If you don't want him

If you don’t want him, I’ll take him

To have and to hold as my own

I’ll feel myself lucky, a winner

And all of my love he’ll be shown

If you don’t want him, I’ll take him

He is simply perfect for me

I’ve loved and adored him forever

So why don’t you just set him free?

If you don’t want him, I’ll take him

I know how to love such a man

If you can’t stand him, don’t worry

Cuz, honey, I’m certain I can!

If you don’t want him, I’ll take him

But you’re making a costly mistake

For I know what he has deep inside him

And I’d wager my heart for his sake

So, if you don’t want him, I’ll take him

And don’t you dare ask for him back

Cuz he’ll be all mine for the taking

Now hurry and give him the sack!

My Grail

The Taj Mahal doesn’t even come close

To the treasure it holds inside

I will pick away at the locks that bar

And will try everything untried

It’s a fortress really, that steel trunk

A formidable foe it be

If it takes forever, I will pry it loose

Even if just by degree

I will not stop, ‘til I see it full

And can clasp it with all of my might

The task won’t be easy, I already know

But if must, I’ll continue to fight

You see, that trove under lock and key

Is my grail, my life-long crusade

I will capture his heart and help it stay put

In our love we will then barricade

The lesson to learn is of firm diligence

Despite all the highs and the lows

If you see to the end and your purpose is true

You will win, the Lord Our God knows

Migration of Thought

To balmy clime from wintery grip

You’ve traveled to and fro

And every time you made the trip

My heart would follow so

Back and forth your venturing

Had wisened the naïve

Thus assuaged indenturing

My heart upon its sleeve

You travel where I cannot pass

You also form duration

Of moments when I must amass

My heart for new migration

As I Sojourn

Turn a corner, see anew

Perspectives I’ve been wasting

Let the flavors then accrue

A sample for my tasting

Honored Guest

Hello, step in, and sit right down

Glad to have you come around

Let me offer you a drink

A bite to eat, now, let me think

When was the last we had a chat

A little talk of this and that

It seems forever since we spoke

Or shared a tale, a laugh, a joke

We’ve fallen out of touch it’s true

Time for a coffee or a brew

Please let me make just one request

To finally be your honored guest

Mi vida eres tú

Looking through old photos

I can’t stop the flow of tears

As I see you less and less

Throughout the passing years

I can only sit and wonder

How your life goes on sin mí

And every day’s an exercise

In life without esprit

When will come our moment

To make one life from two?

When will you finally realize?

Mi vida eres tú

Upon a Swell

What could it be that you possess

It captives, I must confess

A turn of phrase, a shift of thought

The gale in which my soul is caught

Your word reflects an ancient rhyme

That bends the light against the shine

Like setting sun upon a swell

To stave off melancholy's yell


Reverie

The stories of a coastal life once told to me

Come flowing back upon a reverie

'long blistering shores of sprawling northern lake.

Fond memories I never will forsake.

A gentle breeze, though salty not it be,

Brings whispers of that past comradery,

Where anecdotes of distant youth abound

Of joyful times with closest friends around.

The white sails spike up through the steely hue,

As pricks of sentiment such daydreams oft imbue.

And I, reposed on sultry grain-ed beach,

Am jarred from thought by memories of our breach.

Reverie 2

As couples walk and children play
The waves a gentle, easy sway
The beach the same, my thoughts are too
And all I do is think of you

The closest heat I get to passion
Is sweltering clime of this same fashion
Relief from it that never dawns
Tethered strongly to your bonds

Oh when will sweet release arrive
To loose its grip and me revive
This agony must surely end
And with it our connection mend

Rare Sighting

The slow approach to autumn’s chill

Finds me deliberating still

The glide to humid midday lull

And morning’s edifying cull

Amid the haze of white and gray

Rare sighting to which thought does stray

In contemplation’s scope I’m held
Of needing life's essential meld


Reminders

Reminders of what used to be

Away with thought do carry me

And safely written by to keep

To treasure when I want to weep

They once existed, yes they did

Despite your wont to keep them hid

But I know that they did indeed

No matter if you have their need