She guarded me until you came to me
Unselfishly she gave herself
Then when you were near, she left
Knowing that love had found me
Dushinka
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Tumultuous
I live to see the pleasure in your eyes
the world is in torment
Wars, fascism, poverty, illness and death
the world is tumultuous
But when I see you and the look in your eyes
everything fades and the light prevails
Perhaps
I am so in with love you
it is probably beyond your comprehension
You’ve become my reason for living
perhaps that would be considered neurosis
As much as I love the sunrise and the sunset
the yellow and red autumn leaves falling to the ground
the rain soaked smell of the soil, the grape vines turning yellow
the skies gray, with cotton, cloudy, clouds,
all of this I love… all of this I appreciate
but without you what does it matter
Perhaps it is neurosis
that I have to live outside myself
but I do
and I live for you
Prayer
Let every poem I write be for you
Let me fall upon my knees before you
Let every word, syllable, be a prayer for you
Let me dedicate my life… to you
I Will Not Rest
I will not rest
until I’ve told you
how much I love you.
I will not rest
until my eyes close
looking at you.
I will not rest
until you know
how much I’ll miss you.
I will not rest
until you know
I love you.
I Love You
I have never loved anyone
like I love you
True, I have loved many,
many with an ardent flame.
I have loved
until my soul would crack
But none
as I love you.
I love you, as I love the seasons,
I love you, as I love the sea,
I love you, as the earth the moon and the stars.
I love you.
Dear God
Today I cry
My tears streak my face like rain
Dear God, I beg you to stop
I beg you to stop, these endless wars
People are dying, regardless which side
Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters,
Uncles, aunts, grandparents and children
Please bring them to their senses
Dear God, I beg you to stop
I beg you to stop, I beg you to stop, these endless wars
La Scala
I got you to La Scala
an achievement of a lifetime.
I got you to La Scala
a girlhood dream.
I got you to La Scala
dressed in Loro Piana.
I got you to La Scala
for the centennial of La Boehme.
I got you to La Scala
In Milan!
Say a Prayer for Me
My heart valve is failing, I have cancer of the prostrate
My life is slowly ebbing toward its end
But I have found love, and she has brought justification to my life
My love, is the most educated woman I have known
Her brilliance is only equaled, in the golden emerald sparkle of her eyes
Her graceful beauty, brings men to a standstill, but it is her modesty that enchants
Her light, is the White Nights of Saint Petersburg, the aurora borealis
Her aura, is as beautiful as the stars reflected on snow
How grateful I am, that she came into my life
Had I not met her, I would consider my life a fleeting failure
An attempt to love… never achieved
But I did meet her and I shall live out my days
In her loving embrace and shall go to my death, within her spirited grace
So, say a prayer for me Olga, say a prayer for me, say a prayer for me Olga,
say a prayer for me
My Love is like a Rose
My love is like a rose
Her fragrance is robust, soothing, subtle
Her limbs, healthy and turning to the sun
Her thorns, armor protection for her fragility
Her romance, the beauty of her blush
Her petals, as smooth as pearls
My love is like a rose
Her fragrance is robust, soothing, subtle
geoffreylake 
