The Poetry of Richard J Huggins *ASSOCIATE  MEMBER* The Writing Forum’s Writer of the Month - February 2002 THE WRITING FORUM’S WRITER OF THE YEAR - 2002 Page 1 of 2 To Page 2             Website Home   POET’S BIO: A Rhode Island resident, I have lived most of my life in New England near the coast. The ocean has always been in important part of my life, a place of refuge and beauty. My poetry efforts began some years ago in college, with several works appearing in the school literary magazine. Life's pace somehow managed to side track my writing and creative side for many years. Then a few years ago I discovered my artistic side again. First, in my love of sandsculpture, as I mentioned before, the ocean is part of my essence. Then I rediscovered my joy of writing poetry, a small way in which I can share the other side of who I am. For those poets and writers starting out, asking themselves if the effort is worth it, I say yes, do not let life dissuade you from pursuing your goals. Thank you for reading and I hope enjoying my poetry. Email: RjhTEAM@aol.com   POETRY BY RICHARD J HUGGINS Click on the button in front of any poem title in the list below to be linked to that poem’s location on the page:   Missing   Warmth of Arms   Our Shared Pains   Light of My Heart   Fountain of Youth   Dark Mistress   Continuity   The Hard Times   Chasing Expectations   In Your Arms   The Setting Sun   Comments   Mirror to My Soul   Gently the Door Closes   Wish   Mona Lisa   Completion   Sweet Embrace   Companions   Your Love   Darkness   Heartbeats   Partings   Midnight   Sing Silently   Could I Say Why It Is I Love You?   Dark Reflections   When Eternity is Not Enough   Miracles   The Richness of Your Soul   Soulmates   Eternally Entwined   Stars   Missing Echoes of footsteps falling, Resounding about unheard, Like a leafless tree, Or an unseen smile, The hollowness hangs Suspended in the air, Laughter with no one to hear. Whispers wander about, No home found, They wither and languish, As rest escapes them. Facing the night alone, Wondering aloud, How the pathway found this place. What destiny brought them here. A time of total solitude and emptiness. Pedestal dreams tossed asunder. Has so much changed? Did the souls of yesterday Vanish in a moment, Or was the journey Merely an accumulation of Countless misdeeds? So cold the touch, So lifeless! Herculean in its perfunctory nature, Devoid of any feeling. They walk the road in silence. Drifting toward a destination No longer known or wanted. Merely that something once held High in a dream, Now forever... Missing. ©Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Warmth of Arms Sweet repose in an embrace. Tenderness soft as the petals Of the freshly opened rose. Touchstone of the soul, These arms whose strength Lies within a heart so rich with love, No hurt could pass beyond them. Body warmth penetrates Deep to the soul, Enriching life with every touch. Gentle the power that flows here. In word and touch shelter is known. Encouragement when doubt haunts Skulking as she does so often In the dark corners of our fears. Fending off the pain even when no words pass, For even in silence the magic of these arms Harbors the heart from travail. Wondering how it can be Held so close the breathing is in unison, Yet no questions of self exist. Scared garden where in the only footsteps found Are those left of love. Listening to the sound Of the heart beating, It plays a soft soothing song, Wishing time was forever banished Hoping the embrace eternal, Slowly they draw back As they know they must. Eyes once again drawn together, Looking deeply, longingly, Mirrored before each other their souls reflect back. Lips soft and warm draw together Tasting the joy of love, They embrace once more, Becoming one heart again. ©Copyright Richard Huggins   Our Shared Pains Shared pain is supposed to be less, Hurt wrapped by another's love, Is hurt all the same. Knowing that your sorrow Holds onto your soul With a blind relentless pursuit, Does not dissuade this heart From its journey. The sound of following footsteps Echoing upon the path you walk, Need not be a cause of fear, There is no malice within. It can be hard to see light, When so much is covered in dark. The effort just to breath so large. Vision clouded by endless tears. The only sound is the crying. Shared pains still hurt, They cut and shred our hearts With equal ferocity! But open arms are just that. They reach out into the night, Knowing that a simple touch, Even if only for a moment, Can hold off despair. And in that briefest of moments, The memory of hope will live. Tiny though its seed may seem, Nourished with love, It will bring the broken heart back. The will be steps many, The time long and hard. Shared pains may linger But they shall not last. Lost within another, It is the magic of The power of the heart ©Copyright R J Huggins   Light of My Heart Light of my heart, Shine upon me Bring warmth to the dark. Teach me the joy of surrender, Freedom from the chaos. Show me love In the face of pain. Affection so pure It elegantly completes all. Even the smallest gesture Rises majestically with care. A soul's magic Can bring meaning to life, When the path seems Lost to desperation. Can