Wednesday, March 29, 2023
TWICE BLUSHING FLOWER, AND OTHER SHORT POEMS, MARCH 28, 2023
twice blushing flower first blush at touch of his words... second her own thoughts
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time to taste your love
soft love spilled on you from me...
becomes part of us
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alone in darkness
i play scenes over again...
we have not yet lived
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reaches out for her
when the storm breaks over him...
her love's safe haven
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a specific heart
not one simple type to find...
laying on love's shore
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with the rise of dawn
life and i awaken to...
daylight dreams of you
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feels she's not worthy
not aware that he treasures her...
just the way she is
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he whispers nothings
sets them free on summer breeze...
in hopes she will hear
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a lifelong battle
carried so many secrets...
burdens of others
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not bound to earth
nightly we visit the moon...
to be together
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riding wild currents
as we swim in love's river...
caught in its rapids
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shame on her some say
she doesn't feel she does wrong...
her lover agrees
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i once rode the storms
playfully defied wild winds...
now but memories
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light begins to dim
old dark memories return...
with sad loneliness
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#love #poems #poetry #donovanbaldwin
Labels: blushing, darkness, donovanbaldwin, haiku, love poems, senryu, short poems, taste
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
SWAYS TO FANTASIES, AND OTHER POEMS
By Donovan Baldwin
sways to fantasies
as fire within her dances...
to winds of desire
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beautiful blossom
folded petals opening...
revealing secrets
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you stood at the edge
watching from my fading dream...
as the dawn stole you
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dons his poetry
discarding her innocence...
clad in poet's lace
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it's so difficult
finding ways through life with words...
often led astray
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love flaming sunsets
soft silver joy of the moon...
dawn in regal robes
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two wounded people
embracing new love we've found...
our scars in contact
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intoxicated
by her look her touch her kiss...
thirsting for her wine
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face between my hands
lips curve in a certain smile...
promising a kiss
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though i'm marked by age
there's a part that time can't reach...
that's forever young
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she's forgiven me
all the evils of my past...
she's known her own sins
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my limitless love
refuses to release you...
while setting you free
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universe found them
brought two lost souls closer but..
still too far apart
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loves how he loves her
loving her violently...
in the gentlest way
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she's long been my dream
one that doesn't fade with dawn...
one i've never touched
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begins with kisses
losing track of all the rest...
as sensations mount
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she's more than woman
treasured person in his life...
a hug for his soul
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without my knowing
she became necessary...
mending broken parts
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lovemaking over
out into the world we go...
sharing secret smiles
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#poems #poetry #love #donovanbaldwin
Labels: donovan baldwin, haiku, love poems, poems, poetry, short poems
Thursday, January 24, 2019
SHORT LOVE POEMS BY DONOVAN BALDWIN January 24, 2019
WALKING AS A BALLERINA
Neither mirror nor photographer.
I cannot show you as you appear.
Look into my words,
Read them as they roll,
Unbidden, in loving honesty,
From mind and fingers.
See the woman I see,
And you will stand straight and tall,
Walking proud and beautiful.
On tiptoe as a ballerina.
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A RAGGED MAN
I see your words, as
You say,
Or try to say,
That you are broken.
I understand.
I am too.
I've been putting myself back together,
For nearly 30 years.
Not complete.
But, I try to show the parts of me I can,
Ragged edged...
Glued and stitched as they may be.
----=
JUST AROUND THE CORNER
A sudden glimpse,
Of what?
Almost anything,
Suddenly we are almost together.
A touch of something,
Soft fabric perhaps?
A scent...
A perfume?
A flower?
Wafting by momentarily
On a random breeze...
A snippet of a song...
There you are...
Just out of reach,
Just around that corner.
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MY WORDS RUN TO YOU
My words see you,
Run to you,
Tripping over themselves,
In their eagerness to
Wrap themselves around you,
Taking the essence of you
Into their being,
So that they will become,
Better, more loving words,
That can embrace the world,
Sharing the love,
The beauty,
That you give them.
-----
I CAN NEVER REALLY LOSE YOU
I can never really lose you.
Not just part of my life.
You are a part of me,
Of who I am.
I make decisions as if you are here,
By my side,
Pointing, laughing,
Changing me, my heart,
With an eyebrow's lift,
A questioning smile,
A reassuring touch,
That I'm on the right path.
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IN MY DAILY FANTASY
In my daily fantasy,
You write to me,
Words I put in your heart,
Pledges of love,
Stories of dreams,
Sharing of pleasure,
Adventure,
Life,
And love...
You write so well,
So lovingly,
With the words...
I put in your heart.
Neither mirror nor photographer.
I cannot show you as you appear.
Look into my words,
Read them as they roll,
Unbidden, in loving honesty,
From mind and fingers.
See the woman I see,
And you will stand straight and tall,
Walking proud and beautiful.
