Jealous of Love #poetry
Be jealous of the man who grasps her heart as they become one with the sea
Beware the hands who one day will remove the veil of a woman who once seemed so frail
watch the man whose eyes of black consume her body never looking back
Be jealous of the man whose gentle lips launches love like ships
beware the love these two possess they will sail the tides and never wreck
don’t watch as he holds her hands under the moon for love’s fervent stand
Be jealous for one day this man you will be
embrace the woman she will be me
all I can do Is cry #atozchallenge #death #pets
LIttle one
all I can do is criiiii
You pour out your devotion
all you can give
it’s all conveyed
in one wet lick
you dance with such love
saying “all to you I give
look in my eyes
for your love I live”
Mommy look at my heart
all I could give
for you were my world
to joy’s song I would spin
***
My daughter lost her little doggie Sadie on Monday. We have no idea what happened. She was lifeless when K got home.
I shed too many tears to count for you little Sadie
we loved you dear friend
~good night
A to Z folks please forgive me this really has nothing to do with the letter “I” except that I am heartbroken. My daughter needed this little friend to keep her afloat during a difficult time.
I dedicate this to Sadie and her sweet momma
Dawn’s Love #poetry #spring #photography
Skin reflects the dawn’s dew
as the sun shyly crests
the roundness of our hills
eyes their softness caress
await the hues and colors
of a brand new day
nature fills her chorus
each instrument tuned to play
lowing in the fields
twittering near our ears
wrap me in dawn’s splendor
it’s chilly cradle me near
Photography: Sierra Foothills at Dawn (taken by my iphone) 2011 copyright L. Moon
Dawn in your eyes #poetry
Perfect azure warms my face
I crest the hill wanting to see dawn
Accents of wispy black silhouettes
Remind me of your eyes
sleepy as of yet
bringing my thoughts home to you
Poetry and photography copyright 2012 L. Moon
Cloud of Pain #poetry
I closed my eyes to shut out raw pain
rejection grazed my heart like a spear
coming too close and spurting the last feeling
I closed my heart a barren shield
dont ask me to ever love again
I’ve felt the cold sting of steel
the remnants of my heart are on your blade
****
I opened my eyes and I saw clarity
awaken me from this dream
give me a clear vision
opening my eyes I feel a kiss
something I had for so long missed
a longing for the warmth
the one who had waited in my dreams
The Door to My Heart #poetry
“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart.
Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.”– Carl Jung
Peer in that crack
slightly ajar
opened for you
the door to my heart
***
what would you see
peering deep inside?
layered insecurity
years I’ve tried to hide
***
venture ever further
finds an inner glow
beckoning your kindness
please don’t ever go
***
If you truly entered
the chambers of my heart
I would give love freely
passion painted art
*****
Please check out this wonderful poetry feast for Friday – hosted by Jenne Andrews
an excellent photograph http://www.flickr.com/photos/dynamosquito/4290635507/
Shards of Love #poetry
Shattered pieces of us
unmendable puzzle
love’s memories are left
none remain to hold us
what is left my love?
pieces?
memories?
a calderon of desire on one shore
unspoken words on another
separated by more than space and time
our hearts will never be repaired
shards of love ripped through you and I……………………..
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Photography Copyright 2011 “Pieces” L. Moon
Hand in Glove
Your glove
serving
purpose
warmth
protection
My hand
giving
working
tasks
function
The hand in the glove
each
caught
by
the other
The glove
where the hand
fits
perfectly
comfortably
The hand
fitted with the glove
sharing warmth
filling
it with love
Together – they are one!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/technowannabe/484738643/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodncrazy/5415447242/lightbox/
Love: Just an Illusion? #oneshotwednesday
Words she wrote reached into his heart
He heard them somehow
Unspoken words her art
Or… just an illusion?
***
She thinks he must be a dream
How will she know?
“what does it mean?”
Is he … just an illusion?
***
silent pleas go into the night
He feels her words
This seems so right
It might be … just an illusion
***
Love flows rapidly like spring’s stream
washing over them
it trickles so clean
Defying the illusion
***
whispers into the misty night air
He catches her look
hearts locked in a stare
Their love is no illusion…
Giovanni Blank: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostcontrol/5205986638
In Bondage #poetry #oneshotwednesday
I cannot use
words to express
no rhyme no reason
so sad
I confess
**
For I have sworn
duly so
to not reveal my heart
but this you
know
***
Were I able
I’d sing a song
dance in the moonlight
all night
long
***
In our eyes
there’d be no trace
in sorrow
or sadness
there is no place
***
Gladness and laughter
would fill each line
spilling in verse
no sense
of time
*
But I am speechless
yes it is so
for I am bound
from romance
sad – I know
Michelangelo is my favorite sculptor. This piece (one of the captive series) has so much feeling.
