Because Sometimes I Forget To Tell You All the Reasons Why

You thank me for dinner even when it's not good

You trust me completely like no one else could

In bed with two dogs, we cuddle together

We share an umbrella when it is bad weather

You follow my blog; you read every poem

With one little look, my true thoughts, you know 'em

When I am stressed, you scratch my back

For making me laugh, you have the knack

You take me on dates to go out to eat

You buy me Twizzlers because you're so sweet

We like the same movies and the same books

In sweats and no make-up, you like my looks

You admit when you're wrong when we have a fight

You tell me you love me every night

I love you.

submitted for Poetry Jam, Love Poem

Elephant Footsteps

image courtesy of Magpie Tales 85

You padded in

and touched my heart as quietly 

as elephant footsteps

You brought the rain

and washed from me the

smoke and soot that had

choked and blinded

I climbed upon your back 

together we flew

with the clouds

 submitted for Magpie Tales, 85

and Gooseberry Garden: Poetry Picnic, Week 7, Love and Loss

Good Morning

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Butterfly kisses

Flit down my neck, shoulders, back

Love in the morning

submitted for Poetry Potluck 48, Passion, at Jingle Poetry

Evening Song

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The evening sings for us
Listen
Mourning doves coo their couplings
Crickets trill mating songs
The barred owl searches out his partner
and the chaos of the day is quelled

The evening paints the sky for us
A watercolor tableau of
crimson bleeding into gold
azure into indigo
The fading light softening the edges of the day 

                                                                              

The evening air is perfumed for us
Late summer jasmine
mingles with rose petals and anticipation
We inhale the intoxicating balm
and let it seep into our pores

The evening sings for us, then
quiets to a hush and
makes its graceful exit; for
the night's song
is ours to sing.

written for Poetry Jam, Evening

Hush A Bye

Our instructions for Poetry Jam this week were to write a poem inspired by or using a line from a song. My song was "Hush A Bye," a traditional lullaby which was heard at our home sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary. My parents often sung it to me as a good night song, with my father strumming his acoustic guitar. You can hear the song here:

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Hush a bye

Don't you cry

My daddy sang to me

The guitar he strummed

As mama hummed

My childhood melody

When I would weep

Or fight with sleep

They'd sing hush a bye

Was like a drug

A soft, warm hug

A deep, musical sigh

Now you have me

And I sing off key

And I can't play a note

But I hope I'm not wrong

That you find love in my song

 And in all the words that I wrote

When you are grown

And on your own

Will you think of me?

And will you hear

My song in your ear

Wherever you may be?

Hush a bye

Don't you cry

You are mama's star

I'll wrap you in love

As snug as a glove

No matter where you are.

submitted for Poetry Jam, Moving To the Music

Prince Morphine

photo by Fee Easton

Rode up on your white horse

I was face down in the mud

Said, "Hey, man, wanna buy a girl a drink?"

Offered me your gloved hand

Fixed me up real nice

Asked me to come home with you

I didn't  think twice

I wanted a Prince Charming

But I got you instead

I got Prince Morphine

Sleeping in my bed

Asked for a dozen roses

You tucked a poppy behind my ear

You sing me lullabies until my passion's doused

Your sheets are real soft

But your love makes me itch

I don't feel the pain no more

But I don't feel shit

I wanted a Prince Charming

But I got you instead

I sleep with Prince Morphine

I feel like I'm dead

submitted for One Shoot Sunday at One Stop Poetry

photo prompt by the remarkable Fee Easton