The Mermaid's Song

Welcome lover to my nightmare

just a short walk down the stone stair

Slip into the grave waves with me

to the treasures under the sea

I'll dress you in fitting attire

With fish hooks and rusty wire

On my lips and kisses you'll taste

your poisons and chemical waste

My embrace you'll never forget

much more tight than a fishing net

Come my lover heed my sweet song

for I've been lovesick far too long

©Rose

Little Green Apples

Under a dappled sky

the smell of promising rain

permeates jaded thoughts

on the little mound of soil

under the apple tree

The wings of a parakeet

agitate the leaden air

stirring the branches

above the little parasol 

of emerald shade

There forbidden fruit

coyly hide beneath 

green leaves, waiting

patiently to harvest

their rosy blushes

from the gentle kisses

of the summer sun

ⒸRose

 

Chasing Rainbows

lover come 

dance with me

in the shadow 

of dreams and reality

there we'll 

chase rainbows

watch the stars

twinkle between 

our toes

we'll plant 

kisses

cover them

with moonbeams

and other 

heavenly things

and lover 

you know

our love 

may just grow

©Rose

Lover's Kisses

ripe summer berries
luscious as a lover's kiss
a sweet temptation
© Rose