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And With This Ring

Love on a thin stringEncircles the heart like springFor all four seasons “Do you have a loonie?” “Sure, let me check my purse,” said Thelma. “Here you go. Why do you need a loonie?” “For the gumball machine there. They’ve got little toys inside,” said Scott. Thelma rolled her eyes. “You are such a child.” Continue reading “And With This Ring”

Let Me Know If You’re Ready

Older and wiserSlower in touchNot to tease just not to rushTo enjoy the softness of your skinThe hills and valleysThe more time to spendKissing down your neckAnd over mountains to valley deepSwirl around the peakUp and down againTo slip my fingers in the deltaOf warm wet delightsTo circle and glide Bring forth moans of delightIContinue reading “Let Me Know If You’re Ready”

Garden House

The garden houseAt the end of the yardOn the property Owned by the Schiele’sI spent my youth Playing around the gardenHide and seekIn the mansion of our vilaNow I sit Outside the gateUpon the roadWith a bottle of tequilaWatching flowers growBeneath the shade of treesSeeing my memoriesOf my childhood Shangri-la This is for a dVerseContinue reading “Garden House”

Don’t Protest

Don’t protest my loveLet me love you true and realLet not the word no, trip from your lipsTo fall on my pleasRemonstrations against meLike darts thrown against my heartPierce and prick, bleed my feelingsDon’t protest, say yes This is for a dVerse prompt: Write a poem of exactly 44 words including the word protest. HopeContinue reading “Don’t Protest”

Doth Thy Protest Too Much or Too Little

Don’t protest my loveLet me love you true and realLet not the word no, trip from your lipsTo fall on my pleasRemonstrations and arguments against meLike arrows and darts thrown against my heartPierce and prick bleeding out my feelings upon the floorDon’t protest but say yesAnd in my arms you’ll find your desiresYou can’t stayContinue reading “Doth Thy Protest Too Much or Too Little”

Let Me Kiss You

Let me kiss youLet my lips touch yours in the most intimate of waysLike worship on SundaysTo a deity to whom we both prayConfirm me, tell me who I am,Am yet to be, was in all my past livesLet my lips pray to theeIn you I trust My being is in your handsYour lips defineContinue reading “Let Me Kiss You”

In A Blind Alley

Once in a lifetime,Love will find you And grab you by your chestShake you and demand your heartLike a street robber in a dark alley.I was youngSo was sheWe were mugged on the streetWhile sitting in our respective homesMiles awayConnected by telephoneImages shared over the Internet;Love grabbed us by the chest.Once in a lifetimeCan becomeContinue reading “In A Blind Alley”

Once In A Lifetime

Once in a lifetimeBut twice in deathYou’ll come apart like a torn piece of paperPulled from a bound notebookCrumpled and bound to be thrown awayDon’t resistBut fight like hellThis is your renewal, a rebirth,Like Jesus on day threeAfter an all night benderSay it with meThis too shall passPerhaps like a bowling ball through a strawOrContinue reading “Once In A Lifetime”

MAXXimum Overdrive

Police headquarters, or as Maxx liked to refer to it hindquarters. His client, or rather the son of his client, sat in the chair opposite the police officer answering questions. Too many questions for Maxx’s liking. Too many answers too. There were three men stuffed into the room with him, his client, Mernon – businessContinue reading “MAXXimum Overdrive”

Fireflies in Moonlight

I walk in the dark,Through the symphony of crickets,Searching for memories of you.I knew you before our lips touched;Confirmation of a soul’s desire.Destiny’s lies come true.I can’t see you now,In my mind’s third eye,Nor my skull’s two.Tears fall down Like snow in summer;Rare and cold.The crickets play onTheir song for neither me nor youAs firefliesContinue reading “Fireflies in Moonlight”