Roman Rule

believe in the simplest of things.
the day shined brighter than you ever had.
the souls of my shoes are worn
sole driven.
ink is running - minds are too.
reflect off the snow and into your eyes.
diamonds.
phases of my mood come easy in the morning
you come easiest with the phases of the moon.
there's a new face for every shadow.
winking man, sinking feeling.
cry in the dark
let the notes knock your brain.
ache for your voice
the songs send you mine.
lonely wishing on a lucky spark that went out.
thank God we're young, kid
still waiting for the light.

without you, i'm just me

"For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,
Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,
Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasure
Divine- a talisman- an amulet
That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure-
The words- the syllables! Do not forget
The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor
And yet there is in this no Gordian knot
Which one might not undo without a sabre,
If one could merely comprehend the plot.
Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus
Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
Of poets, by poets- as the name is a poet's, too,
Its letters, although naturally lying
Like the knight Pinto- Mendez Ferdinando-
Still form a synonym for Truth- Cease trying!
You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do."


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asking only to be your Frances Sargent Osgood.