Join us for another week at One Shot Wednesday.
One Stop Poetry strives to create an environment of community where poets can share their work and meet other poets. Enjoy!!
Thanks to Creative Commons for the photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/grahamandsheila/314328717
Hold me …Tight #poetry #photography
you looked down
into celestial colored eyes
like yours
sparks flew
long into the night
*
you -bigger than life
I so unsure
your hand took mine
each day
a new delight
*
“Hang on”
you said
“never let go”
I couldn’t
you held me so tight
*
“Come fly
with me baby”
you took me
to the stars
what a sight
**
I look at my hand
imprinted
by you
sparks still remain
embers of light
*
where did you go
without me?
you took
a piece of me
on your lonely flight
*
one look in my eyes
you and me
aiming
for the stars
holding on ~ tight
There is a story behind the location in the pictures (where I learned to swim in the surf, build sand castles and love.) Thanks to Raed Shomali for Pescadero the top pic. Please have a look at his work- he is fantastic photographer. You can also find him on Twitter @shomali11
The sunset was taken, with my iphone, Half Moon Bay area while I was driving ( umm yes multitasking). Location wise they are the same piece of coast line.
Alive
I cried
a tear
for a woman
I never knew
because of you
I’m alive
***
The drop
down my cheek
reflects
such sorrow
time borrowed
I’m alive
***
may the tears
water our souls
cause them to grow
ever stronger
lasting longer
We’re alive
Thanks to Kristy Andrews for the photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirstea/4607213050
Forever Love #Triolet #poetry
my love for you forever be
emblazoned in our hearts and minds
Its timelessness will set us free
my love for you forever be
someday it will be you and me
If we can only bide the time
my love for you forever be
emblazoned in our hearts and minds
This is my attempt at my first Triolet for One Stop Form
Merging of you and me #poetry
What part is me and what part is you?
When I look at me I see us too!
Combining of shapes
resemblance in kind
My nose is yours
Your ear is mine
Once a direction so different from yours
Now we’re entangled in what’s mine is yours
Will we some day look at the rest
and say our love withstood life’s test?
Will our hands continue entwined
after many moons and glasses of wine?
For now ~eyes delight in all they see
loving the merging of you and of me
Dream Another Night Away #Valentine #DuetPoetry
She is in his dreams dancing lightly across his sighs
closer than a whisper warming his heart
waking his need to dance with love
they dance to the soft sounds of night
spinning with the stars above and the lights in her eyes
***
Desire awakening with each kiss
perfection in each fluid move
finding endless hope in cosmic display
lover’s plight to only meet at night
days spent dreaming of the lover missed
***
Their rival daylight
in darkness ecstasy takes flight
tantalizing essence mesmerizes and captivates
lovers intertwined in a feast of senses
exploring the infinite horizons of joy so right
***
They revel in a world never fraught with pain
seize one last lingering kiss before dawn
walking in a daze until they dream another night away
eyes close reminding him of
stormy currents turbulent plains
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…and a Tanka Attempt for One Stop Poetry Form
(For Each of you dear folks I have met through blogging and One Stop Poetry – A Tanka Valentine)
I look at your names
A smile then comes to my face
memories and more
You have each made my life full
so in my heart theres a place
to each of you love and More
Thank you for letting my friend Sean Vessey and myself share another of our poetry duets with you. Each line is a response to the other ~ the duet (above) is sung from the heart to honor each of you dear people who bring such joy to our lives – Happy Valentine’s Day.
He Loves Me He Loves Me NOT #valentines day
Like a girl I pull a petal
eagerly waiting the answer
“He loves me
He loves me not
He…”
I pulled the petals
from the flower of love
What did they say?
He loves me…
My eyes through their window you could see
Lips that sang under yours
Calderon of desire
He loves me not…
A trick of the petals I see
but they will not get the better of me
He…
Who was given the petal?
I would like to know!
It cannot last
Why does one petal make the difference?
Passion in the night
Empty embrace is in the dawn – indifference
He loves me…
He
loves
me
NOT
Fair thee well petal
I shall find new discovery in
the fragrant petal of
He
Loves
Me
Photo “He loves me not” L. Moon copyright 2011
Be Mine #Valentine
I gaze into the waters of the Maldives
Crystal clear bluer than blue
I see life that urges me to reach in touch
Purple wisps of the anemone waves to me
Vibrant red of a starfish dares me to play tug of war
Ray skirts the sandy floor
***
I am mesmerized …
Blue eyes reflect the mystery of the stars
Comets fall from the skies into those brilliant eyes
I cannot look away
Enslaved by the vortex like trance
***
I blink and see undulation
Pale blue in comparison
… you are gone
Or were you ever?