the words be found, Whose meanings share What the heart holds dearest? This gentlest of touches Convey all the unspoken thoughts? Will the memories of this embrace Live long past the time The warmth of two bodies as one? Can the vision of this love Show your heart the life it longs for so, Will the bond forged break time's shackles Showing that forever's soul Is found in the soft eyes That are the doorway to your soul. Light of my heart, In you will these answers Find love's serenty and peace? © Copyright Richard J Huggins   Fountain of Youth It can be found in her smile. Brightness in soft blue eyes, Penetrating so easily to the soul. No need for words at all When a touch speaks to the heart. The brush of a hand upon my arm, Barely perceptible pressure, Yet as piercing as the sharpest blade. Its edge is passion Finding keenness in her love. Embrace of time eternal Captures all your fears, Casting them effortlessly aside. No match they When measured against The power of her heart. Its strength unbounded By the fears of the darkness. Light of love, Gather my weakness as one, Teaching strength from compassion. Showing gentle peace In all she feels and does. Fold back the ages, My fountain of youth, Stand here and hold my heart, Let time stand still, Yesterday's be forgotten This nearness fulfills all, Even if now only in this dream. © Copyright Richard J Huggins   Dark Mistress Dark mistress walk this blackness with me. Companion with no feelings guide each step, Down this path whose indigo shaded walls Hide both shadow and non-shadow. Shield the heart from pain, from expression, Wrapping all in a field of emptiness, Let your cold lifeless fingers take mine, Painful viselike grasp holds no fear here. There in your callous embrace no hurt can pass, No trespass escapes the calculating revenge That fills your heartless world with its sole purpose. Push back the light, its illuminations mere falsehoods. Deep here in this quiet hollow place is peace. A place of only straight lines of thought. No diversions, no confusions. Only the demands of the mistress, Commanding the night to move forever forward. Dark, cold, and ever quiet ©01-21-2010 Richard Huggins   Continuity The candle and wick intimately entwined. Touched gently with fire a flame comes to life. Mingling with strand and wax it warms the air. Its brilliance radiates out seamlessly Seen at once flame, candle, and light in unison. Continuity of form and function a union of perfection. The candle of love seeks perfection in life. The light of the soul finds the heart The heart seeks the flame of love, Searching for the brilliance it can bring. Reaching beyond self like the wick's light, Searching for completeness in the eyes of another. Continuity of time treasured in the union of hearts. Two souls joined seamlessly, effortlessly, By the quintessential human emotion, The completion of one by another, Candle, wick, flame, and light, Soul, Heart, Love, and Life. © Copyright R J Huggins   The Hard Times They come without mercy, Snowballing down upon us Gathering a momentum all their own. The cascading avalanche life throws at us. It comes in many forms from many sides. Never showing mercy, its pressure relentless. We struggle sometimes to find the gaps, Those all too brief moments of peace. Wondering why it seems so often the scales Tip so far to the maelstrom and not to the calm. Knowing that we all fight the battles is no solace. It is hard to see past the walls when in the fight. Harder still to see the heart that reaches out, Does the cold seem less so when shared? When the hard times beat down upon you Will you feel the warmth from these prayers, As the embrace and wrap around your world? Can hopes and love overcome distance and time? The answers are found drifting on tomorrow's winds. For now, the fires burn, the struggle reigns high. The pain and stresses push past reason, Instilling fear and discord. Remember the night cannot last forever, Tomorrow's come one after another, And in that find faith to reach beyond all this. When you look into your heart, Find the love of those who care, Let it guide your thoughts and hopes, Let it warm your soul And bring light to all your days. © Copyright R J Huggins   Chasing Expectations They lead us on so, as we blindly dash into the imagined dreams, With little regard for what feelings lay before them, Should they somehow once again fail to live up to hopes. It is the risk run when chasing expectations, Never knowing what is around the coming corner. History would be a better guide if we could but listen to her story. But dreams are always so full of grander thoughts, That a turned back and closed mind leads us on merrily. Reckoning comes of course as it always must. A day when what was to be is not. Life's complexities so quickly finding a way as it seems so often To stomp down anticipation with a fury so intense it borders on ruthless. There are reasons always, countless and real, fate being what it is. The path of hearts has little consequence in her much larger world. And in an empty moment, when the silence haunts completely, The doubts and questions creep in stealing away the soul. They take hold of our dark corners and fester, Like the clouds