Picante

oh
man of mine
so spicy
free
I am, my dear …
emancipated me

gotta love that sassy fire

caught up in every breath
the air is hot
‘tween you and me

you don’t tell me what to do

(I wouldn’t listen anyway)
we are each at liberty
to go our own way
yet we choose to dance
these sultry tangoed steps
each day anew

dream man of mine
so picante
muy elegante
swivel me ‘round
life’s floor
once more

your blazing
hungry
fiery kiss
hits home
I choose - surrender
to passion's
all consuming
flare

blistered
picante
I'm seared
caliente
to the bone
marking me
indelibly
as
your own

Once an Angel Kisses You

Photograph by Anne Geddes

you will not recover

it’s quite impossible to do

to ever reclaim your heart

once an angel kisses you

I’ve seen strong men stricken

as by lightening from the blue

acting like lost children

not knowing what to do

I’ve seen hard soul’s softened

filled up with happiness

it only took the slightest brush

of a tender angel’s kiss

it’s my prayer that you will find

your own sweet angel soon

for when you do; you will know

that no one is immune

your life will be full

of sweetest joyful bliss

you‘ll discover purest hope

in an angel’s softest kiss

for you will not recover

it’s quite impossible to do

to ever reclaim your heart

once an angel kisses you

Castles in the Air

love slept between us

a babe between its parent’s

countless wakeful nights

spent attending to its needs

listless, weary, bored
carelessly you smothered

weight suffocating

love's last portion of breath

goodbye to us

farewell to my honeyed dreams

I’ve misspent my time

building castles in the air

eternal blot of

my ill begotten efforts
many years dissolved
to salty mist of tears

Wild, Wild Hair Song

I got a wild, wild hair

growin’ free without a care

when I woke up with it this morning

it was growing down to there

now I don’t want a razor

I really dig it, I swear

step back my friend

let me enjoy

this wild, wild hair

I got a wild, wild hair

flapping in the breeze

just wait another day

and I’ll be swinging from the trees

some people may not like it

but I don’t really care

‘cause I am gonna wear and bare

this wild, wild hair

I got a wild, wild hair

what is happening to me

I want to be free

from responsibility

let the people gawk

let ‘em whisper and stare

‘cause they are only jealous

of my wild hair’s flair

Yes, I got a wild hair
but I can not sing the blues
I'm enjoying dancing barefoot
now I can not find my shoes
let's stay awake 'til sun-up
karaoke if you dare
temporary insanity
'cause I got a wild hair 

I got a wild, wild hair

flapping in the breeze

just wait another day

and I’ll be swinging from the trees

some people may not like it

but I don’t really care

‘cause I am gonna wear and bare

this wild, wild hair

I love – I love - I love

my wild, wild hair

Fine Line

unguarded negativity
easily stifles
awakening creativity

such a fine line
betwixt a blessing
and a curse

contorting one word
twists the meaning

of a verse

I won’t quench the fire
in this belly exercising
frustrated-angry-hate
but I rather seek to be inflamed
by a passion for life innate

oh, the fire in this belly
I comprehend not how it grows
I know not where it came from
nor do I fathom where it goes

yet I discern that it is here
present my whole life long
for I was birthed with a poet’s soul
the fire's gift is its warming flame
such heat has made me strong

Mister Man

mister man -  mister man

reveal,  your blueprint

divulge your plan

are you just a player?

ego-swelled words created a mocker

not a doer - just a sayer

do tell, Sir Smooth Talker

are you a soul-heart-spirit slayer?

mister man – mister man

do you only prattle nonsense

upholding the pretense

thin façade of a decent, nice guy

your insides crammed full

with the goo of slippery-slick-sly?

mister man – mister man

I bid you goodnight

I’ll be on my way

‘cause I’m not buying

absurd fiction you bray

you‘ve attempted to hook

the wrong-strong woman

believe me mister, I don’t play

better luck with future fishing

than you have had with me today