This poem was written for a dear friend, Carla Milho – a very talented writer and lovely lady from Lisbon, Portugal – who is a frequent source of my inspiration, often on my mind and in my heart…
Beneath starlit skies
Passion lights our eyes
Drawing near, love invites summer fun
These moments, sublime
– always right on time
When we feel our two hearts beat as one
© 2023 Phil Perkins
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Just the Way You Are, by Billy Joel (1977) – see lyrics here.
This poem was written for Holly Hunter, a beautiful woman and talented poetess hailing from Florida. She’s a frequent source of my inspiration, a dear friend and someone whose company I truly appreciate. Please visit her site at House of Heart to enjoy her creative writings – thank you!
On astral winds She drifts sublime Across a starlit sky Southern beauty - Floridian The apple of my eye Her waves of red Long, lustrous hair Accentuate delight Her gorgeous smile Spreads happiness Warming my heart at night A cosmic trail Illuminates The path with which I'll flow So, if one day She welcomes me Two hearts, as one, may grow
© 2023 Phil Perkins
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Year of the Cat, by Al Stewart (1976) – see lyrics here.
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After reading “Uma hipótese num bilião” (Portuguese, meaning A Hypothesis in a Billion) by Carla Milho – a lovely lady, wonderful writer and dear friend from Lisbon, Portugal – I was inspired to write this poem in response…
When once I asked Please marry me You said, not now - with time, maybe But that was then And this is now And what will be, will be And so, once more I'll ask again - I wish you'd marry me Togetherness Unto the years We'll weather every storm True hearts as one In happiness Our love, forever warm
© 2023 Phil Perkins
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Miracles, by Jefferson Starship (1975) – see lyrics here.
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This poem was written for Annabel, a very talented and beautiful poetess residing in California. An exquisite dancer and friend whose smile melts my heart, she’s also a source of inspiration. Please visit her site to enjoy her creative writings – thank you!
Drifting by night, into a dream
I saw her standing there –
Beside the sea
Under a moon
Gold stardust in her hair
Hers are the words I long to hear
In rapture of the heart
Each welcoming
Our warm embrace
Forming a work of art
The day did dawn, as I arose
Reflecting on her spell
Deep down inside
I wish for her
– the lovely Annabel
© 2023 Phil Perkins
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Sweet Thing, by Van Morrison (1969) – see lyrics here.
The other day, I had a recollection…
Many, many moons ago, I was playing poker after hours with friends at an Irish pub in Royal Oak, Michigan. That night, luck was on my side and I happened to win the first four games. So, to their dismay, I said farewell and skated – up $80.
Last evening, I watched Maverick (Mel Gibson, Jodi Foster, James Garner)…
This morning, I wrote this short poem…
We bet by chance
On calling cards
One night, at a bar, long ago
She played her hand
– a suited flush
All hearts, for a Queen, kneading dough
© 2023 Phil Perkins
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Lonesome Loser, by Little River Band (1979) – see lyrics here.
After writing my recent Poem in Response, inspired by reading “The Dance“, a wonderful poem penned by the beautiful Floridian poetess, Holly Hunter, I wrote this follow-up poem…
Sharing the stars
Embracing time
Awake until twilight
Two hearts in tow
Drawn by the moon
Through waves of love, delight
© 2022 Phil Perkins
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Morning Dance, by Spyro Gyra (1979)
Having read “The Dance“, written by the talented and lovely Floridian poetess, Holly Hunter – in which a beautiful redhead at the Sad Café holds the light of her heart in her hand – I was inspired to write this poem…
Rhythm in waves
They found the beach
To make the moon their own
Two hearts as one
One dance in sync
In love, never alone
© 2022 Phil Perkins
Update: I’ve added a second writing, Poem in Response: Part II.
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Flor d’Luna (Moonflower), by Santana (1977)
There are times I feel I should refrain
From the sounds that drum as rhyme
Yet, your beauty shines through poetry
Like your smile, your words sublime
Having read “Twilight’s First Blush“, written by a lovely poetess and friend from the Valley of the Sun, Michele Lee – wherein she conveys a romantic recollection at dawn & shares her welcomed sense of humor – I was inspired to write this poem in response…
On a late night cruise
To a rendezvous
Just seventeen miles or so
It’s the magic hour
When night fades to day
And the cock begins to crow
In romantic waves
Rhythm fills the air
Glances cast amorously
Soon, a warm embrace
On the edge of love
Two hearts sing in rhapsody
Til the morning draws
Colors peach to blue
As faint starlight blinks farewell
Cheers, to drift once more
On this desert sea
Over sand and under spell
© 2022 Phil Perkins
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Songs that I’m listening to this morning while working with photography and/or creating designs…
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Following correspondence with a dear friend and frequent source of inspiration – Carla Milho, a lovely lady and talented writer hailing from Lisbon, Portugal – I wrote this poem…
A locket lost in the sands of time
On a beach, on a date, long ago
As lovers captured a setting sun
Holding hands, moving close, hearts aglow
In the years since passed
Now, a quiet life
With the fire kept warm, alive
Down memory lane
As husband and wife
Still in love, on a moonlight drive
In the twilight between dusk and dawn
Step by step, tracking prints, shifting sand
Reflections on gold, one summer night
Found again, on the beach, hand in hand
© 2022 Phil Perkins
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Wisdom within a warm, wonderful woman
Her happy, humble heart hath heavenly hues
Live lightsomely, letting love luxuriate
© 2021 Phil Perkins
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She found her heart one day beneath an old sweater
That was lost in the attic of her yesteryear
Collecting dust of memories long forgotten
She took it back for want of love that she found pure
Across the sea
4000 miles
Another heart did beat
In a young man
Whose love for her
Would make their lives complete
Together they would rule the world
Two hearts, one love intwined
To share this blessing they have found
Heaven on earth, defined
Holding hands in the park
sipping wine after dark
They were married last spring
Now, they live happily by the ocean in a unique home which he built out of several shipping containers. She’s a thriving romance novelist, writing from her office which opens to a courtyard garden, in the center of their house. Together, they share stories in real time – a day in the lives of two dreamers who took a chance to embrace true love.
The best is yet to come. Believe.
© 2021 Phil Perkins
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