’m ready, heart all packed with love, to last us for the trip, Take my hand and step aboard, we’re heading for the sun, We’re flying till we find the place where our two souls are one.

A Rose That Once Stood Alone A solitary rose grew in the darkest corner of the garden Surrounded by many others Yet remained alone Time passed and trials came and went One dealt a severe blow And the rose began to wilt and wither Forgotten... Then... as if by a miracle... There came a soft and gentle breeze Followed by a ray of light As all the other roses fell into darkness The solitary rose began to shine Shining with a special light... And watered by a gentle cascade... A cascade of love A cascade of selfless affection "I do... not now but forever..." Said the rose to the sunlight And there they remain A rose in full bloom With her sunshine smiling down on her... You are my sunshine, my life, my very soul And I your rose blooming in the light of your love.

My Friend, My Love It began as all fires do, a spark soon ignited into a blaze of warmth and colourful delight. You held my hand, became my friend, earned my trust and my future once again looked bright. Loneliness turned to hope, emptiness filled up with dreams. Hunger was satisfied, and the darkness lit by love's moonbeams. Tears no longer hit the ground, they fall on your loving shoulder. I feel younger, as our love grows older. When sorrow leaves me wilted as a sun-parched rose, your comfort is a river that flows and flows. The sun's light, the morning dew, they are all the beauty that is you. When passion ebbs, as tides do, love fills the wake, and carries us through. Your strength is as the oak, but if it is my need you bend like the willow. My heart is filled, like a lucky sail with wind to billow. Harsh cold winters, wet springs, blissful summer heat, and the fall of time, They'll weather my spirit, with grace and peace, your hand in mine. Our love's sweet creations, joyous children, blessed am I thanks to God and you. What greater beauty could shed light, on the love that came from two. Love's sweet reflection, laughing, growing, thriving, learning. Words cannot express what my heart feels, how strong my love is burning. When God took one home, I felt my heart would never again see the sun. But you, my love, walked with me, through the sadness, and together we share the memories that keep our family one. The lines of age will etch their mark on us and time will take the strength from our bodies. But love's brush will paint for us a picture of such beauty, That a hundred lifetimes could not remove their glory.

Red Rose Our love is that of a red rose Whose splendor rises as the sun shows its face, Whose petals expand further and richer Whispering secrets of happiness and affection. And even though with the fall of dusk All contentment is swept away, And the rose's petals unite as one Reflecting any light that may endeavor to shine through, The sun will always rise And the rose's petals will eternally broaden Until they fully blossom into a stunning creation. Our love is that of a red rose Possessing a few imperfections That may cause evanescent wounds, But the internal radiance That will everlastingly bestow healing and comfort.

The Golden Path Take my hand this way we'll go, Said the man above, I'll take you to a place of joy, Where you will find true love, If you let go, go on your own, But mistakes you will make, For many other ways there are, Which you are sure to take, When you feel that you are lost, All you have to do is pray, And I'll be there once again, To help you on your way, I did pray and just as said, He shined his light from above, That showed me the way down the golden path, That led me to your love.

Coming Home... How simple my life is now you are here, How I cherish each breath, How I crave the light and laughter you have brought me. I have fallen in love without taking a step, Fallen into the sweetest of dreams, How I hope no one wakes me. The simplest gesture wraps itself around my heart, Where I will hold it forever. Each time we say goodbye a part of me weeps, Though I know it is not forever To my aching soul it is an eternity. I see my happiness shine in your eyes, Every time you hold my hand my heart skips a beat. How sweet life is to be yours; How meaningless life is without you. They know nothing of the loneliness before you Nothing of the empty tears I cried day after day, How did you do it, I ask myself, How did you banish the fear, the darkness? You have made me see that nothing is that bad, That I am strong and worthy of happiness, You have saved me from myself. Everyday I wake up and smile to myself Knowing you are waiting for me, Knowing you can't wait to see me. How would I go on if you were not there to hold me up, To bless me with your love and light? How I am glad you have found me My life is now complete... I am home.

Second Best Every morning starts beautifully with the sound of your sweet voice from a phone call. It's second best to actually embracing you in my arms, under the covers that protect us from the chill that lies outside. Your melodic wake-up laughter over the phone is second best to the overwhelming smile I see in the morning, when I hold you in my arms after having spent another wonderful night with you. Your "I Love You"s over the phone always make me smile and hold the phone tighter, second best to looking into your eyes with those words, and being able to deeply kiss you afterwards, sending a chilling warmth throughout our bodies. But with you... you are my #1. The closest person in the world to me. With you, there is no second best. There is no one close to even being "second" or "best". I hold you, alone, in the most intimate place in my heart. It's a place where I can feel you, still close, when you're far away. Where I can close my eyes, and hear your voice, listen to your laugh, and feel your "I Love You"s. So please, keep calling me in the morning. Cause second to your kisses, theres no better alarm clock than your personalized ring. No better way to begin the day than with you.