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2011 Poetry Theme Challenges#07 Love is in the Air |
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Hello Poets; April and NaPoMo are here again. So as love was a very popular challenge I am going to bring it back as a base for the first challenge of NaPoMo. To add a twist to tickle your pens I am also going to keep to the plan I had for this challenge on the theme of Spring. So combining those gives us a challenge of springtime love. Is there a better time to celebrate the love in the air, in nature and within our own hearts. Perhaps even use the current form challenge - the Quatern, you have to love one of them! Happy Quilling and Blessings to All Jem XXXX |
Love is in the Air Challenge
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Divena CollinsHe crept upstairs with shoes in hand A little worse for wear, Feeling just a little bit canned Red faced and unkempt hair. The Misses turned and glared at him 'Just where the hell have you been?' He.: 'I`ve been for a drink with my mate Jim To the pub on the village green`. She: 'Then why the lipstick on your shirt And the smell of perfume too?, He: 'There was a woman who did flirt But I told her I loved you` She; 'I dont believe a word you say I think you are a liar, I wasn`t born yesterday There`s no smoke without a fire'. He: 'I didn`t come home I knew you`d nag Whatever you think isn`t right , All I wanted was a pint and a fag And I`ve had a really good night. ' Finally She: 'Oh come to bed it`s late for me We`ll talk about this in the morning, About as far as I can see This is your final warning. You weren`t in the pub with Jim Because he was here with me, And I was making love to him While you were on your spree.!!  ----- Embracing Love Feel soft the breeze thro`our hair As we tread through fields of gold This haven to me shall not compare With the love that autumn shall hold. Lift your eyes to a cool blue sky Feel soft the breeze thro`our hair Hear the songs of a lovers sigh For they truly answer our prayers. Sharing moments of love and care Within natures warming embrace Feel soft the breeze thro`our hair As sunlight and shadows interlace. Hold deep this memory forever clear For always these moments we share A tender touch shall ever be near Feel soft the breeze thro`our hair.  ----- Heartache When hearts have been broken and torn apart Patched and stitched to be broken once more When love hath gone it was hard to restore Two hearts in which cupid had sent his dart; Why ever must love suffer so much of pain From a pledge that had been broken this way Their feelings were both mutual yesterday Shall it take one kiss to make it right again; Love is too precious whilst time is too short To allow both hearts to suffer much longer As the years pass by pain remains stronger When heated words can very often distort; Hearts that hath been broken and torn apart Two hearts in which cupid had sent his dart.  ----- Heat Waves Hot is the sun that bathes the flesh Enticing deep the passions within Tender waves of heat shall caress Desires within the realms of sin. Wild are the flames of erotic fires Hot is the sun that bathes the flesh Burning the senses unto desires Sparks the flare of a lovers quest. Dripping beads upon thy breasts Perspirations which drench thy brow Hot is the sun that bathes the flesh When wanton fevers then endow. Anon there shall be dying embers Winds of time hath arisen from rest All too soon when passion lingers Hot is the sun that bathes the flesh.  ----- I Know Not -- Envelope Ballad I know not where this road shall end Yet to end I think not why it must For once you were my only friend Until friendship had turned to lust; It was then that our feelings grew When love was on an upward trend Within both eyes shone I and you I know not where this road shall end. I know not where this road shall end To end would be extemely unjust Our love is dear one cant pretend With a blessing to share and trust; Wonders of love longingly shared To share to cherish and defend Feelings that both of us have fared I know not where this road shall end. I know not where this road shall end It would now be hard to re-adjust Within this love we both depend Upon each other for love we must; Your gentle touch and loving kiss Towards passionate hearts extend All this alone I know we would miss I know not where this road shall end. Dreams like this we cannot dismiss For nearness thus we comprehend Just being together is utter bliss I know not where this road shall end.  ----- Rendezvous When I close my eyes and think of you Of days and nights shared together Now embedded deeply within view Memories I shall remember forever. I shall always remember our first kiss When I close my eyes and think of you Those nights together were utter bliss And I know you felt the same way too. As time passed by my feelings grew I knew we were meant for each other When I close my eyes and think of you I could never fall in love with another. Some day soon when the time is right We continue our blissfull rendezvous My dreams come true shall re- ignite When I close my eyes and think of you.  ----- Spiritual Love Right there beneath the willows shroud Where the shaded air might cooler be I rest my weary head from the crowd `Tis there I cherish my love for thee; Thro` leaves thy spirits cannot sever Within this love I doth thee enshroud This blessing shalt be with us forever Right there beneath the willows shroud. Right there beneath the willows shroud Where spirits of love reign wild and free This love we have we both then vowed We would love each other both tenderly; We had but the brightest stars up above No longer were our heads in the clouds Knowing we were both so much in love Right there beneath the willows shroud. Right there beneath the willows shroud Our love was right there under the tree This fantasy of passion well endowed When love flourished for thee and me; After a time these passions then grew For dreams of love were so allowed Both now sharing the same point of view Right here beneath the willows shroud. Some day in time dreams do come true And when they do I shalt remain proud When I dream the man I loved was you Right here beneath the willows shroud.  ----- Words Of Love All too freely were words of love used Without a thought of true meaning Is it any wonder we are confused An unexpected phrase of feeling. Can it be what we speak of is untrue All too freely were words of love used Is to love what we are all meant to do Or is the definition very often abused. Is it heart beats that is then accused Or has misted eyes revealed the same All too freely were words of love used And should not be spoken with shame. When feelings are felt from deep inside Within the strength of that love infused Shall then run smooth within their stride All too freely were words of love used.  back to list |
Jem FarmerSweet love is like the ocean’s surging tide, And, alas, not always the smoothest ride, But where the land shall meet the turbid sea Is where I lay my heart in foolish pride. In love there is no place I’d rather be, For passion thrives in wanton liberty It cannot grow when tied to safer ground A heart can only know love if it’s free. A rolling wave that makes no other sound, Can leave me wanting, needing to be found Enticing me to climb it’s mighty height In certainty, I will be surely drowned And left like a corpse to the endless night, But when the heart rules, the mind’s never right. Yet in the salty breeze the flames ignite, Empowered senses see no pain or rust, As once again they are deceived by lust Instinctive reactions have far more trust In the heat of the moment, I’ve no cares For love can only come to she who dares!  ----- Tis Love I gave my heart for her love, A love beyond compare, As pure as any white dove, For she, I could so dare. But love as blind as I, Rejected and all askew And now I’m left here to cry ‘Tis love; what can I do? Her gentle voice bid me observe, And gaze upon her face, If I could dare to show my nerve, She’d fill my heart with grace. In honeyed words she’d call But ne’er said ‘I love you’ But led me there to fall, ‘Tis love; what can I do? Upon the heath where we would meet Her lips gently kissed me, And then she swept me off my feet Before her words dissed me. Her touch can ease my itch But she can hurt me, too, And though she is a bitch ‘Tis love; what can I do? ----- Where Fairies Play The scented garden where I wait for you I sit and watch the fairies come to play And hear them sing their ancient songs of May Beneath the pretty bells of velvet blue. My ragged jeans are wet from early dew The moistness cooling down the springtide ray And like intoxicating fairy brew I wait in wonder for the sight of you. For love alone is blessed on this, our day By fairy’s wand that casts a golden hue. In this our garden I will always stay Within your heart that gives my soul its cue To say those words here, where the fairies play In love my heart is yours, forever true. back to list |
Peggy NelsonApril Speaks to Knight: Will your love Stay or slip away as in past day? You proclaim immense love you have for me Will you see past flaws, and hold them at bay? How many lies throughout life will I hear or see? Profess them all now or no love from me will be! I see and hear your answers expressed my dear Expressed from past lovers and unkind cruelty We’ll see our love will forever cohere Knight Speaks to April: I will conform to your wishes each and every day! I have wanted you and waited long to set you free We shall see our love flourish and love will stay I ask for your hand so I may place love in thee No longer shall we hesitate to love Exquisitely I know you heard my war torn powers to cure My love, I see wonder if cruel war lingers in me We’ll see our love will forever cohere Words of togetherness you have saved me by the love you display I shall never give cliché, you hold my key Richness shines on us in love we portray Our love calms us from war gone on