Contours
A soothing and singular feeling
Lying, together as one
Contours inside of curves
Skin scorched from the sun
Hand to hip, lips on back
So simple, so soft, so much
Contours inside of curves
Singular, soothing touch
Time lies perfectly still
While we are here, like this
Contours inside of curves
A breath behind a kiss
Two bodies, fitting as one
So natural, so right, so close
Contours inside of curves
Un tiempo perfecto para dos
Posted by ggreentree on March 22, 2019
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Together
Another great night
Together
Love and understanding
Two hearts meeting
Our familiar refrain
Together
Love and understanding
Well worth repeating
I arrive at your house
A few petty annoyances
weighing on my mind
You are there for me
with a smile and a kiss
The door closes behind
I feel immediately better
The cold left outside
The tension gone
The night ahead of us
With you in my arms
With the music on
Forgotten, in an instant
Moving all that’s good
ahead of the bad
Love and understanding
Takes me far away
from the day that I had
Your numerous worries
Drastic life changes
swirling all around
I am right here
with a shoulder and an ear
Until answers are found
Talk and common sense
The simple solution
Splitting perspective in half
The right words to say
Our candid exchange
Making each other laugh
Forgotten, for tonight
A switch of topic
A shift of gear
Love and understanding
Remembering the reason
that we are both here
This quality time
Together
Great conversation
Music and laughter
Love and understanding
Together
We are the difference
between before and after
Posted by ggreentree on February 1, 2019
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Direction
I am not sure where we are headed,
but I can see you there with me…
Sitting to my right in your window seat,
my one arm held tightly inside your two
I feel the exhilaration of our unknown journey,
gliding together, over nothing but blue
I see you there, lying beside me,
on a rainbow of satin sheets…
Reaching to my left, I touch your skin,
as your cheek rests peacefully on my chest
I feel the ease of your sleeping breath,
in the soft sigh of our much-needed rest
I see you and I, talking and walking,
past streets with familiar names…
Glancing down, I find your hand in mine,
as we walk along a boulevard of light
I feel the exhilaration of our shared experience,
strolling together, through an unforgetable night
I make my way around the crowded table
until I see your beautiful smile…
Looking across, we are paused together,
our eyes connecting as our thoughts entwine
I feel the ease of this perfect moment,
as your glass of white meets the red in mine
I wake up to the buzz of my cell alarm,
and the realization that I won’t see you here…
Staring straight up, at my still dark ceiling,
my mind drifts back to inside my dreams
I feel the exhilaration, and the ease in knowing,
that all I’ve just seen, is as close as it seems
Posted by ggreentree on January 3, 2019
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Staycation
There is something to be said
about just staying in
About seventy-two hours, of just us,
away from the traffic, the lights, the din
Us, together, happily losing track of time,
while everything we do is win/win
So many great choices when it’s you and me
that we seldom know exactly where to begin
And it never returns to where we didn’t go
when we realize where we’ve just been
Together, inside of each other’s heart
Sharing time, within each other’s mind
Where the very best of both of us
is remarkably easy to find
Where every word we consider
is purposeful, caring and kind
Where our substantial substance
can relax, and breathe, and slowly unwind
A safe and serene distance
from the lives we’ve left behind
Right at home with all that makes us laugh
Where nothing is too wacky, nothing too bizarre
For our own choice of music, and great conversation,
for our own ideal company, we needn’t go far
A healthy, necessary break for the wallet
A welcome, fuel-efficient rest for the car
Beer and wine, or whatever else we choose,
at less than a quarter the price of a bar
And when we buy it locally, ourselves,
it’s always Canadian money at par
A stay-cation, much like we wanted
A stay-in solution, much like we said
Staying in, and saving for our next adventure
Staying in together, and staying out of the red
Holding hands, while sitting on the couch
Holding each other, while staying in bed
Making love, and making our own meals
With both of our appetites, extremely well fed
Instead of spending a pile of money, frivolously,
we spend some quality time staying home instead
There is so much to enjoy about these weekends
It makes little difference what we choose to do
All that matters is that it’s our time, together
And every memory matters, when it’s me with you
Posted by ggreentree on November 7, 2018
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“But now each day I’m given
Is one more day I know
A love that’s so unselfish
It’s a pleasure just to show”…
Carole King – You’re Something New
Resolute
Most people would get stuck inside themselves,
or struggle to find just the right words to say.
Yet, you recognize that there must be a better way.
And then you ask yourself, “what can I do today?”
Sharing a personal message of positive determination.
Delivering a warm meal, along with a warm embrace.
I see the selfless love, behind the smile on your face,
as you put your own perspective in exactly the right place.
You are the embodiment of strength in numbers.
Running, together as one, directly into the fray.
All of you recognized that there was yet another way.
And then you said to each other, “we will all do this today”.
It warms my heart just to know all of you.
It stimulates my thoughts to witness so much caring.
I see the selfless love, that all of you are sharing,
emblazoned, very clearly, on the shirts that you are wearing.
I could not be more impressed
with just how strong and just how thoughtful that you are.
I could not be more humbled
to know you, all of you, even just this much, so far.
Posted by ggreentree on October 18, 2018
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Dreamt?
