Wholesome ...what an incredible word
Arousing glorious visions of purity
Innocence, health...natural and earthy
Unpretentious, clarifying....free!
Opaque opal- like white Moon
showing pallid face at noon.
Nascent crescent descent Moon
peeps at dusk reflecting reveries.
Maroon Half-Moon rises
arousing ripples of romance
Clouds at platoon trying
to put astral veil of mist.
Giant gorgeous gibbous Moon glazes
to enrapture night.
Abloom Full Moon in spoon full charm
makes lovers frantic lunatic.
Soon smiling couple is hypnotized
in gaudy glare and about to swoon.
Ensnared in eclipse Full Moon
slips through shadow of Earth
leaving behind sullen silhouette
sunken in starry sky
Blue Blood Moon in scarlet glow
winks in frolic flare to mesmerize.
Autumn stirs effervescent dreams awake,
In crisp, cool mornings when light burns
Harbinger of joy that the night will forsake,
As the narrow breath of a prayer turns
Blessing away the past with all its heartbreak,
Arousing the melodies as starlight returns
What love is becoming, is never a mistake,
As leaves fall gently, with prayerful concerns
This is the love that my heart hopes to partake,
Like a psalm of praise, only life’s spirit discerns
Fly not too high, nor too close, for your wings may ascend, but also descend.
Become not arrogant, nor too ambitious, for you may think you won, but have not.
No confined walls, nor no ruler, for you may soar and roar, but do not forget.
Warning not obeyed, nor a sense of self, for you may be high, but end low.
Dimly lit sky, nor a person in sight—father beckoning me down, I did not listen.
Arousing aroma uplifting, nor my senses tingling, it was too late when I realized.
Dazzling lights ‘round. Blinding. Deadly. Hollow. My wings broiled to the touch.
Had I obeyed my father's warning, I may have realized. High. Too high, I had reached.
My wings melted and I fell. Ambitious I was. Foolish I was. My last flight was hardly a fight.
I sincerely hope that
not what you say
maybe you have
it wrong
Silly me
you might think I'm
joking
but i was only hoping
we could maybe dance
to our favorite song
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moonlight looks great on you
when you are wearing
something special
a kiss if you're
in the right mood
love got me in a blurred
perspective
Love's got me a little subjective
you're arousing me into
a mood
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Tablature
Mmmm
auh ooh wee
auh ooh-auh
ooh wee auh ooh
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isn't it so odious
these special moments
it's clear to me
is it as clear to you
ooh-ooh auh
;ooh wee
this has got to be
it's has to me
me and you!
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Opaque opal white Moon
showing pallid face at noon.
Nascent crescent descent Moon
peeps at dusk reflecting reveries
Maroon Half-Moon rises
arousing ripples of romance.
Clouds at platoon
trying to put astral veil of mist.
Giant gorgeous gibbous Moon
glazes to enrapture night.
Abloom Full Moon
in spoon full charm makes lovers lunatic.
I enjoy each phase of Moon, drinking dreamy desires.
My home, my quiet refuge, kept in perpetual watch
On the outside pristine walls
Immaculate surface reflecting sky’s light
Misery coloured by blue and white
A little porch with a bench feels almost amicable
Please have a seat, but don’t make yourself too comfortable
Quiet as it kept, in my own lone familiar way I’m hiding what’s vulnerable. What if they see…?
Plants that shrivelled and died, under-watered or perchance overwatered, flooded with choices
Stairs that requite every misstep with a chorus of plaintive voices
A gash on the ceiling, arousing tension between two puzzles, both equally appealing
To fill the vacant spaces or keep them sealed
That one room where everything meets and at times, startlingly enough, disappear without a trace
Unspoken fears that pressed against the walls left peeled paint in its place
And askew bedside lamp, a night time witness to my despair
I could have possibly taken joy in owning it. That seems about right. But instead, I’ll just give them blue and white
Nine months have quickly passed since the mind
was provoked to write many lines of rhyme
Does this stimulation arise from some type of hormone?
is there some thought arousing release of an enzyme?
