A Golden Russet Morn

Such power and strength,

Surging through your body,

Thou art brimming with raw manhood,

How wondrous to witness your morning glory.

As a hunter prowls in the misty dusky dawn,

Ready to pounce upon his innocent prey,

Your starvation hunger disturbs my slumber,

Am I still dreaming or am I awake?

Like the hazy russet sun burns through the clouds,

Your heat pierces through my sleeping,

Thou shalt drink deep, I know in my Elizabethan Inn,

We shall toast your new found splendour. 

A more golden morn has ne'er been seen,

Not even a shaft of light could come in between. 

Pray, Beloved, Put Me not out

Let me soothe thy burning ire,
Push me not apart, let me in,
Thou mayst think, as I am a woman,
Capable of madness and sin alone.
Nay, 'tis not so, though so 'tis by Heaven's Serpent
Men and Women are pit against each other,
Our muscles weak, we use strength of mind,
Fight with tricks taught us by our mothers,
Not to be unkind, but to survive in Men's world,
My truth is all I have given you,
On that you can always rest assured,
Yes, I am certainly a woman,
But thou knowst I am also thy friend.
Has it faded away, the bond we once shared?
I live in hope that we have not lost it forever. 

Hiding Within

O people of this world, I see your furtive glances,
As you walk by me in the street,
I instantly feel stripped naked,
Eyes downcast upon my swollen feet.
Too scared to take a second look,
In case you're staring back at me,
As kind as I may be inside and in my mind,
You mundane people, my great bulk is all you see.
And you all think I am bone idle,
I see the hurtful judgement in your eyes,
If only you'd spare me a few seconds,
You could look beyond my size.
So I stay within myself, the world's company I avoid,
For if I did never bare my soul, it cannot be destroyed. 

Love's Lost

Hast thou of late, looked within mine eyes,
And witnessed the sadness lurking there?
Should thou look hard enough you'll see
The battle scars that now we share.
Never a sadder tale to tell,
Than that of a pure love now lost,
The annihilation of my very soul,
I paid the price, my heart, it cost.
So now I walk the road much travelled, 
By wretched, lonely, abandoned souls,
I shuffle forward in desolate sadness,
Waiting to hear the cruel Hell's bell toll.
But, if I had the chance, let this tale end sadly,
To love you again, I would do so gladly.

Woeful Regrets

O Thou my Soul, methinks thou wrongst me. 

That tongue that once only dripped sweet honey,

Now lashes at my heart with scorn and enmity.

An innocent word meant to soothe but only baited,

Caused such horrendous total devastation,

Filled my nights with suffering and confusion,
A bright new morning, perhaps a new start?

Nay, more black words of venom and foreboding,
Now I am dying, you have slayed my heart.

I will not lie down and let you trample

O'er my poor and wounded soul,

I must stand up and fight this battle,

This hostile assault is now taking its toll.

Have I lost you my love, my muse, my friend?

My words spoken wrongfully were never meant to offend. 

The Mercy of Hades

No, I cannot have died,

Surely in death, this pain cannot exist.

Endless night skies are closing in,
I feel trapped in the murky black gloom,

My voice inside my mind has ceased,

There is an air of impending doom. 

I wish I were numb, all feelings gone,

Weary eyes, look your last,

Tired arms, take your final embrace,

These emotions have long passed.

Am I still living in this hollow life?

Have I succumbed to eternal sadness,

O Charon, I beg you, take all I possess,

And with your fierce Hound ferry me away from this emptiness. 

Love's Tempest

Dare I hope that this maelstrom has now abated?

The mighty waves were lifting me higher and higher,

Then dropping me down, deeper and deeper,

Pitching me into a pool of enraged fire.

My body and your soul jerking and burning,

Unable to conform your head with my heart,

Spitting words like arrows into one another,

Clawing at our bonds, and ripping us apart. 

Wanting to tell you how foolish I am,

Though I can see no chink in your armour,

So instead I shall storm your offences,

Even though, alack, I am pushing you away farther.

Stop, please, and listen, these words are all true,

Is my confession too late, have I now lost you for good? 

Was Eros a mere Archer?

I am in despair trying to halt the drip of the sands of time,

Every ounce of love I have is thine,

If your love has gone, I missed its departure.