On tiptoe as a ballerina.
-----
A RAGGED MAN
I see your words, as
You say,
Or try to say,
That you are broken.
I understand.
I am too.
I've been putting myself back together,
For nearly 30 years.
Not complete.
But, I try to show the parts of me I can,
Ragged edged...
Glued and stitched as they may be.
----=
JUST AROUND THE CORNER
A sudden glimpse,
Of what?
Almost anything,
Suddenly we are almost together.
A touch of something,
Soft fabric perhaps?
A scent...
A perfume?
A flower?
Wafting by momentarily
On a random breeze...
A snippet of a song...
There you are...
Just out of reach,
Just around that corner.
-----
MY WORDS RUN TO YOU
My words see you,
Run to you,
Tripping over themselves,
In their eagerness to
Wrap themselves around you,
Taking the essence of you
Into their being,
So that they will become,
Better, more loving words,
That can embrace the world,
Sharing the love,
The beauty,
That you give them.
-----
I CAN NEVER REALLY LOSE YOU
I can never really lose you.
Not just part of my life.
You are a part of me,
Of who I am.
I make decisions as if you are here,
By my side,
Pointing, laughing,
Changing me, my heart,
With an eyebrow's lift,
A questioning smile,
A reassuring touch,
That I'm on the right path.
-----
IN MY DAILY FANTASY
In my daily fantasy,
You write to me,
Words I put in your heart,
Pledges of love,
Stories of dreams,
Sharing of pleasure,
Adventure,
Life,
And love...
You write so well,
So lovingly,
With the words...
I put in your heart.
Labels: donovan baldwin, love poems, love poetry, short poems
Monday, January 21, 2019
SHORT LOVE POEMS BY DONOVAN BALDWIN. January 21, 2019
THE HONEY OF YOUR LOVE
Come naked to me, Love.
Bending to me,
Open your dear lips and pour,
The sweet honey of your love
Into my mouth,
Until overflowing,
It fills and covers me,
Making love,
Your love,
A part of all of me,
Come naked to me, Love,
And spill the honey of your love,
All over me.
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I LOVE THIS MADNESS
I love this madness,
This world we live in,
That others cannot see,
Or hear or touch,
Cannot imagine,
For we have stepped beyond,
Where the "normal" people live,
And seen and done and felt things
Of which they can only dream,
And weep that they have not.
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IF EVER WE'VE MADE LOVE
If ever we've made love,
It was just now,
As you took me,
Threw me down
And stripped me,
Had your way with me,
Your words leaving me
Naked and defenseless,
Gasping with arousal
And an aching want.
Sated with climactic bliss,
And yet. desiring more...
Speak more words to me.
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IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU APPEAR
When you appear,
Your face,
Your words,
Just your thought,
It happens,
Beyond mere words,
Something near a growl,
Yet, not a warning...
Rolls up from my heart,
My depths you've touched,
A primal sound of lust,
Desire, want, taking,
Dominant, and yet,
Somehow...
Abject submission.
-----
I LOST THE POEMS
I lost the poems my heart was writing,
As words and images flew between us,
So strong and vibrant,
So complete and compelling
At the moment of their inception,
So, I must content myself,
With what I summon now,
But know, my Love,
What my heart wrote then
Was so much more.
Bending to me,
Open your dear lips and pour,
The sweet honey of your love
Into my mouth,
Until overflowing,
It fills and covers me,
Making love,
Your love,
A part of all of me,
Come naked to me, Love,
And spill the honey of your love,
All over me.
-----
I LOVE THIS MADNESS
I love this madness,
This world we live in,
That others cannot see,
Or hear or touch,
Cannot imagine,
For we have stepped beyond,
Where the "normal" people live,
And seen and done and felt things
Of which they can only dream,
And weep that they have not.
-----
IF EVER WE'VE MADE LOVE
If ever we've made love,
It was just now,
As you took me,
Threw me down
And stripped me,
Had your way with me,
Your words leaving me
Naked and defenseless,
Gasping with arousal
And an aching want.
Sated with climactic bliss,
And yet. desiring more...
Speak more words to me.
-----
IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU APPEAR
When you appear,
Your face,
Your words,
Just your thought,
It happens,
Beyond mere words,
Something near a growl,
Yet, not a warning...
Rolls up from my heart,
My depths you've touched,
A primal sound of lust,
Desire, want, taking,
Dominant, and yet,
Somehow...
Abject submission.
-----
I LOST THE POEMS
I lost the poems my heart was writing,
As words and images flew between us,
So strong and vibrant,
So complete and compelling
At the moment of their inception,
So, I must content myself,
With what I summon now,
But know, my Love,
What my heart wrote then
Was so much more.
Labels: donovan baldwin, love poems, poems, poetry, short love poems, short poems, words
