by MichaelM | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry
I Don’t Want to Stand Here I don’t want to wake up some morning And find that I forgot To pass on those words To someone I care so much about. I don’t want to have to wish I told this one that And that one this. I don’t want to be awake in the...
by MichaelM | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry
One More Day What would we do If we had one more day? Would we laugh As we told of all that’s happened Since then? Would we hug one another And breathe in those scents That are so strongly attached to memories? The ones whose slightest whiff...
by MichaelM | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry
Parting VI Being a naturally perceptive fellow, I always thought I’d know When it was time to go. It was a bit of a kick to find I was wrong. You and your droll sense of humor, Who else Could say “Hit the road” In five languages and “Haul...
by MichaelM | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry
Riding Into the Sunset With a cloud of dust and a mighty “Hi Ho, Silver!” And so they are gone. All of them now that you took that last ride. It was not a good year for cowboys, The heroes of thousands of...
by MichaelM | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry
Dancing on the Brink of Love Cautious steps Watching the toes As we turn and move slowly To the hint of music Music We can’t quite hear As we learn and adjust To the moves of the other Starting to flow A little As some of the steps become familiar And the volume...
by MichaelM | Feb 11, 2017 | Poetry
For My Mistress How absurd at my age For my breath to catch in my throat Each time you enter the room. My friends have no idea Nor does she But how long can they be blind To the glow in our eyes The secret glances And caresses beneath tables Where no one sees? How...
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