It is neither here nor there
Whether I ever
Explored landscape
Of your skin
A parallel universe
Is formed upon
First glance
Second chance
Third eye
Fourth dimension
Mirror image
Crown to root
Sings in perfect
Harmony with you
Here I write Words we might aspire to Though we'll likely disappoint each other But we will try not to In moments when we realise Our needs did not come first We will hold our hurt for a little while Then allow time and space For the other to grow Be nurtured, then return, If she may. These vows may increase Or slowly be erased Their effect will be life-lasting But if we find ourselves Staring at a blank page We can write new vows Afresh with hope or Fold it lovingly Into a sleek airplane and send it on its way
Water lily blooms Languidly laze on surface Abuzz sunlit show
Finest ink bleeds in time with percussive beats
Knowing well each drop more precious than gold
Unlike the burst of black cloud shrouding fear
Tentacles shooting across infested waters
Knowing where to find the spark for perpetuity
A lifeline in veins of penned prose
Splayed in restless phrases seeking
To be absorbed by stark gaze
On the pure chance her and I might be the same
Apart from desire to pour presence into silence
Stand fast like a tidal wall as passing rush
Tsunami crawls back to capacious sea
Entranced with affect, she pours into me veritable
Encyclopedia of past dreams evading dust of settling
Vain hopefulness turns weather crow 'round
Conjuring up necessary resistance to passing storms
Time together a transfusion
A love that keeps you warm
Modern living presents Small portrait-sized Black-mirror windows Into foreign lands Full of pop wisdom Highs like sherbet sticks Rainbows that fade soon as We hit the power button We are not bound up in pixels Love hearts, thumbs up To bow your neck Squint though fingerprints Smile lingers only a moment I give you sunrise and sunsets Wishing stones falling through Lapping waves glistening Paw prints and hellos I give you the awkward moments When I realise I poured my heart out You received it willingly I am silent in thankfulness I hold my breath waiting For you to speak Exhaled step by step Cadence of time together Waiting for one another In the sound of silence
Black cockatoos a more reliable
Predictor of the weather
Heading east escaping vapour
Mountain hidden since dawn break
Abandon all attempts to exercise
Freedom to illustrate
Sparse drawing began
Brink of adolescence, identity elation
I leave the trailing line
Hanging poised quill laden
Ink heavy ready to spill
In favour of waiting
Forever a poem for you
A penned story always binding
Thoughts you can come home to
Though words need never rhyme
Sublime to recall
Taste of lips
Smoothness of thighs
Curve of hips
Nape of the neck
Cradle your head
Softness of cheek
Warmth of your bed
Smile rising up
All sight unseen
Soft down cover
Sweetness between
Show me the ceiling
To break through it
Roof to climb
Endless stars infinity
Town edge dwelling
Among likeminded
City limits absorb
Unsuppressed greening
Ancient named peaks
Conquered cliff seams
Deconstructed reality
Worldbuilding dreams
Every time a memory
Falls from your lips
I capture the castle
Tend to its turrets
Looking out to wilderness
Waiting for inhabitants
Clock stopped in shock
Longing to revive
Moving hand to hand in time
For one
Love is a many useful thing
Use, reuse and repurpose it
Toward the betterment
Of others
One million words
Could not portray
My love
Instead
Turn her away
Silence and presence
Is all that's required
For her to know
How much
First thing to add is a packet of self-respect
To this, all other ingredients can be added
Then, take the junk food out of the bag
Leave it unless kindness is a preservative
No silent treatment
Shut downs, let downs, broken promises
These are carcinogens
The cheap things on the list
Will cost you the most
In the long run
If we ingest words, touch, treatment
Only take away the best
You are worth it
A gourmet nutritious spread
Of generosity
Don’t shove down anything else
Wreak havoc with your insides
Because humans have basic needs
And love is one of them
Count the stars of heaven 