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of · Lovers · and · Madmen
a collection of original poetry and stories
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I try not to listen It's a private matter, after all It's between her and you Nothing for me to do Just a hand on yours I try to ignore it
Try not to feel your heart break
It's between you and her
Not a thing for me to do
Just a hug from my heart I try to tune out
Try not to weep for the pain of my love
It's between her and you
Not a damn thing for me to do
As I sit here and try not to hurt |
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Time waits for no one And love is lost and found Time is moving forward With us upon the ground Your heart I'll hold forever
With memories running deep
And the image I shall cherish
You safely in my arms asleep So, hold me close for comfort
And kiss my heart goodbye
For I, along with lonely time
With glory-wings shall fly Love waits for no one
And time is lost and found
And love is moving onward
With me upon the ground... |
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"Come away with me," he sang
"Come away where love grows wild
With trees and stars for a canopy
Where the wind sings of freedom
And the mountains sigh with peace.
Come away to the babbling brook
And the thund'rous waterfall;
Come to where water isn't lonely
Where earth is not tormented."
His heart sang to hers
A temptation worth a risk
To traverse the mountainsides
Sweetly alone together.
He left her alone to think
As the wild wind howled
Inside her lonely heart.
"Come away with me," it sang
"Come away to the rocky cliffs
Sandy beaches and roaring waves.
Come away where the heart swims in peace
Where water's turbid cry
Is soothed by earth's caress;
Where dolphins ride regal
And seaweed graces tresses."
When the salt breeze blows inland
Her hair trembles, damp from tides
As her eyes of tempest-twisted jade
Shed a tear for him, her love,
Whose heart is far away,
Whose deep sea-blue orbs
Now gaze on mountain lakes.
"Come away with me," she sang,
Her voice sailing to the trees,
"Come away to where our lives are one.
Come to where the seagulls call
And life is for the living;
Where my heart is yours
And yours is just divine.
Come to where it's you and me
Forever side by side."
From far away, the lovers sighed.
"Come away with me," they sang
"Just come away with me;
Come away." |
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Your heart speaks to mine
And from far away, tomorrow
I shall still feel your lips
Gentle on my cheek
Caress away mine worries
With a kiss upon the wind |
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Call me Shallot, thy lady love For as the Lady of the Lake I too drifted in a world alone 'Till you brought me into life Thy gentle caress and loving words
Embrace my heart of hearts
Her, thy one, is both enemy and friend
For I cannot hurt her of him I love Her heart is thine as is mine
Her soul is tattered from years ago
I cannot help to burn her
Yet burn one must, let it be me For in hurting her, I would hurt thee
So, hurt me, mine love
To keep from hurting thee |
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I borrow wings of morning From the setting moon and rising sun And I take these wings of morning To fly from Sea to Earth A man slumbers in a mermaid's arms
Her dress has been tossed aside
Freely given to the man she loves
Her heart is no longer hers She does not grieve the loss
Rejoice, she does, in the giving of her soul
As she borrows wings of morning
And flies from Sea to Earth |
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The Earth smiles in his sleep
yet, his brow is frought with worry
He turns and trembles -
An earthquake is forthcoming
It shall rent the Earth
And the Sea shall weep
For the Earth, who never cries |
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If the mermaid were a sculpter She'd form her Galatea In the shape of a man Her love is far away Close enough to kiss Yet impossible to have If the mermaid were a sculpter
She'd form her Galatea
In the shape of a man
With brown-blonde hair
And a reddish beard
Lashes black as night
Would shade his sea-blue eyes
Muscles soft as petals
And harder than a rock And his heart she would treasure
If he could grant it her |
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The Earth purrs in his sleep
With the Sea close beside him
Gazing on her resting love
As the bird trill 'Good Morrow'
The Earth shifts in his slumber
As the Sea gently holds him
Close inside her bosom
Her waves lap against his skin
Telling tales of all her love
To the sandy beches and
Rocky shores she's come to know so well |
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The Sea has sculpted her Galatea
And now he sleeps upon the shore
As gentle waves lap across his skin
Amphitrite gazes, breathless,
On the beauty of the Earth
Perfect in his imperfection
Unattainable, yet all she ever needs |
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A mermaid gazes on the Earth With memories, sweet as honey, Running through hermind A scale ismissing from her fin From when she walked on land ~*~ The Sea whispers Itallian
To the Sindarin-speaking Earth -
A proclamation of herlove:
Ti amo, il mio cuoro |
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A mermaid lies upon a rock Not too far from shore Her breath turns to smoke In the early-morning chill She gazes on a man
