May I Have This Dance?

I went to college to get some knowledge
But got lost along the way
Then I met you and my life changed
In Oh, so many ways . . .
Before we met I was lost
My life had no rhyme or reason
But all that changed when I met you
As I began my growing season
So with a lust to learn and do my best
Inspired by my love for you
I worked my hardest to make you proud
It was all that I could think to do
So I worked my very hardest
Exceeding all of my expectations
My only goal was to touch your heart
Not to cause you pain or sad vexations
But I was so immature in most ever way
That I made mountains of mistakes
And was selfish and so self-centered
That despite the love that I had for you
Pain and sadness in your life did enter
But you prayed for me and did your best
To support and love me in everyway
Yet, I was blind to your devotion
And our marriage began to fray
Still, you did your best as wife and mother
Love and patience you practiced with a skill
But over time and with such a load
I caused you to become quite ill
And with your illness the love did fade
As you struggled from day to day
But I closed my eyes and my ears to you
So only God heard what you had to say
Yet the time did pass and you grew strong
Along with your own desire to go to college
You knew that to pass your life's test
That you would need to have some knowledge
And so off you went with a plan
To get an education of your own
But to do so it took some guts
Because you would have to leave your home
Now by this time I began to realize
That I had been so selfish and so blind
So I began to change my foolish ways
So that you wouldn't leave me behind
And thanks to you and a loving God
You let me back into your life
I am such a lucky and blessed man
To still have you as my wife
And so I thank you for not giving up
Forgiveness is such a blessing
Thanks for giving me another chance
You have taught me an important lesson
And yes, I want to be with you forever
I can hear life's sweet music playing now
So lets dance life's dance together
And so, with all of this said
I hope you are glad that we wed
You make me so happy that I could prance
I hope that you know I love you
And that you love me once again
So my love, may I have this dance?

Old and Tired But Not Burned Out

Lately, I've felt old and tired
The old fire is just a flicker
I've just recently retired
And I'm worried about my ticker
It used to be when I went to bed
I'd think about more things than sleep
But now when I lay down at night
It's all I can do to just count sheep
It used to be that I'd just think of sex
And imagine what we could do
But now I just fall right to sleep
Even when you are naked
And I'm right next to you
Yes,being old and tired is not the same
As being young and full of vigor
Like when a part of me used to grow
And go from small to way much bigger
But lately I've felt old and tired
Yet the old fire isn't totally all burned out
I can still feel just a flicker
So lets go jump into out bed
They say making love is good for the ticker

Why Do I Love You?

Why do I love you?

The world we live in is an ever tough place
But having you in my life makes our world
So much easier to face . . .
With all life's uncertainties you've always been there
Always with a full heart of love
And a heart full of care . . .

With life so uncertain you've always known the way
Always knowing when to work
And always knowing when to play . . .
In your hands you have always held my heart
You know that I've always loved you
Right from the very start . . .

I'm so thankful you are my wife
Because in this world we live on
You have always been a constant in my life
Like the beating of my heart
I will always love you dearly
With all my love to you to impart

Yes, right from the very start
I have always loved you
And in your hands you have always held my heart
Making life a better place
Where I can see and feel God's love
Each time I look into your face

And you ask me why I love you?

You Are Back from Your Travels

You are back
Back from your travels

And just in time
Barely just in time

Before my life unravels

And my heart explodes

All from missing you
Because when you're away
My heart and body ache
To be with you
And be near you

So I can feel your love
Even Savor your love
So it is good your are back
Back from your travels

Today is the First Day of the Rest of My Life - Good Morning!

Good Morning!
It is another day
A great day to be alive
In fact, another great day
A great day to take a drive
In fact, a great day to strive
To make the most of the day
Even to make it the best day yet
Because today is the very first day
Of the rest of my life that God has given me
And I can't think of anything that could be better
So, Good Morning!

Spring is Here

Spring is here
It is time to garden
There is so very much to do
Be it mow the lawn
And prune the trees
Or just spending time on my knees
Urging the new plants to grow

So here I am
In my garden
Enjoying the great out-of-doors
Encouraging ladybugs to do their thing
Listening to songbirds as they sing
And tilling the warm earth
Until I'm sore

Yet, my gardening isn't a chore
This is how life should be
When gardening next to me
Is the one person I adore
Making my life happy and bright
Having you as my gardening partner
You make my life a delight

And so I garden on
Loving this time of the year
We two, working with nature
Glad to be close and near
And to here nature calling
It is time to garden
Spring is here

It is Nap Time

It is nap time
Time to curl up
For an afternoon snooze
I'm tired beyond tired
And have nothing to lose
So an afternoon snooze
Sound really great
And not a bad fate
For as tired as I feel
There is some time I can steal
So lets curl up for a nap
After all, it is nap time!

Tomorrow, the First Day of Spring

Tomorrow
Is the first day of Spring
Yet, there is still a chill in the air
But I don't care
As long as I have my wooly underwear
Because it will keep me warm
And fight the chill
As I dance and sing
In my wooly underwear
Celebrating the first day of Spring
As it makes its arrival
Tomorrow

Supposing . . .

