Sonnet #1: To a Mother, Graduate, and friend

Who knows how one begins to feel such pride,
Such admiration for the other's work
That visions rise and in one's heart abide?
Yet, nonetheless, within, doubt's shadows lurk.

For as the acts of others bring one joy,
Does pride diminish? Soon, left in its place:
A certain self-indulgent arrogance.
And so, we turn and to the mirror face

Our own desires; our needs; our wants; our fears
That manifest and in accordance lay
Between mere cordial words in other's ears
And words writ on the heart that ever say,

"For you, and you alone, I thank above
As pride's but yet another way to love."

Holding Someone Is Truly Believing...

Joy In Repetition ( LP Version ) - PRINCE

Two words...

A Wonderful Morning...

"Some Place Better Than Where You've Been..."

I see clear the soft horizon
Of a desert road deep within...

I am calling you

Don't Say Goodnight

Nighttime makes us melancholy
Emotions find their way
Deep and strong
Welling up
Coursing through us

Every light seems to glow
And produce an image
In my head
In my heart
Of you

I hear a buzz
Repeating words
I don't want to hear
"Until tomorrow,
Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Good night.

Night.

Good.

Night."

I guess it is.

It will have to be.

A good night.

Holding back...

Life gets in the way

In the way of passion
Of comfort
Of us

Time simply plods along

Tick, tock, tick, tock

Until the next time

The time for which I pine

I feel like it's a rainy day
And in the next room
Waits my special place
Warm, inviting, secure...just out of reach.

Breath of Life

Stealing time and happiness
In nooks and crannies
In seconds and moments
In strange places
In subtle ways

A touch
A song
A glance
A smile

Every so often
A shared exchange
That makes the wait worthwhile

What we share
The only thing in the world
That's just for us
Fleeting in one way,
But forever in another.

Driving home
I could feel your breath in my mouth
And it took me higher
Than any drug has or could.

You touch my heart through walls.