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Blue
By: Philippa Lane

 
Blue floats and hovers
it never comes to rest
its scent is distant bonfires
its touch moth-breath

Blue is man-child
with spiritual eyes
a stranger in a room
who isn't one
soft down on upper lip
felt without touch

it is dreaming at night
of what is not and cannot be
it is gauze-vision
half-reality

it is a shaky signature
on a typewritten page
seen through mist

Blue is pain that is borne alone

it is quena music
bone-notes quavering over absent flesh
in death worship

yawns are for want of blue
and partially for having it

Blue is pigeons
and siamese cats
and snow shadows
it is for ever
stretching

it is ten billion spindles
weaving blue fabric endlessly

it is the certain
uncertainty

(Nov.2004)
(Senneville, Quebec)


Philippa Lane


Daily Quote: I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
- Henry Ward Beecher

Linguist Corner-ITALIAN: estraneo: stranger / noun
Example sentence: Non invitare estranei a casa, per favore.
Translation: Please do not invite strangers into the house.

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Unreachable Star
By: Charles A. Louis, Jr.

She sat on the bench across the way,
The sun shining upon her face;
The wind caressing her hair as it sways.
Looking voluptuous and precious, she was full of grace.
She stole my breath, as she turned and looked my way,
She smiled at me, her lips so graciously full with radiance.
I felt hypnotized by her beauty, seduced by her angelic fragrance.
With one look in her eyes, she stole my heart as, to her sweet temptation, I fell prey.

I found myself dreaming, as if it was night.
The sweetest dream, from which I wish I would never wake.
I fell paralyzed by her defined curves, such a wonderful sight.
I wish I could hold her in my arms, until my last breath, I take.

In my mind, quietly to her, I whisper:
“I would love to shower you with many sweet words,
Worship the ground you walk on,
Fill your heart with a love that’s everlasting;
I’d give anything to just spend one second of a minute of an hour with you...
To fall asleep lost in your eyes,
To wake up in the morning, to your smile.
A glorious day, a glorious dream,
A fantasy in dire need of reality;
As I look at you from afar, as the birds chirp in the distance,
With you, to just one song, I would love to dance.”

But then he came to you and embraced you.
I suddenly realized, a princess as precious as you, surely already had her knight.
Yet, you still found a way to look at me, and smiled.
He held your hand, as you walked away in perfect stride.

As I reminisce on that warm summer day,
On my mind and in my heart you’ll always stay.
As I dream of you once more,
In my heart, you will always remain;
As I will never let go of the sweet memory of you.
For, an angel like you comes only once in a lifetime...

For your kiss, I will always long
Your touch I will always crave.
But reality sets in, and I realized, once more, as close as you seem to be,
Your love I’ll never have.
And just like the northern star in the sky,
You are my unreachable star.

Copyright © 2010 - The Promise by Charles Antoine Louis, Jr. All rights reserved

Charles A. Louis,Jr.


Daily Quote: Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.
- William Shakespeare

Linguist Corner-SPANISH: collar, noun / necklace; collar
Example:
- Llevaba un collar de rubíes imponente.
She was wearing an impressive ruby necklace.

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Memories
By: Charles A. Louis, Jr.  


Softly with discretion, one night,
A kiss had been given unto me.
A kiss from a fantasy, a kiss from my love.
And every time I close my eyes,
I wonder what it would be like to love you again.

Thereafter, on some lonely night,
Suffering from the delights of memories,
I think about the one whom, at the lost hours,
Made love to me; a time so far gone.

I reminisce those empty nights,
Where love had just been a fantasy,
Fantasy of wonders, wonders of passion.
I reminisce that empty night,
When, obsessively, you made love to me.

Tonight, let’s make it a night to remember.
Let’s make tonight, a night filled with passion, filled with love.
A love that will be the testimony of a lover’s fantasy,
A fantasy so long gone with the wind of emotions.


Charles A. Louis, Jr.
Copyright © 2009 - Love Notes from the Heart by Charles Antoine Louis, Jr. All rights reserved


Daily Quote:
You know that you have fully experienced love
when you turn into love -
that is the spiritual goal of life.
- Deepak Chopra

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Hollywood Hope
By: LRS 2011

One heavy foot
In front of the other
Strong with purpose
My mind is clear.

-

Disturb me
One knuckle at a time
Levels are secure
Fire drips, liquids burn.

-

Tired of being second best
I am a goddess
Waiting to be loved
Like all the rest.

-

Drape me in kisses
Swallow my breath
Weighted down by your pain
This, I must overcome.

-

Jaw gripped
Awkward stance
How can I make
Myself eat your lies.

-

Fast approaching age
Just settled into thirty
I’d like to stay here
Awhile longer.

-

I need to feel you
All of you
I want to know you
You want to know me too.

-

I don’t want to live this life
I’m tired
There is nothing more
For me to feel.

-

Knowing I’m not
Prepared on my own
I call out to the Lord,
Father, provide me hope.

-

© LRS 2011
LoveAndLiveHappy


Daily Quote: The full measure of a man is
not to be found in the man himself,
but in the colors and textures that
come alive in others because of him.
- Albert Schweitzer

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If Today Was the Last...
By: Charles A. Louis, Jr.

If today was the last time I'd have to look into your eyes,
I would gaze into the windows to your soul, forevermore;
As I engrave my name with everlasting ink onto your heart.

If today was the last time I'd have to hug you,
I would take all the time I'd have to hold you near;
As I wish time never ends, to forever hold and cherish your warm embrace.

If today was the last time I'd have to kiss you,
I would take all the time I'd have to press my lips against yours,
So I can savor your divine ecstasy for more than an eternity.

