Because
I care for you more deeply
Than one heart can conceive
This feeling of affinity
Seems like make-believe
My heart has found surrender
My life a new emprise
In beaming stars of fireflies
Dancing in your eyes
Now love lights upon my heart
Flitters like a butterfly
I’m asking you to be my wife
And smiling in reply
You say, “yes!”
Copyright © 2002 by Jake Olden Shy
Love moves
to the music
in my head
A slow dance
across the floor
Oblivious
to the world
as we glide on
wings of silk and satin
Love blooms
like a flower
in my eyes
Borne of summer
sunshine and springtime rain
Unfolding pedals
spread a crimson vision
of bright vibrant passion
Love permeates
my sense of smell
A wholesomeness
in the sweet aroma
of baking apples
in the kitchen
on a brisk Sunday
afternoon
Love reacts
to my touch
A pleasant pressing
of your lips to mine
The sensefilled shudder
of your body
encased
within the splendor
of desire
Love is savored
A familiar taste
on the tip
of your tongue
A fine wine
that stimulates
the palate
and warms
the soul
Love is
in the sound
of your voice
A whisper
in my ear
“I love you”
Copyright © 2001 by Jake Olden Shy
The clock reads one a.m.
Sleep is hard to find
My mind in pleasant mayhem
She’s my state-of-mind
Her image on my dresser
Constant capturing my gaze
Does she know how much I miss her?
In my life the role she plays?
From extended conversation
Her voice lingers in my ear
Our laughter an elation
Longing brings her near
What is this compulsion
I find within her eyes
Defined by this emotion
And the promise it implies
Copyright © 2001 by Jake Olden Shy
Strolling through the seagulls cry
Approaching ocean’s door
A salty breeze blows sweetly
As waves caress the shore
Beneath bare feet
Cool calming sand
Our heart’s are beating
Hand-in-hand
A blanket spread before us
Together we lie down
Concern but for the moment
As we watch our troubles drown
Though darkened clouds are growing
Ominously overhead
And rain descends upon us
Nothing do I dread
For still the beach is glowing
As I lie there mesmerized
By endless smiles of laughter
And sunlight in your eyes
Copyright © 2001 by Jake Olden Shy
A moment etched upon my mind
The time of our retreat
I hardly knew you at the start
I loved you when complete
Trapped within assembled masses
Anxious to be alone
A lifetime waiting for the chance
To steal away on our own
Sunshine fills the cabin room
Our endless conversation
Angelic face in palmer’s kiss
You hold my adoration
Through the forest hand-in-hand
The birds chirp and sing
Sharing our first awkard kisses
Feeling Cupid’s sting
A swim together in the lake
Alone in time and space
Holding you within my arms
Floating in embrace
As darkness falls around us
Your smile lights up the room
Liquid-brown eyes hold me fast
My devotions they consume
You’ve touched me like no one before
I’ve quietly acquiesced
A friend, a lover, so much more
My soul at last is blessed
Finally, the weekend had to end
Time can’t be outrun
Finding ‘You and I’ had parted
‘We’ had just begun
A quiet moment bittersweet
A last touch of our hands
Anticipation of tomorrow
As our love expands
Copyright © 1999 by Jake Olden Shy
The poem stirs emotion
Your hand is on my chin
Lifting my head from the page
This kiss our lips begin
A soft passionate pleasure
Our heads are tilted opposite
The kiss blossoms, quickly grows
Desire becomes composite
Our embrace pulls you closer
Your arms around my neck
Fingers glide through my hair
My hands explore your back
The kiss takes on a frenzy
Increasing in it’s power
Our hearts are beating frantically
Our will to soon devour
The kiss slows and soon subsides
Contentment present in our sighs
The glowing reflection of my smile
Shining brightly in your eyes
Copyright © 1999 by Jake Olden Shy
