tell me

tell me

how the gentle wind touches your skin

how the gold of sun rays pierce your eyes

when you hear and watch the fish gently slap
the water around the river's bend

ahh, and there's the waft of morning dew

tell me

how your heart flutters when feeling love;

your breath becomes rapid in excitement,

soft bead sweat shimmies from your hands,

how peace and calm envelops you

at the sight of stars and moon at night

tell me

the soothing of violin strings upon your ears

whilst reading words of Shelley and Shakespeare
and how they resonate into your soul

or as i sing to you a song formed

of love verses, i've written

tell me

that your love for me is true

the reflection of my heart, too

like new verdant leaves of Spring

with their brilliance in their color hue

my heart speaks~~~ there’s no truer love

than me for you

just enough

i wish you to have just enough morsels

to eat and have some left to share

with others who are hungry

just enough water to quench your

thirst then share with those who 
also thirst

just enough to warm your hands and feet
and still able to feel the cold as others do

just enough shelter to rest your head and

room for those with less, letting them lay 
their head upon a pillow next to yours

just enough anguish to understand sorrow,

just enough pain to appreciate its absence

just enough love to last until tomorrow

behold living

my body recently experienced physical pain

constant throbbing, deep and incessant.,

i breathe in, exhale slowly and it separates

me distantly from  it

now it has subsided, the cause ameliorated

i tarry in my focus and think of those

whose pain never subside and so much greater

than mine, so i breathe for them

souls being connected in a universal spirit

shall be then, but for a moment, the assuage

of this feeling, usurped by a calm and rest,

shared by the link of our souls

i shall amble about amidst life, today

i shall not forget the pain for it will be the cause

of me savoring the tiniest of things, littlest of moments,

cherish all  around me while breezes sing

in my ears and mine eyes behold, living