book in hand by anelephantcant
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questions
I wonder if you think of me
in the morning
as you head to work
gazing at the fleeting fields
does my face come to your mind
in the evening
with a book in hand
or watching television
do you remember
how we laughed
at something trivial
when you lie in bed
calmly watching sleep approach
do you recall
the words I spoke
or wrote
in stories
and on postcards
or are they
like me
already forgotten
inferno by phil burns
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inferno
I feel that spark the first time I see her
on a dark icy cold winter’s night
the January gloom dissipates now
her smile is as bright as daylight
the flames warm my heart without warning
I am never the fall in love kind
but the look in her eyes sends me reeling
in an instant I know she’ll blow my mind
the fire she lights overwhelms me
never before has my life been so good
but I overlook one tiny factor
a furnace devours so much wood
the inferno lasts only a short time
the passion burns out in a flash
her radiance like a glorious sunset
leaves me discarded in a grate full of ash
pink elephants fly by anelephantcant
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even if
you know how I feel about you
it is no secret and you understand why
there is only one thing I ask in return
say you love me even if it’s a lie
my world exploded in ten million heart flakes
the sublime moment when I first saw you
I long for only one thing to make my life complete
say you love me even if it’s not true
we watch butterflies dancing in moonlight
while mermaids caress the star-bright night sky
my dreams sparkle perfection except for one tiny lack
say you love me even if it’s a lie
as unicorns frolic in high scented meadows
we chase white rabbits across a field of spring blue
and summer lasts forever in the land where we kiss
say you love me even if it’s not true
for this is a place where magic abounds
pink elephants write poetry and fly
truth is far less important than fantasy here
say you love me even if it’s a lie
I see rainbows black sprinkled with heartache
deep in the shadows there lies darkness still
it now seems that Aurora can not come again
please just once say you love me even if we both know you never will
the geese by anelephantcant
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fragment of love
I still recall the first night
in an airport long ago
you brushed my cheek
you promised that
I’d always have
a fragment of your love
the river rolls eternally
the geese still on the banks
you took my hand
and in your eyes
I saw shining
a fragment of your love
now years have passed
the times have flown
since last I held you safe
but still
you give me so much more than
a fragment of your love
she dances by phil burns
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she loves the poet
she loves the gentle poet
with his clever lines of verse
she adores his rhymes and rhythms
his seductive use of words
she loves how he paints pictures
to transport her laughing soul
she is quite thrilled by his talent
knows she’s losing all control
she loves the way his thoughts flow
like a sparkling Highland stream
she dances to the music
that invades her every dream
she loves how he sculpts sorrow
that drives the sadness from her heart
her mind softly enchanted
fascinated by his art
she loves that he makes magic
that brings laughter to her eyes
she sees unicorns and mermaids
romping high in heaven’s skies
she loves the vision of his writing
and the thoughts it stimulates
the subtle sensual images
that his silken pen creates
she loves the gentle poet
as only such a woman can
but life is never perfect
she sadly doesn’t love the man
the rocks by anelephantcant
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waterfowl
waves rumble
round the rocks
in wintry sunshine
I sit
contemplating the ocean
my mind
far away
across the planet
or
maybe just
deep inside myself
when I see
overhead
a solitary bird
a waterfowl
perhaps
a Canada Goose
and
my heart weeps
a foreign flag by anelephantcant
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a foreign flag
beside the water
hand in hand
under a lamppost
just a kiss
cold cold night
warm warm lips
wrapped in layers
in morning chill
a foreign flag
red leaf on white
through the market
less unsure
brown eyes shine
as waves caress
mermaids pause
beneath your pen
Atlantis charms
with masks and fans
in high tree-tops
the raven calls
across the ocean
I remember
the greatest hurt
you too forget
nothing
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