Amplification

fear projects doubt
reflecting through prisms
bending and twisting
creating illusions
distorting truths
sabotage

ready to fly

exciting and new.
gentle and true.
now i am fearless
for there is nothing to fear of you.
parallel paths we've taken
on two all but different roads
from happiness to heartache
riding every high and every low
we are but mere nomads
searching for a home
a place to settle in
not from which to roam
although life is not a destination
for is a journey through time
and i would like to witness yours
and have you witness mine

The Catch

So...they all want to know
How did I do it? How did I catch the one determined to remain uncaught?
Well. It was easy you see; I was not chasing her.
Actually, I didn't even know she existed.
All I did was put myself out there
Accept the possibility that, despite the broken road of romance on which I have traveled, there is someone out there perfect for me
We just hadn't crossed paths yet.
And then, we did, cross paths, that is,
but there were blockades to universe alignment
And our physical introduction was postponed
Temporarily
But our souls had already met
And she was compelled to find me
For reasons unbeknown to her then
But exceedingly clear now
So you ask, how did I catch her?
I didn't. I just walked in the door
And our souls caught each other.

Broccoli Carpachio

Peel the tough, fibrous outside and slice broccoli stalks thinly, about 1/8 of an inch thick. Toss with salt and lime juice to taste. Arrange the slices across your plate, alternating them with thin slices of ripe avocado, drizzle with nice extra virgin olive oil, and top to taste with a rough puree of 3 tablespoons chopped Thai basil, 1 teaspoon minced ginger, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoon minced Thai bird's eye chiles.

We Are...

Living
Openly
Voraciously
Existing.

Letting
Others
Views
Eclipse.

Leaping
Over
Vicarious
Enemies.

Leaving
Old
Vices
Expired.

Laughing
Outwardly
Viscerally
Ecstatic.

WE.
ARE.
LOVE.

Electricity

The sensation of your breath
moving along my skin
A swift jump start
and then whirring
humming vibrations
as you move from my ear
down my neck
over my prominent clavicle
down my ribcage
pausing to feel each one's contour
by your best sensor
You gently suckle and nibble my hip bone
As you find your way between my legs
I am wet
Waiting for you.

Snapshots

Your hands are my love affair
Your kiss my escape
Your eyes my infinite playground
I am lost in your embrace
Warm and sweet our breaths flow
Seamlessly across our lips
Between our mouths
We share our souls
The salty wet kisses of angels streaming down
Eyes glistening
You feel EVERYTHING I feel
Without words
Snapshots
Forever impressed
Wrinkles in time

On Easy Street...

do you believe
in love at first meet
from the moment we greet
we're on Easy Street
it's raw and its real
these things that we feel
like we're falling...
up uP UP we go
soaring, floating
feelings unreeling
demons retreating
this connection proceeding
over that which preceded
heartbeats increasing
we're joined in our breathing
and then...
by our lips
and OH. MY. GOD.
this is bliss
an unreal first kiss