Nothing at All

To say I need you near me
Is like saying I need air
And the sunshine is hot
And June is fair
To say I need you darling
Is simply to imply
That there could be another way
Other than you and I

To say a fish needs water
And a flower needs the rain
Or love doesn’t matter
And hope is in vain
Is to say there is no morning
And tears do not fall
It is simply like saying
Nothing at all

If the light in my eye
Or the plea in my smile
Or the hunger in my sigh
Tells you nothing at all
Then what good are words
But white lies in your ear
If you still have not heard
That I need you, my dear

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Lessons in Longing

If I could I would sit with you
On the back porch like we used to do
Gazing across the dew-laden lawn
Discussing life and the great beyond
That has so quickly come……
And gone

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Thin Walls…….

Stretching…..
Mile after mile
They could melt
If you would smile
Sixteen is simply
A river
That we each
Must cross
It does not last
Forever

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Masterpiece…….

With your words
My dear, you carved
Your signature
Upon my heart

With your whisper
In my ear
You carved an
Everlasting tear

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My Ever-after......

I know
There are very special
Adjectives
And poetry
Written for people
Who are not
Me…..
Perhaps
I should be jealous
But I cannot be
As I stand back
To view
My Life's tapestry….
Of muted echoes
Summer light
A violin in
The dead of night
I know
It keeps changing
This canvas of mine
But I like it fine
For in its re-arranging
There are thoughts
And places
Time can never alter
Among the sea
Of faces
Some stand taller
Whisper more clearly
Remain more dearly
Etched
On this canvas…….
A beautiful sketch
Of my ever-after
Where no one can remove
The sound
Of your laughter

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I Am In Love.....

I am weightless
Lighter than air
Like a tiny feather
Or a wisp of your hair
I drift into
The azure blue
At the very
Thought of you
For I am in love

I am strong
I could lift a tower
And balance it on
A dainty flower
Or push aside the mountain
That impedes my view
At the very
Thought of you
For I am in love

I am beautiful
For the very first time
My heart-beat a sequence
Of rhythm and rhyme
Each footstep a dance
Intricate, new
At the very
Thought of you
For I am in love

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Asleep.....

I thought I was awake
Because my eyes were open
And the skies were glowing
With a new day
I thought I was awake
I could here you talking
And see dew sparkling
On fields of hay
I thought I was awake
For night was gone
And sleep had fled
But now I realize
Instead
Before you
I didn’t know
True…….
True color
True bliss
True joy
A true kiss
True contentment
True love
Unlimited as the sky above
I was asleep

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Stolen.......

You may take little pieces here and there
They may grace your smile, your neck, your hair
It’s those little pieces I am willing to share…………
Like bits of sun and rain

I wear a smile in my memory
Of the moment in time when you were with me
Two ships, meeting briefly on life’s vast sea
But never the same again

I gladly give away little pieces of me
Pieces to drift in your memory
But I will never be wild and free
For I am no longer whole

I walk, I laugh, I breathe and dance
I still believe in second chance
How could I know one second glance
Would steal my heart and soul?

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Visionary....

She sees endless oceans to the other side
I see the span of a short swift ride……..

Her dreams are as vast as the turquoise sea
My dreams are tempered by reality…..

Her eyes sparkle with the thrill of youth
My eyes glow with love’s deeper truth

Her laughter is quick, spontaneous…. pure
I laugh….aware that tears are just as sure

Her sigh is as restless as the waves at her feet
While mine is a whisper of love complete

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Friend

Whisper, whisper in my ear
You are far, yet you are near
I can feel your murmured breath
Like a heart-beat in the earth
In noon-day tide or one a.m.
A soft tremor, a priceless gem
You are the chuckle in the rain
The smile when sunlight breaks again
When night is cold still I find
A welcome hearth within my mind
Far away yet oh so near
In my heart to stay, my dear

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Janet Martin