PassionateArtist Poetry (119)

>Now>that>the>O~lym>pics>
>have>come>'n->gone>
>Caul-dron>Fi-res=LiT=
?What?Song?Lives?On?

?What?Sound?Is?Here?
?That?Her~alds=So=Clear=
~a~'R~A~P'~a^TI^~Ta~>U>M~m~
~a>^HaR^>Bin>ger's>?Dr-u~m?

>Now>ThaT>The>PomP>HaS>
>Cer~e>^MO^Ni^ed-us>ByE>
>ThE>~GL^IN^>T>Of>ThaT>G-O-L-D->
>Still>-B-U-R-N-S->in>my>-E-Y-E-S->

!YeS!It!s>a=>Gold=>`MET`>AL>
>a>Gold->`MeT`>al>for>'Thee!
>But>there!s>`NoT`~>`On~ly~>1one>
>The+To+TaL=IS>^3Three!

>!YeS!>A>!WorlD>RE>CorD!
>A>WorlD>RE>CorD>TimeS>3Three!
>The>O~lym>Pic>Com>M^iT>tee>
>DoTH>BE>StoW>^up^>On>Thee!

!YeS!NoW!There>Is>3Three!
!Oo~H!Sweet>^ViC>ToR>^Y^!
~And-all>go>^in^_down__hill>
~>Sweet->Speed=>^Po=e=try=

?Wheth~er>Bump->^In^_Down__Mo>GulS!
?Or?->F-l-Y->^In^>'Cross->I-C-E->
!She!S!SWo-oSH>^In^'N->SpiN->^In^>
=>CuZ=>ShE!S>NiM>B~le>'n->N^i^cE!

!-N-O>!TriP=l~e~LuT`Z`>For>A>Cl~uT`Z`?
>MorE>LikE>TriP=l~e>^A>X~LES~YoU!ll>SeE!
>CuZ>She!S>Al>wayS>SoO>TacT'>Ful>
>When>SpiN>^In^=>^Po=e=try=

!ShE!ll!>RacE>!'round>'yer>_Down__Hills>
~>to~>Sla~lom~>your~>slo~pes~>
=>She!ll!=>ZiP=>Past=>U<=>StanD=>IN<=
=like=it=was=a=joke=

!ShE!ll!>-F-L-Y->T-H-R-U->T-H-E^AiR^
~WitH~>ThE~>GreaT~>EsT~>Of~>EasE~>
+and^if^You!re>NoT>LooK?>InG>
?You!ll!->J-U-S-T->F-E-E-L->T=H=E=>B-R-E-E-Z-E=>

~>!WheN!~>UN~>CorK~InG^BiG^AiR^
=>Like=>Shawn->Wh^ite->^WaY^up^Th^e~re~>
!GolD!`MeT`a~Ls->ShE!=>*SpieS*<=
=As=>ShE=>FlieS=U=!SkY!^HI^!

!ShE!~>MighT~>Jol~l^ie^~>YeR~>NOL~L^IE^
~or~sing~ya~da~blues~
~just~a~Penn^in^her=thoughts=
~WhilE>Mou~lon`Rouge`^in^yer~luge~

~Al~though~>*U*<~may~>StuM>BlE>
~>AnD~>*U*HanD>MaY?Be>BrokE>
>ThaT>JudgE>^IS^A>FudGE>
>He!S>JusT>On~Ly^>a>joke>

!Oo~H!YeS-SiR!~R!~E-E!
>FeaR>NoT>ThiS>NighT!
!*U*!JusT>-H-A-D->T-H-E->!RuN!
!ThE!-B-E-S-T-OF->*U*<->!LifE!

!AnD!NoW!^It!S^OF>FI^Ci-al!
!She!S!>GraB>^IN^>ThE!GolD!
!A!HugE!NuG>GeT!FoR!HeR!
!LeaveS!The>ResT!Of=US=>!BolD!

!It!S!HeR!ThaT!We!ChaM>PI>ON!
>FoR>ShE!IS!ThE!BesT!
~>ShE!S=>OuR=>^Po=eT=s=DaR=ling=
!!=SweeT=^PinK^=`Po=eT=ResS=!!

`lit~`tle`fond`fr-a-gr~ance~
=MaG^nI^>*FieS*>!Times!2!two!
!It!S!>2`Twice`as~`nice~>
=>for=>me<+and+>for=>*u*<=

!T'iS!>2`^TwicE^`As=>Fr~esH<=
`So`~o~`Ni^cE`~of~`Sp^i^cE`~
=>s-ends<=con~scious~ness=>
=>stra-ight=>out-a=>*sight*<=

>She>E>LiX>irS<~>my<~>S-ou~L~
=>QuiX=>`oT`^i^-Cal~Ly~
~stir~Ing-^E^-`MO^-TioN~S~
>Pher>`O`>`MO`nal~Ly~