Is my mind playing tricks?
The moisture there is from your lips
***
Walking the sandy beach I hear a splash
Dolphins imbibing the sunlight
A giggle escapes
They swim on in their watery escapade
A carefree dance
***
There you are – smiling
Teasing me
corners of your mouth beckoning
Walk with me
Dance with me
Love with me
***
Will we be able to sustain the impact?
When hearts collide
a big bang not in theory
Don’t leave me
Come out of my dreams
***
Be my desire
my companion
Share the sun
Inhale love’s delights
BE
MINE
“At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet” ~Plato
Join us at One Stop Poetry as we share our poems of love ( something I do most days). Enjoy the season of lovers with …
The Song that Plays On #duetpoetry
Their bodies resonate with sound
a single note on the scale
longing for vibrato
clefs of desire
trebling in volume and intensity
reaching their highest height
an ecstatic crescendo
grand finale never resolves
a new note discovered
chord of fevered joy ~tremolo
concerto of two
your timbre entwined in mine
A song that plays on
Lately my co-author Sean Vessey and I have been on a writing roll. This and The Fuse popped on the screen after writing Quest for Titan for three long hours. It’s our traditional duet form; I will leave the reader to determine which line belongs to which voice. I did cheat by inserting a couple musical terms I couldn’t remember.
Attribution: Creative Commons and Karjadi 15
The Lover’s Song #oneshotwednesday
Awakened in the morning
serenaded by my favorite sound
“I love you so my darling
you are my heart’s desire”
***
Rambling through my day
softly humming my lover’s song
clinging to the phrase
“I am his heart’s desire”
***
A moment that I take
I dream of us awake
passion there is still
“you are my heart’s desire”
***
Prepared to meet his gaze
fragrance fills the air
reminders of my love
hanging here and there
***
Eyes caught in candlelight
there’s longing in my song
“You are my heart’s desire”
you are where I belong…
***
This is just one of the many poems shared with One Shot Wednesday. One Stop Poetry is a community. We want to encourage you the artist/ writer/ poet to be the best you can be – join us. Share you passion and inspiration.
Through the Portal… #OneShotWednesday
Look with me through that portal there
A world where the sun never sets
Light scintillates playfully on crystal clear waters
New life springs forth ~ a prism of beauty and vigor
***
Look with me at the wonders of life
hands laced offering comfort and strength
sweet melodic words caught in the breeze
unceasing devotion spoken with sparkling eyes
***
Look with me at a vibrant love
slipping between the fabric of unquenched desire
passion is caught never let go
a magnificent beat echos in two hearts
***
Come with me to that place
where the sun never sets on our love
catch me and never let me go
know love in eyes that say “forever yours”
this is where I want to be
I will extend two invitations today. One to our growing poetry site at One Stop Poetry. We welcome poets to share their work and get feedback.
The second to read the prologue of my novel The Quest for Titan co-authored with Sean Vessey. I have collaborated in the past – when it works the words flow. Sean is a fantastic person to share ideas with ~ this novel is writing itself ( practically).
Thanks to each of you for your support, encouragement and inspiration – you keep me going each day as a writer.
The Portal Photo is from a special place a “portal in time” kind of place ~Golden Gate Park by Orin Zebest http://www.flickr.com/photos/orinrobertjohn/3081966712
The Power of the Moon #poetry
Gaze down on me
beautiful one
possessing ethereal qualities
so unlike the sun
*
Sing, Dance and Play
long into the night
at morning’s edge
skip away from light
*
Lovers blend
and caress too
captives held by
the glow of you
*
There is a mystery
you won’t show
magnetism
they will never know
*
You pull together
for a moonlit dip
those in your orbit
joined in
your luminescent grip
Lady’s Knight #OneShotWednesday
Last week for One Stop Poetry, I wrote a poem about a knight leaving his lady. I wrote verse the following day that continued the poem. I asked my friend Sean Vessey if he would help me write the two poems into a piece of prose. We have written several things in Duet form. A Duet in writing is where one person speaks and the other person responds. It’s a fun way to write; I encourage others to give it a try. Would love to know what you think of this piece and the duet style as we hope to produce more and would appreciate the feedback.
Lady’s Knight
by Sean Vessey and Leslie Moon
I lie awake and hear the sounds.
My Knight prepares his war kit to go.
Men preparing to leave. In the darkest hour, they will proceed
His lips graze my face. I am despondent ~ he leaves me alone.
In frustration, I refuse to kiss my knight goodbye
How do I leave my darling to run into danger when all I desire is the warmth of her arms? How do I tell her that she is the sun and moon to me?
There is no sun nor moon nor stars as he departs on his steed.
