when you fear love

I want to touch

his inner soul

and look deep

into his ocean eyes

but a part of me

is afraid to allow

myself to make

that plunge

my heart won’t

let me dive into

those waves

like last time

when I almost

drowned

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #37 - Be Not Afraid.  

I have something to say

I have something to say

but I doubt anyone will hear it

it is hard to get my soft voice

to rise above the sound of

loud clashing and shouting

everyone trying to get in their

say as my tiny voice gets lost

among the tsunami waves

can we not let this night end?

can we not let this night end

and bottle this memory forever

forget reality and just pretend

can we not let this night end

the last hours we can extend

it will be our finest endeavor

can we not let this night end

and bottle this memory forever

"Vernazza sunset" 

Photo by Anders Jildén on Unsplash

summer evening

Photo by Chris Karidis on Unsplash

a summer evening

our boat drifts under the moon

in peaceful silence

flicker

I try to hold on to

hope that I will find

you before it's too late

but every passing day

my light flickers like

a distant lighthouse

trying to stay steady

so you may find me

before the night when

my light goes out

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #36 "flicker"

heart of glass

a heart of glass

shattered into one

thousand pieces

a soft hand

with delicate fingers

piece it back

together like

a jigsaw puzzle

glue in hand

sealing those

jagged lines

make the heart

form into

one whole piece

so it may beat

once more

summer never lasts

summer never lasts

long enough

the days go by too past

the nights never wait

for us to collect stars

it flashes us her smile

and in an instant

she is gone

"Summer Light" by Susanne Nilsson

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first kiss, second kiss

the first time

was a hurried thing

lips clashed against

one another like

waves upon rocks

but the second time

was much better

the electric touch of

your lips upon mine

made it all better

betrayal

I believed every single word

you whispered into my ear

each smile you gifted me

under the morning sun

I believed every promise

that you would never leave

but time revealed true colors

when you removed your mask

and showed me your true face