before the storm they grow, Covering all with a chilling, numbing, cold. The cost of chasing expectations is often high, Sorrow, lost dreams, sleepless nights, and midnight tears, The price for not chasing expectations is often higher. © Richard J Huggins   In Your Arms In your arms, serenity lays claim to my heart, The peaceful embrace of your warm body near; Do you feel this, the joy, the contentment that fills me so? What miracle this, that a touch could quell my fears? That a smile can show me peace? The wonder of each moment wraps around me Like the stars fill the heavens, Infinite in splendor, painting the expanse of all with love. In your arms, could I want for anything else? Is the beating of our two hearts so fulfilling? Oh yes it is that and more! No place else knows this sweet ambrosia, Nectar of my soul, poured to you With all that my soul can give, Drink slowly of this cup my precious love, Time steals the hours like minutes, But in your arms, there is peace, In your arms there is joy, In your arms I know love. © copyright R J Huggins   The Setting Sun The setting sun has called to me, Soon shall I find some rest, night's window closes slowly, These thoughts dwell in my breast, Thou the miles hold us far Your voice I still can hear, And so my heart still smiles, As if you were still near. So if a song slips from me, Sung sweet and soft and low, This joy inside my soul, Is there for all to know. So rest in silent moments Feel my heart by you. In my mind you shall be, Until this journey's through. Perhaps a distant future night, These thoughts will be less clear, By now sleep oh so gently, With peace and love my dear. But if my arms shall find you Our lips, they shall caress, In the harbor of my heart, Your soul will find some rest. If tender moments call you, And sunset sings you name, Look slowly in your heart, And there I shall remain. Safely deep within your soul, There too I will know love, Together onward we will go, My precious evening dove. © copyright R J Huggins   Comments A void must be crossed, a bridge, from life to death. Or perhaps, death to life, it all seems quite relative to me. Nevertheless, We all must traverse it. Some will crawl across, Some will stroll forward, Others foolishly will march into the void, I say only a fool would march into a void, Nature abhors the vacuum So I imagine, It is a short bridge Over a small void. Or perhaps, Because of nature's prejudice, There really is not void And life is death, And death is life. © copyright R J Huggins   Mirror to My Soul Mirror to my soul, What magic this, That in your eyes I find my heart? A song created In the beauty of your smile. An eternal spring Enriching my life Forever flowing with joy. Mirror of my heart, Fulfilling all I could be, Or wish to be, Reflecting the love Once hidden within, Released now For all to see. Mirror to my soul, Touching effortlessly, Moments to be held for eternity, Eternity no longer Measured in seconds or minutes, But by the beating of my heart. The measure of each breath, Standing here Awaiting the next reflection. Oh priceless mirror, Can you know as I The image in your heart, The vision suspended There upon your sweet And gentle soul? © Copyright R J Huggins   Gently the Door Closes Hush now, Gently the door closes Leaving behind the room Steeped in sad silence. No sounds of mirth, Or joy remain left behind. The illusions depart As easily as they arrived, Seeming to vanish effortlessly, As if they were never there at all. Questioning what was real, Standing with the door Closed tight so near, Sealing out all that was beyond, Dark guardian now, Sheltering all the memories, From the light of the day. Does the light remain Beyond the closed door? Or has darkness reclaimed Its lifeless kingdom? A simple door, Whose closing meant so little And so much, Both moments being one And the same. Could we possess The wisdom to know Both sides as they are, The light, the joy, The dark, the silent? And if we could, Would we still Close the door gently? © Copyright R J Huggins   Wish A single wish can mean so much Where care and love abound. Looking deep within your heart Such a treasure to be have found. I feel the tender love you share, It shapes all that I feel. So when your life turns sadly, I wish so you shall heal. In words and heart I call to you In dreams I wish you well. For while our paths are different still, Dare I free you from your cell. While sorrow seems to be the key Darkness holds you tight. Endless is the flow of tears That capture every night. This wish to see your heart Again so grand and strong, And see the sorrows and the tears That steal your life are gone. So know your heart is precious. Fill you all you are with grace. Wrap your dreams in sweet love. And leave that desolate place. © Copyright R J Huggins   Mona Lisa Enigmatic always, She leaves one wondering What mysteries lay behind Those lips so tightly sealed. Surely a frown it is not. Yet is it truly a smile? Perchance an acknowledgment, Of days past and nights left in yesterday. The mysteries, the questions with no answers, All reside upon the timeless countenance Of this woman of endless time. Serene beauty, pained and peaceful Both existing at the same moment, Eyes, bottomless