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May 20, 2020

Love

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People want to believe in true love, don’t they?


 


They want to go to Paris and kiss under the stars in the city of romance.


 


They want to go to Venice and hold their significant other, while a gondalier serenades them on the liquid streets of the Venetian lagoon.


 


They want to feel that connection at first sight, that chemistry during a conversation, and that feeling of being lost and found all at once.


 


What better way than to fall into the depths of forever, multiplied by infinity, and discover the reason you were born, than to travel to Verona… the city of love, the city that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet?


 


Ahh, the tale of tragic love.


 


For it is known that the tragedy of love is that it never truly ends.


 


Imagine, if you will, a kiss.


 


Not just any kiss.


 


Because, let’s be honest, after a time we fall into a routine of kisses that are akin to shaking hands.


 


Could it be because we no longer take a lady’s hand and greet her with a kiss on her fingers?


 


We forget what a kiss is meant to mean.


 


In ancient times, a kiss was believed to be an exchange of souls.


 


We kissed and we breathed in each other’s scent.


 


Have you ever felt that happen to you?


 


I tell you from experience that when you kiss with love, the scent of your lover will fill your lungs and linger within you to the point that to exhale literally takes your breath away.


 


How do you live without it?


 


Oooh, but to die with each breath is to live life to the fullest.


 


Afterall, there is no cause more noble than to die for love.


 


In fact, the greatest war to have ever been fought had not been for money, or power, or dominance. Though in the eyes of Agamemnon those motives gave him cause…but the true igniter of that flame that consumed one of the greatest cities of the ancient world was love.


 


The largest fleet that had ever sailed for war had crossed the Aegean when the Spartan king, Menelaus challenged Prince Paris Alexander for the hand of his bride, Helen of Sparta… later known as Helen of Troy.


 


Love.


 


Love is the only emotion that defines our lives.


 


The legend of the Trojan war defined the lives of those who fought in it. Be it for power, for glory, or for love… their names echo through the centuries because of it!


 


Achilles and his love for Briseis threatened to undermine Agamemnon’s goal.


 


Odysseus, King of Ithica almost never made it home, because the gods had been so angered by the outcome that his destiny lead him on a path towards death.


 


Yet, his cunning disposition eventually outwitted the gods, because he refused to let anything keep him from keeping his promise to his wife.


 


Love.


 


It’s the reason we write letters and poetry and songs.


 


Love.


 


It’s the reason we tell stories of “how we met.”


 


Love.


 


It’s the reason we believe we can conquer the world, and also feel empty when we’re without it.


 


Love is that feeling we get that reminds us that nothing else matters.


 


If we live for it, we live in the moment.


 


If we die for it, we live forever.
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Published on May 20, 2020 22:41

October 4, 2019

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: What… If…?

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What dreams may come


If I look upon your face,


What nightmares might I fear


If you left without a trace


What comfort may I find


If I fell into your eyes,


What emptiness would I feel


If I looked upon the starless skies


What sweetness would I know


If your voice caressed my soul,


What silence would echo


Without you to make me whole


What instant would feel like forever


If my lips felt your kiss,


Would I be haunted by eternity 


If you became the one I’d miss


What cloud would I be on


If we danced to your favorite song,


What storm would I endure 


If the lyrics said you are moving on


What destiny may be written 


If you pierced my heart with my pen and blade,


Would a goddess give up immortality 


To be in love forever and a day.

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Published on October 04, 2019 08:10

October 3, 2019

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: Fantasy of Dreams

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Let my lips touch you


As the rain kisses the skies,


Let my sight kiss you


As love is felt in the eyes


I’ll fall for you again


The way I fell for you before,


The secret in your heart


That leaves you wanting more


I’ll caress you from a distance


As thoughts massage your dreams,


Let me be your fantasy


And make love what it seems


Maybe an illusion 


Maybe what you need,


Maybe I’ll hide in your shadows


As the poet your heart will bleed


Think of me at night


When you fall asleep,


Simply hold me tight


As your memory to keep


No te olvidaré


Cuando hablo con los dioses,


Los convenceré


Que eres mía entonces


If only for the moment


Cuando empiezo a soñar,


Les diré ahora que con mis pensamientos 


Eres tu quien quiero tocar!

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Published on October 03, 2019 08:10

October 2, 2019

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: If… Then…

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If catching your eyes


Is like catching a star,


Then I’ll gaze at the skies


To be right where you are


If being at your side


Is like being in a song,


Then I’ll memorize the melody


And begin to sing along


If being in your arms


Is like being in a dream,


Then I shall never wake


From the realm of thoughts in stream


If hearing your whisper


Is like standing in the rain,


Then I’ll dance without an umbrella


And let them say I’ve gone insane


If tasting your lips


Is like coming back to life,


Then I’ll die a thousand deaths


For that kiss of man and wife


If caressing your hair


Is like touching the gods,


Then I’ll reach for heaven


And defy all the odds


Because if being your one


Means breaking my heart in two,


Then I’ll endure the devastating heartbreak


That proves my love is true.

