Cruising the Coast

Cruising the Coast

Cars cruising, taking us back
as Elvis croons
on the radio

Chrome shining,
fins all the rage
and the rat rods
give flat black
a new place
in society

Muscle cars
rumbling
down the beach
road as the
smell of the sea
hits my nose

Burning rubber,
tires squealing
there goes another
‘57

I’ll sleep like a babe
tonight, with visions
of the classics
in my dreams

Lynn West
© 2014

To the Core

To the Core

Kiss me there,
now here again,
as the night
bathes us in
moonlight,
lightning
off in the distance
as the thunder
matches time
with our heartbeats

Take another look,
deep into my eyes
and see what I
“feel” when your
body covers mine

Passion newly
rising as we
find ourselves
once again
feeling the
need to be
closer than
the moment
before

Over and over
our bodies
join, touching,
moving, melding
into one, where
one could not
tell where the
other began,
flesh on flesh
sweat laden,
taking each other
to the very core
of ecstasy
and intent

Blazing off into
the land of
contentment,
I rest my head
on your chest,
spent…

Lynn West
© 2014

I Still Dream

I Still Dream
To waken in the middle
of a full moon’s night,
watching his slumber
as he hold’s me tight

Turning toward him,
I feel so blessed,
this man who loves,
cares for my happiness

I close my eyes and think
of all the ways
he shows me he cares
each and every day

Little notes found here
here and there
opening the car door,
holding my chair

His mother raised a
gentleman, a good
hearted soul
who found me
and loves me,
that’s more precious
than gold…

I know you are out there,
I still dream of you
and know you will
love me truer than true

Lynn West
© 2014

Eight Miles and a Million

Eight Miles and a Million
He's only eight miles
away, but it may as
well be a million

He's a busy man’s man
who wants me to believe
that I have a place in
his life

Yet when I see my mirror’s
reflection and am honest
with myself, I see that nothing
could be further from
the truth, for if you can't
make an hour a week
for someone, how can you
ever build a foundation
that will survive a lifetime?

The kind gestures
make me smile and
know that deep inside
this whirlwind who
never stops is a man
worthy of my love,
yet I am finding
communication
becoming almost
nonexistent and the
patience I pride myself
in wearing as thin
as ice as another
day turns into a week,
a month, six weeks..

I don't lose hope
easily and am sometimes
stubborn (and even loyal)
to a fault when I believe
that something great can
emerge, but reality is
knocking at my door
and eventually I must answer

Eight miles might
as well be a million,
if two people
never touch...

Lynn West (C) 2014

Shadow Wolf Love

Shadow Wolf Love
He climbed onto the jutting rock
And heard the Wolf inside

The world around seemed surreal,
Thoughts of her would not subside

Minutes became hours as he
Held her close, this creature of the night
-did he fear she'd take wings in fright?

She held steadfast, for she'd dreamt of him
And knew he did exist
A pull of nature, from long ago,
Neither chose to resist...

Lynn West
(c) 2014
for Shadow Wolf

Photo by http://shadow-wolf.deviantart.com/art/Tiny-Lights-321969877 Namrais - with full credit given for this wonderful work of art.

Your Choice

Your Choice

Wrapped in a cocoon of
mixed feelings, frustration
and what ifs, my soul aches
for closure, renewal
or some semblance
thereof

Caring for one who’s heart
is incapable of returning
emotion is like spinning
through space, not
knowing if you will land
or endlessly orbit

The heart does not always
choose as wisely as the
mind would have us do

It is amazing how one can make
you feel so good and so bad
all in the same moment

Wise up, chin up, toughen up,
grow up, back up, double up,
take the bull by the horns;
anyway you chose to say it,
the choice to be hurt or to heal
is in your own hands…

Lynn West
© 2014

Your Father's Daughter

Your Father's Daughter

Draw your energy
from the Sun and
harness the Moon
when the day is done

Know your worth and
accept life’s call,
you’re your Father’s
daughter, after all

So believe in what
you know to be
good and true, no
matter what they
say about you

Back up and double up
and take it head on,
for that’s when your
spirit is truly shone

For my Dad, Sam West
I miss you, Mayor
Lynn West
© 2014