Dirty snow retreats
Exposing well salted streets
Soon a taste of spring!
RUNNING ON LAND OCEANS RECEDES--
seldom I shall
run as the ocean goes comes
on this ground run
running on land I’m
being chased by oceans seas
short of drowning yet
running away from
those dreading streams cover me
I swim now I run
3/4/2020
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
You spot her passing under a streetlight
shining like a dazzling star in the night.
And you cannot take your eyes off of her,
everything else gets reduced to a blur.
She walks within shadows as she proceeds,
yet you follow hope wherever it leads.
And her beauty compels you to comply,
fueling thoughts that can make a man cry.
As the light dims, she merges with the dark,
and the scene starts looking spooky and stark.
And yet, you pursue her, despite your fear,
though your inhibitions summon a tear.
She turns around, and judging by her smile,
she must have known you were there for a while.
And her laugh penetrates your very soul,
yet you rush ahead, aware of the toll.
Holding hands with this Goddess of the night,
she offers you a kiss, easing your fright.
And as passions begin to boil and seethe,
you gasp and nearly forget how to breathe!
(Rhyme)
2/28/2017
AS PETALS FALL
Upon the soil a pile of petals
Fallen from the strains of time
Once a rose bush rooted well
To sanctify a love sublime
Petals fell from buds of red
As Autumn neared to summer’s end
No cold of winter’s breath yet felt
Yet no help could heaven lend
As petals fell buds bid adieu
Day by day did piles grow
Higher past each noon gone by
Petals feared a fretful snow
A rose remembered red once owned
My lover and I past in the hall
Silence proved its point quite well
While me and that plant both feared the fall
Sometimes love fades as a plant
‘Tis then when Autumn comes to call
Now sit I with senses dulled
No longer loved as petals fall
© 2008…..free cee!
Cooler nights arrive
Ahead of the shorter days
As summer recedes.
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