Euripedes

being a bridge’s beam

in someone else’s dream.

Cyrano De Words-u-lac

like quicksilver in the hand.

Leave the fingers open and it stays.

Clutch it, and it darts away.

Dorothy Parker

a candlelight dinner

aboard a speed boat.

Hugh Myrrh

until love’s vulnerable.

Theodore Roethke

too much is not even enough.

Pierre-Augustin De Beaumarchais

Curtis Judalet

which everybody talks about

and few have seen. If one judges

love by the majority of its effects,

it is more like hatred than friendship.

There is no disguise which can hide

love for long where it exists or

simulate it where it does not.

Francis De La Rochefoucauld

much like a wild rose,

beautiful and calm,

but willing to draw

blood in its defense.

Mark Overby

a perky elf dancing

a merry little jig

and then suddenly

he turns on you

with a miniature

machine gun.

Matt Groening

swinging and swaying,

cuddling cozy together

on a net mesh hammock

allowing room to breath

in the summer breeze.

Dave Davidson

not knowing

how you feel

and not feeling

what you know.

John Dough

a great beautifier

Louisa May Alcott

a pleasant surprise

scheduled in disguise.

Cyrano De Words-u-lac

a canvas furnished by

nature and embroidered

by imagination.

Voltaire

Unknown

an image of God. . .

the living essence of

the divine nature which

beams full of all goodness.

Martin Luther

a mutual admiration society consisting but of two members. . . the one whose love is less intense will become president.

Joseph Mayer

The heart that

Unknown

submits to the arbitration of time.

Lawrence Durrell

Dave Davidson

is a pin cushion

taking its stabs,

yet still appearing

fuzzy wuzzy.

Hugh Myrrh

the passion of hearts,

the language of poetry

and the entertainment

of drama mixed with

the mystery of fiction.

Dave Davidson

a haunting thing to keep on remembering if it never occurs.

Dave Davidson

OVID

not an emptiness

longing to be filled-

it is a fullness pressing

to be released.

J. Kennedy Shultz

a long lasting battery

that needs regular recharging.

Ironically dim lighting is a

great recharging method.

Dave Davidson

watching the sunset

with your spouse then

closing the blinds to miss

the sunrise together.

Diane Gammon

a ghastly wine freshening

and fortifying the minds of

its chosen, and raising them

beyond thought or care

of worldy allurements.

Richard Rolle

the more subtle

form of self-interest.

Holbrook Jackson

 

the wisdom of the fool

and the folly of the wise.

Samuel Johnson

sentimental

measles.

Charles Kingsley

not just stopping

to smell sweet roses...

its pausing to pick, prune

and put them in a vase.

an art of the heart,

not a science; though

experimenting is

recommended.

Dave Davidson

It does not envy,

it does not boast,

it is not proud.

1 Corinthians 13:4

the only gold.

Tennyson

Unknown

Joseph Roux

lit in the kitchen.

French Proverb

giving away umbrellas

then getting caught

in refreshing rain

while showers

drench all

over you.

Dave Davidson

is a pop quiz

graded on

a curve.

Hugh Myrrh

always revolutionary.

Andrei Voznesensky

something like the clouds

that were in the sky before

the sun came out.

You cannot touch the clouds,

you know; but you feel the rain

and know how glad the flowers

and the thirsty earth are to have

it after a hot day.

You cannot touch love either;

but you feel the sweetness that

it pours into everything.

Annie Sullivan

in the poetry, the music, the flowers,

the perfume, the dancing, the moonlight sky,

the slow burning fire, the shimmering dresses,

the smoothest of men, the eye batting beauty,

the ocean by morning, the tender kisses at night,

the long flowing tendrils, the way he says my name,

the mountains in winter, the sunset's water

reflection. All these possibilities feed your

romantic spirit and keep it alive.

Becca Lynn

is not rude,

it is not self seeking,

it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil

but rejoices in truth.

It always protects,

always trusts,

always hopes,

always perseveres.

1 Corinthians 13:5&6

a butterfly which,

when pursued is just

beyond your grasp, but if

you will sit down quietly,

it may alight upon you.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

bright photosynthesis,

bringing affection to light

with a well watered kiss.

Dave Davidson

heartburn

without the chili.

Hugh Myrrh

a passionate perfume

blooming everyday

like a fresh bouquet.

