The Rose

Sensual incantation of scent
Blood-red heavenly angel sent
Pricking the fox who dares
Approach thy thorny lair

Passionate tango of romance
Thy fragrance with senses dance
Inebriated as they float along
Sways each to thy crimson song

Petals of softness adorning thee
Robes of scarlet jealousy
Regally they shroud thy soul
Sweet perfume so gently unfolds

As thee, my life takes shape
These dusty words, my escape
Thorny eyes protect inside
Soft, red scent, in me I hide

As wild like scarlet fire
Thy radiance do I desire
Unbending under command
Of wind or rain or sun to stand

You

Your eyes
Pools of hazel reflecting depths
Within my drowning secrets kept
Essence of truth beneath swims
Caressing my every whim

Your arms

Bearing the weight of my sorrow

Protecting love for tomorrow

Blanketing true comfort, warm

Holding out against the storm

Your lips

Trickling songs and kisses pure

Passionate, yet gently demure

Honey-sweet, they await me

Tender dreams frame reality

Your voice

Heady with music it fills

Moving my body but silently still

Erupting words from heaven alight

Weaving poetry into the night

Your smile
Melting fragile emotions
Veiling worldy commotion
Causing my heart to skip beats
Each magical time we meet

Your touch
Soft and gentle tease
Airy waves of autumn breeze
Skimming roses across my skin
Senses alive like never been

You

Reason enough to awake today

Through valleys dark, a golden ray

Answers to questions abound

In you, each one is found