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Over the years, I have had crushes and fallen in love and written love poems/compositions to my muses but most were not read by their eyes. I am thinking of publishing a collection of my art work with 40 or so poems ( most of them are spiritual but some include the themes of romantic love). Here is a taste of a few. Of publishable quality (that could be questionable )?
Unreachable Love (1994) -For G.
Unreachable love is like a plastic flower.
You see its beauty but it isn't real.
You cannot feel the satin texture
You cannot smell the aromas
As you would if the flower were live.
Unreachable love is like being unable to sing opera.
Though you understand and passionately feel
The meaning of every sentimental note,
You cannot feel the thrill of having a voice
That will capture the hearts and imagination of an audience.
Unreachable love is like possessing eyes
But being a blind artist with inspiring ideas
Who will never see the colors and shades of Mother Nature's splendors.
Unreachable love is like a caged hummingbird
That has wings but has never known the joy of freely flying
And drinking the nectar of lillies in spring.
Unreachable love is like a violin locked in its case.
You are the instrument and long for fingers to stroke you
But this cannot be since
Your beauty is hidden, unknown to the world.
Unreachable love is like dancing with nobody and with no music.
Unreachable love is dreaming without living.
Unreachable love is a candle that will not glow.
Unreachable love is when you know
You must sadly look away
Watch the moon fall and the sun rise the next day.
In hope that you will find another face among the sea of people
That will break all these spells
So that you may feel and smell roses, sing opera, see colors as the master painters did, be freed from captivity to soar in the heavens and savor the sweetness of nectar, play the violin like a virtuoso, dance in someone's arms with music, dream and live your dreams and be a burning candle that will bring warmth and light on a cold dark night.
First Kiss (1994)- For C.
The moonlight played in the waves.
A speckle of moonlight was in your eyes.
A zephyr played through the trees.
A zephyr kissed my brow.
The waves kissed my feet.
I heard a bird warbling in my mind.
My soul was singing.
My soul was a burning candle in a storm of passion.
You were the fire that lite me.
My lips and hands were numb by your touch.
Rivers of honey and wine flowed in my mouth.
These rivers drowned me and rendered me speechless and faint.
In your tight embrace, I saw the stars dancing above.
My heart leaped and the music of your heart muffled the words I could not speak.
My first kiss has chased my childhood away...
Chased my childhood toward the setting red sun.
Never to rise again.
The dawn will bring a new song.
A New Light (1999)-For A.
I met an Earth Angel
And was enlightened by his presence.
His voice was as soothing as a mother's lullaby
And as musical as the purling waves of the sea.
He awakened me from my long slumber
And introduced me to a new reality.
His face was as radiant as the sun
And as peaceful as night , when the day is done.
I remember his watery eyes...
I nearly drowned in them because of desire.
I felt like a sinner
For I wanted to taste his lips, savor the curves of his smooth face
And run my fingers through his curly locks of hair.
I wanted to hold him like a baby
As the Virgin held the Prince of Peace to her bosom.
I was lured by his divine light
But I recoiled in my shell, in fright.
For I would intimidate him with my revelation
That his existence gave my soul its liberation
And his touch would bring me salvation.
Mermaid (1999)-for A.
I imagine myself as an ageless mermaid ( you called me your mermaid) swimming in pure warm waters and you...you my beloved, as the purling waves. Forever in coexistence yet apart.
We know what the other one thinks but dare not pronounce it...time must orchestrate when we will reveal ourselves.
There is so much sadness weighing on your soul but I know that when we are together, I radiate with sunlight in your presence and I like to believe that such solar power can alleviate your pain.
For L...the first one I ever loved (2003)
Because of your death, I learned what it was to live. Your death awakened me from my slumber. I found the infinity in one moment and an entire lifetime in one breath because you ceased to breathe. When you expired, I inspired your dying breath and your dying words which cried to me," Live! Live!Live! Love!Love! Love! Forgive!Forgive!Forgive!"
Each day, I see old buildings being torn down and new ones being rebuilt in their place...at times it seems things are being built and destroyed simultaneously. Each day, I see or hear new names and faces replacing those of yesterday. As surely as the waves that hit the shore remove our footprints in the sand, so will our names and faces be forgotten with time -and yet, one thing remains-LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
I will live-if not for my sake, then at least yours...for I loved you for so long and still do even though you're gone. My love for you over all these years was pure and eternal. You will live through me my love. Each day I will feel thankful for all that I have and I will try not to desire too much except for strength and inspiration to propel me forth. All I need for one happy day is this-to see the sun, to hear the song of the wind and the birds, to taste the sweet fruits of Mother Earth, to feel the rain upon my face, to feel the tender kiss of a loved one. Any wealth I have will mean nothing if it is not shared. I will not measure my wealth in dollars but in smiles, in acts of kindness, through my friends, through my family and my art.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented , fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciouly give permission to other people to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."-Nelson Mandela
Unreachable Love (1994) -For G.
