Lovely to behold, the curves
Inviting to be kissed, touched
Pretty quickening my nerves
Sweet nectar when our lips clutched.
I just want to catch you on a date
in the middle of the ocean,
with all the running lights
on your face.
Picturing us in the sky,
which are captured
in your eyes.
The breeze playing
with your hairs.
No crowd,
no noise -
just you
in the middle of the ocean,
with butterflies.
We tell a secret,
soft and slow,
that has been hidden for years
in a muddy home.
You smiled
like you already knew -
the change...
it happened through you.
So meet me
where the moonlight falls.
'Cause love
kissed the sky.
We find us
on the shore now.
We are in a peace
which never happened before.
Never happened before...
Never happened before.
Couldn't have dreamt this,
His tender first kiss,
Nibbled his lips,
Kissed my fingertips,
Kissed molasses hair,
Love his kissing flair,
Kissed a thousand times,
His mouth just rhymes,
Our attraction,
Love in action,
Lip sync bliss,
Love his kiss,
Kissing sublime,
Withstood all time.......
There was a young Lady who followed a Prince,
then became a Princess when she kissed a frog,
I don't know why — perhaps she's Di.
This same young Lady married the dog,
not a hog to marry a dog,
she married the frog to catch a King,
I don't know why — perhaps she'll die.
There was a young frog who dogged Camilla,
an older commoner, the silly feller,
he followed her instead of Diana (1961 – 1997),
I don't know why — perhaps he's high.
The same young Lady who married the dog,
rode a horse...
She's dead, of course!
tall shoots lift their vibrant flowers
cheerful in sunshine and showers
erasing shadows of dawn’s mist
revealing the awe in sun kissed
beautiful light falls on the soul
whisper of peace to make one whole
nature’s singing, God does exist
revealing the awe in sun kissed
dreams of light fall across the skies
revealing to hearts how time flies
still, on and on, our life persists
revealing the awe in sun kissed
lovely flowers bloom through it all
even when we can barely crawl
during winter, these are so missed
revealing the awe in sun kissed
The first time you kissed me, it was such a shock,
I literally saw time stop on the old kitchen clock.
But before you accuse me of over-the-top flattery,
let me assure you, it turned out to be just a dead battery.
And once replaced, time started again with the same old tick-tock.
Hold me dear, in this garden we'll treasure
receive from my heart this rose of long stem
given with love of which you can measure
a jewel from my heart, a precious gem
this garden of roses where petals lay
leave silent scented blooms our senses kissed
beneath a red sky that seems far away
wrapped in perfumed arms, hearts never resist
liquid eyes appear as flowers abound
and a lover's rose is pressed to your lips
on soft garden soil our love has been found
In this garden of love, morning's dew drips
We crossed the garden's bridge as the sun set
to find a place of beauty, as our eyes met
When the princess kissed the frog on the lips,
her heart burst in three painful double skips.
Then she sank to the floor,
dead as a nail in a door.
Yep ~ that's how they do fall sometimes ~ these chips.
dawn, frozen forests.
mortal peril or adornment?
plum blossoms tremor.
Do you remember like I do,
the way we’d jump with giddy—
Or how we’d grit our teeth,
waiting for something to happen?
Your feeling,
A pulse that nipped the green off my leaves,
like I was holding something in my mouth,
something I couldn’t swallow.
A space between urge & action.
A pause before the pull,
where everything hangs,
and nothing falls.
A candle-age dream,
showing me how to walk.
A guardian spirit,
with the grace to talk.
Fishing for a whale,
to break the tide.
Pockets full of change from the wrong time—
I should trade them like marbles,
so that in hopscotch,
I only worry about tripping.
Golden light shimmers, dust motes dance,
reflecting in my husband's gentle heart.
A still pond, calm and deep,
where childhood laughter plays a part.
He carries food, warm and bright,
hot idli's, crisp dosas, spicy chat.
Through streets of childhood, memories light,
her eyes, star-filled, like a child's glad hat.
Her belly, a tiny, budding world,
filled with hopes and dreams, so new.
He brings back tastes of days of old,
a carousel of joy, revived and true.
Each tiny dish, a whispered prayer,
to nurture a future, soft and strong.
His love, a constant, gentle care,
a symphony of righting all that's wrong.
Her pregnant glow, a moonlit scene,
by his devotion, beautifully shown.
Each offering, a loving, precious mean,
a heart of gold, forever known.
I kissed a witch one Hallow’s eve
I then intended just to leave
The party hadn’t fit my bill
And yet I stayed against my will
The costumes ran from fun to fright
An eerie green infused the light
When I walked in and saw her face
I fantasized of her embrace
I had not costumed for the rave
Perhaps, I’m simply not that brave
So I wore black and so it seemed
That struck her fancy, her eyes beamed
I kissed a witch and now I know
She was no sham, no bogus show
With one kiss, I was swept away
I knew I’d never felt that way
So when you wander in the night
On Halloween, now you just might
Enjoy my fate, so be aware
Of witches’ kisses, if you dare
clouds dispelling life
sun kissed drops of green and blue
speckling the ground
i
kissed him.
Jesus,
upon
his silent cheek—
cool as unturned stone—
pressed against my lips.
thus,
I betrayed him,
for thirty shekels of gold,
their cold weight heavy in my palm,
a silver chorus
that rang like nails against wood.
and to be crucified by Rome,
Oh yes,
I kissed a man.
His name broke in my throat,
a prayer I could not finish.
Yet I kissed a man
now,
silence fills the space
where his voice once breathed,
and I am alone,
the shadow of my cross
stretching far too wide.
Sore does the heart hands,
That rub the eyes that scratch and itch.
I blew into her dry eyes.
Then kissed her
8/17/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2024
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