If I were a cat
I’d scratch this and that
To me it wouldn’t matter
I’d pee on the floor
Chip paint off the door
Maybe jump on the counter
I act like a cat
Thinking this and that
But actions always matter
So now I’m a man
I sit with my sham
And I begin to shatter
Because I can see
It always was she
Left crying, dying, after
sat down to a cup of soup today
next to a never-met-before man
about 70 years old or so
he was actually 85, a ‘home-movie star,’ poking fun
lent ear before tongue and pleasant as a
cooling breeze early on a summer’s day
I felt comfortable in his presence
especially when I saw his face was aligned
to speak well of others, and his outlook on life
was relaxed, leaving his shirt to flutter a bit in the wind
Fragile is the pedestal upon which she stands,
like sand through an hourglass,
slipping through cold hands.
It brings great joy as it fills our hearts and fills the air,
when it slips into darkness
it brings great despair.
It bears a gentle touch, leaving fond impressions,
yet can break a heart
when turned into obsessions.
Can make just one kiss the warmest of desire,
Or rip a soul to shreds
and burn it up with fire.
Brings showers of affection that wash tears away,
or drown a heart in sorrow,
while it goes astray.
Wraps a body in passion, languishingly sweet,
then slaps you and pulls the rug
from under your feet.
It can be so beautiful, the sweetest of dreams,
then turn into a nightmare
of hateful dark schemes.
When you say those three words you’re letting down your guard,
followed by good-bye,
after you’ve fallen so hard.
Fragile are the wings upon which a heart takes flight.
Yet, if it's for real...
Love will shine forever bright.
"You smell like sunshine and gunpowder." ~ Deeks says to himself after his partner (and future wife) walks out the room. From the TV show NCIS: Los Angeles.
Sunshine and gunpowder
By Michelle Morris
18/04/2026
You smell like sunshine and gunpowder
Two of my favourite things
You shine and you burn
You make my heart sing
Never before you
Did anyone reach my heart
Somehow you overran it
With sunshine and gunpowder art
You filled it to overflowing
You completely blew my mind
Every day is an adventure
A meeting of fate and time
How did I get so lucky
How our opposites attract
We're blessed to overflowing
We're blessed to have each other's backs
So much in this world is uncertain
But with you it never wavers
It's a constant in constant change
It's everything I ever prayed for
You smell like sunshine and gunpowder
Two of my favourite things
You shine and you burn
You make my heart sing
I love everything about you
And I thank you being you
Our hearts are free and forever taken
By sunshine and gunpowder true
© Michelle Morris, 2026
Have I really found my true sincere and safe sanctuary
In something other than my once onesided poetry...?
Upon meeting; a reunion filled with familiarity.
The one you’ll always remember and the one you’ll never name,
The one you’ll tell your kids about and say “he’s the one that got away,”
Etched in deep memory and feeling a quiet pain,
You love like forever.
You love to stay.
Inspired by... A romantic swim in the moonlight. A lovely scene in a show.
Our swim tonight
By Michelle Morris
12/12/2025
I love the way you look tonight
Here in the quiet moonlight
Memories of when we were seventeen
You are my love, my cheerleading team
I love the way the moon shines bright
And I just want to kiss you right
Make more memories forever and a day
For a love in our hearts, here to stay
I love this water, so still and warm
Our swim tonight is the perfect dawn
A brand new chapter of our love affair
Let's never forget our moments of care
I love the idea of our future together
We're strong and happy, built for forever
All the ups and downs, joy and sorrow
Makes it all sweeter for our tomorrows
I love you darling, I know you love me
Together forever, we'll always be
And when we're old and grey one day
We'll remember these times with happy faces
© Michelle Morris, 2025
Even if we fall apart -
even if it doesn't last
Even if these moments -
become something of the past.
My love for you will always be -
a gem that I will treasure.
(For) this kind of love is priceless -
this deep emotion can't be measured.
The gift to get to love you -
is a feeling that I cherish.
Getting to love this hard -
is something that could never perish.
In return for this experience -
of holding love so true
I promise that no matter what -
I'll always be there for you.
So, even if we fall apart -
even if this doesn't last
Don't be afraid to call on me -
know I'll always have your back.
love,
Chelsea
A sentimental card
Some candy and a rose
A dear hug from a child
A puppy's lick
Expressions of love come
In many shapes and sizes
Though some may seem
Erroneous for strange intimately
The heart knows them all
Because of the holiday the Lourve was closed.
Mary was impressed with the French pastry
that tasted just as good as it looked.
Horrible coffee, good chocolate & delicious thick soups.
Beautiful clothes with prohibitive prices.
We boarded the Albert Express for Switzerland
with a bottle of wine and a big bag of pastries.
Take me back to Paris, I can’t stand the fresh air and healthy people of Switzerland
Arrived in Lucerne with time to enjoy the fountains in all the squares —
they were boarded up a couple days later.
Delicious cheese fondue, murals painted on the old houses,
a quaint town for William Tell, with his bow and barefooted boy.
A Train from The Alps to Venice.
Train to Florence, Hotel Majestic,
whole city is an art Gallery.
Michelangelo square, mosaic jewelry, leather goods.
Flores Hotel in Rome, Vatican, Parthenon.
St. Paul without the walls, St. Peters in chains,
Nightclub tour of the city, Old Appian way,
Capuchin Church with all the bones...
Why, why leave
How, how can I stay longer
When, when will it happen
Who, who is gonna tell them
What, what will you really do
Now.. now is the perfect time.
Went to school, got good grades
a decent lawyer, I made
Met a girl, saved some dough
She was my bride, I her beaux
Three little girls nearly broke the bank
retirement loomed
Was anything left in the tank
A king’s ransom we’d spent
What had it all meant
The forced smiles, the countless deceptions
~ Was any of it worth a single damn cent
Kiss me as you’d kiss a baby,
softly to show your love.
Touch me gently,
as you would someone hurt and afraid.
Hug me and hold me tightly,
that I might feel secure and protected.
Smile at me and laugh with me,
so I can see your joy and inner peace.
These are the things that sooth my soul,
inviting me to join you in a loving relationship.
These are the traits that will open my heart,
allowing love to flow freely.
Agree with me that we each have the right to be authentic,
and we’ll be free to be the best we can be.
Now two shall be one as passion is unshackled,
we shall frolic in unfathomable love.
No revenge win
That ends with joy
Backfire more hate.
Seeing night light
Not believing
All about love.
Not all happens
Is fate but cause
Learn more to life.
Always forgive
Till you unlove
Someone to keep.
In life and in love, you wanted
Someone whose love was true.
And through the ups and downs,
They would always be there for you.
You said that your someone
Would hold on regardless.
Their love would come naturally
And in your relationship be selfless.
It's been known your lover needs
A heart that's as big as yours,
Overfilled with so much affection
That out of them it pours .
Most importantly, you wanted
A love who wanted to stay.
So I must ask you,
Why do you push me away?
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