in depth, Call out with cries of hurt, tearless, but not quite empty, Her stare lingers in your soul. Haunting, whispering, Never to be forgotten. Regal in her posture, Staring into what dreams We shall never know. Calm call of courage, She beckons forever, Hold fast these images, Least they slip like a stone, Into the dark silent depths, Were love and hope despair. ©Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Completion Soft the moonlight dancing Lightly upon your skin. Peering past the panes, An alabaster glow Radiantly mirrors The tracing of my touch upon your skin. The steady rhythm Breaths shallow and free, Speak of dreams Held silently in the place of rest you claim. Carefully withdrawn, Fingers still warm Your memory lingers there. Felt even now though the distance grows. Delicate caress, Dreams remain unbroken, The rhythm steady, As I turn back to close my eyes, Knowing all the time, Completion is so near. ©Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Sweet Embrace What nectar this, found in the arms of her. The closeness of her body, The divine warmth of her arms As they tenderly hold my soul. The taste of her lips near mine, A sweetness beyond the glory of any hive. Oh sweet embrace, Can you, I beg, not stop time from passing. Such that we might stay thus for eternity, How can the sky dare show its countenance In the presence of your eyes, No blue of nature can match Your endless pools of wonder. How easily I could lose forever my way there. Sweet embrace, do not end Do not take her arms from me now. Let our souls stay entwined, Let the gentle fragrance of her heart Fill my love with its caress. Sweet embrace, Source of my soul's Completion. © Copyright R J Huggins   Companions Just letters placed upon a page, Strung on together hand in hand, They gather the thoughts of heart Spelling out emotions large and small. Sometimes no more than the briefest Of passing comments, Quickly scurrying a hurried reminder Letting us know we are not alone. That today's fears, Tomorrow's worries Are not just ours alone. Sometimes they come In long rambling fashions, Seemingly running on and on Possessing a self-minded determination. Soft surrenders to powerful passions, Exclaimed silently in the mind's eye. Reaching deep into the soul, Caressing the heart with words And loving thoughts. These companions that trace With unspoken elegance The love shared between two souls. Penned with the a devotion Only the caring heart can command Felt so too by the heart in need. © copyright Richard J Huggins   Your Love Looking within I find you, Singing gently to my heart. Surrounded ever by your love, Like a masterful work or art. Beauty far beyond all bounds, A grace to reach the skies. Sweetness in your smile Softness in your eyes. Wonder never know before, Yet so familiar still, Like the early morning robin's song That breaks the nighttime chill. The warmth it brings each moment, The joy that lights each day. The wonder of all you are, With me shall ever stay. © copyright Richard J Huggins   Darkness Do not fear the darkness Or the cold it holds so dear. Love will carry so much warmth, It shall light your path so clear. A steady hand will hold you To guide the journey strong In this embrace find courage For you are not alone. Walk upon the memories Dance there with the dreams Do not fear the darkness It is not what it seems. Bravely step into this place Destiny holds much more Fate will step aside When hearts dare to soar. Cast all fear and pain away Live within this smile Let your eyes see all I have, And your heart rest for awhile. © copyright Richard J Huggins   Heartbeats The darkness gathers slowly And hope seems far away. Fear lurks around each corner, As you hold the world at bay! Your laughter once so common, Replaced by soft worn cries, The glow that shown so brightly, Stolen from your eyes. No touch near there to hold you, In a place so all alone, Unanswered whispers lingering In a heart turning to stone. Lost there in the dark of night, When you lie with just your fears, Pain seems to surround you, As you hold back all the tears. Close your eyes and listen, For in the rythmn of your heart, An image lives forever, A touch that shall not part, Warm and kind and gentle, With words only you can hear, Tomorrow brings the sunlight, You have nothing there to fear. And do not for a moment think, Alone you walk this day For my love shall always be there, It is and always will be a simple heartbeat away. © Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Partings With the parting, the words drifted from his soul. There was no poetry in the silence she left behind. Melancholy muted the melodies of his heart strings. Slowly stealing the vibrant colors of his life. Left behind, a dreary desolate world. Empty pages of his soul remain without verse! And the nights stand still in their darkness, Filled only with the sound of falling tears. All that remains now of forever, Images fade over time, visions clouded with hurt. That smile slips silently from his memory, Like the pebble in the pond. Slipping softly beneath the dark surface, It's images run out, finite circles on a path to oblivion. Ending as they must upon some foreign shore. Yesterday's