Farewell giver of heart, my guide on the righteous path
I have no place to lay my head ~fair thee well
Oh my Lady Fair, my Princess of the Moon, I agonize to leave you alone without my lips
My gentle knight lover of my soul I feel your sorrow and want to hold you near.
Off I go, on my guard, so I may return to her loving arms.
Ride into the night my brave one. You forgot a kiss when you left. You have my heart guard it well
Our quest is perilous and long. Our journey hard, there lies our quest.
I dream frightful dreams. He enters the very jaws of hell. What to protect him but my love?
The beast, the vile dragon, rages burning the king’s towns. Dark consuming smoke rises in the distance. Ill tidings of things to come.
Dearest valiant one return to my arms. Do not be suffocated in the darkness be steadfast.
There is the beast dark and grim. Our archers spread out “fire“, arrows bounce off the beast. “Knights ready“ at the top of my lungs I scream ~ “archers fire“
My dreams of you falling have weakened me. I could not go on without you?
We charge ~ lances held high. A sweep of the dragon’s claws kills five stout-hearted men.
Darling, feel my shield protecting what is most valuable to me
My steed leads now as the dragon is blinded by arrows. His claws swipe at the air ~ my lance goes in past his ribs to strike true
The darkest part of night has arrived for us all. My darling, far from me, what shall I do for they have laid siege to the castle?
Other knights follow striking well~ the dragon falls on top of two brave knights~ he is slain
They take me. I cry into the evil clutches of the night. I ache for one more glimpse of you my darling
I feel no relief ~ My true love is in peril now ~ I sense it ~her soul calls to me “Help Me”
My love I am in anguish ~ cold ~alone
Knights, I must ride. My love is in danger
What will they do? I need a ray of light and you!
“We will follow soon, ride ahead to your mistress” My horse feels my need and rides like the wind
I call into the night hoping against hope
Limbs whistle overhead as I ride. The night urges me on.
They have driven me into the deepest despair. They tell me you are dead – my heart beats no more
Oh my love, hold my heart, embrace your hopes. I ride to your call
I am lifeless. I recoil at the thought or you no longer whispering my name under the stars
My love, my heart, hold true, I come
I am limp upon the stone. What is that sound I hear? “If only…” I weep
My Lady, My love ~I am here
What is that…? It sounds like my love. Alas now the wind plays tricks with my heart
My love? A bleak keep is there. I feel Her close
You are here. Our hearts call to each other. Come my darling~ my knight
I hear her forlorn cry ~ my resolve hardens~ those who hurt my lady will pay. I ride past the watchmen knocking them down. Into the keep ~ into the main hall ~ tense for battle
One exhausted Knight cannot possibly prevail against such darkness
The way to Her voice is clear. She is in the tower above
I hear heavy footsteps a voice my heart knows. He has come. Nothing matters in the world but us two. His lips on mine. Never leave my darling. Never depart
Others come, I hold her narrow door, with blade and shield
I am not afraid – he is my flesh. I will die by his side if need be
Never will we die together~ I fight~ we live for each other~ always in our hearts
He has defeated dragon and foe with one sweep of his courageous, brave heart
A sound and fury comes. The other knights are coming to our aid
He has confidence in his brother knights. He enfolds me in his arms, carries me to safety.
The Keep is ours. My love is safe. We are joined heart to heart.
As, I gaze into his eyes, I thank him with a lasting kiss. No more will we be parted
I kiss her as though it is our lips first meeting
The breeze gently plays with my hair as he sings to my heart
“My Lady”, I whisper with my heart, “my true love. I am yours always“
I beckon him into the moonlight . The two of us veiled in the mist of our desire
Swept Away (#poetry )
swept me from my terror
placed me in a meadow
filled with fragrance and shelter
***
Your hands had held me
your eyes now too
nor could I look away
from your kindness true
**
Forehead spoke of promise
nose spoke of fate
and as I looked closer
your lips swept me away
***
Into a land I’d never seen
nor scarcely heard
Where springs caressed rocks
breezes were softly heard
***
I couldn’t walk away
not yesterday nor today
I melted in your arms
removed from any harm
I wrote a Flash Fiction yesterday of a Knight and a lady (Waiting for Night) this seemed a perfect companion.
Etched in my Heart
Darling -You entered my life
broke through the wall of my heart.
Your sweet caress
balm to my weary soul.
You love me
like none ever could.
Yet you would walk away
for my happiness~ not your own.
How could your leaving
cause anything but pain?
Don’t leave now
you are permanently
etched in my heart.
What do we do on Sundays at One Stop Poetry? why One Shoot Sunday. Join us as we meet talented photographers like KJ Halliday and get the opportunity to write off a poetry prompt.
