Poetry Month highlights (Part 1)

How jealous I am of the tumultuous sea
That holds you deep within its grasp -
A corporeal spirit that keeps you from me,
Mocking with the waves' crashing and gasps.

A glimpse of the sparkling surface of bays
Reminds me how long we must wait
For lips to meet, for that glorious day
When we're brought back together by fate.

But I cannot burden the water with spite,
For someday it shall bear your return,
But that doesn't mean I don't miss you tonight,
And it doesn't allay how I yearn.

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The docks are growing colder,
The bay is turning dark,
The mountains fade behind the clouds,
But that won't shake me from this spot.
I just want to stare at oceans,
Pretend I'm watching you,
Pretend the waves are whispers -
"Stay strong, I love you, be home soon."
Even if all that is true,
Even if I must wait weeks,
Nothing will shake me from this spot
Upon the docks on this cold bay.
In sunshine or foul weather,
I swear you'll find me here,
Begging the water to release you,
Awaiting waves to bring you home.

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How many ways can I say I love you?
You're the blazing sun that brightens my sky.
Your voice sends my heart racing right on cue,
And just a kiss can give me wings to fly.
My lips can't help but echo when you smile;
My hands feel empty when they can't feel yours.
Worth more to me than gold or private isle,
You're the real treasure I'd always wish for.
Before us, I see life with love and joy,
Decades for us to make those memories.
No trickery the Fates could dare employ
Would be strong enough to take you from me.
How much I love? With words it's hard to say -
But I promise I'll show you every day.

 

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They say the moon is brilliant,
With her beauty in her shine -
Fair as she softly smiles
And brightens the darkest night.
But with no light from her sun
That she so lovingly reflects,
The moon would lose her luster,
Be a rock like any other.
Sun and moon, day and night -
Until the end of time they're bound.
Without her, his eves are lonely.
Without him, she's nothing special.