She drifted in

Like a cool breeze

On a warm summer night

Goose flesh covers my skin

As her soft and caring words

Caress my bruised heart

Lilting laughter fills the air

Speaking to me

And I know I'm her everything

She sees inside my heart

Overflowing with love

And she knows she's my everything

Soon their eventuality

Will manifest itself

From the beginning they have been one

F. Tipa

Wrapping his heart

In a cloak of comfort

The warmth of her love

Burns deep in his soul

Filling his days and nights

Are thoughts of her

Her smile, her scent

Her touch, her love

Brief but blissful

Moments they share

Are but a taste

Of what's to come

For these two hearts

Share desires alike

To love and be loved

By one like their own

Should coming days

And passing nights

Bring comfort and warmth

To these loving souls

Each of them

With cups running over

Will finally have found

A place they'll call home

F. Tipa

When it comes to your eyes

Should you give me a glance

I’ll give you a smile

When it comes to your mouth

Should you give me a smile

I’ll give you a kiss

When it comes to your kiss

Should you give me a hundred

I’ll only crave a hundred more

When it comes to your hands

Should you hold mine in yours

I’ll give you my hug

When it comes to your hugs

Should you wrap your arms around me

I’ll gently rest my cheek against yours

With arms wrapped around each other

Our hearts beating in rhythm

This, my dear, is where I want my soul to reside

F. Tipa

Two hearts searching

Wandering, not lost

With patience and hope

Fingers crossed

Side by side

Day by day

Not really knowing

Just what to say

Reaching out

He hopes she replies

In a moment she does

To his pleasant surprise

She's noticed him

And he's noticed her

Now that there's contact

Distractions occur

A kiss and note

Subtly left

Each of them playing it

Close to the vest

Anticipation brews

Of their first meeting

Both want to know more

For their time has been fleeting

Smitten are they

One with the other

Only time will tell

What they'll discover

F. Tipa

No, we've never met

No, we're not related

No, we don't live close

No, we don't care

Yes, we talk a lot

Yes, we're kindred spirits

Yes, we care deeply

Yes, we are family

No one knows

The bond we share

No one knows

But we don't care

We listen and talk

We're there for each other

We're like family

Like sister and brother

F. Tipa

A glance and smile

A twinkling eye

Kindred spirits

Both a bit shy

Drawn to each other

Both wanting more

Each feeling this way

Not knowing heretofore

Stars not aligning

Perhaps another life

Two hearts singing

Amid different strife

Discovered by innocence

Troubled souls now

Needing to stop

If only, but how

Drawn

Drawn

Drawn

Drawn

F. Tipa

My 2AM wake up call

Is happy thoughts of you

Craving constant contact

Not knowing what to do

Your warm and tender smile

Sets my soul ablaze

The sparkle in your eyes

That come and get me gaze

To be alone with you

Is where I want to be

Tenderness and warmth

I desire you to see

These simple guarded pleasantries

When gathering with friends

Brief and fleeting moments

Not wanting them to end

To huddle you away

For a brief but tender kiss

A beautiful distraction

Momentary bliss

Alas this lovely vision

Is only but a dream

With you, my dear, I'll never be

Or certainly it seems

For now I'll take small consolation

In moments such as these

Engaged for only minutes

By someone wonderful as thee

To feel your warm and tender touch

If that quixotic day arrives

I know with hopeful confidence

I am the sparkle in your eyes

F. Tipa

Chance encounter

Spontaneous attraction

Nervous souls

Music their connection

Would they bond

Would they last

Expectations set low

Not moving too fast

A night of talking

Shared over drinks

Easier as the night progressed

Over before they could blink

Neither of them

Wanting it to end

Reluctantly leaving

Another day to spend

Both hearts warmed

On a cold, damp night

Wanting to kiss her

With lips pursed tight

Leaning in to feel her lips

Pulling her in

First kiss so innocent

Testing waters he’d like to swim

Receptive are both

Senses heightened

Equally enjoying taste and scent

Each no longer frightened

Another meeting

When the week is done

Both anxiously awaiting

Not soon enough will it come

For now they’ll linger

On first date conversation

Kisses shared afterward

More of them held in anticipation

F. Tipa

I turn the pages of this open book

Heart on my sleeve when people look

Glancing my way it's only me

Not a picture of someone else's life they'll see

Occasionally staring in adversity's face

It's a marathon I run, not a race

Head held high, surrounded by friends

True ones stay till life's better end

Between now and then I'll hold on to them tight

Nary a care, worry, or fright

To them and my family a heart felt thank you

For standing by my side and helping me through

F. Tipa

Flying in the face of insanity

Bile erupts from my core

Not a hateful person

Now prone to foul tendencies

Hers is a distorted view

Like that of a cracked windshield

Swimming in muddy waters

Sifting through a smoke filled room

Solace, however, will be mine

The truth will light my way

To new clarity in this life

Bound for happiness

F. Tipa