Stories for the Romantic Heart

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Thanks, Aryn

 

                      Give me           nothing

                      less than          passion's

                     first warm,      glimmering

                   caress.  Hold   close to heart

                  what  I give to you freely  and

                 guard  it as  the  precious  gift it

                 is. Remember  and rekindle  the

                  ardor  that once  brought us  to

                   become as one.  This woman

                    who needs you to champion

                     and cherish her every day

                        will return to you the

                             fervor you give,

                               in love's first

                                 heartbeat.------ ©Aryn Stephens 

     

   The Path Unwinding

Alone here, clothed in darkness' shroud

No windows to view blue sky or clouds

Each moment that passes is eternity

Here in my dungeon, wish I was free

From my captor who keeps under control

Every move and deed, darkens my soul

My spirit is strong, it loosens my binding

Until I stand at last, on the long path unwinding

Darkness no more will you victor remain

I am unquenchably free, this my refrain

I soar azure skies, my wings widespread

The dungeon is empty, no more do I dread

The sound of his footsteps, crushing my worth

Making me curse the very day of my birth

Though he persue, I will never return

To cower in fear, his attentions I spurn

Now open in sunlight, a new flower in bloom

A garden to tender, new growth will resume

I had not the comfort of a sweet lovers arms

No champion to sweep me away with his charms

I fought the fight, and continue the crusade

With sword drawn, my strength is my blade

And some day I know I will receive my reward

Patiently I wait, though the waiting is hard

Not willing to lay down and give up my quest

To find a true love and love without rest

Love without rest, never clinging or binding

Yes, I continue on this long path unwinding

© Aryn Stephens

 

 

 

A mere shadow passes through the stolid imagination of my mind

Forever, has it been? Yes, forever I have been here, waiting...waiting.

I held my breath at times, missing the moment as I blinked my eyes.

My eyes beheld naught, for in that blink, the moment was taken from me.

Tears obscured the absolute truth, unwilling was I to take a stand.

Unwilling to stand and fight for what my heart believed in, now my loss.

But now, the shadow has been removed and bright is the sun on my path.

I must chose this moment in eternity for what I believe to be my destiny.

Stand firm, do not waver, believe! In that belief, fight! In that battle, win!

Forces have not victory where your heart is the strength of your spirit.

And forever is merely a moment in time where you held your breath...

2005©Aryn Stephens

 

 

 

Oh for the thought of this place I stand

Caught between the lies that once were told

Barren and wasted once hallowed land

Where riches now fallow with shadowed mold

Once in richness I beheld love's true passion

In moonlit paths we strolled hand in hand

Confessing our thoughts with aimless fashion

Holding our future close as we dreamed of plans

But destiny would chose to show us cruel fate

Crushing my heart in the hand of her cold truth

Once more I stand alone in this barren place

Between love and lost, I cannot be moved

Yet with loss, my love, my heart is not erased..

2005©Aryn Stephens

 

The Kiss

This my sweet, I will bestow

Upon your lips in afterglow

Upon you lips should e're we mee

The nectar of my lips so sweet                             

I'll tantalize you with soft caress

Until you slip me from my dress

Gently love me through the dawn

And moonlight's silver beams are gone

Touch me once with those soft lips

Transport me there with a kiss

copyright 2005 Aryn Stephens

 

 

 

 

 

My Heart

 

I would change to walk the direction you want me to go

Lay down my wishes and desires to your own

Give my every last breath to breath life into yours

Paint golden sunrises in exchange for your clouds

Carry you to the top of the highest mountain

When your feet fail to carry you on your own

But yet, you place you hand in mine and say

It is not enough

And in your touch I feel what I need to know

That sunshine gives way to clouds

Mountains are not always passable

You know that my heart is yours only

And that is enough

©Aryn Stephens 2005

 

 

 

So many years have slipped through my hand

And knowing that it was not in the plan

That you and I should be as one

I'll never forget, you are my sun

The light that burns so bright within

The stars in night when dark begins

This you do still spark in memory

Walking together I hold to me

Our love we shared, so love denied

Washed away not with tears I've cried

If I keep this remembrance forever here

Then, you are with me and naught I fear

2005©Aryn Stephens

 

 

 

 

"TEJAS"

 

T-ouch me with your warm southern breeze

E-ase into the golden gilded sunsets

J-oin with me in her cool spring waters

A-rdor filled nights in sage scented hills

S-anctuary, your arms, my sweet Texas home

© Aryn Stephens

 

 

                   

 

Your All in All

If I told you that I loved you, held you to my breast

In passion's sweet abandon, lay your head to rest

Breathless time spans the hours as I wait for your reply

Yet answer not, speak not now, I do not wish to cry

Give me just this moment, to hope that you may see

All I have I give to you and in knowledge it is free

No ties to bind you to me here, just a heart that dreams

Yet I confess these torrid words and see not what it seems

Willing to risk it all, this I will do, ask nothing in return

Rest your head upon me now, nothing you concern

One day you will reflect that my love was ever true

And perhaps you never find exactly what you persue

Emptiness within your soul, hearkens to love's call

Returns you to me, I am yours, and your all in all

 

2005©Aryn Stephens

Unconditional...

To see beyond one's own need is to begin to love.

Forsaking each self serving moment, eyes are opened

Unfailing, unerring, in everlasting truthfulness

As hearts are freed from the selfish bonds

Created by the pursuit of praise and recognition.

Unrelenting, unspent, carried through all time,

To love another is to set the heart free from restraints

And allow their love to flow back in a ceaseless river

Unchecked, unbridled, the current never stagnating

And in that bounty, the freedom to be understood,

Cherished beyond all measure, for a timeless season

Unending, undying, this love will be.. unconditional

2005©Aryn Stephens

"For what is the crossroads of life but the utter acknowledgement that one has not ceased to exist, but has discovered a multiplicity of choice branching out before them. This, a reminder that vibrancy is a choice in the path of life as one expands their horizons."----©Aryn Stephens

A harsh word uttered in turbulent heat
Mis-spoken and rash this none repeat
Unable to heal the wound that I slash
With tongue so evil, teeth do I knash
For the pain that I create, more do I bear
Unable to express the sorrow I wear
Inside I cry, yet needing to relieve
The anguish and sorrow, extreme grief
My apology, pitful upon lips that imparted
Hate filled words in anger once started
Flowed from within and without any bound
But repentence I plea with knees to the ground
And in this may one lesson I learn and respect
The tongue and the heart must never connect

©Aryn Stephens

                                                                                                         

Life's Heartbeat

 

Within my chest, my heart so cold

Long ago my treasures sold

My love, bought for copper pence

And traded for another's hence                                                                              

I locked away my heart from sight

And traveled within the solemn night

Of loveless trails and lonely lanes

And knowing that with naught it gains

Restless, deep within my chest

My heart did beat against my breast

Beckoned to my mindless reason

Allow me freedom for a season                                                                             

Let me whisper of love's soft kiss

And tell you of passion's bliss

So I unfettered the chains that bind

And put my heart upon that line

It did not let me touch the ground

When at last true love I found

And now I wait upon each morn

The sun and its full glory born

A love that resides so deep within

A life renewed begins again..

 

A.R. Stephens ©2006