My heart gets restless if I don't take it for a walk,
Sometimes I let it out to sit on my sleeve,
To enjoy the fresh air and sunshine,
Not caring if others talk,
Or, if I am seen as a bit of a dork,
As it is fresh air and sunshine,
That keeps the concepts of Romance and hope alive.
Sometimes it pops up in my head,
For a talk with my conscience,
Acting in its stead when it is not in residence,
Or at other times giving my feet a pep talk
Enough to make a walk, more than just talk.
Restless Heart
So you say she has a restless heart
Maybe too often you are apart
Well that’s not too smart
Gotta tame that restless heart
I know where to start
Make it sing
Over the joy you will bring
Give it a new song
For all that went wrong
Love it truly
Never cruelly
Show it compassion
Unmatched passion
Give it a reason
To settle in and settle down
You need to bring it around
So love will be found
Gotta tame that restless heart
So say I love you
Then shoot it
With Cupids dart
That’s the only answer
To a restless heart
The heart is not big
Don't put everything in it
The good is hidden in the heart
The bad is thrown away in time.
The heart is sensitive
Don't put too much emotional baggage
It will burst anytime in a way unnotice
Caught unaware the hurt.
" My love grows inherently restless in your absence, where many are the days that try to reconcile from the torn pages of time, a broken heart condemned to endure the fire of every age, leaving nothing more than the ash of an unfulfilled life, that goes without what it desperately needs, to just feel wanted. "
Alfredo Gonzales
A troubled morning found me woke
And to a restless heart it spoke
But not in words, yet other ways
This notion to me it conveys
The greeting of the Cypress trees
That whisper on the dawning breeze
They say, get up, the day is new
Discover what’s ahead for you
The Cardinals are in splendid tune
As I imbibe a morning moon
The Blue Jay beckons me to dance
Perhaps a day filled with romance
And with the sun, a golden kiss
Such happiness I can’t dismiss
A butterfly to tag-along
Enhances this good morning song
Delighted by a Daffodil
No more, a melancholy chill
With Honeysuckle everywhere
It could not bide, it would not dare
In my dim-lit realm of sleep are my dreams
where I paint her face with my long yearning
then languish in shades dark with silent screams
until my eyes leave trails of tears burning
8/7/20
contest Rithimus Divisa 4
sponsor Gregory R Barden
from the poem posted 7/3/20
...A Final Goodbye...
Fly away, oh restless heart
seek thy rainbow’s end
Leave me to my reverie
spirit now to mend
Find your way, my restless heart
winging toward the sky
May you reach a place of peace
and know the reasons why
While I sojourn deep within
walls meant to surround me
Venture forth and eye for me
things that will astound me
Comfort me with tales of joy
regale your mythic travels
Then fly home, oh restless heart
before my sense unravels
Near heart,
away from the heart,
Some pain,
some relaxed.
Our hearts and eyes ceaselessly wander
Stumbling blindly in fields of gold
We first see bright gilded brass
Our eyes lock on, transfixed…
Never simple truth
As clear as day
Alas! the
Restless
Heart
~*~
5/30/'14
Note: For Freddie V.'s "One Original - Never Published Nonet" Contest
Restless Heart.
Moonless night is peace
Full moon and my poor heart aches
For the impossible
Let it be said with swiftness
I’m incurable romantic
When the moon hides
Behind clouds of indifference
Her absence hurts
But I will deny utterly
That I care about romance.
What I hate to see
Is an anemic moon at noon
Tells me off failures
I should have said I love you
But in a bar a girl smiled.
A river may babble
The wind may sigh
A cloud may rumble
Are they any more at peace than I?
Oceans may swell
Volcanoes erupt
And a dam can burst
Do their hearts stop as abrupt?
Tornadoes may destroy
Lightning strikes from the sky
And an earthquake can ruin all:
Do they hurt any more than I?
a restless heart
you are on my mind
and yet once again
I sleep alone tonight
where are you?
are you missing me?
or do you not ever
even think of me
miles and miles apart
several time zones away
is it just geographical
or are you feeling it too
I’m here sleepwalking
through each and every day
my thoughts always on you
while these questions still remain
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