!1One'D~r'Op'{EnD}!CAPS!
!U!~l~A>TeS!Es!Ca~l>A>TeS!
!NoW!=!DO!PA!=mine=!TimE!
!HeR!Sm-e~ll!IS!~SuB~L^i^mE~

>Don!T>CaLL>ThaT!Sm-e~ll!ST-e-nCH!
~let's~call>it>b-o~u~!Qu=eT!
~the~waft~that~does~play~
~Ling~ers~Love!S~mak~Ing~ways~

>CuZ>YouR>CarT>LoaD>Ca>RE-E-NS~
~path~wAys~>through~>my~>heart~>
>JusT`a`SpiL-In'~Sweet~lovE~
~>HERE<~'n~>ThERE<~as~>*U*=part=

>just>Do>what>You>Do!
~and~Say~what~You~Say~
>CuZ>*u*KnoW!In=Your!GuT!
>ThERE!S!N>O!Ot~h-eR!WaY!

!NoW!PA!~lo_ma-roS-E-T>ta!
?DoeS?^iT?GeT>An^Y^>BeT>Ta?
!DamN!YoU!Sm-e-ll!F-I-N-E!
!*U*!Sim-P~L^Y^!`BloW`!M-Y!M-I-N-D!

?May?i?sim~ply~rest~
~my~head~to~tear~
~gen~t~l~y~on~sh-o-u~l~der~
?of?your!s?my?dear?

?Can?I?tend-to?
'Yer!PotS'n-PanS'?
=>I<=Cle=an=!To!=P~l-e-a-sE!=
~whi~le~mak>^in=>cof>fe=es!=

>Ev^-En->MiS>TeR>=C~l-e-aN=S=
~D~r-e-am=Te=am=S=e=a=ms=
=Sim>P~l^Y>Ou>T>a>p~l-ace-
>!When>!*i*!>In>V-adE>
>Th-a-T->lit~tle->SP-A-C-E-

~>af>ter^up^>side>__down_in__
~your~pine-ap-ple=tea=se=
!I!LL!ChicK>En>So^uP>yer>So_uL~
>cuz>*i*>aimz>ta>P~l-e-a-sE!

`ye-a~h->toe>to>toe>we!ll>go>
>cuz>she!s>my>friend>
>ri-ght__d_o_wn__to>
>the~`bit>ter~end.

!i!hope?~some~time~
>you?ll!~>fond<~to->find<-
~>that~>i<~m-i-ght=just~be~
?still?on~yer~mind~

~>so~>long~>a>go>
=>on<=the=oth=er=cor=ner=
?of?flat?earth?
=>!he!=ma=gell=an>'ed!Her!
=>thru=simple=truth=
~>A~>rou~nd<~!the!globe!
>far>side>of>earth>
>pO>^LitE^>E>NuF!
>YeT>HaV>^InG^>Mir~TH!
>De>CenT>^Ly^>Es>courts>
?Me?VaP>^ID^~Ly?
~>eX~>PreSS>^iv^~>Ly<~
>eX>AcT!>Ly<!
~crack~el^Y^!
>KeT>T~le>l~e!^LY^!
>TaP>^InG^>^Ly^
~>dreams>MoM>Ma>MaM>MoTH>^Ly^
~>DaN~>CinG>~Ly~MelT>^InG^Ly^
>LonG>InG>Ly>~>SoaR~>InG~>Ly~>
>In>ToX>^I^>CaT>InG>Ly>
>eX>QuiS>^iT^>Ly!
=SaT=IsFy=InG=Ly=
~OveR~sO^>FlO>InG>Ly>
!*Light*'n~Char^I^Ty!

!we!ll!>pac>'em>=like=ra=tz=
~squirl'in->a>way=our=tre~ats=
>just>to>^nIB~ble~Our>mOr^>se-ls>
>at>`each`~>OTH~>`ers->`feets!
?or?=paws=?to?=>re=flect<=
~>T~wine>linin'our!nest!
~>T~Will!BE!~>OUR~>!BEST!<~
!We!Will!CON>fess!
?best?take?our?rest?
?how?was?your?day?
?what?space?=rat=race=
~>now~>let!s~>un~wind~>
=>we!ll!=>free<=what=binds=
=and=ease=our=minds=
>just~>curl~>back<~>here<~
!We!ll!BRReAK!>The>!LawS!
=>scratch>in'>"TailS=WitH=PawS=
=Wi'th="Fleas=To=Please=
>and>i!m!Prom-Is>In>MouS>^In'^>
-A->round->Down__in_the_down___
>cuz>i!m->Aim->In'To>Pl~eas>^In'>
~and->Pl~eaS>^IN'>TO>^CHe-eZ>^IN'!

!Tish^i~ty>!Tosh!
!Ooh!My!Gosh!
!Your!Golden!Orb!
!Sus>pen>ded!=Absorbs=
!Heaven!s~TwinK~Ling~*Gaze*
>en>vades>my>mind>
>spurn>ing>sweet>over>time>
>danc>ing~sublime~
=u=paradice=fine=
!Tish^i~ty!Tosh!
!A~lo_mas!Boss!