I dreamt about you last night
I dreamt about the breeze of our freedom
The two of us, gliding through the air…
It felt so real that I woke up exhilarated
I stretched out to squeeze your hand,
but I couldn’t find you there
Not because you didn’t want to be
Only because you couldn’t be
In that moment, it seemed a bit unfair
Yet, as I got out of bed, I was smiling
Returning, easily, to that lofty height
To where you and I often seem to be…
Lost, in the us of every new experience
Sharing a rush of unpredictable pleasure
The next unknown, the now of you and me
Soaring, together, high above it all
With a fresh wind, pushing us along
Close enough to touch, and high enough to see
Posted by ggreentree on June 21, 2018
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Boomerang
We threw all of it away,
but it kept coming back
Every couple of months,
for the first year after year
Whenever you would call,
we’d meet at your wherever
Whenever you came to town,
we’d be together at my here
It seemed like we both knew
that we were meant to be
For two nights a week, at least
And on the long weekends, three
It was all about the physical,
or so we liked to believe
Yet, we would take each other’s heart
and wear it on our sleeve
Time, and then time again
a history of emotions would flow
Time after time, and time again
we would let each other go
It seemed like we both understood
far more was right than was wrong
Yet, we would choose to get going,
despite how well we got along
The occasional encounter, on a whim
The odd phone call, a reach out to touch
It was difficult, for us, to leave it all behind
because we held on to too much
Only ever so barely could I put you in my past
Returning far too often, for far too long
Time went by, and still I wondered
If we were really right, or really all that wrong
Our paths crossed less, our lives evolving
We’d exchange smiles, and that felt fine
I brought a date to your wedding,
but you came alone to mine
You would still cross my married conscience
Compromised, for giving up without a fight
Oddly, I felt like I should apologize to her
but I knew, that would never make it right
Lost in my distraction, never in my temptation
Just a lingering null and a void in my mind
It would have been easy, then, if I had to choose
to where, and when, that I would rewind
Each of us have two teenage daughters
Other commonalities, that we have both got
We still keep in touch through social media
You, happily married, and me, happily not
Stronger because of every life experience
Content, with who and where I am today
Time takes its liberties with my feelings
As it drifts further and further away
Jutting in and out with relative ease
A recent memory brings me back to you
A prom, a photograph, a time of our lives
I remember, and I smile, as I always do
The classic example of a lost love story,
where too late replaces not yet
The boomerang that never returns
Requited love, and reluctant regret
Posted by ggreentree on June 19, 2018
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Avow
The perfect moon looked down on me
as if to say,
“I am here, for the two of you to share,
after a perfect day.
The next time.”
I drove away smiling, and knowing,
that this was true.
I will be sharing many perfect days,
and perfect moons,
together with you.
Posted by ggreentree on May 29, 2018
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Applause
I’ve been here many times,
as their childhood has flown past
Sitting alone in the crowd
smiling, and having a blast
A proud, dedicated single parent
gathering memories that will last
She weaves her way through a defense
that had previously refused to yield
Deft footwork and bursts of speed
guide her down the field
I spring from the edge of my seat
as a late victory is sealed
My legs, energized by her exploit
My lungs, filled with a rush of air
An abrupt acknowledgment of her endeavor
as I quickly rise up from my chair
Emphatic words in a father’s approval
ecstatic to be right there
I see my teenage powerhouse
as she tumbles across the floor
A round-off and a back handspring
My gasp, and then a perfect two more
An exalted, frightening, wonderful feeling
that resonates to my core
My stomach, churning when she jumps
My heart, leaping when she lands
The uniquely exhilarating anguish
that any parent understands
Proud, as I put down the camera
to free up my hands
The impetus for my applause
Feats that constantly astound
No urge to look beside me
No need to look around
My two hands, together in the crowd
making their own sound
It seems to me that it’s a graceful gazelle
that suddenly emerges from the pack
Anticipating the exact moment
from my spot along the track
As she glides around the final curve
the others get further and further back
My mind, racing with her to the finish
My senses, tingling from the start
The extent of her accomplishments
matching the size of her heart
Knowing the work ethic and the effort
that always set her apart
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Being early gets me a good seat
Dead center, given the chance
Oblivious of my surroundings
I listen to her play, I watch her dance
Happily lost, inside of myself
My own choice, my soul circumstance
My eyes, no matter what her stage
My ears, for any of the bands
The selfish, singular focus
that any parent understands
Proud, as I put the program down
to free up my hands
The inspiration for my applause
Daughters who constantly astound
No urge to look beside me
No need to look around
My two hands, together in the crowd
making their own sound
Sitting alone, in the crowd
as each new season has passed
Thankful for each new memory
as time ticks by so fast
Never wondering, or worrying,
if this one will be the last
Posted by ggreentree on May 1, 2018
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Sensational
There is no secret formula
to what works for me with you
We simply go wherever
the sensations take us to…
Every time we get together, it seems,
we add something new to the mix
It’s our possibilities addiction,
and we can’t wait for another fix
A constant stream of unique sensations
Spontaneous abandon, going with the flow
A near to the edge of anticipation
The craving for you just never know
It’s the understatement of the embrace
when one of us walks in the door
The understood, unspoken expectation
that we are in for so much more
The adrenalin of our any given moment
The rush of the next uncovered feeling
A song, a word, a look, a touch
Real sensations, that often leave us reeling
We found one another
when the time for us was right
A man and woman, with love,
and the sensations of each night…
Every time we are apart, it seems,
we look forward with an impatient haste
Driven by our insatiable appetites,
and the selfish need for another taste
More than just passion wets our appetite
We find satisfaction in our conversations
It’s the opportunity that fuels our desires
Time together, that feeds the sensations
We have been spoiled by availability,
but we share the same perspective
Better to indulge in creating memories
than to feel empty or sadly reflective
We can fill up on todays and tomorrows
On shared experiences, and the little things
Be stimulated by all that we have now
And by every sensation the future brings
It’s the end of another work day
and we have no idea what’s in store
We do know that it will be sensational
Who could ask for more.
Posted by ggreentree on April 27, 2018
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