With each new love We throw all of our saved up dreams and wishes And see if they stick. ~Just L (found poem, April 11, 2010) Published in the May 2010 Blender of Love Digest
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Beginner’s Mind
He said I should approach love with a “Beginner’s Mind.” The trouble is I do not have a beginner’s heart. ~Just L (found poem, November 6, 2010) Published in the December 2010 Blender of Love Digest
Spilling Over
I am so full of promiseI can barely contain myselfLet me spill all overA warm, small poolSufficient for lapsOf your tongueA bouquet of whiskeyOr aged grapesA trickling streamAfore a cascading fallOn youBeneath me ~Just L (January 30, 2015) Published in the February 2015 Blender of Love Digest "Just L had a brilliant month, really good stuff." --Kirk, … Continue reading Spilling Over
Vorfreude
I stare at you and ponder how incredibly sweet that I have found you in this state. After all the life we have lived there is something inexplicable about falling deeply in love years beyond our youth. I would have never guessed the depths of my delight. Once envious of those who have had many … Continue reading Vorfreude
Clearly
He makes my heart race, my body shake, and my mind cloudy; and yet, I have never been clearer. ~Just L (February 5, 2016) Published in the March 2016 Blender of Love Digest
Silence Speaks Volumes
Being noticed is so close to being loved, That sometimes they feel the same. Being ignored is just as powerful. ~Just L (March 6, 2016)
Vows Said No One Ever
I promise to passionately kiss you when you have bad breath; Which may in fact be stronger proof of my love than “until death.” ~Just L (May 6, 2015) Published in the June 2015 Blender of Love Digest
On My Tiptoes
Can we start making lasting memories now? May we take all of our experiences and lessons, and invest them in this love? Do you also feel the wow? Can we leave what doesn’t serve us by the wayside? Dare we re-write all of the rules of what this is supposed to be? Can we? Will … Continue reading On My Tiptoes
Sofa
She still has a Pottery Barn Charleston from 1995 While he has a leather giant that eats you alive Sofa Neither has purchased new furniture Or talked about the future Sofa ~Just L (January 19, 2016) Published in the February 2016 Blender of Love Digest "A play on 'so far'" -- I like how little … Continue reading Sofa
Just Weight
Still, I sit. Perhaps for the first time. His gaze holds me. Steady, Not down. ~Just L (December 29, 2015) Published in the January 2016 Blender of Love Digest #abouthim
Just L Poetry 