Darkness Of The Night

When darkness falls

So does the lonliness of the night

With the whistles of the wind

Bringing creaky sounds that fright

Is that a mouse I hear

Or a friend coming near

How I long for this night

To end with the first dawn of light

This Little Butterfly

This little butterfly was sent your way

To help celebrate your special day

For each little flower arranged especially for you

Because Maria, you shouldn't be blue

Birthdays are happy days

bright, cheerful and sunny

Enjoy this bouquet picked just for you

Computer Friends

A group of women met online
Sharing recipes on a message board
Hardly ever getting together to dine
Soon became a group sending daily e-mails
Learning more about each other giving the details
Some young, some older
A number of us have stuck together
While others have moved on
Stories of experiences, family and kids
Anxiously awaiting the new day to see what next
Reading all about it in our e-mail text
Whether it be cooking or reading
Sports or beading
Or is it knitting or scrapbooking
Photography or geography
Each day feeling closer
More like family than a friend
For it doesn't matter whether we are miles apart
Our computer is waiting for us each day
Just waiting to see who is online today

(2008)

Springtime

Looking out my window
What do I see
But a group of trees
Blowing with the breeze
A car passing by
Children at play
A few birds flying by

Colorful plants growing in pots

I see they were put in that perfect spot
Just enjoying the visions of spring

(2008)

What Your Love Means To Me

You are like a rare gem
Very hard to find
Like a needle in a haystack
Usually only read about in romance novels
Feels like a breath of fresh air
Always feels new
Fresh like spring buds blossoming
The candle is always burning
Hot with the flame of desire
I long for your sweet kisses
Tingle at your touch
To smell the sweet scent of your cologne
Always sending me into oblivion
To love, respect and cherish
This is what your love means to me

(2002)

The Picnic

As we sit by the lake
Sharing the perfect picnic
A warm summer's day
Adds to the mood of the minute
Glancing at each other
Tingles from the heart of desire
Was it from the warm sunshine
Or from that first kiss

(2008)

That Picture Frame

A perfect picture hanging on the wall
Like that happy couple standing tall
A second chance
Only to have reality hit and make us fall
For life is never perfect
With many colors in life
Happiness, sorrow, hate, shame
It is only in that picture frame

(2008)