WE stay — our hearts together
in Positano on the Amalfi coast
on top a precious hill —
we can see Le Galli islands

i — with a bottle of wine
you — show me your soul
we drink in praise of love

pastel colored houses smile
and flowers dance our songs
the stars — in the evening sing

Positano beneath my feet
on the coast clear waters
lay under the sun — pebble and sand

we know this place from another time
our past is found in Grotta la Portal
hidden in cave — two hands embrace

I say we stay and live
among the cliffs of Positano
enjoying lunch at la Cambusa

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There!  Do you see?  Right there!  I walked up to one of them and at first I could not descern what cause brought me fright then one turned around and there I saw what mere mortals are never granted a sight!  It had no face!  All manner of feature devoid what we humans should be and are.
It just stood there, motionless along this busy sidewalk as hundreds past by distracted by compulsive thought and electronic gadgetry.  It was as though I had walked into a future, mere seconds before time, and witnessed the presence of an unborn moment.  I screamed and ran until I found you.
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SHE asks
the most beautiful questions
and as men we can only
reply with ugly words
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HE can bring the light of day
in so simple a smile
But do not forget the truth of life
there be monsters that roam the night

IT is true that I praise
my ex-lover’s existence
by day
but at night I confess
I curse and stab — dissect
her heart in many ways

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Love within the autumn colors
hues of reds and yellows and brown
and that your lips kissed me
so delicate as a spring butterfly

Within my chest a swirl and ache
begging to never leave this moment
frozen within my heart and mind
this memory within ancient amber tomb

The past of youth has visited again
as when my passion for love was new
Now forgetting past hurt and tears
No weariness or fault or hidden fear

To live and love one must always forgive
And trails of tears do bespeak
a heart that feels almost too much love
So I pray for strength and courage to live

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Do you know what you get
when you burn the heart
of the one that loves you?

Do you regret
the things you said
when you tore my soul apart?

You know my name
your world – never the same

Greater evils
have paid a higher price
but yours will be of dreams

Cold red blood runs within my veins
you will never be the same
Fallen angels burning wings
your world on fire forevermore

You know my name – sleep and dream
your world – never agani the same
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So color the world
in lavender or blue
paint the petals
golden in hue

lashing your brush
to and fro – and below
I’m washed in reds
soaking heart and head

I am your love’s canvas
stretched but smooth
empty and void of hate
color your love — my hue
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