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Hands - Love Series 1

You cannot imagine how deeply miss’d
That gentle smile and your tender kiss
Are to my restless soul. But respite found
It’s way to my longing as a snippet
Dream Sprite kissed me with vision, vignette
Tantalizing and tempting.  We walked
Hand in hand, dressed to the nines. Unknown
Destination, but in your company,
Who cares? It was you! It was us! In love!
But, did our hands converse! Eloquently!
Warmth is the passion of two hearts longing
To be one. Heartbeat is the cadence Love
Needs to dance. Softness the plea, “Protect Me!”
Firmness, the Assurance, “I Will Be Here!”

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Vision

Gazing at windmills, dare you see Giants;
Call impossibilities imposters,
Incapable of withstanding your blade?
Or are you fearful of approbations 
Of insanity insinuated
By the ignorant? Only Quixotic
People possess dreams consideration
Worthy – visions demanding better days.
Status quo subversives – call them poets,
Persistent purveyors of personal
And societal Dissatisfaction.
Excuses excluding innovation,
And personal insulation must go!
We can, shall, will resolve persistent pains.

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Ears - Love Series 4

[1. Challenge]
“Have you even been listening to one
Word I have said,” she asked? I to my
Shame, withdrew from my reverie of sheer
Nothingness, at least nothing important.
“No, my dear, you are right, I was lost in
A fog I should not have entered.” Hurt
Shadowed her eyes, but she busied
Herself, attending tasks other than me.
Knowing my wrong, I rose coming to her,
Laid my hand atop her trembling one,
“Love I was wrong, and I’ve surely wrong’d you.
What were you saying just now?” Tears rolled
Over her lashes, staining her cheeks. “Do
You think we’re drifting? Guess you answer’d that!”

[2. Accepted]
“Please Honey, come to my arms. I make no
Excuses. Somewhere between my head and
My hands, I lost my Heart – so, lost my way!
Please tell me it’s not too late to find you
Again!”  We stood there weeping, uncontrollably,
Breathing, “I love you’s,” and “Sorry’s,””Forgive
Me’s.” “What’s to be done,” I begged my Love?
“Silly Man,” repli’d she, “Open your ears!
Be present in the conversation when
We are talking. I’m not an afterthought,
After your paper!” Listening is not 
Silence, nor absence of speech; but hearing, 
Engaging, meditating, responding,
Growing love’s dialectical garden.

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Eyes - Love Series 3

When they flash fire, and she states, “I don’t
Believe it”, this man knows the envelope
He has pushed one too many times, and
Humbly kneels; the hour of penitence
Has arrived. To bring to her pleasure,
Where those dark limpid pools in abundance
Glow graciously in gladness while gazing
At me is, indeed, my aspiration.
A man can feel at great disadvantage
Trying to navigate a woman’s soul
By she’s given you a roadmap in code;
Learn the language of her eyes. Believe me,
She wants you to succeed. Soul storms, sunshine
Are seen by he who makes her his passion.

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Bereft

Priceless pearls scattered as the necklace
Was snapped, ripped away by greedy
Hands, envious of your sublime beauty
And even gentler encouragement. Bounc’d
Every one of them cross cobblestones, cracks,
And down the storm drain irretrievable.
Holding that golden empty promise string
Your fountain of tears so scalded my soul.
Could I but hold you, say comforting words,
I would have. But words are trite when the heart
Is blistered in injustice’s heat.
We gathered what we could, returning
To the Sea, knifing open more oysters
Restringing your dream, one pearl at a time.

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Lips - Love Series 2

[1. Quest]
I plead to you, Muse, here, unbind my pen
That verse may praise her, my Captivator,
Greatest Treasure, Morning’s Brightest Angel.
Why, my quill, are you so still, reluctant
To laud she who is so precious? Perhaps
The language of our hearts transcends mere words;
Lips should praise as lips do kiss each other.
So, to that end I raise my praise to you.
Your lips are beautiful because they are
The gateway to your heart. How else will we
Know your compassionate encouragement?
Lest the message pass them, intent is all
There is.  But once declared, a healing
Grace grows great within each life you will touch!

[2. Discovery]
My Dear, you exemplify perfectly,
How one lives out the love they have within.
In fact, this is what I notic’d about
You from the first. Every word was like
A coming alongside, a verbal hug,
Incentive you offered each to reach
Within and trust their inner voice. My Love,
Many give thanks today that you came by.
So, now I understand how my heart came
To love you before my mind discover’d
The subterfuge that had been going on.
So when our arms, entwined, and faces
We draw near, our lips in passion pursed,
Your grace is also imparted to me.

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For Memorial Day

Upon my life, I do declare, my dear,
My Darling, Elizabeth, that I do
Love you from the depths of my soul to the
Greatest reach of my fingertips, from where
My boots tread, to the lengths my heart can reach.
My most Precious One, my heart sank like stone
Descending lost in murkiest shadows
With each tear coursing down your lovely cheeks.
I would never volitionally choose
To leave your side, for intertwin’d our souls
Remain. The Enemy charg’d, our line held,
Yet I took shrapnel in my chest. Still my 
Fondest desire is to see your face
And kiss away your deep clouds of sorrow.

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Karnataka Night

Walking at night bathed in the non-light
Of the New Moon, artificial street lights
Marked safe passage along dusty streets
To the central square fountain, half-way home
To the bungalow’s comfort, mosquito
Net shelter of repose. Suddenly, the
Witching hour descended and the lights
Were cut off. Blackness like the iron-rich
Pottery, Bidar-ware, absorbed us
Absurdly stumbling. But again, soft
Filigree, like inlaid silver shining
Soft-glow, whisper-like illumination
Made plain every step. God’s Heavenly
Host star-kiss’d us home to safe slumber.

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Justice, Justicia - Cardinal Virtues 2

What else could Justice be than the equal
Application of the Law’s provision
To the interest of diverse parties?
I do not have to share your values to
Share your constitution and citizen’s
Rights.  Even though tomorrow, we may find
Ourselves on the aisle’s opposite sides,
Today we march in solidarity.
She is blind, our Lady holding the Scales,
Impartial to your status. But Ideal
Conditions seldomly prevail, and he
Who brings the greatest money to the bar
Gets to create the story being told,
While the poor are fitted to their fiction.

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And If It All Should End In Flame

This dream was not mine from the beginning, 
For others wiser, reasoning, adept 
Dared move beyond their allotted space 
To question why injustice continue 
On a-pace, simply because it has been 
Accepted fait accompli far too long.  
"We stole nothing; beneficiaries  
In passivity is not criminal."
Power acquired at victim's expense 
Is not readily surrender'd without 
More than an equally compelling force.
Wrong be made right by those willing to fight,
Not with aggression -- conscience appeal 
If flame ends all, was TRUTH the worthy cause?