What do you suppose?
Could I maybe help you get undressed?
Could I help you out of your clothes?
Could you picture me as a fireman?
I could dress up in fireman red
And supposing I got really lucky
I could make love to you in my fireman's bed!
Do you suppose that if you really kissed me
That it would tickle all my toes?
When you lay your head upon my shoulder
Its your soft hair that tickles my nose.
Did you ever try to plant a garden?
Did you ever watch a flower grow?
Do you want to see inside my heart?
Do you really want to know?
Each day I look into your eyes
Looking for that glint of love
Supposing that someday you'll love me
A miracle from God above.
I suppose a lot of crazy things
In my dreamers mind
And I suppose that if you really looked
You'd be surprised at what you'd find.
Suppose you could open up your eyes
And uncover your pretty ears
Do you suppose your heart would open up?
If you listened what would you hear?
And supposing we were to lay together
To take a little doze
What would our dreams be all about?
What do you suppose?

My Thoughts on a Sleepy Friday Afternoon

A sleepy Friday afternoon
With a schedule full
Of nothing much to do
So I count the minutes
Watching the clock
Counting even the seconds
Until I am with you

So I close my eyes
To help the time pass
Not able to do a single thing
Except to daydream of you
On this sleepy Friday afternoon
As I count second and minutes
Hoping that the time will fly

Remembering and Cherishing Each Day

I am remembering
That day of days
Of all my life's days
When through the door you walked
Walking into my heart
And into my life . . .

And right from that moment
I wanted to shout
To the heavens
And even beyond
That I knew without doubt
You would be my wife

Yes, I knew from the very start
You would be a part of me
That you would have my heart
And that's how it was 
Right from the beginning
My life and heart began spinning

So call it what you might
I call it true love
Love at first sight
And with each day that I live
Each day will be beautiful
A day cherished and remembered

Another Beautiful Day

It is another beautiful day
In fact, quite magnificent
Indeed, a most perfect day
Having clear blue skies
With nary a cloud in sight
A day to surely appreciate
A most splendid day
To spend with you
Life can't get any better

I Can't Take Ny Mind or Eyes Off of You

I can't take my mind or eyes off of you
As I sit here full of burning desire
With mind and body totally on fire
Consumed of images of you and me
Loving and holding each other
Is all that I can see, since
I can't take my mind or eyes off of you

It is Allergy Season

Watch me snort
Watch me sneeze
My allergies have knocked me
Right down to my knees
My nose is running
And my head is swelling
I'm so stopped up
That I feel like yelling
And to make things worse
I'm feeling so bad
I feel I could curse
For no rhyme or reason
Except for one fact
It is allergy season

Hope for the Financial Market

The finance markets
Go up and down
Some days rising
Then followed by a dip
Causing me to wonder
About my Wall Street value
That more often seems to slip.
Yet, I continue scrimping
Doing my very best to save
I get the feeling I'm losing
And that to money I'm just a slave 
So what to do
I haven't a clue
But still I continue to save
And save some more
Since being frugal is part of me
Indeed, it is for me a key
A key to being a future success
A key to avoiding financial mess
And even though the markets slip
I still believe I am being wise
Keeping up the hope
That the market will rise

Set Me on Fire

Your kiss
That I used to miss
So very long ago
Has since returned
And fills my heart
With love so warm
That I feel in danger
Of feeling burned

Yes, your warm kisses
Are getting hot
They are causing me to yearn
For more and more
Of your warm kisses
Igniting love's embers
And sparking flames
That cause my flesh to burn

Yes, your warm kisses
Make me burn
From very deep within
With love and passion
Sparking hot desire
So please do kiss me
With your warm lips
Setting me on fire

My Prayer Each Day and Night

Each day and night
And each night and day
I talk to God
As I kneel and pray
And as I pray
God talks to me
Giving vision
Of how my life can be

And as He guides my life
Through life's trials
I pray to Him
All the while
To bless you
My loving wife
For a life of happiness
And a life without strife

Indeed, as I pray
And talk with God
I pray that He will bless you
With all happiness and health
And open up your heart to me
So that as you say your prayers
You'll count my love for you
As a treasured type of wealth

Times Change, But not my Love for You

"The times they are a change'n,"
Or so the old song goes . . .
Yet, beyond the simple verses
We see our live's mirroring our times
Sometimes in  flowing prose
 And sometimes in rhymes
Yes, even as problems do abound
Of each and every kind
There are also many blessings
More than enough to go around
Yes, "the times they are a change'n"
But in the end most things remain
Fairly constant and unchanged
My love for you is one of these
I love you with love unfeigned

Your Lingering Kisses

It is now nighttime
But the taste of your kiss
From this morning
Still lingers on my lips
Causing a warmness
To surge through my body
And cause my heart to flutter
As I begin melting
With anxious anticipation
Of your next kiss
Later this evening

Tired, But Never Expired

Tired, but not yet expired
Your love for me keeps me alive
Tired, but not yet retired
Your love is what gives me drive
For as you well know
Without your love I would die
And then for all eternity
Most certainly I would cry

