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Goodnight Song
Some say goodnight — at night —
I say good night by day —
Good-bye — the Going utter me —
Good night, I still reply —
For parting, that is…
I knew a girl, a vision in the light,
Her smile, a sunrise, banishing the night.
The moment we met, a bond so pure and true,
My soul, unbidden,…
I Knew a Woman
By Theodore Roethke
The Melting of a Poem
by Conrad Martin
The lark is silent in his nest,
The breeze is sighing in its flight,
Sleep, Love, and peaceful be thy rest.
Good-night, my love,…
Over the wave-patterned sea-floor
Over the long sunburnt ridge of the world,
I bid the winds seek you.
I bid them cry to you
Night and morning
A…
In the dance of days, where moments fleet, I greet with a smile so sweet. In the whispers of dawn, in the hush of night, I bless your soul, in love's…
"Love in Darkest Hour"
When shadows creep and skies turn gray,
And fear whispers in the fading day,
A beacon bright, a guiding light,
Your love…
In her eyes, his love's a cage, so tight,
She feels confined, she longs for flight.
He holds her close, with every breath,
But she sees chains, not…
Honey, please do this for me tonight.
Do what?
Focus on me, focus on what we have so far. Focus on me holding you, looking into your eyes. This…
No was her name
No was the lion that no one could tame
But Faith was his name
Faith came around with a smile on his face anyway
He said, tell,…
A woman's worth
Is to be treasured as gold.
To be praised and adored
Calculated far too priceless, to ever be sold.
Polished and kept up
will…
Take bread away from me, if you wish,
take air away, but
do not take from me your laughter.
Do not take away the rose,
the lance flower that you…
Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands alone.
Hold on to what you…
In these deep solitudes and awful cells,
Where heav'nly-pensive contemplation dwells,
And ever-musing melancholy reigns;
What means this tumult in…
Opening little and hiding little
Behind morning trees sun is smiling,
Watching little and feeling more
We are singing new morning song.
Beauty's…