Smithe fell to the floor, suddenly going limp. Darla's breathing started to slow. Blinking in puzzelment, she stared at his still form. "After all that time wanting me, is that all there is?" She thought to herself as she bent over the unconscious man. Sh...
There is a land of sweet delightsA place by love defined,Where I have wandered oft by night,Exquisite joys to find.Its gentle hills, so soft and round,Are ripe for each caress,Their swelling curves, in beauty, crownedAwait my lip’s impress.My hope is that...
Each night beneath the kindly moon’s soft radianceWe make again that joyful connection of loveVulnerable in our emotional nakednessAs we bare the most profound feelings of our heartsAll too soon the hour of parting is upon usCatching us unaware in our com...
Randall was propped against the Formica and vinyl-clad wet bar at the Alverton Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall. At the opposite side of the space, next to a long table of cookies, the polka band had launched into a zesty rendition of the Chicken Dan...
It was the turn of the century before bubble gum filled lollipops had become the obsession of every Zambian child. Cola flavoured lollipops were all the rage back then. I would never quite go as far as saying I would have done anything for one, but I did...
It's just a chance we live; we die in France.It could be anywhere that love may thriveBut this is where we did our lover's dance.Our lustful joys will flourish, still, survive,A lover's touch caresses, filled with fun,And shares a fervor vibrant, so alive...
Alone again in this stone of a cellThese four walls I called homeHumidity is rising inside my roomI am going out for a quick smokeMy hiding place at the rooftopWhere no one can see me in the darkThe rain suddenly pouring hardHumid, no air, not even a bree...
Miss You!It was not easy meeting youbut later losing youand today seeking you makes it more easier missing youthan having youand that is unbearable!I don't deserve missing you in factI should have missed youbut then again I nevermiss my targetsnot even t...
"You've been good today, so when we get home, you c'n have some ice cream."Aunt Charlotte holds his hand as they walk out of the white clapboarded church into the spring air. Up ahead, at the foot of the steps, Brother Pitman shakes a hand, then another,...
I no longer need to makemarks on meA professional who tattooshas set me freeWhen certain thoughtsreturn and intrudeback into my lifefor reasons unknownI try to quiet themappease, silence the poisonbut I am unable to stop or copeI wear a myriad of scarsSel...
This strange feeling insideIt's so hard to explainTurmoil and tormentMaking my head spinDespite my compassion and honestyTrying hard to make others feel good about themselvesI often retreat to my lonely pathetic world I live inWith a sense of shame and te...
My love, you looked so radiant tonight,Seated at your dresser combing your hair,Crowned with a bright golden halo of lightFrom the lamp on the stand beside your chair.Though you demur, I only speak the truthWhen I declare, that ‘spite of time, your faceHa...
I sat leaning against the stone pillar of the decades-old bridge, watching as the sun began to rise over the horizon, my legs dangling over the edge, my hand resting on the recently installed railing.No traffic would cross the bridge coming into the quiet...
A new baby is always so much funA little bundle of joy to loveThere's nothing better than a little oneThis is a gift sent from up aboveTake photos every dayAnd a video diary tooThey change in so many waysThis will be nice to look throughA video diary of a...
They approached the front porch hesitantly, passing between two blooming Rose of Sharon bushes with red flowers. A new place, strange to him, with dust specks dancing in the rays of the sun that flickered through the trembling chinaberry leaves down onto...
