My word does not then stand up to your own, And proof remains required of my skill. You base my worth on tests and drills alone, While I remain in question, waiting still. It's not that there's a gap I must fulfill Within my gasping heart,…
Oh faithless heart now clad in white on white, You're playing lawn croquet with my lost mind And climbing snow-capped mountains of the night, And trailing all my dignity behind. Wintry breezes bluster in your heart And I've half a mind to see you suffer For…
My friend, I left you down on Cedar Lane With packages all tied up on your back. You knew the truth and still would not complain You gave me then no rest, yourself no slack. The morning held more promise with each mile, And I, your sole companion, seemed to…
Mon cher thé, Vous m'inspirez, Vous durerez Jusqu'à la fin Du jour, demain. Je reste certain Que vous êtes là Toujours pour moi. postscript Simple Indriso, tongue in cheek, in French. Just for fun. I'll write something more complex tomorrow. For Crowns of Sonnets&…
Poured out like water on the midnight fire There comes a cold embrace—a frosted kiss, Where love and honesty have been remiss; Never for ought else shall I aspire. Despite the cost, I love as you require. In all the world of passion, bear the flame Burning through my…
Though there remain such options at my hand To do much as I please and rest in You, Knowing that the ways I walk are true, Yours is the will I wish You would command. My heart will lie and leave my mind unmanned, And Yours I know is wisdom…
These vast expanses broader than the skies And deeper than the ocean, just as blue Are unobtainable from where the view Is struck by light and hidden from my eyes. Oh marvels of the farthest-reaching space, Oh nebulae, oh planets, ancient stars, Already naked eyes have fought such wars To…