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Waves and Tides

WAVES - by: Alan W. Goodson You come to me...  in waves...  swirling through quiet and secret places held deep within my soul while I walk along the beach of our love... ...hearing... the screech of gulls singing sea songs of heart-bonded lovers  circling...hovering...dipping and soaring  on windy columns of faith and hope and sweet sunset-tinted dreams... floating silently in a driftwood wake  slipping silently to shore ... in waves...  caressing sands of time,  erasing footsteps of past regrets... ...swirling eddies of pain... carried out to sea  nevermore to muffle and drown  the beat of my heart.  Your breath against my cheek... like feathery clouds... ...silk-whispered promises of forever... scudding across tear filled eyes like rain-streaked skies reflecting rainbow hued memories of us flickering candle light casting aromatic shadows on observant angels peering through crystal glass and mirrors as we bathed in the glow of each other wrapped and enraptured beneath skylight windows baptizing our souls ...and each other... with love unbound by two hearts seeking one dream of love through a soft-spoken question ("Will you?") and a whispered promise ("Yes") Now and Forever to love and be loved you come to me ...in waves... ©1999 Alan W. Goodson **************** TIDES - by Sharon Angleman (used by permission) You come to me in tides... Surges reaching to the stars, To the powerful, yet gentle lunar force Which with cadence, beckons us home,  Through its glowing, ghostly beacon of life. Pulsing and melodious, alleviating and lucid, Reflecting and lacing brilliant crystals Over black-velvet waters of our soul.  You come to me in tides... Stretching forces of life and rhythm To a shore of tranquil, utter comfort, Possessing yet fierce power of passion,  The encompassing wave of crowning love. Before its wake, it billows a pure and purging crest Drowning parasitic barnacles, and filling spaces of  Spiraling, ebony undertows of darkness.  You come to me in tides...  As we stroll along the shore,  The long, spindly slanted patterns Of our evening, moon shadows  Casts images on the sands far behind us. Never to obscure our course ahead again,  None ever to force their murky vessels  Into the ports of our rich and bountiful sea. You come to me in tides...  Wind filling and moving my empty sails, Swirling and dancing of natures celebration  Through satin pastel, moon-lit skies, Awakening senses long quiet and forgotten,  And glittering dreams, once thought illusioned, Lifting gull's wings free and unbound in skies,  Lifting me to meet your beauty in the heavens. In tides, you come to me ©1999 Sharon Angleman

Copyright © June 2000 Alan W Goodson

Additional Notes:
Two poems for the price of one here...but really, they can not be separated. The first one was written by me (Alan) and the second one was a "response poem" written by my fiancee (Sharon) early on in our relationship. I thought the board might find the interaction and shared imagery interesting.


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