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Crimson ShardBeautiful crimson shard
Glistening on the floor
Some say thou art broken
Though I see something more

Dancing in the candlelight
I see the heart within
Starlight's wondrous beauty
Caught and held herein

Sweetest Crimson shard
Thy radiance enchants
Lost in sweet surrender
My heart begins to dance

I'll hold thee forever
Make thee all mine own
Beloved crimson shard
My heart will be thy throne
 
LonelinessCruel day surrenders
To mists of softest dreams
I hear thy siren song
And walk in silver beams

Blossom rains in moonlight
Soft breeze brings thy caress
Sweet the song of nightingales
All by heaven blessed

In charmed world of wonder
This heart calls out for thee
My lonely, yearning soul
Pleads for what might be

Come then my Cleopatra
And fill this empty life
Wipe away the tears
And end this lonely strife...
Soft Tide of LoveThe moon shines in splendor
Against skies velvet blue
Night breeze softly stirring
Its caress with power endued

My will gently calls thee
Whispering dreams of love
My words in silver beams
Soft falling from above

Passion's river flowing
Fantasies stir and rise
Love's intoxication
Sails on sleep's soft tide

Let my heart possess you
Pray love take wings and fly
Lost in sweet sensations
Till dawn means dreams must die...

The GiftEvening paints its splendor
Across a crystal sky
Stars and moon appearing
As sunbeams fade and die

Comes the sweetest music
Seductive and deceiving
Beckoning the senses
Spirit, slowly yielding

Floating, falling, needing
Heart take wing and fly
Surrendering to passion
Desire a pleading sigh

Come then honeyed darkness
And banish ordained death
Love that lives forever
And life that needs no breath

Drink this scarlet river
For all I am is thine
Death the path to life
Where spirits shall entwine...
The PromiseBlood red skies the herald
Of dark unfolding night
Stars and moon give promise
Revealing sweet delight

Come oh breath of darkness
Bequeath thy gift so dear
Living death eternal
Thy kiss it holds no fear

Released of shrouds embrace
I leave thy comely womb
Palace, home and haven
My beloved, sacred tomb

This my treasured kingdom
Mountains, valleys and plains
King and bloody tyrant
Still my legend remains

The ruins of my castle
Hold yet my lonely throne
Here you are imprisoned
Your life and soul my own

Tremble then my darling
There is no hope of flight
I love to see you quiver
In flickering candlelight

Can you hear my hear
The Moons DaughterA gentle blue caress
The subtle touch of night
Your heart softly beating
Beneath this silver light

Sacred jewel of Nyx
I long to hold thee near
To share my lonely world
And stem the falling tears

Moonlights chosen daughter
I hear your ageless song
Are these foolish yearnings
Or with you do I belong

Something calls within me
I feel and smell your land
Forests bathed in silver beams
And serpents in your hands

In this place of wonder
May savage wounds be healed
Or deep dreams and desires
Be magically fulfilled

Still I hear thy music
Though sense bids hope to cease
My errant heart still lingers
In search of love and peace..
The FeatherThe world moved around me
And life just passed on by
No one spared a second glance
Or stopped to wonder why?
They saw so very little
They never looked within
As if the act of caring
Were a special type of sin
Perhaps this broken heart
Was never meant to heal
And that tide of loneliness
what I'm meant to feel
Sometimes though the burden
Well it just seemed all to much
And that final clasping hand
Perhaps a welcome touch
But then came my  salvation
In the welcome land of sleep
A soft and gentle voice
That begged me not to weep
From the realm of heaven
A tender healing kiss
Tears that washed the pain away
Oh divine and loving bliss
Enfolded in an angels wings
I couldn't help but mend
Knowing on her love
I truly could depend
Was this just a dream?
A foolish flight of fancy?
A desperate hopeful longing
That echoes now so faintly?
Some I know would say
'by dreams you've been misled'
But they've not seen the feather
She left upon my bed...
My RoseHow can I extol thee
Paint a perfect vision
Sing a golden sunbeam
Write what can't be written?