Unreachable love is like a plastic flower.
You see its beauty but it isn't real.
You cannot feel the satin texture
You cannot smell the aromas
As you would if the flower were live.
Unreachable love is like being unable to sing opera.
Though you understand and passionately feel
The meaning of every sentimental note,
You cannot feel the thrill of having a voice
That will capture the hearts and imagination of an audience.
Unreachable love is like possessing eyes
But being a blind artist with inspiring ideas
Who will never see the colors and shades of Mother Nature's splendors.
Unreachable love is like a caged hummingbird
That has wings but has never known the joy of freely flying
And drinking the nectar of lillies in spring.
Unreachable love is like a violin locked in its case.
You are the instrument and long for fingers to stroke you
But this cannot be since
Your beauty is hidden, unknown to the world.
Unreachable love is like dancing with nobody and with no music.
Unreachable love is dreaming without living.
Unreachable love is a candle that will not glow.
Unreachable love is when you know
You must sadly look away
Watch the moon fall and the sun rise the next day.
In hope that you will find another face among the sea of people
That will break all these spells
So that you may feel and smell roses, sing opera, see colors as the master painters did, be freed from captivity to soar in the heavens and savor the sweetness of nectar, play the violin like a virtuoso, dance in someone's arms with music, dream and live your dreams and be a burning candle that will bring warmth and light on a cold dark night.
First Kiss (1994)- For C.
The moonlight played in the waves.
A speckle of moonlight was in your eyes.
A zephyr played through the trees.
A zephyr kissed my brow.
The waves kissed my feet.
I heard a bird warbling in my mind.
My soul was singing.
My soul was a burning candle in a storm of passion.
You were the fire that lite me.
My lips and hands were numb by your touch.
Rivers of honey and wine flowed in my mouth.
These rivers drowned me and rendered me speechless and faint.
In your tight embrace, I saw the stars dancing above.
My heart leaped and the music of your heart muffled the words I could not speak.
My first kiss has chased my childhood away...
Chased my childhood toward the setting red sun.
Never to rise again.
The dawn will bring a new song.
A New Light (1999)-For A.
I met an Earth Angel
And was enlightened by his presence.
His voice was as soothing as a mother's lullaby
And as musical as the purling waves of the sea.
He awakened me from my long slumber
And introduced me to a new reality.
His face was as radiant as the sun
And as peaceful as night , when the day is done.
I remember his watery eyes...
I nearly drowned in them because of desire.
I felt like a sinner
For I wanted to taste his lips, savor the curves of his smooth face
And run my fingers through his curly locks of hair.
I wanted to hold him like a baby
As the Virgin held the Prince of Peace to her bosom.
I was lured by his divine light
But I recoiled in my shell, in fright.
For I would intimidate him with my revelation
That his existence gave my soul its liberation
And his touch would bring me salvation.
Mermaid (1999)-for A.
I imagine myself as an ageless mermaid ( you called me your mermaid) swimming in pure warm waters and you...you my beloved, as the purling waves. Forever in coexistence yet apart.
We know what the other one thinks but dare not pronounce it...time must orchestrate when we will reveal ourselves.
There is so much sadness weighing on your soul but I know that when we are together, I radiate with sunlight in your presence and I like to believe that such solar power can alleviate your pain.
For L...the first one I ever loved (2003)
Because of your death, I learned what it was to live. Your death awakened me from my slumber. I found the infinity in one moment and an entire lifetime in one breath because you ceased to breathe. When you expired, I inspired your dying breath and your dying words which cried to me," Live! Live!Live! Love!Love! Love! Forgive!Forgive!Forgive!"
Each day, I see old buildings being torn down and new ones being rebuilt in their place...at times it seems things are being built and destroyed simultaneously. Each day, I see or hear new names and faces replacing those of yesterday. As surely as the waves that hit the shore remove our footprints in the sand, so will our names and faces be forgotten with time -and yet, one thing remains-LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
I will live-if not for my sake, then at least yours...for I loved you for so long and still do even though you're gone. My love for you over all these years was pure and eternal. You will live through me my love. Each day I will feel thankful for all that I have and I will try not to desire too much except for strength and inspiration to propel me forth. All I need for one happy day is this-to see the sun, to hear the song of the wind and the birds, to taste the sweet fruits of Mother Earth, to feel the rain upon my face, to feel the tender kiss of a loved one. Any wealth I have will mean nothing if it is not shared. I will not measure my wealth in dollars but in smiles, in acts of kindness, through my friends, through my family and my art.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented , fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciouly give permission to other people to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."-Nelson Mandela