Galatea

With Venus shining in the sky
for Galetea a sunset gleamed
and sixteenth century playwright vibes
descended to the place it seemed

L-G-B-T-Q-I-A
the message loud and clear
spoken, signed and acted
whilst the crowd applauded here

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LOVE NOTES ON MY SKIN

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

I love the way
that You love me
You always make it
thrilling 

I crave the passion
in Your kisses

WE’LL BE KINDRED SPIRITS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

My soul it is an eagle

come join me on the flight

across the clear blue skies

to the Edges of the Night

WHISPERED REASSURANCES

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

I don’t know

how You can see me

from half a world away

and yet I know, You know me

from the whispered words you say

WOULD YOU MARRY ME AGAIN?

—-THE DARK DAYS—-
By Charles Robert Lindholm
 

It was a simple little question
with an answer – Yes or No
but I had to hear her answer
and my heart just had to know
 

A FAIRY TALE FANTASY

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

He took my wife
like a  villian
in a fairy tale
fantasy

like a black knight
on a stallion
he stole my love
from me

THE DREAM I DREAMED OF

By Charles Robert Lindholm

So many times I’ve struggled

so many people knew

I’d do the best I could

and somehow muddle through

AM I HIDING IN YOUR ARMS?

By Charles Robert Lindholm
 

Am I hiding in Your arms

or am I just being protected

while I’m “recharged”

with Your love

HUMMING SOFTLY

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

Softly Sundown comes

to put the day to bed

dusting off the dirt

kissing the hurts

JUMBLED UP DREAMS

By Charles Robert Lindholm  

 

I wake up suddenly

in the middle of the night

or is it morning

before the dawn’s early light

 

Dragged from deep, deep sleep

SCAR STORIES – THE MARKS OF LIFE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

I SAW YOUR SCARS

BECAUSE I SEE YOU

BECAUSE I CANNOT

LOOK AWAY FROM YOU

 

YOUR HEART

AND YOUR SOUL

THEY THRILL ME

AS DOES EVERY

INCH OF YOUR SKIN

THE RULER’S RING

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

Little Boys, oh

You don’t stand a chance

You think “You’ll be the Man”

But You ask Her to dance

 

You think that You’re

The Big Man

but before too long

you’ll see

it isn’t Her who’s asking

or down upon one knee

I FUMBLED WITH MY SMILE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

You’re supposed to be brave
You’re not supposed to cry

but I fumbled with my smile each time
I was forced to mumble, Hi! 

PLEASE LET ME STAY WITH YOU

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 I will stay with you
As long as you Let Me
I will be with you
As long as you want me

ASK ME

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

If you will ask me

SHE HOPES FOR MORE

—-MEMORIES OF THE PAST—-

By Charles Robert Lindholm

she’s so loving
and yet unloved
so caring
though she’s neglected
she’s giving
but never given to
a beautiful lady
who lives life unadmired

I HEAR THE SECRETS YOU WHISPER

By Charles Robert Lindholm

If our hands touched
I could hear the secrets
your skin whispers to mine,

STARDUST IN MY EYES

By Charles Robert Lindholm

She was a comet
in my eyes
a blazing light
across my skies

THE LOVER OF THE LIGHT ————RESPONSE POEM TO SINGLEDUST’S ————— The Lighthouse On The Hill

By Charles Robert Lindholm

She stands high upon the bluff

a silhouette of one

lonely on the shore

It’s what she’s always done

She is a lonely beacon

that beckons all to come

unnoticed by the multitudes

but cared about by some

MY TOUCHSTONE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Why is it that Love hurts?
Even when things are going right
Being apart puts a hurt on your heart
that’s like being held underwater

CONCURRENT CHOOSING

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I can choose you
but what does it matter
unless you choose me too 

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

By Charles Robert Lindholm

there’s something about you
that even a blind man can see
there’s a joy in your soul
that even the deaf can hear

LINGER LONGER?

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Linger

with me

in the feeling

Linger 

in the glow

WEEDING

By Charles Robert Lindholm

The seeds of love he planted

grew deeply in my heart

He wrapped his love

around my world

in a romantic

work of art 

HAIKU: A PASSIONATE KISS

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

A passionate kiss

UNSPOKEN EXCHANGES

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

her body
            for my heart
access
            for my freedom
her heart
            for my soul
her fear
            for my hunger
security
            for need 

Unconditional (reprise)

Concluding the ‘My very best’ series (12 of 12)

I don’t ask for much in life
I settle for the least
A bed to sleep in, warm at night
And now and then a feast
A little exercise most days
In the garden, out the back
Some water there to quench my thirst
And perhaps. sometimes. a snack

MY WORN AND TATTERED HEART

By Charles Robert Lindholm

forlorn and forgotten
like refrigerator art
once you vowed to love me
but now we live apart