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Evening of Passion

Evening of Passion


As the sun slowly sets
He starts to get bolder
Gently caressing
That of her shoulder

Sending chills
Down her back
Her eyes are filled
With insatiable desire
Unexplainable
Is the sensuality of their passion and fire

Slowly but surely
His gentile touch goes
From the small of her back
Down to her toes

His lips meet hers
As their lust grows
She is shocked, and amazed
At all this man knows
For with every kiss
Every touch
Brings her touch

An astounding form of wanting
They yearn to go further
As the moon light shines
Through the trees and the vine
Oh so slightly, he kisses
The arch of her neck

Slowly they remove
One another’s attire
Each removal of cloth
Brings an extraordinary craving,
But both know
That the prolonging of this feeling
Their bodies demand
Shall bring such waves of pleasure
That last for hours on end

This seems like torture
Torture, indeed  
These exotic acts of foreplay
For which one not need
But prolonging the pleasure
It is meant to indeed

Her deep blue eyes
As drowning as the sea
It was love
In the first degree

Now her body
As beautiful as a blossoming flower
Beauty so breathtaking
It could leave the vocals no power

He just stood there
Unable to move 
For her beauty is mesmerizing
He is in a trance
Now it is her turn
To lead this late night dance

Her lips touch his

Still paralyzed

By those beautiful

Beautiful

Beautiful eyes

Now his lips touch her lips
Below the face

Not needed is hace
For this is no race

She pleaded him stay
For in this life she had experienced
No feeling the same
As she came once
Twice, then thrice
She began to crave
This man inside
Beside and near
For this time she had
Absolutely no fear

This foreplay was pleasing
Yet at the same time
It seemed like torture
But yet so divine

Soon they were locked
In positions of love

In the heat of the moment
They both reached a climax
With ecstatic waves of pleasure

Forever they would remember
This night of passion

Now like a wave
Rolling out to sea
Over this was evening
As if pushed
By that ocean breeze
It all began
With the touch of a shoulder
Like that it had seemed
It ended so quickly

But to their delight
A newborn shall arrive
After this night

Though now this evening
Is now just an ecstatic memory

It shall never be rewritten 
Forgotten, or undone
This evening of passion
Has now burned into the sun

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2006



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Glory and Gold, Or Love and Life

our days are now numbered
as we creep into the years
we are raging into the future
yet we haven't found the wheel to steer
concentrate we must
for this world is cold
prevailing are the ones
that shall stand up so bold
when you die , if your name
is not carved in stone
the only way you shall be remembered
is letters on your headstone
for of the billions of people
in the world of today
only few know
to live one day
as if it is your last
for any day your life
may be taken in a flash
so many people are consumed
with money and power
how truly valuable is that 
in our very last hour?
we base all our codes
on possession of gold
yet life is more precious
as one grows old
will you be remembered 
for your insatiable greed
or will your name be imortal
by your unprecidented good deeds?
money in this day
is more than addictive
consumed by it you may
turn unexplainably vindictive
base your life not on love
but by wealth and power
yet as the question above clearly states
wealth is nothing
in a mans last hour

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2006

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Desire

Caught in a trance

An undescribable daze

To anyone, her beauty
Is bound to amaze

So soothing is the voice
Of this woman I so despratly desire

In her eyes she holds
A passionate fire

Confused and stumbling
For words when she is near

Rejection is one's
Deepest fear

Embarrassed 
Never have I been
All i wish
Is to see her again


No particular woman
This powm was written for

It represents the ones
Who have someone they adore

Yey unmistakable is
Her deep mystic

Hair no falling
beyond her slender cheek

The hardest thing to govern
Is that of the heart

Yet desire and love
Are not that far apart

For love
Is attraction and desire
that fortifys over time
Nothing is higher
Only needed is a sign

Kneeling down, I ask
You to forever be mine

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2006

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Mountain Man

Through the mist 
Upon this mountain

Home to a man so long ago

Living through seasons
Ranging warm to cold

Been here as many years
As he is old

The most experienced mountain man
He was once told

This place is beginning
To finally take hold

Yet where would he move
This is all he has ever known

All his life 
He has been on his own

The city he
Has yet to be shown

Desire for change
Tired of the life on the range

His life is like songs
And picture shows made

Little does anyone know
The prices he has paid

Never been with a woman
Seen only one

Yet always he has wanted
To raise his own son

Now leaving this place
Change he shall chase

Glorified is the life
Of the mountain man
Few have ever known
The roughness of the land

To the south 
To the north
Maybe west maybe east

Dreams made through the years
Shall finally be at peace

Leave and never
Ever look back

Finally he is done
Finally he is packed

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2006

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Where There Is a Will There Is a Way

Where there is a will
There is a way
Where there is a way
There is a will
Yet some not experience
A true thrill
Ecstasy is not felt by the substance
Only by the true emotional feel
It can be brought about
By a simple gift
Or an astounding achievement
Only one thing is needed
A stress free place
That is joy seeded
Where there is a will
There is a way
What does this mean?
Some people say
Answering this question
A reply that is here to stay
Yet one once said
What is written in stone
May not be broken
What is written in stone
Can always be shown
There was a will in this poem
Yet years down the road
Future is affected
By any secret stowed
Any debt owed
Any decision
Could make your future explode
Where there is a will
There is a way
Learn you shall
As your hairs grow grey

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2006



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Where the Buffalo Roam

There once was a time
During the long forgotten era
The frontier so majestic
In the age of the arrow

