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Touch and Grace
If I Were hand,
I could smooth a crease
from your worried face. I could
grasp what you hate
and hold it away
out of your reach. I could
glide you across the kitchen floor
while Neil Young strums his blue guitar.
If I were a hand, I’d touch your waist.
I’d caress your cheek with touch and grace.
I’d pull you close and never let go.
If I were a hand, I’d lift your soul.
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Sanctuary
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I have many rooms
in my heart. It’s a house
where only a few have been invited
to remain. Each room is occupied
by a kiss or a hug. So much happiness
comes calling, a special cat,
a playful dog. A begonia
or an orchid. The moon
and the stars, even the wind
and the smell of the rain
have a place at the table. I
am blessed with your presence
that still comes and goes
with the quiet dignity
only the deepest of intimacy
can afford.
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More Poetry
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From my poetry book “The Love Tree” available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/194073620X
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Garden
In my garden
you are kneeling
among roses and tulips,
deft hands quick
as roosters snipping
petunias.
In your garden
you are grinning
berry-stained
and tickled pink
as a snapdragon.
In your garden
you are humming
captive as a bee
coaxing begonia
buds to bloom.
In your garden
you are the flower
of my heart.
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The Lost Days
We are casualties
of the season,
like onions and potatoes
sequestered in the damp
cellar recesses.
Instead of kisses
we sniffle at each other
and sit confined
to a cough and a sneeze, lethargic
as cats. Projects
sit dormant
and scattered
’til Spring.
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Richard Rensberry, Author at QuickTurtle Books®
If I were a heart
I’d shine with delight—
invite a little puppy
for a hug filled night.
Copyright © 2017, Richard Rensberry
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photo-copied, recorded or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher and authors.
Published by: QuickTurtle Books LLC®
http://www.richardrensberry.com
ISBN: 978-1-940736-31-0
Published in the United States of America
She comes
dressed in her naked
smile. We embrace
kiss and delve
like fools with fire.
Richard Rensberry, Author at QuickTurtle Books®