footsteps, born of air and joy, Falling now in hard and deliberate fashion. Stumbling blindly on, silently on, Turning blank pages in the soulless night. With the parting, the words drifted from his soul. There was no poetry in the silence she left behind. © Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Midnight The blackness seems ink like in hue. This the time between today and tomorrow, When the world lays dormant And silence is one's vigilant companion. Place where dreams slip past reality. Heavy eyes struggle to see Wondering which world is real. It is here her touch still seems real. Dancing softly upon your skin. The whispers sing to your soul, Resurrecting emotions long still. This the place of midnight's memories, World were moments of yesterday, Slip into this place, the place between today and tomorrow. © Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Sing Silently Sing silently and sweetly, do you feel my heart so near, rest your gentle soul with me, Let go of all your fear. Share this peaceful moment, Let your head here find some rest, peacefully lay your heart here, to share what we know best. No malice or uncaring words, Can linger here within, Only thoughts of happiness, A new life to begin. Fleeting though this time shall be, The future holds much more, Each lingering kiss so sweet, Each opens a new door. So rest here for this moment Can you feel my heart so near, Let the stillness calm your soul Let it steal away your fears. Some many days from here, When wonder has found you Hold close this precious time Which lead to life anew. Though but a distant memory I For others fill your heart, Great solace shall I know, For I was near the start. Sing silently and sweetly, do you feel my heart so near? Rest your gentle soul with me, Let go of all your fear. © Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Could I Say Why it is I Love You? Could I say why it is I love you? No more than I could say Why the sun's golden rays Reflecting the spider's web fascinate me so, As they turn the transparent dew drops Into houses of crimsons and blues In the early morning air. Is it the blueness of your eyes That even the crystal clear sky Can never hope to match? Or is it the way your hair gently blows over your face in the soft evening breeze of summer as do the willow's branches dance lazily in the life giving spring zephyr? Or perhaps it is the smile that issues forth a golden laugh from a voice so sweet that even the nightingale dares not sing in its presence? Was it the tenderness of your touch, When you reached out to tell me, I was not alone in those times , When I thought I was without anyone? No, I cannot say why it is I love you, Anymore than I can say why it is I know That I shall never love another Now that you are gone. © Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Dark Reflections Here, In my infinitesimal moment of time I create my own purgatory. Life of misery, despairing hope more each day, Seeing joy slowly dissipate before my eyes, Feeling happiness slip past my grasping hands, I build my own hell, Built on pride, Fear of trusting, I watch you go, Like so many others, Too late do I realize, It is I who am to blame, I am the architect of this prison, I am the guard, I, my executioner. More skillful hands death could not want, Practiced in deceit, My humanity is a vermin, Loathed by all, Even myself, Yet the tragedy is I am you, You are I. © Copyright Richard J. Huggins   Sing Silently Sing silently and sweetly, do you feel my heart so near, rest your gentle soul with me, Let go of all your fear. Share this peaceful moment, Let your head here find some rest, peacefully lay your heart here, to share what we know best. No malice or uncaring words, Can linger here within, Only thoughts of happiness, A new life to begin. Fleeting though this time shall be, The future holds much more, Each lingering kiss so sweet, Each opens a new door. So rest here for this moment Can you feel my heart so near, Let the stillness calm your soul Let it steal away your fears. Some many days from here, When wonder has found you Hold close this precious time Which lead to life anew. Though but a distant memory I For others fill your heart, Great solace shall I know, For I was near the start. Sing silently and sweetly, do you feel my heart so near? Rest your gentle soul with me, Let go of all your fear. © Copyright Richard J Huggins   Could I Say Why It Is I Love You? Could I say why it is I love you? No more than I could say Why the sun's golden rays Reflecting the spider's web fascinate me so, As they turn the transparent dew drops Into houses of crimsons and blues In the early morning air. Is it the blueness of your eyes That even the crystal clear sky Can never hope to match? Or is it the way your hair gently blows over your face in the soft evening breeze of summer as do the willow's branches dance lazily in the life giving spring zephyr? Or perhaps it is the smile that issues forth a golden laugh from a voice so sweet that even the nightingale dares not sing in its presence? Was it the tenderness of your touch, When you reached out to tell me, I was not alone in those times , When I thought I was without anyone? No, I cannot