Soul of burning wonder
Angelic, perfect heart
Overwhelmed I struggle
To capture thee with art

How can words paint heaven
The beauty I perceive
The rising sun of love
Such words I cannot bleed

Unworthy this poor tongue
To ring with fulsome praise
To sing a truthful hymn
Would take me all my days

Daughter of creation
Sacred jewel of night
Within this lonely heart
Shines your radiant light

How to scribe such beauty?
One comparison I know
Thou my hearts desire
Art like a perfect Rose...
My PrayerMy prison cell unseen
A bare and lonely place
Echoing with wishes
As tears run down my face

In the silvered mirror
A portrait of regrets
Upon the wall a trophy
For failing every test

Here there is no beauty
No winning truths to see
A legacy of hurt and pain
The sum of what must be

My suitcase of mistakes
So very hard to carry
The past cannot be fixed
However long I tarry

I stand upon the edge
See wonder in the stars
In the world behind me
So many wounds and scars

So sweet rising sun
Full of golden light
Banish please the darkness
And let this day be bright...

The Gallery of LoveIn this crystal river
The crimson blooms of pain
Burning in times fire
Love ever leaves a stain

Read the sacred map
Inscribed on every soul
Every mark and blemish
Recalled upon a scroll

Teardrops from a broken heart
The echo of a smile
Every portrait painted
To mark another mile

Riding on a white horse
Or falling in the sea
Blossoms in the wind
What will be, will be

Fragile wings of beauty
Petals that will fall
Wind and rain and sun
Living for them all

The power of love deceiving
Leaves no room for choice
Our hearts will sing its melody
Our souls must give it voice...
The beautiful HauntingIn the sweetest birdsong
I hear a haunting voice
Memories of our love
That bid my heart rejoice

In floating cherry blossom
I see the beauty of thy face
Echoes of bright halcyon days
And thoughts of fond embrace

Love for just a season
Times river dried and gone
But you still live and breathe
In this heart you e'er belong

Lips that touched, our token
Like a flower pressed
Found between our pages
And living in this breast

Serene and cherished lover
I read your crafted words
Etched upon eternity
Such comfort they afford

Your eyes I see before me
They touch and warm my soul
Passions flame still burning
For you, who makes me
Heavens Perfect WonderHeaven's perfect wonder
Sculpted in a dream
Born in lotus blossoms
Egypt's wondrous queen

High priestess of Isis
Within thee burning fire
Men could but adore thee
In thrall to deep desire

Caesar knelt before thee
Begged thou be his bride
Rome beneath his feet
Perfect beauty at his side

Oh bitter blade of hate
Thou saw poor Caesar bleed
Love lying in the dust
Cleopatra forced to flee

Then did comfort whisper
With seeds of greater love
Mark Anthony and Cleopatra
Love decreed from up above

Sweet and perfect passion
Two hearts that beat as one
Love by heaven anointed
Bright shining as the sun

Then tragedy unfolding
Greed
Gentle HeartSoft the gentle heartbeat
Beneath a listening ear
A reassuring melody
To banish every fear

Heavens treasured blanket
The arm that holds me near
Loving tender fingers
Wipe away the tears

The past is all forgiven
Our raw and painful years
All that really matters
We hold each other dear

Time cannot erase
Every wound and every scar
But hurt has had its day
Our love it will not mar

I will always love you
No matter what life brings
In this heart forever
Your soul will always sing

Comfort in the darkness
Your love alone could reach
Still I hear the echoes
The truths you tried to teach

Mum I seldom tell you
Just what you mean
Possessed...Place of darkest memory
Enshrouded tomb of lore
Lingering in darkness
The legend of Lenore

Here sat he who loved thee
Neath dust the salt of tears
Love still echoes faintly
Despite the passing years

Dark tomes on dusty shelves
Muddy prints upon the floor
Well meant the dire warning
The Raven's "Nevermore"