!ooh!=!please!=!ooh!=!please!
!please!=!break!=!my!=!fast!
>cuz!i!m!hung>ry>here>
>and>i>!just!>!can?t!last!
>need>nour>ish>ment>
>!man>na!mor!sels!please!
=so=>!please!=>!don!t!tar>ry!
=now=!please! =>!don!t!tease!
>cuz!i!m!hung>ry>here>
?don?t?cha?=aim=to=please=
=so=>!please!=>!ooh!=>!please!<=
=>!please!=>!lend!=>!your=ear!<=
>and>say>to>me>
~>sweet~ly->'n->clear<-
!now!please!=>!com>mere!
'n>com>mune>!my>dear!
!I!ll>serve>you>now!
~>please>!do!~>!par~take!
!now!don!t>!be>late!
!don!t>!hes>i>tate!
>cuz>*u*>!need!>your>!plate!
!to!sa>tia>te!

=you=move>my~soul!
=a^sweet^car~ess~
=such=tender!talk!
+such!warm+breasts!
>she=bears-her~soul!
>for=me>to*see*
=she!s=pure+as=gold!
~>sweet=as>can>be!

~love=david

!she?might!just!hang>up!?

!?=>how<=are=>you<=?!


?can!i!`pen-a`>pret>ty>=>po=em<=

>use>in'=>lot!s>of>love>ly>rhyme?

=if=you=would=be=soo=gra=cious=

~>to~>spare~>a~>little~>tyme~>


~>by~>per>su^ing>back>your>profile~>

>to>re>ceive>*new*mail*makes>known>

~>sweet~>`at`tri^>butes>of>you>girl>

=>takes<=`tyme`=>to<=`pen-a`=>po=em<=


= love + david !

>wens>read?in'>my~>light=>
=!'twas!=>the=>mid!st!>of>the>night!
~>just>mind?in>my>rhyme~>
=>thump!in!cad!>ence>!tyme->

->when!->a->moon~beam>!i!*spied*!
=>out>a>cor=ner>uh>my>*eye*!
=>nev=er=>felt>such>a>!sight!
=>!'twas=a=>moon=>!lit>!de=light!

!yes!=>i=>caught!you!=>moon=>!'beam-in'!
=>moon<=>beams<=>in<=>my<=>*!eyes!*<=
=>my!heart!star>ted>boom>in<
->'bout=>star=ted=>to=>cry<=

~>for~>i~>love~>to~>pause~>
~>in~>your~>pale~>moon~>light~>
->for->it=>!floods!=>~my~mind~<=
~>with~>`such`~>!sweet!~!de!~!lights!

~oh~oh~oh~`oh`~>^aoh~>oh~
~>i~>am~>just~>the~>^moon^~>rise~>
~oh~oh~oh~`oh`~>^aoh~>oh~
~>i~>am~>just~>the~>^moon^~>rise~>

->now->cot-tage->gates->
>catch>moon>lit>plates>
=>of=>golden=>tones=>
=>through=>moon=>beams=>shown=>

~>streams_un_fasten-ing->
_falls~`a`~`flut~>`ter`~ing~>
->by->those`O`cean~>`breez>es~>
~>that~>teas~es~>them>~`trees`~es~>

~>and~>tic`kles~>our~>`leav`~es~>
~>is~>sure~ly~>to~>`pleas`~es~>
~>!now!>!here!s->the=>wrap=>
=>so->!please>don!t>`sneez`~es!

=>with=>coun=ten=ance=>soo=>fly=>
~>`moon`~`beams`~>`dance`->`in`->`your`~>*eyes*~>
~>!now!~>!paloma!~>!rosetta!~>
~>?does~>it~>get~>an>y~>bet>ta?!!

=>?so=>may=>i=>ple=eze?=>
->?just~>have~>this->!chance?->
=>?and=>give=>to=>?me=>
!one!last!moon~dance!

+ love = david !

~it!s~so~fun~
~and~it!s~easy~
~yeah~>it!s~easy~
~so~easy~to~do~
~and~it!s=>fun!=>too<=
=>!i!m=>^soo^=>!hap^py!<=
!i!m=soo=hap~py!for~you!
~yeah~`yeah`~^ye^ah^~
=>!i!told=>!tja!
=>ya=no!=>!it!s=>true<=
!i!stand!alone!
>in>that>croud>
>i!m>stand>in^>a>bove>
~>!my!sweet!~>!love!~>
>de>ceit>'n>jel>ous>y>
>de>lete>it>from>da>
!main>frame!
>cuz>ya>no>
>!truth!ll!go!!
>set>in'>ya>free>
>can>t>stand>in>the>way>
~yeah~it!s~fun!~my~hun~
?can!t!cha!feel!it!
=love!is=in!the!air!
=>!i!told=>!tja!
?=>see<=>ya=<!
!=>luv<=>ya<=!