Storybook Love
The storybook, romance novel love
Says that I should just jump
And be damned with the consequences
For love conquers all, it overcomes all
And to love and have lost is better by far
Than never to have loved at all

But I do love you
Far more than I think I should
I question myself in my odd moments
And every time I look at myself
All I can come up with
Is that I love you.
Nonetheless, at heart, I am practical
And practicality demands reality,
Its constant companion and partner
So what can I say?
I've seen the success stories
Shining out of love-hued eyes
As they recount the romantic tales
I've seen the heartache and sadness
Coming from cold, deadened eyes
Fueled by loss and hatred
Full of broken promises, replaced by lies
Of a tearing gulf between two people
Spreading more each day that passes
And I can't help but wonder
If one day that will be me
And that frightens me, my love
I don't want to be that
And I don't want you to be that
So reality came a-knocking
Shortly after you did
With a short and cryptic message:
Play this game and love this man
But think before you leap.

I cannot help but heed it, love,
But if you let me think a while
And contemplate myself in silence
I know I'll leap in the end.

Timeless
Love is timeless
In its preciousness
Leaving all thought
Of doubt and fear
In the shadows
Of yesterday's worries.

Loving You
Lying in the dark
Slowly letting my body soothe itself into sleep
My mind wanders back
To slowly touch on all it holds....

Loving you is both the hardest thing for me to
realize,
And the easiest for me to accept.

You came into my life
Like a whirlwind,
Brushing by as my head slowly rose
And recognized a force in your passing form
That would invade my life
As surely as the sun rises and sets each day.

This isn't another love poem
For I'm not talking about you
I'm talking about me
And why you fascinate me so
Why I am drawn inexplicably
As great currents move around us.

I'm not the same girl you met
As assuredly as the air I breathe
I am changed in ways I can't explain
But still, there is recognition in me
For you and what you have become
In all the ways that you have changed as well.

And slipping slowly into sleep
My mind casts its troubles away
For a new dawn
And lets itself roam unheeded
Among the landscape of my dreams

Looking to the Fall, Love
So take what you can of me
While you still can
For I won't always be here
As much as the romantic in us
Would sincerely like to believe so
Seize the day, as the cliche goes
And make of us what you will
But I am almost certain
That things can't last forever
I've seen too many forevers
Fall apart in the waiting
Leaving ashes in the place of flames
And nothingness at the heart of love
I won't be that girl, left behind
And I won't let you be that boy
Blamed for both of our failings
And cast away too far in our dealings
So a part of me won't be hurt
And a part of you won't have faded
For I've watched you fade too much already

Maybe, just maybe, on a slim hope of chance
We could make it through
I am willing to take your hand
And walk together down that path
And I think you are, too
But will we ever make it?
This is left to chance

From Here to Everywhere
Turning from you
In the coldness of deep slumber
A cloud passes over the sun
Throwing the world into darkness
And I am left alone
In the middle of everywhere
Contemplating life
In all its grand mysteries
A pale shadow
Slipping quietly from
Here
To the next great adventure
I move from
Dream to dream
As they wonder
What it is
I am searching for......

Saved for a Rainy Day
I gather your kisses
To store away
For a rainy day
Holding them
Clutched tightly
To my chest
Pressed into my heart.

Strength
It takes a certain strength
To live with any creativity
Or imagination;
With any spark.
Our strength derives not from others
Not from love
Or friends, or family;
Not work
Or play, or growing up;
But from ourselves.
We live precariously
On the edgeo f forever,
Our bravery
A coward's facade.

Almost Halfway
So what am I?
I'm almost there
I'm almost halfway
To long you-
Your sweet kindness,
Your gentle heart,
The smile I so adore
The eyes I could lose myself in
And every word
That falls from your lips
In worship and adoration,
In praise and compliment
You smooth the way
With the things you say
And smile into
My already smiling eyes
You make me so happy,
And I'm almost there-

I'm almost halfway
To loving you.

Pondering a Mystery
Carefree days
Spent roaming the shores
And looking out
Over the expanse of water
With longing and wonder.
WHat lies beneath the surface
Where the darkness takes hold
And the cold water freezes life?
What mysteries can it keep
Just waiting to be discovered?
What freedom can it give?
Take in the cold waters
With lucid clarity
And embrace their secrets
For your own.

Cat Grace
I curl myself
Around your body
Like a dark cat
Smooth and silent
Begging for attention
And purring softly
At your gentle caress

Curious Me
What can be the difference
Between one man and another?
What makes you the only one
To light my nights and days?
What makes your smile
Brighter than the sun to me?
And what makes your eyes
So gentle, looking into mine?
What attracts me to you
Like a magnet on my fridge?

I don't know what makes
You the only one for me,
What makes you my world,
Why I care so much,
But you are, and I do,
And I think you know it.

Complications
When did life become so complicated?
When did your love replace the friendship
That for so long stood between us?
Never have I been so extraordinarily happy,
And yet I wonder if I ever have the time.
Yes, I know that is crazy-
To deny myself your love
And replace it with work and sports and play
But still, these are all the things I love as well
And maybe even more
For they have been here longer
And deeper, as of yet.
               Just wait.

Lie Quietly
Lie quietly
Lie still
Let the days pass you by
With lazy indifference
And mark the time
By the light of the moon,
As you stare at the sky
With stars in your eyes..........