Shawn L. Bird

Original poetry, commentary, and fiction. All copyrights reserved.

poem-longing February 9, 2016

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 3:34 pm
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Every minute that I wait for you

I will be longing for your arms

for the solace of your comfort

for the tenderness of your lips

While I am driving home

I will be wishing to have arrived.

You may not believe it’s true

but I always long to be with you.

 

 

poem-lasting January 28, 2016

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 7:52 pm
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Don’t be a rose,

be a carnation.

Roses have thorns and

are wilting within a day.

Carnations have character

and they stick around for weeks.

There’s no pomp about carnations

they’re happily frilly and fun.

Rose are high maintenance

and will make you bleed.

 

poem-snores January 21, 2016

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:20 am
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After you’ve been gone and my heart’s been sore

I’m delighted to listen to the music of your snore.

 

poem-naming January 7, 2016

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 11:18 am
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In throes of passion

he never screams her name

and she wonders whether

he is ravishing secret loves

in his mind.

 

poem-morning December 26, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 6:16 pm
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Tender embraces

whispers in the dawn

unveil tomorrow;

night is gone.

 

poem-tiny December 7, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 1:51 pm
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Tiny moment:

silent touch

brief smile

bright eyes.

Love builds.

 

poem- light December 4, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 7:35 am
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She is light.

She glows with gentle radiance

that touches everyone she meets with her warmth.

She is peace.

In her calm presence you are comforted

simply by being near her serene heart.

She is whole.

She does not need anything from anyone,

for she has found the font of her strength within herself.

She is love.

 

poem- cardiac episode December 1, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 1:55 pm
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You’re dizzy.

Can’t find the armhole on your blouse.

Falling.

You come to yourself slowly,

worn out,

laughing.

Minor cardiac episode?

Heart attack

or

Love?

 

poem-about you November 23, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 7:05 am
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Just in time

One brief interlude

Honest and true

Necessary connections

Before departure

Intertwined arms

Release the endorphins and

Dopamine that make love.

 

poem-far November 22, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 10:30 am
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As snow creeps down the mountain

I thread through the maze and take to the skies.

I’m only leaving you for a few days,

but my sighs reflect how bereft it is

to be on my own, far from the one who

makes my heart beat.

Far from you.