I Crave Your Mouth, Your Voice, Your Hair

DON'T GO FAR OFF, NOT EVEN FOR A DAY 
Don't go far off, not even for a day, because -- 
because -- I don't know how to say it: a day is long 
and I will be waiting for you, as in an empty station 
when the trains are parked off somewhere else, asleep. 

Don't leave me, even for an hour, because 
then the little drops of anguish will all run together, 
the smoke that roams looking for a home will drift 
into me, choking my lost heart. 

Oh, may your silhouette never dissolve on the beach; 
may your eyelids never flutter into the empty distance. 
Don't leave me for a second, my dearest, 

because in that moment you'll have gone so far 
I'll wander mazily over all the earth, asking, 
Will you come back? Will you leave me here, dying? 

-- Pablo Neruda

I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You

I do not love you except because I love you; I go from loving to not loving you, From waiting to not waiting for you My heart moves from cold to fire. I love you only because it's you the one I love; I hate you deeply, and hating you Bend to you, and the measure of my changing love for you Is that I do not see you but love you blindly. Maybe January light will consume My heart with its cruel Ray, stealing my key to true calm. In this part of the story I am the one who Dies, the only one, and I will die of love because I love you, Because I love you, Love, in fire and blood.

I carry your heart with me

I carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
I go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
I fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart(i carry it in my heart).

-- Edward Estlin  Cummings

If You Forget Me

I want you to know one thing.  You know how this is:  if I look  at the crystal moon, at the red branch  of the slow autumn at my window,  if I touch  near the fire  the impalpable ash  or the wrinkled body of the log,  everything carries me to you,  as if everything that exists,  aromas, light, metals,  were little boats  that sail  toward those isles of yours that wait for me.  Well, now,  if little by little you stop loving me  I shall stop loving you little by little.  If suddenly  you forget me  do not look for me,  for I shall already have forgotten you.  If you think it long and mad,  the wind of banners  that passes through my life,  and you decide  to leave me at the shore  of the heart where I have roots,  remember  that on that day,  at that hour,  I shall lift my arms  and my roots will set off  to seek another land.  But  if each day,  each hour,  you feel that you are destined for me  with implacable sweetness,  if each day a flower  climbs up to your lips to seek me,  ah my love, ah my own,  in me all that fire is repeated,  in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,  my love feeds on your love, beloved,  and as long as you live it will be in your arms  without leaving mine.    -- Pablo Neruda

I and Blessed

I love you, my daughters, with all my heart

I've adored you all from the very start

I thank God for making you who you are

To me you're just like shining stars

You give me encouragement and praise

I so appreciate your special ways

I love to talk with you and share

You show me that you really care

I'm so proud to call each my friend

On one another we can depend

With you in my life I am blessed

My daughters, you are the very best

--  Wilma Watson 

I remember you

I remember you from long ago

I thought you hung the moon.

I have learned so much

About life & love

Since those innocent days

In the schoolyard

Yes, I remember you.

I look back upon those days

Such innocence!

A rope not yet frayed.

We held the world in our hands

And life was good

Sure, I remember you

You were my first crush

-- Jessica E. Sumpter

I wrote your name

I wrote your name in the sand

But the waves washed it away. 

I wrote your name in the snow

But the sun melted it away

I wrote your name on the chalkboard

But the teacher erased it away

I wrote you name on the wall

But my mom painted over it

I spelled it in my alphabet soup

But I ate the letters (sorry about that)

I wrote your name in my heart

And there it will stay

-- Pilar N. Howerton

I Love You

I Love You

With my every breath,

With all I have left,

From the deepest depths,

Of my heart, I love you.

With all of my strength,

With ten miles' length,

Every thought I think,

I think that I love you.

For the length of forever,

As long as we're together,

Through good and bad weather,

For always, I love you

Until the very end of days,

Until God takes my breath away,

Until death separates our ways,

Until then, I love you.

When no one is there,

When you think no one cares,

When love seems too rare,

Remember, I love you.

When everything's gone,

When all has withdrawn,

When hopelessness dawns,

Don't forget, I love you.

When you fall down,

When your dreams come unwound,

When hope can't be found,

Be happy, I love you.

When you make mistakes,

When you're filled with hate,

When you're old and gray,

Even then, I'll love you.

-- Kandyce N. Summers

In your eyes

In your eyes I see beauty

All that is wonderful in this world

All I ever wanted

And prayed for in a girl

In your eyes I see the ocean

Such peace you bring to the sea

I see warm waters in your heart

You seem to have that effect on me

In your eyes I see the sky

Never will it rain again

I see endless sunshine from your smile

This happiness has no end

Of all the things I see in you

And the many wonders in your eyes I see

I hope to be blessed with you 

To look in your eyes and always see me.

-- Eddy Quinton Perret, Sr

I'll only love you

As long as you love me

I'll stay by your side

I'll be your companion

Your friend and your guide.

As long as you love me

As long as you care

I will do  anything for  you

I  will go anywhere.

I will bring you the sunshine

I will  comfort your fears

I'll gather up rainbows

To chase all your tears.

As long as forever 

My love will be true

For as long as you love me

I'll only love you.