Sweet heaven bids me run
Pray and don't look back
Yet I sit upon his chair
Seeking what we lack

For I am imprisoned
In love forever more
I looked upon the portrait
"The legend of Lenore"
A Poets TaleThunder rolls through heaven
And lightening falls like spears
Pain is heard in howling gales
Rain hides the flow of tears

This heart it softly rages
Howls against the loneliness
Yet wears a happy mask
To hide what it won't confess

Hurt in every lonely step
That cold and empty bed
Memories of better days
That echo in my head

Here the battered keyboard
That helps to keep me sane
Words that bleed with hurt
And yet the truth remains

Within this wounded heart
Love to give I've plenty
All around is beauty
Yet my world is empty

Thus the pilgrim poet
Found his haunting voice
The cost by world extracted
That did not give him cho
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Walk with meWalk with me my darling
In this eternal spring
Where flowers last forever
And birds of love do sing

Walk with me my darling
In this land of make believe
Where bees deliver honeycomb
And dreams with love we weave

Walk with me my darling
And give no thought to time
Here we have forever
To share our love divine

Walk with me my darling
We'll trace rainbows in the sky
Fill them in with color
And then we'll learn to fly

Walk with me my darling
Watch the gentle river flow
The sun will always shine on us
Because of our love he knows

Walk with me my darling
And say we will never part
Please take the ring I give you
You already
Without youSitting here without you
My tears they fall like rain
Living life without you
It offers nothing but pain....

But in the realm of mortal dreams
Our love it reigns supreme
Here we rule our world together
And our love it is no dream

Here no shadows dare to fall
We loved each other from the start
Our love flows like a river
And in love we've pledged our hearts

In your eyes there's magic light
I kiss your lips and hold you tight
You fill my soul with wonder
And bring heaven to our velvet night

Here the wheels of time don't turn
This love will not be fleeting
You and I we paint the sky
Our hearts in time are gently beating

Your
The Vampire hunter......He whispers prayers
Walks through the woods
The vampire must die
With Gods help he should

His heart rejoices
Heavens on his side
Thanks be for this miracle
Castle gates, open wide

Across the courtyard
With hurried pace
Gathering courage
For what he must face

Searches and finds the chapel
Pushes at the heavy door
It groans and creaks
As it drags across the floor

Looks around, begins to shudder
Inverted cross upon the altar
Candles black and bloody chalice
Suddenly courage begins to falter

On the floor a bloodstained sack
Tiny movements, a baby's cry
He can't go back
He has to try

Takes a candle from his bag
Searches

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Our Hourglass...

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Sands of oblivion
In our hourglass of time
Pouring without mercy
A trickle so sublime

Life so very precious
We often seem to waste
Missing opportunities
The wine of joy to taste

Will the page we're writing
Be marked with sad regret
Longing and not living
With doubt and fear beset

Journey then in wonder
Live and love and play
Use each precious moment
And treasure every day...

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Our Hourglass...by *Gary-thedreamingpoet

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~InTheStarryNightSky Apr 24, 2012
A lovely piece. Wonderful job.
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*Gary-thedreamingpoet Apr 30, 2012  Professional Writer
Thank you my friend :)
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~InTheStarryNightSky Apr 30, 2012
You're welcome. :aww:
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~BellaBugia Apr 6, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
The last stanza wraps it all up really well. This is inspirational!
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*Gary-thedreamingpoet Apr 7, 2012  Professional Writer
Thank you:) :heart:
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~BellaBugia Mar 29, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Love it! It has a wonderfully positive almost upbeat feel to it. <3 Take your own advice, yeah?
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~Kay-March Mar 27, 2012
Time pass so quickly.
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*Gary-thedreamingpoet Mar 27, 2012  Professional Writer
To quickly...
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~Kay-March Mar 28, 2012
yes, so enjoy life as long as it lasts.
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*Delice1941 Mar 25, 2012
Really nice rhythm going on here, pleasure to read.
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