If today was the last time I'd get to see your smiling face,
I would take all the time I'd have to enjoy every second of it,
As I would cherish that moment forevermore deep within my restless heart.

If today was the last time I'd get to talk to you,
I would take all the time I'd have to say all the words always gone unspoken,
As I would hold your hand, feeling your touch, so soft and tender.

If today was the last time I'd get to be with you,
I would take all the time I'd have to do all the things ever gone undone,
As I would express in them how much I love and cherish you.

If today was the last time I'd get to see you cry,
I would take all the time I'd have to wipe your tears away,
As I would promise to love you forevermore with a love that's here to stay.

If today was the last day of my mere existence,
I would want to spend all the time I'd have with no one else but you;
So that, as I take my last breath, I can rest in your warm embrace just one more time.


Charles A. Louis, Jr.
Copyright © 2009 - LOVE NOTES FROM FROM THE HEART by Charles Antoine Louis, Jr. All rights reserved


Daily Quote: The full measure of a man is
not to be found in the man himself,
but in the colors and textures that
come alive in others because of him.
- Albert Schweitzer

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Eye Contact
By: © LRS 2011




My hips lure your stare,

Excite you.

Step away from time,

Dance with me.

In your eyes I see desire

For me to hold your hands in mine

Whisper my fantasies into your ear

Press against your flesh.

In our stare the music fades

Everyone else disappears

Time stops.

You are here with me,

Me alone.

The beats continue to flow

Through our existence

Together our passion heats the room.

Run your hands through my locks

Gently wrap me around your body.

Melt into my eyes

I’ll never look away.



© LRS 2011
LoveAndLiveHappy



Daily Quote:
Gift the love of your life with undistracted,
untelevisioned, unhurried attentiveness.
- Mary Anne Radmacher


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Token Wings
By: Larry Jaffe



They took your wings
and expected that you
would no longer
be an angel

How wrong
could they get?

You are the angel
that changed evil
into mitzvah.

You are the archetype
of good with a hint
of mischief.

You are holy
without being
worshipped

You are loved
without lust

You are my wife
my friend
my betrothed

How could
I help but
love you?

Larry Jaffe


-Jaffe is an internationally known and an award winning writer, author and poet. Read more at: Larry Jaffe



Daily Quote: "One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind."
~Malayan Proverb


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Best Friends
By: Lovethepoem.com

Let me be the bandage for your bleeding;
Let me be the ocean for your tears.
Let me be the secret of your healing;
Let me be the song to still your fears.

Love isn't love that cannot love in darkness,
Nor is it love that turns away from pain;
Nor would I love would I not hold your sadness
And with my love your love of life sustain.

So do not think your malady a burden,
And do not think my willingness deceit.
Just let your sorrow flow into my garden,
And I will share with you the harvest sweet.

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Daily Quote: "Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
-Anais Nin

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I Fear The Way You Love Me
By: Marcus Lane


I fear the way you love me:
That tender-touching kiss
Seducing me to nightly
Sink deep in your abyss.

Those smooth caresses take me
To places that I dread,
Your cunning fingers rouse me
To plan such lies ahead.

So while we writhe and tumble
In lust's hypnotic hold,
I fear that final stumble
That sees the truth unfold.

Marcus Lane



"Man is free; yet we must not suppose that he is at liberty to do everything he pleases, for he becomes a slave the moment he allows his actions to be ruled by passion."
-Giacomo Casanova
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Realization
By: Kalani Kaushalya


Quite spontaneous
Wasn’t it between us
All of the laughter’s
And All the tears
Felt as a Soft Rain
Switched in to the Acid
Chocking very slowly

Flushing down cheeks
We drank the Poison
Danced in the Flames
You called it a laughter
Was it Salty Sadness ?

Distances unbearable
Then Irreconcilable
Hatred began sooner
Scratched this heart forever

I yelled so aloud
Punished my self
Endlessly though
Couldn’t get satisfied
So much of hatred ?
So much of love ?
Hated you for mocking me
With charming words

Vacuum and the aloofness
Filled in every moment
Too much we missed
In winded channels

Was it the shame
Or was it fear
I could never accept
You in to my life
We drifted apart
Left so much unsaid
Realization came
Little too late
Poignant Destiny
what we had shared
I can never hate you
You are my Beloved


Kalani Kaushalya



Daily Quote: Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.
~Charles Schulz

Linguist Corner-ITALIAN: guaio: trouble / noun
Example sentence: Questa volta temo di essermi cacciata in un brutto guaio!
Translation: This time I'm afraid that I've gotten myself into real trouble!


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Butterfly
By: Hsiu Lee

Mother wants to catch a beautiful butterfly
To put on me in my pink dress
And bring me to stroll down the street

My Mother chases and chases
Until a butterfly
Is caught in my mother’s clever hands
But I am always swaying
Frightening the butterfly
So that when she moves, her wing is either too long this way
Or too short that way
If mother has to relax her hands
Butterfly flies away quickly

Mother wants me to be an obedient child
I stand still and move less
Finally, mother catches
A big beautiful butterfly
That becomes a bow tie on my pink dress
And our stroll begins

Hsiu Lee
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Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne


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Tiny Bird

By: Larry Jaffe



Tiny bird
falls from tree
to thorny bush

Bird cries
hopeless
stuck in briar
wings enmeshed
in pain

– She cannot fly

Take bird
gently in hand
fold wings softly
to body
pry thorns from
flesh

Blow
on feathers
give them motion
open hands

– fly away

Larry Jaffe

Jaffe is an internationally known and an award winning writer, author and poet. Whether he is writing on technical subjects or social issues, he clearly writes from the heart with great clarity and understanding. Jaffe impacts audiences and readers with a rich emotional range, masterfully crafted. Read More at: Larry Jaffe



"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom".
-Anais Nin

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