Crescent moon above / silent witness to secrets / sweet, stolen kisses.

Days brightened with sun / The earth drinks in its splendor / We welcome you, Spring.

Sweet Spring says hello / Mother Earth smiles her greeting / bursting with flowers.

Two stroll hand in hand / bright stars bedazzle the night / romance in the air.

A child, not long ago / boyish youth is all but gone / now there stands a man.

She sits in the dark / the dreams all but forgotten / her love has grown cold.

As words are his world / the poet lives his life in poems / and brings words to life

Memories flood in / angry parting left its toll / tears roll down her cheeks

It was destiny / as children we fell in love / you are my whole world

Secret rendezvous / breathless in each other's arms / their love forbidden

Waves crash on the rocks / releasing their salty mist / the breath of the sea.

Sunrise serenade / birds outside my window are / singing their sweet songs.

As words are her world / the poet lives her life in poems / and brings words to life

All alone she sleeps / face buried in his pillow / his scent comforting.

She sits in the dark / her dreams all but forgotten / their love has grown cold.

I hear an owl's cry / hoo-hoo-hoo, he's questioning / I reply, It's me

Fluttering about / Goldfinches, bright like the sun / their song a chorus

I can feel your breath / so close to my ear as you / whisper sweet nothings

Footprints on the path / a traveler before me / his trail beckoning

As I near the woods / trees whisper in the wind / their voices beckon me

Blossoms of spring time / a painting of such beauty / a canvas sublime

Stars twinkling above / sublime beauty of the night / breath held in awe of

Many a great mind / in search of peace for his soul / found it in nature

Searching, I found love / was in my heart all along / hidden by past pain

Sitting on the porch / listening to the crickets / nightly serenade

May flowers burst forth / encouraged by the sun's rays / kissed by the dew drops

Counting the minutes / while awaiting your return / time seems to stand still

Everywhere you look / spring fairies have sprinkled their / golden pixie dust

A warm gentle breeze / a rocking chair on the porch / life in the country

Dandelion seeds / like mystical parachutes / take flight in the breeze

The smile on her face / failing to hide the sadness / showing in her eyes

Having lived so long / his soul longing to go home / he breathes his last breath

Drinking sweet iced tea / while sitting on my porch swing / southern simple joys

Caught between two worlds / not belonging to either / her life in turmoil

I hear an owl's cry / who-who-who, he's questioning / I reply, It's me

Wonders are revealed / when viewing the world as through / the eyes of a child

I think of your smile / replaced by a distant look / of a wounded soul

Oil pours from the sea / devastation in its wake / Mother Nature weeps

Unable to fly / birds' feathers covered in oil / their cries unanswered

I question my life / have I followed the right path / and where does it lead

Fledglings peeking out / anxious to see the world and / ready to take flight

Her heart in anguish / sad words spill onto the page / words, her therapy

A shimmer of light / through the dark tunnel ahead / a glimmer of hope.

The air so heavy / thick with anticipation / ripe with promises

Sadness so haunting / dark thoughts rise to the surface / blocking out the light

Leaves of red and gold / the mountains as Fall's canvas / nature the artist

As words are his world / the poet lives his life in poems / and brings words to life.

Spirits of the night / their ghostly forms leaving strange / shadows in the light

He calls me by name / no more than a whisper, yet / hauntingly eerie

Sweet sleep eludes me / ideas dance through my mind / a ballet of thoughts

In holiday best / Earth in her wondrous splendor / shows her Fall wardrobe

Sweet Mother Nature / each night tucks her Earth in bed / with golden sunsets

Though it may seem real / life is but an illusion / thoughts its creator

Such sweet melodies / the birds outside my window / singing their songs of joy

Mountain mist abounds / wildlife scurries to and fro / sweet home of my heart.

I lie in the grass / warmed by the sun's gentle rays / my soul is at peace

Ground covered with leaves / like colorful confetti / Fall celebration

Shine like a beacon / wondrous light for all to see / hope for the weary

Lost in a dream state / fragments of life flicker by / like old movie clips

Eyes crinkled with age / fleeting youth is all but gone / still, beauty remains.

The wondrous night sky / many lights from distant stars / gazing back at me

Roaring of thunder / raindrops pounding the tin roof / storm's bold symphony

Dark opposing clouds / ready to overshadow / the warm sunny day

My senses on edge / the distant call of an owl / hauntingly eerie

Almost deafening / the symphonious humming / of male cicadas

Harsh words said in haste / cut through your heart leaving scars / that may never fade

As fate would have it / in my search to find true love / I found my soul mate

In the silent void / she feels the sad emptiness / left by his parting

She sits in the dark / her dreams all but forgotten / the joy has grown cold.

Many memories / a kaleidoscope of thoughts / both happy and sad

Where has my youth gone / I stare at my reflection / a stranger stares back