After a while you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
and company doesn’t mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts,
and presents aren’t promises.
And you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up and your eyes open,
with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build all your roads on today
because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans.
After a while you learn that even sunshine
burns if you get too much, so plant your own garden
and decorate your own soul,
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure . . .
That you really are strong,
And you really do have worth

~Veronica A.  Shoffstall~

All I want is to love you for the rest of my life...
To wake up every morning with you by my side,
Knowing that no matter what happens,
I'll be able to come home to your loving arms.

All I want is to share everything with you...
To talk to you about our ideas, our dreams,
The little everyday things that make us laugh,
and the not-so-little things that we can't help worrying about.

All I want is to give you my love...
As a place you can always come to for acceptance,
Or the simple comfort that silence brings when
things left unspoken can still be understood.

All I want is to grow old with you...
To watch our life unfold,
Our dreams, one by one, come true.
All I want is to love you forever...

- Renee Duvall –

It was many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea
that a maiden there lived whom you may know
by the name of Annabel Lee
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
that to love and be loved by me
I was a child and she was a child
in the kingdom by the sea
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
with a love that the winged seraphe of heaven
coveted her and me
And this was the reason, that long ago
in this kingdom by the sea
A wind blew out of a cloud,
chilling my beautiful Annabel Lee
So that her high born kinsmen came
and bore her away from me;
to shut her up in a sepulche
in this kingdom by the sea
the angels, not half so happy in heaven
went envying her and me;
Yes! - that was the reason
as all men know in this kingdom by the sea
The wind came out of the cloud by night,
chilling my Annabel Lee
But our love it was stronger by far
than the love of those who was older than we -
of many far wiser than we -
And neighter the angels in heaven above
nor the demons down the sea can ever dissolve
My soul from the soul of the beautiful Annabel Lee
For the moon beam without bringing me
-of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so all the night I lie down by the side of my darling -
my darling, my life, my bride in her sepulche by the sea-
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

~Edgar Allan Poe~
 

I stay awake at midnight
Painting your face in the sky
Hearing the laughter of your heart
They're music to my ears
Wishing you are near
Tonight just for tonight So oh why can't I open up your heart?
And let the magic start
For the two of us this time
I have been waiting for the right one
To share my life and there you are all along
The sunshine against the tide
I can't go on pretending
That all I see now is friendship
Can't you see right through me?

~From Tiffany H.~

Forget his name,                                   
Forget his face.                                     
 
Forget his kiss,                                      
His warm embrace.                                

Forget the face you once stared,           
Forget the love you once shared.          

Forget the times you were together,      
Remember now he's gone forever.         

Forget the times he was so mad,           
Remember you're the girl he once had.

Forget his gentle teasing way,               
Forget you saw him yesterday.               

Forget the things you used to do,           
Remember now she loves him too.          

 Forget the way he spoke your name,       
 Remember that things aren't the same.   

 Forget he said our love is for sure,           
 Remember now it could just been a lure.

 Forget the way he held your hand,           
 Forget the walks along the sand.              

 Forget the times that went so fast,            
 Remember now, they're in the past.           

 Forget he said , I'll leave you never,         
 Remember now, he's gone forever.            

                                      ~Author Unknown~