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Published on October 02, 2019 08:10

October 1, 2019

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: Would It Be Enough?

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Would it be enough


To see her in your dreams,


That glimpse into heaven


Where destiny is what it seems


Each second is a lifetime


You endure without a breath,


Love will last until the last


Beyond the reach of death…


 


Would it be enough


To have her in your embrace,


Holding your reason for breathing


Exhale, and she will leave without a trace


If she whispered your name


Would you catch her with your heart,


Guard her as your best kept secret


To never be apart…


 


Would it be enough


To lose yourself in her gaze,


To fall into the realm of her thoughts


And navigate her maze


Rush not to find her heart


Fret not that you’ll miss your fate,


In time you will discover


That she was worth the wait…


 


Would it be enough


To know you fell in love,


And you lived as many lifetimes


As there are the stars above


And whenever each star falls


Pulling away from the skies,


Would it be enough


To know that it is only for love


That even the strongest man cries.

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Published on October 01, 2019 08:10

September 30, 2019

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: Love Is Like Rain

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Memories of you


Are like raindrops of forever,


So I sing and I dance


In this perfect weather


I don’t need an umbrella


I won’t search for the sun,


Because I wasn’t looking for love


When I found that you are the one


It rains in the morning


And it rains in the night,


You are the perfect storm


That has made all the wrong things right


If I dreamt you into life


Then I’ll sleep to dream of you again,


I’ll fall into an eternal slumber


If it means I’ll fall in love with my best friend


I’ll fall just like the raindrops


A millions times–never the same way twice,


I’ll fall deeper than hell


And pay the ultimate price


I’ll fall just like the angels


For you–I’ll sacrifice my wings,


Your demon of desire


The passion for which your heart sings


And if forever is not enough


Then I’ll find another way,


To fall under your spell again


And dream about you forever and a day.

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Published on September 30, 2019 08:10

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: LOVE IS LIKE RAIN

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Memories of you


Are like raindrops of forever,


So I sing and I dance


In this perfect weather


I don’t need an umbrella


I won’t search for the sun,


Because I wasn’t looking for love


When I found that you are the one


It rains in the morning


And it rains in the night,


You are the perfect storm


That has made all the wrong things right


If I dreamt you into life


Then I’ll sleep to dream of you again,


I’ll fall into an eternal slumber


If it means I’ll fall in love with my best friend


I’ll fall just like the raindrops


A millions times–never the same way twice,


I’ll fall deeper than hell


And pay the ultimate price


I’ll fall just like the angels


For you–I’ll sacrifice my wings,


Your demon of desire


The passion for which your heart sings


And if forever is not enough


Then I’ll find another way,


To fall under your spell again


And dream about you forever and a day.

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Published on September 30, 2019 08:10

September 29, 2019

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: If I Could

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If I could play the piano


I would compose a ballad for you,


I’d bring heaven to tears


And dance with you in the rain…


 


If I could touch the stars


I would catch the one that fell for you,


I’d present it to you


And show you where destiny wrote my name…


 


If I could talk to the gods


In the language of the Fates,


I’d ask your sister Aphrodite


To intervene on my behalf…


 


If I could live on the edge


I would take the chance to die another day,


Even if that meant


I would incur God’s wrath…


 


If I could see in the dark


I’d search for your beauty between galaxies,


I’d find where heaven lost you


And hide you in the realm of my heart…


 


If I could write a poem with numbers


I’d calculate the equation where you and I are one,


In the language of the universe


There would be no division to keep us apart.

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Published on September 29, 2019 08:10

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: IF I COULD

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If I could play the piano


I would compose a ballad for you,


I’d bring heaven to tears


And dance with you in the rain…


 


If I could touch the stars


I would catch the one that fell for you,


I’d present it to you


And show you where destiny wrote my name…


 


If I could talk to the gods


In the language of the Fates,


I’d ask your sister Aphrodite


To intervene on my behalf…


 


If I could live on the edge


I would take the chance to die another day,


Even if that meant


I would incur God’s wrath…


 


If I could see in the dark


I’d search for your beauty between galaxies,


I’d find where heaven lost you


And hide you in the realm of my heart…


 


If I could write a poem with numbers


I’d calculate the equation where you and I are one,


In the language of the universe


There would be no division to keep us apart.

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Published on September 29, 2019 08:10

September 25, 2019

ROMANTIC MUSINGS: Your Dreams and Mine

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I want to know your dreams


And the story behind your name,


I wish to understand your heart


And be the one to kiss away your pain


I want to wake up and kiss you


As we drift away from the stars,


I want to follow you into forever


Just to be where you are


I want to be in your thoughts


When there is a smile on your face,


I want to be your in-love


And in the comfort of your embrace


I want to be in your laughter


And be the one to kiss away your tears,


I want to be your strength


When you need to face your fears


I want to be your happiness


I need to be the hope behind your vow,


I have to experience your forever


And I long to be with you now


I hope to be the one you remember


When you forget what love is supposed to mean,


I pray my name lingers in your whisper


When you fall asleep and dream.

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Published on September 25, 2019 08:10