8DaveWonder

Created Dec 19 •

Winter Heart

When I look up and see the snowflakes falling
I love to feel the wetness lightly on my tongue
If love is what makes one feel like-a-kid
Then every snowflake makes me feel so-very-young

I thought about you as I walked today
Just as the snow began to start
Each time a snowflake lit upon my face
It reminded me how you melt my heart

I wonder why it is the cold air
Makes snowflakes each with a different form
It's like when you kiss and caress me
Your gentle touch it keeps me warm

When I look up and see the snowflakes falling
It sometimes catches me by surprise
I catch myself not wiping snowflakes,
But the tears of joy inside my eyes...


Ã,©8DaveWonder December 2009

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Created Nov 29 •

A book is born…

A couple of years ago I came to SU completely exhilarated about what this online site had to offer. At that time I was very much interested in photography, so I began sharing pictures I had taken from my travels in the United States and Europe. I was not writing at all for the first year.

Then late in 2008 I stumbled upon a writer here that I very much liked. I was amazed really, at how good she was. So I sent her a message and told her so. At the time I had not written anything publicly. I wanted to, but I wasn’t sure I could say the things I really wanted to say, in a public community such as this. This writer encouraged me to take the jump.

In January of this year, I wrote and posted my first poem. And for those who have followed me, several more have followed on an almost weekly basis.

I decided to take the next step and create a book.

Since I am a CEO by day and sometimes nights, I only write very part-time. So putting together a book seemed almost impossible given the time it would take.

But I decided to move forward and each week worked on it until it was done.

I am writing this here because really, I have received so much support from many of you who have become my friend at SU. This book is dedicated to all the hopeless romantics and passionate souls I’ve met here.

A note about the book. I used an online service and put together everything from the cover to the insides, the pictures, including many of your quotes extracted from reviews you have given me. I am not here to pitch my book as it needs no pitch. I make about 35 cents on each book sold, so I did not do it for profit.

But I did do it in all honesty to get my poetry out to as many people as possible. I have received several emails from hundreds of people from this community who have said my poetry has helped them with their personal lives, their relationships, and even in a few cases prompted a few to write again. If my creative writing can brighten someone’s day or be a catalyst for someone to pick up their pen and write again, that’s good enough for me.

If you just put your mouse over the picture of the book below and click on it, it will take you to my website where my book is being sold. You can if you want, peruse the book and purchase a copy if you like. I think it would make a great gift for someone or just be something you can have for yourself.

If you don't want to buy the book, I would appreciate any comments you would care to share on that page so others who are not from SU, can get your feedback on my poetry.

I want to thank you for continuing to write to me, share with me, and a very big thank you for all of you who took the time to write a review of my writing along the way.

Best,

8DaveWonder

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Created Nov 29 •

Distance


How much distance is there between
Understanding?
Sometimes a thought…
Sometimes a word,
Or miles of conversation
That we’ve both heard…

How much time passes while
Misunderstanding?
Like navigating down,
When both our wheels
they hit the ground,
Inside we hope for a-safe-landing…

How much time passes when there’s no
Conversation?
Both of us stuck-in-hesitation…
One or both with reservations…
Time takes hold like always-never,
In your world it seems like Forever…

How much distance is there between
Me and You?
Before we add more paint and laugh
Sit waist-deep in bubble bath
Or throw our brushes to-the-wind,
Find someone else and start again?

The truth is there really isn’t any
Distance
Let me give you a-for-instance,
It’s just Me and You
Putting something
There
When we fail Love we
sometimes act like we don’t care
This is all the distance that occurs
No love but labels like “His & Hers”
How much distance is there between
Understanding?
A word we said?
A time not true?
There is simply no more distance
When it’s just
Me & You…


©8DaveWonder November 2009

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Created Nov 24 •

Unshaven


I never really liked the idea
of shaving...
in the bathroom all alone
my razor-hum just like a drone
up and down
my rugged face
always looking for a trace,
of the unshaven...

But now at your place this idea
of shaving,
Is more like misbehaving
your legs wrapped around me tight
lathered up like this just might
be a time where I don't mind,
Where you and I could spend some time
exploring deep and sensual kisses
while
you're
unshaven...


