#Love and Devotion

He wasn't there at all; it was just the music that made her heart ache, swim, stir like those moments when they had kissed, when he had touched her hand, when

You may know so many things, be attuned to my mind... But do you know the depths of love? Why stop a feeling that is so kind? Why stop a lover's

Tender is his heart, Tender is his love, The one who reaches me, Plucked me from skies above; Tender is his touch, Tender is his kiss, And tender is my heart for him;

Love me in rainbows, Not just red, blue or green, Love me with whispers of the Agean Sea Love me in rainbows, Not with some smattering, Love me with fervor of mosquitos'

What's left when a kiss is o'er and through, When limbs once-woven unfurled? I still see kinks from me-and-you, Bear the gravity of our world — Still,

You asked that I write a song of me And, humble, I could never think to be So bold, so arrogant - if yet true; But this is me, and of me, just for

He doesn’t know - And neither do I - How much time passed in the netherverse of love How much power heartbeats have in times of need. Years passed by without him near, And

I fell into your world, my love; And here, I shall remain, in heart, Even if I am away, Even if I must away, Even if I am to be in a Wonderland

That’s why I like you so much. Your heart isn’t dead. Albert Camus, The Just Assassins

I still need to see you. I still need to breathe the same air as you In the same spaces as you In the same moments as you. Perhaps there are greater things

I would live to delight you, To turn your every day to magic As mine are turned by you As mine are turned by me. I would live to entice you, To turn

Resist me, if you will: Your fight reveals you, Betrays your desire, Demands my attention, Commands my response. Be silent, if you must: Your vibration pulsates stronger, Reaches farther, Throbs within me, Speaks

I am still yours Even if you will not take me. Meredith L. McGuire

As you command, my love. For I am a woman, and you are a man, And I love the ways you are. As you command, my love. For I am tamed by your

And so, I must transform my addiction, Transfuse my heart’s beat To give words life. You will not take my love. And so, Your intent transforms your words, Searing your mind’s

I immerse myself in your ways And I find myself swimming in my own depths Returned to fresh waters I knew only in theory Returned to dammed waters I knew were true Awash

He always was everything And yet, is Nothing. You would be nothing And yet, are Everything. And in my loving both of you, Love all that Is. Is it blasphemy to think such

How can I ever not be disappointed When every car passes, not handled by you? How can I ever not be disappointed By any single evening not spent through-and-through? How can

It’s not the easiest thing in the world, to love. I mean:  it’s easy, but so many things can get in the way, distracting us from love, from letting ourselves fall