spree Shall we relax together and drink Chablis? Yes! Let’s enjoy today and see stars premiere I’ll love you always and all ways my love key we’ll see our love will forever cohere On this April Night the stars sing with glee Aglow over the Palace where humans cheer And sing praise of April and Knight on T.V. We’ll see our love will forever cohere  ----- Loving Energy With lasting impulse and full of energy Making rhythm as Ken blazes each road Letting peaceful loving words run free Some be held back, to much fondness told Yet, positive words, Ken’s out of the norm Courageous convictions of words plea Will he succeed, when time to perform? With lasting impulse and full of energy With lasting impulse and full of energy Seeing wiser things in life, Peg takes hold Sharing enthusiastic passions graciously Peg is arousing and beautiful as pure gold A lover or friend Peg’s marvelously warm Her perceptions are worthy and bubbly And just like some, sensitivity storms With lasting impulse and full of energy With lasting impulses and full of energy Romantic passions flame on this new road Ken leads Peg to her fondest tender spree Pegs’ sensitivity guilds with Kens’ hold Their friendship thus has transformed Waves soothing their hearts run freely A gentleman and a lady now conform With lasting impulse and full of energy Their love brings them a magnificent swarm Combining their sexual waves misting highly Lovers virtues released in a loving form With lasting impulse and full of energy.  ----- Seeds Stilled within thy soul, seeds to spread Beige and brown to incite thy mind Rare arrays light your flower bed Oh! I shall have thee, you will find! Thy growth in time, thine shall see all Stilled within thy soul, seeds to spread Often all seeds shall cover every wall No longer be hateful nor lead Cleansing soul placing hues of red, Blue, green, pink, Orange and soft yellow Stilled within thy soul, seeds to spread And see love colors turn mellow Thy love ripened from cropped fruits fed to the loveliest one around You’ll lift love powers to astound Stilled within thy soul, seeds to spread  back to list |
Ryter RoethicleSo much to do so much to share True loves helps in time of pain With each love a life of care Helping each other to sustain Love as much as you would deign We lie on the bed together Our love our life forged a chain No one will separate us ever. No longer knowing I am there Constantly hearing "what’s your name?" These last months have seen so much wear We have loved and will again. Your mind died before the frame At least in death we’ll be together Our love will not have been in vain No one will separate us ever. Stroke my face in mindless care A reflex from a half dead brain I wish, but there is nothing there No conversation, just refrain. No tears left and no shirt to stain I know now love is forever What we have lost we will regain No one will separate us ever. Life in your eyes begins to wain Our ties with life we now sever. Sleep my love dream of Cockaigne No one will separate us ever. Pills we took soon closed your eyes Our breathing slows, no more sighs Feel what I’ve done is for the best And you fall asleep against my chest ----- Jealous for a while The morning wind blows across your face It’s Nature’s kiss and one I long to copy I love the thought of my lips travelling, Feeling the soft redness surrender to mine. I envy and am jealous of that blessed wind The morning wind blows across your face. Should I be jealous that the wind is blessed Or be proud knowing that you are mine? It is neither as nature is our mother, She is as such allowed to caress her child. The morning wind blows across your face And you feel the love she bestows on you. Your eyes light, knowing you’re loved so well Your smile lights up the already happy day. I bless the wind and nature for her gifts, as The morning wind blows across your face.  ----- Journey on a Different Path Enjoy the mystery that the moon inspires, And walk down paths you have never trod Perhaps this will lead you to a path Where experience will not help you Then you must take your heart in your hand Enjoy the mystery that the moon inspires, And surrender it and risk breaking it Too the complete stranger you see before you. Who is your guide along this strange path? Experience says, "Ignore this stranger". Enjoy the mystery that the moon inspires, Don’t take the familiar path and walk alone. That guide could be your soul partner, And even if you break your heart again You have walked a different path. Enjoy the mystery that the moon inspires.  ----- Part Moon Only part a moon rises in the sky Still it lightens the Jacaranda leaves The darkness is no longer an ally In removing the thoughts my mind perceives I know the truth is what my heart believes That chill half-hearted light now brings remorse And welcomes now the more delightful eves Into a soul more wanting to stay its course. New moon tonight has ridden up on high It's brightened rays send forth silver sheaves And make the shadowy side ignore the lie Until dawn turns blue, finally darkness leaves To disappear until night again achieves And creates a memory of this growing force Created by two lovers who conceive Into a soul more wanting to stay its course. But now old moon that is drawn so fine Your sleepless face can barely bless the wreaths On the ground with one grey kiss as you die Put sharpened blades of light into their sheaths In a night of darkness sanity grieves But a love once held strong needs no recourse Knowing now that darkness helps lovers weave Into a soul more wanting to stay its course. Unseen in darkness your lover receives Your words a gentle murmur to endorse Knowing that eternity is all and recedes Into a soul that thought to stay its course.  ----- Somewhere In Time III When there is nothing above us but stars Below us is the path we choose to walk Let me walk with you and it will be ours Do not rush your thoughts, let us just talk. If perhaps in time we should choose to kiss And linger in some spot for untold hours For what is love but time spent just in bliss When there is nothing above us but stars When there is nothing above us but stars Then heaven is open for us to touch What are clouds but blankets, never bars So that each time we reach out to clutch They will have warmed each of our dreams We will watch as the icy mist disappears In the freshness of morn plan our schemes When there is nothing above us but stars When there is nothing above us but stars The moon lights up our path along our way Must we treat the shadows like our fears That in time might just betray? Consider them once part of something whole Now ethereal gifts from light years afar Time has blessed us and took away control When there is nothing above us but stars. Time can’t be controlled in spite of power The path we take is carved by life’s scars Ignore them love, let’s find a fragrant bower When there is nothing above us but stars.  ----- Touch me there - Canzone Ballade Touch me there softly Let your eyes be my guide Come closer to me slowly Even nearer to my side. The moon smiles as we do so See her smile and eyes open wide As you touch me there softly And my eyes are your guide. Touch me there softly Let your eyes be my guide As I hold you so closely Your heart opens wide. Love has joined us so easily And our souls together abide As you touch me there softly And my eyes are your guide. Touch me there softly As my will slowly subsides Our lips kiss so tenderly Then later passions applied It all becomes so Heavenly Now that love’s been applied As you touch me there softly And my eyes are your guide. For a while we’re heaven Where as lovers we’ll abide As you touch me there softly And my eyes are your guide.  ----- Vouchsafe Thy Dreams Dare I dream and thus dream of thee, Lesser loves died happily for nought When a fool knows to wake is not to see? Lending power and strength to thought, Shall I ever close my eyes and peek How bought so cheap is mortality, For that precious love I blindly seek? Dare I dream and thus dream of thee? Dare I dream and thus dream of thee, And yet I am sick from want and desire? Within beats my breast tormented by thee As passions are summoned by the hour. Know well within your heart this fire. Dare you share for a while my mortality? Such apparent calm yet inside mad desire Dare I dream and thus dream of thee? Dare I dream and thus dream of thee, Meaning a sleepless night, and alone. Dreams are oftimes would be reality, In the fields of dreams wishes are sown. Beguiling thoughts are created this way I wonder if it’s only in sleep we truly see. And in seeing truth what would I say, Dare I dream and thus dream of thee? In procrastination I feel that I am safe Yet I fight my soul it does not agree. I know in time my mind will vouchsafe Dare I dream and thus dream of thee? ----- X Morning Are you a long past memory of my life, Portraying life as what used to be, Or a fantasy of what I want to see And very much different from reality? Each morning do we really waken Are you a long past memory of my life? If you are, is it reality, the truth, Or, do we sleep and dream our lives? Are some pleasant moments denied Portraying life as what used to be? Are you a long past memory of my life Or a fantasy of what I want to see? Each morning do I wake to life Seeing you there as in my dreams? Ready once again to share our days Are you a long past memory of my life? back to list |
Nia WynneFor a season of rebirthing The earthling commandeers all climes Harvests out of time without care Claiming science knows all that 's best. Yet for the rest of these natives For a season of rebirthing There is still pristine forests green An Eden dream untouched by men. When it comes to love there's no time Only seasons of bundling For this season of rebirthing Bonding two souls, making one. So let the lovers go and dream Of Eden greens consecration Forever to be fully whole For a season of rebirthing. back to list |
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