I Am In Love.....

I am weightless
Lighter than air
Like a tiny feather
Or a wisp of your hair
I drift into
The azure blue
At the very
Thought of you
For I am in love

I am strong
I could lift a tower
And balance it on
A dainty flower
Or push aside the mountain
That impedes my view
At the very
Thought of you
For I am in love

I am beautiful
For the very first time
My heart-beat a sequence
Of rhythm and rhyme
Each footstep a dance
Intricate, new
At the very
Thought of you
For I am in love

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Janet Martin

Asleep.....

I thought I was awake
Because my eyes were open
And the skies were glowing
With a new day
I thought I was awake
I could here you talking
And see dew sparkling
On fields of hay
I thought I was awake
For night was gone
And sleep had fled
But now I realize
Instead
Before you
I didn’t know
True…….
True color
True bliss
True joy
A true kiss
True contentment
True love
Unlimited as the sky above
I was asleep

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Janet Martin

Stolen.......

You may take little pieces here and there
They may grace your smile, your neck, your hair
It’s those little pieces I am willing to share…………
Like bits of sun and rain

I wear a smile in my memory
Of the moment in time when you were with me
Two ships, meeting briefly on life’s vast sea
But never the same again

I gladly give away little pieces of me
Pieces to drift in your memory
But I will never be wild and free
For I am no longer whole

I walk, I laugh, I breathe and dance
I still believe in second chance
How could I know one second glance
Would steal my heart and soul?

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Janet Martin

Visionary....

She sees endless oceans to the other side
I see the span of a short swift ride……..

Her dreams are as vast as the turquoise sea
My dreams are tempered by reality…..

Her eyes sparkle with the thrill of youth
My eyes glow with love’s deeper truth

Her laughter is quick, spontaneous…. pure
I laugh….aware that tears are just as sure

Her sigh is as restless as the waves at her feet
While mine is a whisper of love complete

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Janet Martin

Friend

Whisper, whisper in my ear
You are far, yet you are near
I can feel your murmured breath
Like a heart-beat in the earth
In noon-day tide or one a.m.
A soft tremor, a priceless gem
You are the chuckle in the rain
The smile when sunlight breaks again
When night is cold still I find
A welcome hearth within my mind
Far away yet oh so near
In my heart to stay, my dear

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Janet Martin

The Brook

In the crook of the arm
Beneath the hill
Where cool mist rests
Serene and still
Like a silver sea
In a silent dell
A mystery……
No, I know it well
Beneath its veil
The small murmurs
Of a silver trail
In a thousand summers
By a brook
Where bare feet splashed
And minnows flitted
And hours laughed
In the palm
Of out-stretched hand
Where minutes trickled
Like golden sand
Upon a porch
Of withered grass
Where now I watch.
As memories pass

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Janet Martin

I Wonder.....

Did the mourning dove
Who rose before the dawn
To croon her song of love
Know that you were gone?

Is it dew or tears
Glistening on the vine
Where the first light appears…
…and are they yours or mine?

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Janet Martin

I'm Glad you're Home...

I’m so glad you’re home
The place is not the same when you’re not here
It’s like part of me is missing
I’ve grown quite attached to you, my dear
Why is it when you’re gone I feel so empty
Or like a little piece of sun has gone away
It seems to me like someone’s always leaving
Will we all be home again some day?

The blue above me suddenly is bluer
The sun a little warmer on my back
When you’re gone I feel a silent hunger
When you’re home there’s nothing that I lack
It’s comforting to know you understand me
Without me needing to explain
When you’re gone the house is big and empty
When you’re home love is complete again

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Janet Martin

This summer it seem to me
There’s always someone coming home…….or leaving