romance

Romance: a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love. love, especially when sentimental or idealized.

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Here's some inspiration from last competition:

dejure said:your silent smile...


I want to
wake up everyday
laying next to you
I want to
be the first thing you see
and the reason for your morning smile
watching you wake up next to me

I say good morning beautiful
with my morning breathe
you wrinkle your nose
with a silent smile

you take my hand,
roll over and pull me in
I kiss your neck and
hold you tight

and you say
good morning baby
I silently smile


I will

Hepcat61 said:La Playa de la Reina de Los Ángeles
(a sonnet)
 

An old man stands again at angel's shore,
Ten thousand days and miles in between.
An anxious sea drowns sun, just as before,
And she returns, beguiling as first seen.

Her pure expression burns into his soul,
Confused with decades worth of discontent.
A grace filled vision from this haunting toll,
And finally shares her name, Exuberant.

His Dryad dances down the search-lit night,
Forever wearing that bewitching gaze.
At end of day, he's come to set things right,
And with her loosed, an ancient debt repays.
 
 Yet freed, he prays this angel not depart,
 For still he fears that with her goes his heart.

wallyroo92 said:The Poet and His Muse


He looked at the sky with weary eyes,
And spoke to the constellations once again,
“Return her to me” he said with a defiant heart,
In a whisper which time and space transcends.

His voice carried through the galaxies,
And bewildered Gemini asked “is he talking to us?”
Looking for the one that was claiming her soul,
And then noticed a disheartened Taurus.
“She was almost given to me” the bull said,
“For it seemed her time to join us here,”
“But he’s claiming her return” the twins declared,
“And it seems that the fates are quite clear.”

And the poet offered his life instead,
As it seemed the he could not bear,
The pain that pursued his aching soul,
To lose his muse would be too much despair.

And the Universe returned her to him,
Distressed and wounded and scarred,
For the forbidden ascension left empty,
A light missing among the stars,
And that’s alright with him,
As he cradles her in his arms.


Here's more inspiration from last competition:

Evensong by Hepcat61
I AM IN LOVE by Trome

im leaving this message because;
1) i dont want to contact you directly and get abuses,
2) i have you blocked on everything
3) i dont know your account on here, my memory is shit as you know, plus i dont want to know  your account.
Your bullying and shit father skills are gone from our lives for good, who tells  their sons mother they hope i and his son and my other son get hit by a bus and wishing us all dead, saying things about my family, trying to put me down.. well hunny its not working im so happy and much more  confident i have a new partner.
so thankyou for making  me stronger.
i have no memory  left of you all pictures  have been deleted, your face makes me feel so sick
you wont bring me down anymore no matter what you say, you said my shit was boring  and shit yet you dont even know  what  your doing! i know im not experienced but  ive slept with  less then 5 people  unlike  you

im trying to escape you fully but i still feel you lerking in the background, you  keep popping up randomly  trying to tell me to go away and not come through  wanting you back yet your the one who comes to me with your pathetic messages.
im not a writer  im a BASIC CHICK as you call me, so im sorry if this aint perfect or meeting any expectations im just here to tell you.
fuck off for good RICKY.

AA  
   
It's easy to get drunk off    
Those first kisses    
   
Then came more    
Penetrations of the skin    
   
Run deep    
   
Asphyxiation is intolerable    
Forcing clothes to the floor    
Only to be reclaimed in the shameful aftermath    
   
What had it been    
Her laughter    
The way her hand fit in mine    
Like we'd known each other an eternity    
And not merely a day    
   
This had to be    
   
Real    
   
This time    
   
Surely    
   
Dinners out    
Become dinners in    
   
Flowers for no reason    
were supplanted by bills that had every reason to sober the drunk    
   
AA    
is real    
   
Always Arguing    
   
Why is your ex calling    
   
I'm just going out with friends    
   
Can't you do this one fuckn thing    
this one fuckn time    
   
You need to grow up and stop letting your mother run your life    
   
Interchangeable lines    
   
And lies    
   
When you're both perfectly sober    
   
 

labyrinths ~ abstract love letters unsent {vii}

{iii} prawda:
you crowned me the carpet burned tsarina of a pile of rubble, & by right, i
exhumed your bones
from zamarstynów;
like you'd stolen mine from a comfortable tomb in frankívs’kyj.
we dreamt cold, with a crumbling wall at our backs,
a night without demons in the dark.
i've never slept comfortably since.

