I carried him for nine months in my womb
And have nestled him to my bosom
I have kissed better the cuts and bruises
and shhhhhhed the fears of darkness away 

In the beginning I could not face him 
Nor could I acknowledge  his existence
I was afraid to be there for him~
Scared to fail him; so I ran from him

Something happened to open eyes 
And there was a bond growing strong inside 
No longer did I want to run and hide 
When his lips whispered I love you

A knife cuts deep within my soul 
And my tears trickle
Like a cold mountain stream
My heart feels empty now 
As I realize what's best for him 

My love for him I can not  let go
But the life he needs is not with me
And that's why I have chose to set him free

Don't think that I don't love him 
Nor that I am cruel 
Just know that he's my baby 
And his Mamma's love is true~~~


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Do you remember when we were young 
                  you & I 
And we would escape to the realm 
              of the clouds 
The hours that were spent enveloped 
           in the comfort of fluff
Days lost in imaginative figures
    of knights, stallions, castles
            and dragons
Fantasizing about fairytale lives and
          storybook visions
I yearn for your presence in the realm
             of the clouds
And the freedom of our childhood dreams ~~~


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On the colors of orange and gold you and I will dance
In the illumination of a flame  we shall join our souls

We - enamoured so - become intoxicated by the colors
and 
Allow the fire to consume us, to bring irrepressible,
ungoverned yearning

Its effervescence captivates our hearts - our souls
Its poignancy  entices our minds - our thoughts 
Enraptured are we by its fervor and smitten with
its luster

We shall dance and frolic  on the torrid flames, trembling 
and quivering in delirium 
And when the dance becomes sultry and the tempest fire 
stirs our souls 
we will bask in the radiance of the smoldering embers

Then you and I - as one - will cherish the orange 
and gold beacon 
That encompassed and laid us here - enchanted and quieted
by the copper glow ~~~


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If ever you want to share a day 
when the sun  brings you a rainbow
I'll be there 

If ever you want to celebrate success
~~~great or small~~~
I'll be there 

If ever you want to escape from 
demands and expectations 
I'll be there 

If ever you need hope 
when sorrow overcomes you 
I'll be there 

If ever you need peace 
when a storm threatens 
I'll be there 

If ever you just need 
just look to me 
I'll be there ~~~


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Love's Promise

watch over each other 
when one's rope reaches the end 
and give each other strength 
to hold on 
for we are  each other's special one 

we shall shine through for each other 
in our darkened moments to 
bring each other faith 
to pull through 
For each other we have chosen 

we will come through for each other
when exhaustion overwhelms
we will be each other's support 
to trudge on 
for I am yours and you are mine 

we will be there for each other 
when one feels alone 
to give the other our heart and 
fill them with love 
for we are each other's soul

we will take care of each other 
when one is bitter cold 
we will be the other's fire  to 
bring them warmth
for we are  one ~~~


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I love you with every ounce  of my being and with
every draw of my breath.
In your eyes I see my soul, in your warmth
I find my release, in your words I find my life,
and in your heart I find my happiness.
For every  moment of light and for every 
darkened slumber you are with me..I shall be yours
till forever. Thank - you for  accepting my love. If 
you were to leave  a whole world of gifts would be 
taken from me .
I can give you everything  your dreams have shown
 you;  only for your love .
In my life  you alone have fixated my thoughts. From
before I met you I have desired you. You have fulfilled 
my childhood fantasies  and my grown up  passion.
you have brought my feel down to earth  and left  my
head up in the clouds.
All I can offer in return is  the gift of my  heart and soul, 
 and to promise you that in giving  these gifts I will remain 
with you always near or far .~~~


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In an effervescent haze you spotted an  emerald.
That emerald was scathed and its beauty  distorted.
Its sparkle was shaded  by the shadows.
Many spotted the emerald, but showed  bainful 
distain at its appearance and walked on.
You stopped, picked up the emerald, and brought 
it into the light. In the light you were able to  view the 
emerald more closely. You  gently away at the assemblage
on the emerald and lovingly filtered through an array of
shadows. With an extremly tender and caring determination 
you had  unveiled the emerald's  surface to be no longer 
depraved of  its sparkle .
You  alone took the time to search for the gem  in a pile 
of rubble - and  let it shine.~~~


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