You came into my life. Taking a piece of my heart. Back when times were slower. Lazy days chasing butterflies. Quiet nights watching fireflies. Summer days standing in waving wheat. Sunflowers welcoming reach. Lightning in the distance. Racing to the barn. Huddled though the storm. Stealing that first kiss. Picking straw from your curls. Walking hand in hand. Two young lovers. Time stood still. Today I walk the same field...

Songul’s head spun under the glare of the different colored lights. She had only been to a county fair one other time in her life, and that was when she was a kid. Still, after being laid off from a job she had worked at for a while, it was refreshing to feel like a kid again. She zipped up her sweater and started walking down the pathway, the locks of her purple hair contrasting against her brown skin. She watched the pu...

Someone asked “What is Love?” As if the answer would make it real. Love isn’t words or phrases said. It’s just simply what you feel.   Lessons in love are painfully clear. There’s no books or homework given. You win, you lose, a prize is claimed. It’s what we call real life livin’.   Other words are just as important. Respect, trust, loyalty, and honor. Honesty and fairness come to mind. Without them, love is a goner.   A...

I am the devil in disguiseIn angel wings with a broken haloI'll walk to you as an angelMakes your life in chaos like hellI'll confuse your heart and mindThat can make you wonder in doubtI'll glide around you gracefullySeduce you of ascending to heavenYou can see me as an angelWith the secret of devil's advocateYou will want the angel you seeTempting you of the paradise in hellI'll make you want me with a deep passionThat...

With a crack, and a roll. Lightning strikes, the plains awake. Stars winking. With a crack, and a roll. Eyes roaming skywards, total awe of natures glory. Fury and beauty, on the plains. In the distance, old Jake stands. Proud some threescore, plus more. Reaching higher and higher. Touching the bottom of heaven. A lone sentinel, defiant on his plains. Giving shade on his, grassy knoll. Old Jake takes a hit. With a crack,...

What is love? Howard Jones and later, Haddaway asked the same question. I’m not sure if either got any answers but I seem to be asking myself that more and more at the moment. I’m not talking of the love for your parents or children or siblings. I’m referring to the kind of love that makes your heart leap and your fingers tingle, which squeezes you right to the core of your being. That giddiness, those butterflies in your...

A massive old Acacia abyssinica tree grew to one side of the house on the edge of a seasonal pond overlooking the valley and fields below. So much life happened in and around this beautiful tree and through the decades many milestones had been commemorated in the shade of its branches; weddings, christenings, memorial services and countless lunch parties. Children who had grown up climbing in it now watched their grandchi...

In the first springtime of our loveEverything was as fresh and new,And tender as the bright green leavesBursting forth from winter’s drab coat,Alive with burgeoning desireAnd the joy of revelationAs we explored in sweet delight,The pale tones of our nakednessSubtle as the cherry blossomsOn the trees outside your window,Every kiss replete with promiseOf greater wonders yet to come.With summer our passion burned bright,The...

We're off once again On our holiday. A week gone by already So much fun every day.   To make our time better You know it makes sense If anyone is annoying They must pay ten cents.   Our first day we drove down To swim in a lake But we got stuck in the sand In four by four for goodness sake.   People got out their cameras All were crying out haha I glared at my Uncle And said, "Put ten cents in the jar."   Our next day at...

The red bathing suit stood out from all the others, its modest cut being a departure from the scant bikinis dominating the poolside. I noticed the girl wearing it from under an umbrella. She moved with ease in and out of the water, shoulders glistening with whatever oil she’d rubbed into them. As for me, I rarely emerged from my shaded little corner, lest my pale skin burn and blister. I was self-conscious about so much t...

Hold me in your arms So tight My head upon your chest Our heartbeat is one With body heat for warmth We have just begun Time becomes endless Hours seem like minutes That pass one by one Content Our heart grows with pride Knowing we are one I am at home in your arms In your mind and heart Forever my love My soulmate Never standing alone Our time  My love                  

I look into your eyes Your beautiful smiling brown eyes With warmth and promises  That touch my soul They sparkle like stars with love They tell me everything is good I can be me without worry You are on my side always I see and feel the love In your beautiful smiling eyes

  I sit on the beach, absently raking fingertips through the warm sand while listening to the cheerful clamour all around. My fellow holidaymakers laugh, squeal, shout to one another, their shrill cries mingling with the raucous shrieks of the gulls wheeling and swooping overhead. My gaze fixes on the waves lapping the shoreline. Each gentle splash and foaming spray is followed by the lulling jingle of shells and stones r...

More often than not I deserved what I got. For shadows are meant to protect.   I wandered at times And missed all the signs Too many boxes I neglected to check.   The light hurts my eyes The hero always dies A lesson I tend to forget.   It’s best in the shadows A life I have chose To suffer from all my regrets.   Once bitten you learn Even embers will burn Each wound will leave a mark.   Scarred by the knife Branded by li...

So far away the prairies range my loveThe vistasAnd the memoriesAs well We pause our gaze in recognition nowBecause we passed this way once long ago And in a hollow rests the storied barn Its shadows touchedWith dusty sunlit swirls Your hand is resting on my leg my loveYour dreamy eyes are crinkled In a smile As both of us recall our visit hereDown by the scoured channel's mossy damp Just recently the firesWere burning br...