{ii} rowan trees:  
there was no music, never any music,
so we danced to the hum in your chest;
to a song older than our hurt.

{i}
we prayed to the pastel walls of
any god who would hear us.
then we grew up
& apart.

At the Root of Me

I know I can be a little senseless, but there’s one thing that’s on my mind…

Darling, I crave you like my lungs need air, with a hunger too much to bear,
That quenching my thirst simply will lead to more and more constant longing,
That this yearning goes beyond both the physical and the spiritual and maybe
You’re right, I’m obsessed…

But my heart knows full well the distinction between love and fascination,
And what we found in our lives in the spec of all time is something special,
That the sole purpose in my life is to live this happiness satisfying you,
But it also consumes me…

So I linger in the realms between dreams and fantasies beyond this world,
More abysmal than all the seas or past the stars in all the galaxies
Even more profound than what the human mind can conceive,
But I believe…

You’re at the root of me… in the hub…the core… in the crux of it all,
So deep and embedded in my heart and soul,
That words need not be exchanged when the is emotion felt and shared
But with a simple smile and glare…

And that a modest ily makes everything okay, even on the roughest day,
It reconnects us through the hustle and the bustle of our daily lives,
It reminds us of early love lost and found, no matter how much time passes by,
It takes us to that special place…

To where two star crossed lovers met and discovered that feeling at a young age,
And not understanding how or why or when the fates would decide their paths,
Until the time was right, it would be unique… exceptional…sensual…epic… epochal,
Maybe even immortal…

And if future generations or civilizations uncover and read our story,
This love will again transcend when they tell our tale, this allegory
They will wonder about the life we shared brought not by chance,
Or happenstance

But by destiny,
By what the universe placed in our hands,
And deeply embedded in my heart and soul,
At the root of me,
In the hub,
The Core
In the crux of it all.

By The Campfire

The Autumn moon illuminates the marine-blue sky above  
As the stars light the night we confessed our love.  
With my hand in yours and yours in mine  
We sit by the campfire toasting to wine  
As you draw closer to me  
Protecting me from the chills that has come to be  
Like a warm blanket, your sweet embrace comforts me.  
Your invite to lean into your arms sets me free  
As I listen to the comforting sound of your heart's beat  

With my head on your chest, we sit by the light of the fire  
I look at you and see your eyes heavy and tired  
As we both watch glimmering embers dancing across blue flames  
While you hold in your arms your sweet Dame  
Embraced in your arms, cuddled upon your chest  
Your lips draw closer to mine at best  
And  we begin to kiss the night away  
The moment has no need for words to say.  
The sweet residue of fire-roasted marshmallows I could taste  
With my tongue encircling yours without haste  

Your hand caresses my body and then my breast  
As your passion stands the gentlemen's test  
Though aroused by the fondles of your hand's touch  
I feel your love self-restrained by much  
And I think to myself, "It won't be long now  
When he will throw in the gentlemen's towel  
And ravish my body and take me into the night  
And leave me breathless and without sight  
With eyes rolled back  
As the Autumn moon goes black  
And I completely surrender to his lead  
As both our passionate souls are freed."

The Fountain Of Your Youth  



The engine growls
as down the road
I drive
turquoise is the colour
that shrouds
a street light night .


You feel much , more
than just a lover
through to the core
it is pure
content uncovered
inside I'm sore
from the lure
of all that's coming
can I be the cure
make me yours
far past an always.
.


Butterfles
surround an
almost bloom
this is how I found
the vibe around
the room
you're something
I found
not a second too soon
your guitar sounds
beautiful
just like you do .
you turn up
the down
make flat round
give hope that truth
when you enter the room
out of tune
comes into view .


When I layed down
in the twilight
with you
all moments of doubt
disappeared
down old fool chutes
the closer I held you
the more I felt
your truth
I plugged myself
into
the fountain of your
youth .



 

Where Love's Famous    


If genies so existed
I'd ask for you
on my wish list
you just can't gauge
heaven sent
for this being you
there is no measurement
you captain the crew
that fly my merriment
if my dreams came true
we'd walk through life
as meant .

Let us hold hands
and spin back
through all ages
kick up some sand
re-write some history
pages
float through Saturns
bands
eyes open
and courageous
then we'll gently land
on shores where our
love's famous .