Dave Davidson

never missing a try

at kissing goodbye.

Cyrano De Words-u-lac

the most welcoming dream

and brightest aspiration

a heart can hope for.

a capricious creature

which desires everything

and can be contented

with almost nothing.

Madeline De Scudery

simply a kiss

smiling together

up close.

Dave Davidson

a delightful day’s journey.

At the farther end kiss your

companion and say farewell.

state of perceptual anesthesia.

H.L. Mencken

a shot at the buzzer,

as the crowd’s curiosity

suspends in time’s anticipation.

But all along you knew it was true

when the ball left your hands.

Hugh Myrrh

a vivacious verb

nudging a nervous noun,

captured by amorous

agile adjectives.

Dave Davidson

most nearly itself

when here and now

cease to matter.

the blinding revelation

that some other being

can be more important to

love than he is to himself.

J.V. Casserley

either the shrinking remnant

of something which was once

enormous; or…part of something

which will grow in the future into

something enormous.

Anton Chekhov

a symbol of eternity.

It wipes out all sense of time,

destroying all memory of a

beginning and all fear of and end.

Anna Louise de Stael

when the going gets tough.

Cyrano De Words-u-lac

a promise made on love.

what you’ve been

through with somebody.

James Thurber

friendship set on fire.

Jeremy Taylor

a reality in the domain

of the imagination.

Charles de Tallleyrand

the strange bewilderment

which overtakes one person on

account of another person.

James Thurber & E.B. White,

the triumph of

imagination over

H.L. Mencken

what melts Winter

with the warmth

of a Spring kiss.

Dave Davidson

Of all forms of caution,

the most fatal to true happiness.

Bertland Russel

It happens when there is no strategy,

but it is very rare because most

people are strategists.

a kiss rekindling;

Just as sticks rub together-

sparks fly, flames arise,

warmth is nurtured,

passion created.

Dave Davidson

never genuine if forced,

so one must commit the other's

response to the power of time,

prayer and patience.

Becca Lynn

a game you win

by letting another

always be first.

Dave Davidson

and hath most strength,

The kisses are most sweet,

When it’s enjoyed in heat of strength,

Where like affections meet.

Patrick Hannay

a picnic with ants

crawling up your pants

making you want to dance.

Dave Davidson

John Dough

That is why lovers

like to touch.

German Proverb

a blessing requiring

capture when bequeathed

and should never be taken

for granted when gravity

falls deep beneath.

Dave Davidson

a seasoned spice

becoming sweeter

when mixed with

forgiveness.

Dave Davidson

the beginning,

the middle,

and the end of

everything.

Jean B. Lacordaire

when she lets you take

a photo of her and you end

up using the whole film.

Michael Boniwell

lightning and thunder

on a sunny summer afternoon

and bright rays of welcomed

warm light during a storm;

Love…can change

the weather.

Dave Davidson

not love which

alters when it

alteration finds.

Shakespeare

often right

under your nose

like a Spring sneeze

blowing in the breeze

from a wild rose.

Dave Davidson

give what is our own to

another and feeling his

delight as our own.

Robert A. Heinlein & Emanuel Swedenborg

a lot like lunch.

Both are needed everyday,

each start with the letter L,

and you can have

either in bed.

Smart Alex

simultaneously

proper nutrition and

a delectable dessert.

Dave Davidson

its then a kiss is truly felt.

Cyrano De Words-u-lac

They who inspire it are fortunate, but

those who feel it most are happier still.

Percy Shelly

Kisses kept are wasted;

E. V. Cooke

a symphony appetizer

in a gorgeous flower garden

laughing at a cologne concert,

wearing kaleidoscope shoes.

sensational senses.

Dave Davidson

always assumed crazy

unless its you and me.

Cyrano De Words-u-lac

the most terrible,

and also the most generous

of all the passions; it is the only

one which includes in the dreams

the happiness of someone else.

Alphone Karr

a conflict between

reflexes and reflections.

Magnus Hirschfeld

a risky gambler’s heart

who affords challenge.

Dave Davidson

two minds without

a single thought.

Philip Barry

either a slap in the face

or a kiss on the cheek.

Dave Davidson

Romance is the icing,

Unknown

or wants to be.

Unknown

when it does not increase,

it decreases.

Segur

and the parent of disillusion.

Miguel de Unamuno

without stepping on your

partner’s toes.

Dave Davidson