two poems
not by me, they're so perfect
NEAR YOU
'neath velvet cloth of night and shadows
my heart confessed its thoughts to wind
i could see your smile from a distance
with the touch of your closeness profound
the sun reached behind the sky
so the moon could take its proper place
day to darkness, brightened by the stars
leaving upon blue waters
a shimmering portrait of your face
you, with all your savouring sweetness
tenderly pierced the walls of my soul
as you wove a new tapestry with
the golden threads of your hope and love
yesterday you offered me courage
today you endowed me with your strength
every moment together, a gift
every day, a celebration of life
how lovely the music of your heart.
you are the air i breathe, sound i hear,
and the spirit that gently moves me.
i don't wish for the moon, i have the stars.
IN MY MIND'S EYE
they tell me stars and dots that gleam,
that shimmer in the vast night sky
they say the moon's a glowing sphere
a vivid crescent perched on high
the distant planets, i believe,
are glorious beyond mere words
they whirl and spin in deep, dark space,
their space dance never is disturbed.
it's not a world that i can share
it has more walls then you or she
walls i cannot overcome
they never will be climbed by me.
yet what i lack, i look to find,
in a place where i am free.
it is the eye within the mind.
it's where i go so i can see.
it's there i see with shining eyes.
eyes so bright and pure and clear.
and with those eyes i can devise
my world - so perfect and so dear.
it's there i see your faces shine
it's there i see the dazzling sea
it's there i see the trees, the vines,
it's there i can see... me.
i never cease to dream of when
all you describe, i too, may view
but as for now, and until then,
i have my world... it shimmers, too.
NEAR YOU
'neath velvet cloth of night and shadows
my heart confessed its thoughts to wind
i could see your smile from a distance
with the touch of your closeness profound
the sun reached behind the sky
so the moon could take its proper place
day to darkness, brightened by the stars
leaving upon blue waters
a shimmering portrait of your face
you, with all your savouring sweetness
tenderly pierced the walls of my soul
as you wove a new tapestry with
the golden threads of your hope and love
yesterday you offered me courage
today you endowed me with your strength
every moment together, a gift
every day, a celebration of life
how lovely the music of your heart.
you are the air i breathe, sound i hear,
and the spirit that gently moves me.
i don't wish for the moon, i have the stars.
IN MY MIND'S EYE
they tell me stars and dots that gleam,
that shimmer in the vast night sky
they say the moon's a glowing sphere
a vivid crescent perched on high
the distant planets, i believe,
are glorious beyond mere words
they whirl and spin in deep, dark space,
their space dance never is disturbed.
it's not a world that i can share
it has more walls then you or she
walls i cannot overcome
they never will be climbed by me.
yet what i lack, i look to find,
in a place where i am free.
it is the eye within the mind.
it's where i go so i can see.
it's there i see with shining eyes.
eyes so bright and pure and clear.
and with those eyes i can devise
my world - so perfect and so dear.
it's there i see your faces shine
it's there i see the dazzling sea
it's there i see the trees, the vines,
it's there i can see... me.
i never cease to dream of when
all you describe, i too, may view
but as for now, and until then,
i have my world... it shimmers, too.