Are your passions for me waning?

Your warm bear hugs seem so distant.

O how foolish am I, as I know you are true,

Your eyes tell me firmly so,

No wonder I feel so close to you,

Love is mutual, never solo.

If you were to so much as breathe my name,

I would fly to you like Eros' arrow.

I am waiting for you, my love, hour by lonely hour,

You the one with the iron Will, you hold all my power.

Pure Gold

I have at times woken to pure golden glory,

Bathing in the emerald fields with a vibrant glow,

Glinting on the seas like sparkling diamonds,

More dazzling to mine eyes than the sun-soaked snow.

Then to my heart cometh my love's glory,

That causes me to burn even brighter than the sun,

His fire reaching every nodule of my being,

I live true wonder from the moment he descends upon me,
Comes like the Lion of Judea and growls in pure joy,
Nothing else can match that splendour

He manifests when entering my abode,

His touch like a bolt of Thor's lightning,

Could force open even a velvet flower to bloom.

Left alone in oppressive gloom, when all too soon he departs,
Most troubled I toil to assuage my grieving heart.

Desolation

Gone from my sight, 'tis unbearable,

Replaying in my head your last words, over and over,I can detect no hint this devastation was coming,

My days seem lacklustre, all spark of joy gone, 

A diamond solitaire, without any gleam,

A crisp Winter's morn, with no twinkling frost,

A dry riverbed, with no life-giving stream.

Alone in this darkness, bereft of thine will I would command,

Clouds banked all around, no golden sunlight,

All sense of direction, all purpose, gone,

Did I miss some gesture, some sign,

Some allusion that soon you were leaving.

I know you would not in full will cause me this pain,

My tears, alas, flow from the heart and not from my brain.

Awakening

My senses are all a blur.
Feeling increasingly frantic
With each moment that passes by ...
And thou art the reason why.
Sitting and smiling, when quietly all alone,
You creep into my thoughts again, and again,
My mind no longer my own.
You are a pure pool of creative power, so calm and
Buddha-deep,
Awakening my intellect, from its uninspired slumber.

Your Troubled Mind

Nay, do not say you are happy,
When your eyes show a different truth,
Do not profess love and be increasing aloof.
Quite clearly your mind is not at peace,
Yet you state there is nothing wrong,
I cannot help you when you decline to confide in me,
You may even think you have me fooled,
But remember this above all: To thine own self be true.

Love Forever

My skin shall age with the passing of time,
No longer soft with a subtle glow.
My hair shall take on its winter hue,
No more warm chestnut, but white as snow.
Lost will be the spring in my steps,
A slower pace I shall take on. 
Accepting care from strangers,
As we lack, alas, children to rely upon.
Our brief lives we shared for all time,
For our souls never to be estranged
Even by the end of our mortal time.
When my earthly body and life have gone,
My love for you, my love
Shall in my verse forever live young.

Regrets (I)

I should have believed your truth,
Right from the start.
I can now see, that I was wrong to question you so,
Why O why did I doubt the words
You spoke straight to my heart from your mind.
I am no more wived by panic, 
Filled with worry and woe,
Your words were true, I now well know.
No more room in my mind for doubt to dwell,
As your heart is full of truth and I know it full-well.

Regrets (II)

The torment I feel 'tis too much to bear,
And bare it to you, without a care,
When inside, full of worry and strife,
I am losing sight of the sun, source of global life.
No more bright joy lighting my each night,
Left pondering the cause of your deadly silence,
Though deep in me down knowing 'tis all right,
Finding my way with your truth as my guidance. 
Suddenly a bright Comet shoots through my night sky,
Lighting my face with its burst of brilliance,
Proving once more that on your will I can rely,
That our bond has real resilience.
I know, deep inside me, to never doubt thee,
As Truth indestructible binds thee to me.

A Variorum on Shakespeare's Will

O to be able to touch you at Will.
Somehow I knew that I would hear from you today,
As by now I can feel your Will in my mind.
I even knew when, when your email came through ...
Like warm water through my ducts ...
I Will most certainly do what I can when I see you.
To soothe the curls in your soul.
I Will absolutely make you feel better.
I solemnly swear. Worry not,
Where there is your Will, I Will find the way.