Musing Mind of Wanderingdeerpoet

Forever used to seem so long Now "long" isn't long enough I need about a dozen more lifetimes To show how much I love Your smirkish smile (you know the one) How we fight (so much fun!) Those wrinkles around your eyes My beautiful treasure of a man I don't know how long it will be But as long as there is life in me? I'll love you as I can!

Goodnight To old Lovers Wherever you are Goodnight To new hopes Born of each star Good Eve To my Lovely (You know who you are) Stay close & stay faithful I pray you stay For you are My Sun My Moon My silver lining On grey dismal days My only Calm facing angry waves Good Sleep & Safe passage May your heart be full & your soul be refreshed & bright Know that I love you & dream of me tonight.

I used to be a fox Trapped inside his din I invited other forest folk to visit me But they refused to come in they thought it a trick To make them my dinner But I really just needed a friend Ever since that curse was cast Where one must be willing to come in I paced about the rocky dusty floors Until I'd made a path Where my lonely feet had walked Nodding to myself, I thought "Perhaps I should think bigger" Since the squirrels and birds say "No" And invite a new kind of beast One I did not know   So I sent word out To lions & tigers (even hyenas) & long robust snakes From near & far From land & lake "Come for a visit my fellow creatures of the wood" Then I waited, preparing As a good host should In came the Lion "What an impressive mane" I said In came two tigers "Oh what lovely stripes upon your heads!" I was trying so hard Was I over the top? I wan...

I poured in my heart As much as words could hold I mixed it together With a tiny bit of soul Sealed with a kiss Just for good measure Add a dash of lust A pinch of dead pirate's treasure I picked up my whisk And my big yellow bowl Prayed for good luck Then went for the gold Eyes of blue like clear, clear sky Words of silk, my oh my A touch that melts my cold, cold heart Loyal heart that stays, stays, stays ... But my concoction failed! It didn't work He was rude & selfish What a jerk! He withheld his touch until he had his way He was sarcastic & cynical with everything he'd say! "How could this go so very wrong?" I lamented to the skies "I followed each direction!" I stomped my feet with cries Loud and blaring Cursed the night Cold and daring "It's your fault" he calmly said "What?!" I knew I must be turning red ... "It was your heart, was it not?...

Picking through my broken parts Like you were shopping In a sale's bin At the second hand shop Hoping to find someone else's Left behind trinkets A trifle or two Perhaps a good bargain A cup or a scarf or a shoe I am scattered I am wrung into pieces Here and there Drawn and quartered into bits I fear for my recovery Maybe this is it? How does one pick themselves up When laid so low as this? Will I ever smile again Without his nimble lips? I gave him my heart But that wasn't enough I shared my soul I even gave control Reins in his hands At the mercy of a man But still he needed more Now here I lay weak And fallen on the floor ~ I'm not for sale No window shopping here I'm closed for repairs Check back with me next year.

I loved you then I love you still At this rate I always will I've tried to purge you From my mind Dig you out To leave behind But somehow Some way You manage to stay Carved onto me Like names etched on a tree Following as a shadow Hovering like a cloud At times you're but a whisper At times your memory cries aloud I turn my back Only to find You've entrenched yourself Into every crevice of my mind Perhaps I should make peace With this ghost From which there seems no release So pull up a chair I know you'll be there Catch a nap or read a book While I flounder as a fish Confounded by a hook.