©8DaveWonder November 2009

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Created Nov 21 •

Passion


Life is not Life
without
Passion
I could go really, without drinking
contemplating or even thinking
I would do fine if I could-not-breathe
gasp for air and be deceived
l would rather you just take-your-turn
Because I've felt the fire where passion burns
Can't think-straight for-a-day
Left not-knowing what to say
Touch and feel and smoldering-hot
Life without This
Life is Not
Come on, when all is said and all is done
Mundane in an Monday comes
A week of analyzing this-and-that
Did you kiss and hold and grab for real?
I mean dripping-perspiration you could feel?
Your insides telling you rip-off your clothes
Your teenage-mind saying fuck-who-knows
How many days do you feel breathless?
Lying on your back and laughing red...
You both cannot remember what you said,
But...
You'll remember your hot embrace
The smell of sensual-excitement in each place
Makes life feel like you're really living
I mean did you live it and go all-out-giving?
Soon you'll discover after-a-fashion...
Life is not Life
without
Passion...


©8DaveWonder November 2009

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Created Nov 19 •

Enchanted

Do you remember,
How it is we came to start?
I can tell you,
It was your smile...
It was your laugh...
It was you,
That planted that seed
inside my heart...

Do you remember,
what it is we first said?
every time we giggled...
and got nervous...
And all the crazy-thoughts
going through our heads?

Or how about,
in our book?
You know, the part where we both
just-fell-apart?
It was short-lived...
We learned how-to-forgive
I felt something growing
inside my wanting-heart

And do your recall,
when we first made love?
It was like a fantasy...
It was like art...
There was an attraction,
That could not keep
us apart...

Now we're growing,
with both of us
just knowing,
how we play our parts...
exchanging secrets from our hearts...
That when we look at
one another,
We're Enchanted,
That's the seed
that we both planted,
It was our love for one another
that gave each of us
our start...


©8DaveWonder November 2009

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Created Nov 17 •

Heart Break


When the water
it came
rushing
There was a hush,
There was a momentary
gust,
of wind…
Then you looked straight-ahead-at-me
And not once did-you-ever
blink
Because
your mind it could not
think
That this was
Real…

You felt the tiny
sting,
From the sea-salt
In your tears,
They were holding all
Your dreams
And now they held
All of your fears
But,
they were not
quite as sharp
As when you felt your
own heart
Breaking…
There was really no
Mistaking…
this was
The End…

Down to your knees
You fell like you
had fainted
Your heart was clearly
Not acquainted
With this sudden
Loss of love…

Your flood of tears
That were
rushing
The weight itself
It was crushing
Your heart
like
you could not
Breathe…
Your soul could not
Believe
that this,
was happening
to
You…


©8DaveWonder November 2009

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Created Nov 14 •

You Remember, Don’t You?


Remember when you looked at each other?
That moment when you felt your insides-start-to-turn?
Like your heart was going-to-burn
That moment when you took-a-breath and said,
“Am I ever going to learn?”

You remember don’t you?

You remember because it-grabbed-you-‘round-your-heart
You thought it might just-tear-you-apart
You gave your love-in-an-instant
and when you said
I love you it was not a misprint
But rather
Something raw and something real from the depths
Of where you feel…

You remember don’t you?

You spent your-days trying to-chase-it
And at night
You-tried-to-erase-it but,

You couldn’t…

Because what you did was take-the-leap
With no regret
You took your heart
And jumped without a net
You closed your eyes
and
prayed that you-would-land
And hopefully
he-would-understand,
And now you look into his eyes
after going through
All of This…
Lost in the tenderness of-his-kiss
You feel his hands around-your-back
Your-insides have-lost-track
Of every time he didn’t call
Because he holds you like
You’re
Never
Going to Fall,
And now you remember why
you jumped
Your blood has begun to slowly
pump
back into your heart
Now you’re
Together
and not
A part
His soul inside-you
so very deep
his gentle-touch it
soothes you
as you sleep,

You remember, don’t you?


©8DaveWonder November 2009

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