Love’s Embrace
As a Tear
You have come quietly
to a heart that needs mightily
that which you bring
An offer of kindness
someone to find, yes
to share, and sing
And here you are, confessing
more from your heart
you speak, mine sings
As a tear comes in eye
accepting, but fear to try
as belief begins to thrive
Where an “us” may live
with love to give
sharing
Heart Available
Found in a moment which was distressed
from on old man’s life which was a mess
she could see extracted a heart
ready for more than failed love
one quite ready after tried enough
her efforts to change in mind and heart
to be a bit of trust, make it a part
of his mindset
A mindset that had blocked her way
to his heart, and come what may
where he could finally hint if not say
the words she longed to hear
and which, once said, would cause shed tear
from each as finally released was fear
that, mislead, all would come to naught
as loves before were endless fraught
And here he was, upon the verge
yet holding back his reluctant urge
to tell her how he really feels
to tell her just how much he reels
when her words come through
with feeling true,
and accepted now as living fruit
of conversation at its root
Love
to be spoken from her first
a welcome sound when finding birth
from her lips to his ear
understood and bringing cheer
where empty spaces sat for years
and now, he to speak his mind in hint
then love, become word well sent
As his old heart on the road again
having broken through to final win
where he could say his mind as she
telling of available heart, now free
to tell in words, needing heard
by her who reached when seemed absurd
to one far off, yet emotionally near
who once lost, and beset with fear
Discovered in her mind and eyes
a truth that he longed to apply
a shared love, him not know why
but pleased she came and love apply
though there many reason not, risk cry
if all her efforts to bring his love
to this moment
and he express his love
Strongly Embrace
In her heart and in her mind
something ever she longed to find
A man who had done away with hate
who emotionally was no ingrate
One who has stood the test of time
could even bring a poem to rhyme
A man who could see her as real
not just someone up to feel
See her beyond her form and face
who would gladly give a strong embrace
Not to leave in angry spate
stay instead in warm embrace
Melody of this Heart
Slow but sure a tune to form
a quiet affection is with it borne
throughout the day, from early more
as grows affection now freshly born
into the world
Not having expected this refreshing light
which could not answer yet into the night
yet could touch a soul like candle-light
and brighten a world from extended plight
darkness of disavowed love
Looking forward to chat each day
seeking ever new wording’s play
to suggest what came from heart for say
expressing growing love new ways
trying ever to make it real
And her, to respond, a joyful feel
in kind with words of great appeal
to tell a mending heart what’s real
between her and he, fill hope’s creel
where love is captured
And a tune is formed
in unexpected moment born
to have it carried in hummed form
a melody of this heart is borne
into a day, its early morn
Heart Alive
Here inside, is a heart alive
hoping ever to grow and thrive
within the rays of your love’s grace
as if a place out in the Sun
where life and fun
out-play
And you are here to shine out fear
dry the dampness of errant tears
hold the hand of a lonely man
your love a heart-bound spear
lancing heart and soul in kind
easing troubles of the mind
And this heart alive needs no bribe
to take up with yours, happy, alive
as you are the one to warm the night
cast out dark and bring on light
within a dreary life so lead
and now a different story read
His Face
There at the edge a curious face
somehow, I like it, smile in place
This a man I could embrace
though I know him not a trace
To him I reach to find a place
a shadow shared with him to grace
All future moments as made a trace
affections shared, a happy place
And though it’s been the shortest time
his the heart I want for mine
He speaks to me with finest words
none are harsh, none absurd
As calmly he responds to questions asked
not speaking loud nor speaking fast
As what is said to please my heart
and I’m wishing now we weren’t apart
His face, his smile, his chatting style
fill my heart, bring me to smile
Still
He has not said it yet
although I have said I do
I am waiting long
to see if he comes through
He told me I was early
speaking out of time
not that what I say was hurtful
or even out of line
Only that I was early
and things not that well aligned
yet my heart brought me to say it
I love him, so I find
Still I wait for him
to come round heart and mind
long the time it has been
but wait, I am inclined
His mind is changing
I see our lives align
within our conversations
as happiness more to find
He seems quite the special man
or so it is I find
I wonder when he will respond
saying “I Love you” from heart and mind
She Speaks to Me
Words are said of pleasant things
that once were happenings in life
things more common spoken
between a husband and a wife
She speaks to me of life to be
if, and when we meet
things that moved my heart
near swept me of my feet
Telling of the troubles once seen
sometime of joyful things
that had come into her life
and I to see her life wasn’t all that nice
And over time, I’m finding close align
as empathize I do in time
as she speaks of loss and success
I’m liking her more as time we find
My heart asks that I speak up
not keeping feelings inside
as my heart it wakes up
and I am loving her inclined
Soon the words will come out
more likely as a grand shout
telling her I love her too
with all my emotions pouring out
As if the dam had burst-ed
security no longer trusted
the bars that kept me quiet
Me saying
Her, the one for whom I’ve lusted
Heart and Soul
To touch his heart and soul
was this woman’s reached for goal
to find within a friend
to bring him out again
so he can see her world
the dreams she wants to feel
a loving man for real
to bring about joy for both
that doesn’t ask to kneel
one to the other, a sharing real
as he, finding hope again
sees the world a-spin
with her, the center where it begins
and them to grow, alive
together to thrive
and make together a world
their own
Here you are
I can’t believe this, here you are
the woman I dreamed of, as if a star
the one for whom I’ve longed so far
pinned my hopes on, and there you are
Standing before me, shining
glowing, you are my love’s defining
hearts and souls are still aligning
much of my life needs more refining
And it is to you my dreams are pinned
you’re the one who brings my heart to grin
you’re the one with whom I’d sin
given the chance again and again
Smoothly
Smoothly, or so was thought
a coming together that was trouble wrought
First there was doubt
then there was worry
One being resistive
the other in a hurry
To find a mate, a worthy man
and he less willing, a wife in hand
And so their stress within the reach
not all went well within the breach
Longed for, surprise, by each
a smooth life, with love for each
Where each to have their dream be true
and end their life of being blue
Yet closer become heart anew
hoping for a love so true
Hard to Find
Alignment, Hearts and Minds
something often hard to find
something each can share in kind
that spans the differences,
as common mind
As ways mesh and realign
to bring together future find
goals planned, means found
which are effective, even sound
to bring ways align
Where the goals of each
hold place to teach
the other new ways
interactions in the plays
jointly dreamed
As the hard, overcome, is found
alignment sound
which quells disturbances found
to pave a way for future days
together, our hearts and minds
Closer, and closer, we to find
that “US” is well aligned
hearts singing the same tune
as coming together we are soon
for love’s sake full aligned