So since I want to avoid such a hell
I pray to God your heart will swell
With a precious love for me
That will forever grow
Being the life saving remedy
That will be required
To save us both from ever being tired
Or ever, ever being expired

Feeling Like A King

Family is really everything
If you know what I mean
My family fills my heart
With joy and love
And makes me want to sing
In fact, with you by my side
You, my Queen
You and the family
Make me feel like a King

Feeling Like A Yo-Yo

I'm feeling like a kid's toy
A yo-yo for damn sure
Feeling kind of sick
And only you have the cure
I need you to love me
And say that you do
I need you to hold me
So I won't sit here and stew
And I need to know
What you have in your heart
And I need you to tell me
That we'll never part
Because I'm tired of feeling
Like a little kid's toy
A yo-yo for damn sure
One that is nearly worn out
But I still have some life left
For making love to you
Of that there is no doubt
So, come play with me
And you will see
How I can be your yo-yo

I Am an Addict

With total certainty I am an addict
Addicted to you and to being around you
And like I've said a million times or more
I love you with all of my heart
And you are on my mind constantly
Sometimes very innocently
But at other times with a heart full of lust
My heart so full that I could bust
Just wanting to tell you over and over again
That you are the center of my universe
And that I love you with all of my heart
With total certainty I am an addict

Tuesday TV Night

Tuesday night in front of the TV
Watching two of our favorite shows
NCIS and NCIS Los Angeles
Maybe not the best way to spend time
But I was time spent together
So, indeed, I was time well spent
My woman and her gent

Ready, Set, Go - And Off to Dreamland

Ready, Set, Go! And I am off to bed
Where my jammies I will shed
Awaiting you under the covers
Where we can be like young lovers
Touching, kissing, holding
And whispering words of love.
Can there be a better way
To finish the day
Before entering into dreamland?

I'll Drink to That!

I have often heard the phrase "I'll drink to that,"
Which has caused me to think how I would be an alcoholic
If I drank to all of the things that I have thought I would drink to
Surely, in my lifetime I have become a subliminal idea alcoholic
Is it because I am such an agreeable person?
If it is, I'll drink to that

Together in Our Office

Here we are in our office
You at your computer
And me at mine
Barely six feet apart
You focusing on travel
And our upcoming trip
An exciting cruise
To the Mediterranean
And places like Italy
Greece, Turkey, and Spain
But my focus is on you
With me silently scheming
On how to lure you to bed
And get you in the mood
For romantic pillow talk
At the very least
But hopefully more . . .
An yes, our upcoming trip
It excites me too
Especially an exotic trip
Spending time with you
Besides at our computers
Barely six feet apart
In our office

Each Morning When I Arise

Each morning when I arise to go to work
I pause to gaze reverently on you as you sleep
Then I near silently begin my day
First with shaving and then a shower
After which I usually open the bedroom door
Briefly looking in on you again
As your sleeping body calls out to me
At least in my mind it calls out to me
Beckoning me to silently crawl back into bed
So I can snuggle my naked body up ever so close to you
And then make soft, quiet, passionate love to you
But alas, I can't bear the thought of waking you
So I get dressed ever so quietly
Gaze reverently upon you one more time
Then leave for work with you still on my mind

A Moonlight Vigil of Love

As the moonlight
Shines through the window
A certain reverence envelopes me
As I gaze upon your sleeping form
This for me my nightly vigil
Which for me is my nighttime norm

Worshipping you in reverent silence
Caressing you with my eyes
Wanting to caress you with my touch
Wanting to hear your sighs
And wanting you to know
That I love you so very much

But rather than touch and wake you
Not wanting to disturb your sleep
I continue to caress you with my eyes
While gazing upon your sleeping form
Under the light of the moon
As it shines through the window

A Tribute to Old Friends and Mentors

They are all dying
One by one
My lifelong friends
My sacred mentors
Fading as time passes
One by one
Dropping like flies
Dying in the Winter
Falling like leaves
Dropping one by one
As they leave this life
Leaving all too soon
One by one
Leaving this life
And leaving a void
A deep and dark void
And lonely
Except for the memories
That remain
And will ever remain so precious
Even as I say goodbye
A final tribute
To my loved
And respected friends
Those who are departed
And those who are in the Autumn of their lives:
Robert Smeatherman
My favorite professor
Bob Saake
My Masters Degree mentor
Tom Whit
Who gave me my first teaching break
Carlos Velasquez My Arizona best of friend
Bron Ingoldsby
Truly my brother by a different mother
Bill Konopniki
My mentor who treated me as an equal
Gordon Skeels
Who dared me to do impossibilities
Joe Race
The friend who made me feel like family
Geoff Bury
The friend who has always believed in me
Each of you taught me about caring and friendship
And each of you will always be a part of me
Thank to each of you
With hopes of seeing you in the Hereafter

Trying to Be the Man of Your Dreams

I try and try
To be the man of your dreams
I really do try so very hard
But often, more than not
I think that I have failed
Like a locomotive
That has become derailed
But I continue to try
And try and try
To be the man of your dreams