Poetry

When souls collide 
by chance, not choice 
and your heart flutters 
at the mere sight of the other 
this connection 
with a stranger 
indescribable 
this feeling 
overwhelms you 
pulling and pushing 
your thoughts 
in directions they've never been 
and you forget 
heartaches 
and heartbreaks 
for the magic of this moment 
erases the deepest scars 
and lifts your spirit 
the ultimate high 
when souls collide 

letters, handwritten 
tied with a bow 
still smelling 
of his cologne 
letters, heartfelt 
gathered over time 
filled with emotion 
with prose and with rhyme 
letters, collected 
each word a treasured token 
of the love they shared 
penned but unspoken 

like an old song 
I still hear you 
every now and again 
a small reminder 
of where my heart has been 
the subtle rhythm 
lulls me to sleep 
submerged in dreams 
the memories I keep 
softly sung melodies 
echo through the night 
like hearts beating in unison 
holding each other tight 
the sweet song of us 
still sways my emotions 
painful reminiscence 
still searing with devotion 

Images scatter 
In a flight of thought 
As her mind takes wing 
To destinies sought 
Her heart aflutter 
With emotions in a whirl 
She dances lightly upon clouds 
As when she was but a girl 
When love was spun into dreams 
Of fairytale romance 
And a young girl's thoughts 
Were perpetually entranced 
Lighthearted fancy 
Sealed with a kiss 
The innocence of youth 
Such heavenly bliss 
Now rediscovered 
With one touch of his hand 
As she looks into his eyes 
She begins to understand 
Love when untainted 
And allowed to fully bloom 
Is sweeter than honeysuckle 
On a lazy summer afternoon 

So long since we've spoken
And yet your memory lingers
Brushing gently across my heart
As the soft, cool breeze of Spring
Renewing my longing,
If but for a moment
To hold you in my thoughts again
And hear the sweet resonance of your words
Echoing heartbeats,
The sounds of "I miss you"
Lightly strummed on heartstrings
The sweetest song of You

Forgetting doesn't come easy
And I hope you don't mind
If my thoughts find their way back to you
And another place in time

A time when we shared a dream
And the words came so easily
Because since you went away
My muse, she eludes me

In the wee hours of morning
A blank page stares back at me
And I'm forced to turn away
Because the vision has become so hard to see

Through misty eyes of remembrance
I journey through dreams of our storied time
Searching for the words that used to come so easily
For what use is the poet who has lost her rhyme

She struggles to breathe
Her heart racing
And her mind reeling
In the moment
She believes a dream
Just another illusion
Of him...

Her heart's desire
The one who lit the fire
Burning within her eyes
Only to leave her falling
Her thoughts spiraling
In "what ifs" and "whys"
Cursing the cruel hand of fate
She wonders if she'll ever forget
The shimmer of blue eyes
And how stars paled in comparison
Or how simple words took hold of her heart
And held it closely for so long
Making her believe again
In a "happily ever after" kind of love

..."Him", the word brings a smile
He hasn't forgotten
And she knows... she never will
For destiny has bound them
Two souls who touched briefly
Only to be remembered eternally
In a smile