say why it is I love you, Anymore than I can say why it is I know That I shall never love another Now that you are gone. © Copyright Richard J Huggins   Dark Reflections Here, In my infinitesimal moment of time I create my own purgatory. Life of misery, despairing hope more each day, Seeing joy slowly dissipate before my eyes, Feeling happiness slip past my grasping hands, I build my own hell, Built on pride, Fear of trusting, I watch you go, Like so many others, Too late do I realize, It is I who am to blame, I am the architect of this prison, I am the guard, I, my executioner. More skillful hands death could not want, Practiced in deceit, My humanity is a vermin, Loathed by all, Even myself, Yet the tragedy is I am you, You are I. © Copyright Richard J Huggins   When Eternity Is Not Enough The gentle nature of your heart, Casts its sweet shadow upon me. Dare I look so openly upon the face Of she who commands such power? What if upon falling deeply into her eyes My way of the heart is lost to her? Siren song her voice so captivating, Pushing all other thoughts aside! The sun captured in her hair Radiates a brilliance beyond words. Longing to hold her close, to touch, to caress, That skin so fair and so very soft. To know again the warmth Of gentle curves molding, Fitting so perfectly in unison against me, As if by design this was where She was meant to know! How can words be found to convey The magic of a moment beyond compare. When a lifetime is no longer enough to share! Rather eternity together building dreams, When two hearts so perfectly matched Come to find what love can truly mean. Can one lifetime ever be enough? © Copyright Richard J Huggins   Miracles Once asked if he believed in miracles, His cynical reply was nonsense, The world is far too dark for such notions. The rational mind surely knows better! Such beliefs being the province Solely of the weak minded, Surely not he! Destiny of course was not mindful of such matters, Thrusting his world and hers On a colliding path of such epic magnitude. How could his rational stoic world Explain how something so simple as a laugh, Could render all reason meaningless. That a smile shared in sweet silence Could so overwhelm all senses! That a tender touch could so fire his soul. That the glance of her eyes his way, Brought alive the colors of his world, With a vibrance defying all intellect. Once when asked if he believed in miracles, His only reply was the sound of her name, The softest of smiles and a whistful sigh, Knowing how the love of her soul So changed his world forever. © Copyright Richard J Huggins   The Richness of Your Soul When the dark is most bleak, The air heavy with pain. Tears blinding the eyes, Flowing like rain. Words fail to come The heart seems to break. The night finally passes And I struggle to wake! When there's nothing to hold, And my dreams seem to fade, The hopes once to bright Now beaten and frayed. In the stillness there comes The softest of light. It drifts gently here, With promises right. Healing the wounds With care and sweet love, Emotions thought lost I could only dream of, Breathing back life As once again I am whole, Wrapped here and now by The richness of your soul. © copyright R J Huggins   Soulmates It is a silent bond, A connection between two hearts, Distance meaningless in its presence. It dwells within Magically caressing the souls. Rising to majestic heights When burdens grow ominously. Pressing back against the stresses And pains of the world. When just a word from that one Changes the darkness to light. Moving beyond sorrow to joy. Shaping the light to glory beyond measure. It lives for a golden touch, Transmitting tenderness with crystal clarity. Spoken without words It is a calling stronger than time, In love it finds shelter, In love it finds life. © copyright Richard J Huggins   Eternally Entwined It is forever here, An invisible undefined presence A feeling that lingers within this heart, Never far from reach, Comforting always, So soft and warming Its touch upon the very soul. Light to the shadows, Memory of a smile Protecting and sheltering In the same instance. A sacred shared blessing, Found upon the touch Of the sweet kiss When lips found But one space to know. Day and night Month and year, Passing slower now, Yesterdays drift away, But always this love is near. Unrelenting in its power, Steadfast monument To paths crossed When hearts eternally entwined, Lost within another forever. © copyright Richard J. Huggins   Stars Be the stars upon my night's sky, Lighting the darkest of times With the brightness that is your heart. Sharing all the burdens and pains Within the bountiful vessel of your soul. Sharing without hesitation The chapters of my life, Both joyful and sorrowful With unquestionable understanding. Not passing value or judgment The quiet accepting vision That radiates from knowing your love. It is a quiet rapture, Neither exorbitant Or pretentious in nature. A gentle current flowing As softly as the tides. Tracing my soul's sand With endless serenity. Stars upon my night's sky, More priceless than any gem. Shine brighter each moment That your smile blesses my life. © copyright Richard J. Huggins   To Page 2             Website Home