Asleep upon the sand
Sunlight's kiss upon his skin
Fulfills the yearning of her lips He shifts in his sleep
As waking comes too soon
His brow is marred with worry
Peace no longer shall be his She slips below the water
Content with but these moments
Peace must, and shall, be his again |
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The Sea awakes to find the Earth
Burning gold with Apollo's morning rays
Her waves caress sleeping shoulders
Fingers of foam gently trace
A sculpted cheek, a sandy profile
Lashes soft the dove's song
Flutter 'gainst his skin
His face is peaceful when he rests
As if cares of storms, of fire and of wind
Are no longer in his ken
The Sea begs Apollo not to wake her love
Tormented in waking, please sleep in peace
And I shall love you in my dreams |
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A dolphin calmly rests
'Gainst the bosom of the Sea
As the whispers of her heart
Scream silently in his mind
She waits for all eternity
For the sweet embrace of Earth
For a small moment of peace
'Midst the calamity of her world
The dolphin rises over waves
Breaching blue, breathing blue
To sing her heart to the birds
Who carry their treasure to Earth
The Earth, jubilant at the news,
Rewards the birds
With sweet berries from his vines
And safe rest in his trees
The birds sing Earth’s affection
Flying low over waves
Stopping on rocks to speak
With Poseidon’s swimming horses
The dolphins return with their message
To the aquamarine bosom of the Sea
Swimming and leaping
Dancing over her waves
The Sea, rejoicing in their reports
Calms her turbid currents
Rewarding the dolphins
With herrings and safe waters
Earth and Sea wait
An eternity of low tide
‘Till Mistress Moon
Shall make them one again |
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The Sea’s touch is as gentle
As the soft winds of spring
Spring’s breezes blow
From Sea to Earth, a token of love
Breezes blow through the spring flowers,
Petals shower the Earth.
Rain feeds the flowers,
So the petals may bloom
Bright enough for the Sea to witness
The Earth has many reasons to thank the Sea.
The Sea needs no thanks,
Her gifts are from her heart
How can the Earth repay her?
By allowing the Sea
To feel Earth's warms beaches,
To smell the petals of the flowers,
And gaze upon the trees
The Earth cradles the Sea upon it.
The Sea cherishes the Earth's embrace
The Earth awakens in the morning,
Feeling the Sea next to him.
The Sea finds gentle rest from the tempests
In the Earth's loving arms, she sleeps safely
The Earth gets life from her
The Sea is reborn with him
Each complete with the other
Yet completely incomplete
When the tides do roll away
He without she is empty.
Her depths are frozen without him
The fields are barren without she.
The Seals die without him
The wind howls through the desolate plains
The Sea weeps for the Earth
The Earth endures.
The Sea laps comfort
The memory of the Earth is long.
He remembers the caress of waves.
The Sea cannot forget the breath of the Earth.
His scent intoxicates
The sweet smell of the waves
Soothes the unruly Earth.
Gentle fingers of sand
Tame the spunky Sea
Together there is one.
Apart there is nothing.
Together the voids are filled.
Apart, 'tis only abyss
Smoke curls forth from him.
She sends rain to damp the fire
The Earth is at peace
Only when the Sea is there.
Tempests claim ships,
Only when Earth is far
A man stands on the edge of the shore,
Gazing out at the Sea.</i>
A mermaid floats on the waves,
Doting on the Earth
He wonders about the Sea.
She'd love to climb a tree
He can help her climb.
She can help him swim
Spring is near
The Sea is restless
The Earth waits
The Sea shall wake the flowers
The Earth shall calm the Sea
A mermaid will walk on land
The man will swim
He shall not swim alone
She shall not walk alone
Earth and Sea,
Forever entwined
Together, each is
Without one,
There is only air
Without the other,
There is only emptiness
Two, minus one, equals zero |
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Clove and anise
Mingle in the air
Smoke kissing smoke
For lovers who never kiss |
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Bare feet tread in frozen stars Lying, dying, on the ground Cold, white stars falling in my hair As I waltz alone at midnight My, heart, once cold as the snow
Now littering the grass
Melts and burns with a tango –
Passion and love for one For the love of all things sacred
Come dance with me
Under the falling stars |
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Mistress Moon shines by day On the Earth and on the Sea A mermaid lies upon a stone Gazing on a centaur away upon the shore An Irish brogue croons richly In their distant hearts The Sea shines gaily by moonlight
The Earth sparkles bright by sun
Conflicted by nature and heart
Forever together, forever twain Mistress Moon shines by day
As a mermaid’s heart salts the Sea
As a centaur’s mind tears the Earth |
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A sad day it is When I am brought so low As to sell my soul, piece by piece For but a penny a line Just a penny a word A penny for your soul... |
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Earth encompasses the Sea In gently-loving arms Murmuring Sindarin to The Italian-speaking Waves Kisses soft as sunshine
Grace the shoulders of each
The Sea is calming
The Earth is blooming Life is lived again |
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