Monthly Archives: July 2018

Saturday Night Fever (18, Nov. 2017)

I’m so happy, happy, happy that I love you, And I’m glad, I’m glad, I’m glad you love me, too! When you’re laughing, laughing, laughing I could hug you, And when you “heart” me I do fall more fast for … Continue reading

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Winter Love (Nov. 29, 2017)

You’re outside, walking in the cold still air; A warm fur coat is on you, but your head is bare. It’s almost freezing, but your hands are free— You like to feel the cold and its calm mystery. The sky … Continue reading

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For What? (New)

Quietly in front of me you set the eggs. My kiss on your cheek is just as quiet. Quietly and surely you bring my coffee. I see two quiet stars—your eyes. They twinkle. I see a soft cloud of dark … Continue reading

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Oh, Mama (March 7, 2018)

Oh, mama started me off right, Sent me schoolward to the light. The shining books I learned to read, Their glowing poems became my need. Oh, mama, mama, you did well, Gave me a pathway out of Hell, Road toward … Continue reading

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All Hands On Deck! (From Oct. 14, 2017)

My dear, l live your light, It thrills me day and night. It dizzies me And sizzles me Till l am fried and tight. Then must l travel far through space To hold you, darling, face to face. I love … Continue reading

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Sixty-Three (12 July, 2017)

Clarinda at nineteen; I knew you right away. Just shows when you’re a smart shy Queen Your spirit’s beauty glows. It glows, and so retains That high intelligence That’s all my joy to gain. For gain I do, my sweet … Continue reading

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Perfect Landlady (Jan. 13 2017)

O Landlady, Landlady, Landlady true, I want a Landlady, could she be you? You’ll make me my dinner and set it out fine. I’ll give you a compliment: Perfect design. And then you will smile, your eyes wink and flirt; … Continue reading

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Oh, Why Am I…(Sept. 14, 2017)

Oh, why am I thinking of sex now so much, And why am I wanting and yearning your touch? What happened to spiritual loving so kind, And what is this force now o’er-taking my mind? I see your intelligence, know … Continue reading

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We Are So Bold

Oh love, my love, my love, You are the soul of me, The mirrored whole of me, The dreaming heart I never found, Yet now you are, the truest part, Bigger than the whole combined. O heart, O heart, my … Continue reading

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Celebra-she-un! (from Dec. 20, 2017)

You’ll go to market, And there you’ll buy Ingredients for Noodle-ball pie. Then come you homeward To roll the dough And out in the oven An hour or so. Not all’s romantic, Not sex is all; Sometimes there’s only A … Continue reading

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Caught! (Oct. 23, 2017)

My lover, my lover, my lover, Oh, what you are to me Is more than a man could discover Through all eternity, Though everything he found was pure as gold. With riches piled high In great bank vaults towering He … Continue reading

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Last Night (March 14, 2018)

Two days without you, dear, has not Been all that bad. Know why? Because I am getting so much closer To you as each bare day goes by. (I did not intend to make a rhyme.) Yes, dear, I can … Continue reading

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Definite (July 11, 2018)

My dear, strong, lovely Lady number one, May you sleep like the moon and rise like the sun. There’s nothing strange up in the skies. The stars take brilliance from your eyes. An earthquake is a definite event. When you … Continue reading

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Are We Not Young? (from Oct. 27, 2017)

Are we not young, my luff, loving true, As you love me and l love you? And you might say, “We’re young as we perceive.” I’d answer, “We’re young at heart, l believe.” And when l’m off that aeroplane, And … Continue reading

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For Keeps (from Nov. 16, 2017)

You don’t have to say you love me; I know you do. You don’t have to hug or kiss me; Inside, l know you do. You don’t even have to give me Your hand, that l may touch. The way … Continue reading

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No Chores! (from 27 Aug. 2017)

You reach your hand for one old mop; I reach before, and I say, ” Stop!” You’re out to gather Bingo’s poop; I’m there before you; l’ve got scoop! The dinner dishes—not done yet, But I will suds them, you … Continue reading

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