All the tools needed
The Earth would provide
Nothing went to waste
Considered creed to the tribe

A land vastly open
Natives once called it home
A place where the buffalo
Majestically once roamed

Free from democracy
Yet peace was achieved
Answering not to dictatorship
Acknowledging only self beliefs

Men were not kept in cages
They were not hung for display
The equality was unimaginable
Freedoms not experienced in the present day

The ignorance of our species
Is second to none
People actually follow rules
Placed in force by only one

Our industrial evolution
Has destroyed the land
 Our lust for prosperity
Has tarnished this sand

The buffalo once roamed the planes
Standing oh so bold and tall
The natives had foreseen
The inevitable rise to fall
 
Prosperity brought damnation
Of an entire generation
Now we are the ones 
Who try slowing immigration

The hypocrisy in our laws
Exposes the true foundation
Who are we to deny
Anyone into this nation

It has yet been noticed
By the ignorant youth
The basis of history
Rarely holds truth

In a place so very near
The buffalo once roamed
The land filled with life
Now stripped to the bones

With the right kind of ears
You might catch the tone
Heard only by the damned
The sound of nature's wrathful moan

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2007

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Ciara

As one looks
Into her deep brown eyes
In which
Hold a priceless prize
Her hair is blonde
More dark than light
She is the kind of girl
For which one would fight
Still one can be mesmerized 
Just by her sight
Knowing attraction to this girl
Is all right
Her personality is amazing
Her beauty is dazing
She will just make you 
Go completely crazy

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2006

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Invitation of Perception

Long live the night
For inevitable is the end
Swiftly shall it arrive
How unfortunate to begin

Retire to the domain
From which let birth
She is awaiting the arrival
With the last, comes the first

The fruit has ripened 
Yet leaves depart
Withhold the execution
Exiled is the heart

Withdraw from perception
Observe the absolute
Enter the shadowed realm
Disprove the truth

The shoreline is receding
Dwindling in its might
Compelled by which it has swallowed
Shallowing its height

The slope grows steeper
Yet the ground turns to air
The future holds the past
Yet nothing is there

Give not to temptation
The thirstful void
Cursed by the presence
Of which was destroyed

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2008

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A Proud Marine

A majestic Marine
Who was always was there
No other human being
Could possibly compare

No possible word
Could ever truly describe
For every mention of his name
My heart and eyes fill with pride

He was a United States Marine
Illustrious and respected
Yet he demanded none
He was always there
To protect his dear grandson

The last few years
Were Oh so agonizing to see
To watch a hero that once stood so strong
As solid as a tree

Crumble into a powerless
Helpless man
Yet he fought
As if on the shores of Japan

No matter how steep the slope
He never lost hope
It’s been 
Two years and seven days
Since he passed in the fight
The only thing he would have said
Was "it’ll be all right"

Never was there a man
More worthy of the stars
He even had
A few battle scars

He fought at  Iwo Jima 
And Guadalcanal
And received the Purple Heart
On the island of  Guam

He held so much respect
For the soldiers of foot
That his own role
He overlooked

When we converse
My parents hold true retention
The day I was born
Daddy Joe began to spoil me with attention
They said his heart
Was in another dimension

The most excruciating pain
I have ever known
Was watching my strong Marine
Whittle away to the bone

No possible word in diction
Could ever possibly explain
The gratitude I feel, to have
His blood in my veins

I love you Daddy Joe
Semper Fidelis


Written in loving memory and tribute to my grandfather Joel Allen Harris 

MAH

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2006

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The Sixth Floor

Accuse me at will
Tear my insides
Douse the fire
That fuels my pride

I’m still here
Whether you like it or not
Still standing tall
A battle presently being fought

Feeling as if
Friends turned foe
Knowing their thoughts
Their final blow

Execution awaits
There is no hope
Metaphorically feeling
The noose around my throat

Don’t struggle now
Stand strong, stand firm
For my integrity now
Many will learn

Corrupt are the peers
Only seen through their eyes
Accusations of being unfit
For the well earned prize

Satisfaction never arrives
Remaining forever desirous
Plagued with insatiable lust
Engulfed by this greed like virus

Nothing is enough
To satisfy the thirst
A flawless example
Of mankind at its worst

Criminate me at your will
Make me prisoner to time
Tarnish my soul, kill the spirit
You’ve been so kind

Feeling so far away
Oh so out of place
Take my feelings, take my suggestions
Rip the skin from my face

You’ve been so kind
To have put me in this living hell
Everyone in life
I seem to repel

My presence not matter
I am told now
You tell me what I’ve done
Feeling herded like a cow

Times that we live
The times of today
Concern of all
Based on pay

Rip me to shreds
Leave no recognition
Glance at me or stare
In your minds own suspicion

Take my love, shred my arms
Destroy my scarce trust
Pierce my body with daggers
Thrust after thrust

Leave me in ruins
Then let your friends scavenge remains
All is so wrong
Far past insane

A forgotten memory
I am no more
No recollection
The only traces are sores

So I wallow
In this god forsaken cesspool
Made by you, I contemplate
Why mankind desire the power to rule

 
You spit in my face
Symbolically with your lies
Don’t deny it
Its in your eyes

A disgrace, and an embarrassment
Sheer revolt is felt 
By your presence
Your not even worth a blow of the belt

May your rot
Rot in hell
For I am a shadow
Can nobody tell?

Copyright © Michael Harris | Year Posted 2007

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