Most it comes from memories
go back to when one was a child
A few from visualisation
just let thought patterns run wild
There is gratitude for hardships
that shape the growing soul
Sometimes a base for humour
that forms a playful role
One day upon a Zen Chai massager
body"s rockin to and fro
Seems Im back upon a steam train
stimulates poetic flow
Take pride that my daily way of living
has deviated from the norm
Poetry is a platform to support others
fulfils a desire to inform
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spring ==O==
beams / || \
gilding \
earth \\
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tulips \\
blush (|)(|)(|)(|)(|) (|)(|)(|)(|)(|)
in these |~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~
warm .^---^. ^---^
streams (>^x^^o^<)
(u u)~~*~~(v v) arousing tabbies
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spring beams gilding earth
tulips blush in these warm streams
arousing tabbies
What if we never meet
or I had never looked
into your eyes or saw that pretty smile
you have such a pretty smile
What if I hadn't had that first kiss
or smeeled that arousing perfume
or we hadn't gone
to the concert under the moon
that late night supper
when we first held hands
or the theather when afterward
we went to dance
what if
I ask you what if
unlike you I still shy away
sometimes there's something
i want to say
I start to speak but I stop
to look you in your eyes
I like it when you steer and ask me why
it's our thing we've
done it all along
expectually when we hear our favorite song
what if it wasn't cool
and i had never bought you
that specail jewel
what if the ring didn't fit
or I had given in
and had up and quit
what if my proposal was rejected
or our love was neglected
what if God's Love didn't shine down
no support for our love
and no one was around
what if
what if
what if
A full moon paused o’er their cars and hovered
Arousing fury in teenage lovers ~
What in ‘H’ are you doing
Shining light on our screwing ~
Moon laughed: Just trying to blow your cover
Because love is an emotional enchantment
that captures the heart
with ethereal dreams, born from longing
to carry you across the unknown realm of mystery
empowering your soul to rise from its slumber
bowing to the silent sound from an affectionate embrace
that will quiver your fervent heartbeat
and inspire a solitary universe of serenity
with waves of vibrations that shimmer the soul
arousing a cascading rhythmic melody of desire
played to the ardor of your hearts' contentment
enthralled by the length of days envisioned
and the length of years savored and lived
to pursue the shared jewel of love
Where eyes slowly lift
offered without restraint, asking nothing in return
while seeking the precious crystal of trust
exchanged on the threshold of certainty
finding freedom in love's abundance
that will feed the heart for eternity
One and Only
Only Pornstar
My kitty’s fav
Inserting him
Make me screaming
Squirt loudly
While peaking
Thinking about you
Sliding in all night
That’s the reason
For not sharing
My kitty’s portrait, love
I will be due to that
All day and night wet
You are the only clue
In the queue
My darling deja- Vu
Best Alchemist Therapist
Joy and Toy for my ********
You’re the only one
On this Earth
Allowed to slide in
Enjoying pleasure
Hyped- up desiring
Our sex-testing
Jam-packed with
Love making – feast
Equal to wildest dreams
I am your mistress
A chained wild beast
A hungry thirsty
Longing for the most
Arousing first kiss
On my hissing lips
Twin embers
smouldered in their eyes
kindling love to bloom—
arousing yearning hearts to
harmonize
the quiver
of the candle flames
stilled for an instant—
but their love, once sparked and stirred,
improvised
Celebration
The day the Carnival came our way
With drum and trumpet and brass trombone
And all the townsfolk danced that day,
At that Carnival where I stopped to play.
Carried along on that arousing beat
And by that revelry swept away
To a Magic land upon that day,
Where joyful spirits of celebration dance
And all the people in rhythm sway.
In that magical land far, far away,
The day the Carnival came our way
Barry Stebbings
Oct 2025
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