from FIRST KISS, a YA novel-in-verse (in progress)

Morning

rises

stretches

slowly opens

her bright eye

searches

the quiet

horizon

for some

thing rare

to celebrate

something new

to bless

with light

something

worthy of

her warmth

something

worthy of

her rising

something

someone

you

* * *


School

In

class

must

pass

grades

test

no 

rest

home

work

no

perk

un

til

we

chill

* * *

It Would Be Easy

to write of love

if I could build

a mirror

in every poem

and hand

each one

to you

* * *

Royal Love

You treat Love

like a king

you crown him

with your smile

you rule him

with your kiss

you make him wish

you were his queen

you make Love

jealous

* * *

Sweet Dreams

A

lone

on

phone

talk

text

what

next

one

look

face

book

mid

night

sleep

tight

* * *

Present Light

If I could

hold light

in my hand

I would

give it

to you

and watch it

become

your shadow

* * *

Your Eyes

are the sea

upon which the ship

of all my dreams

sets sail

* * *

Between Classes

Tell

me

tell

you

we

are

one

true

more

than

best

friend

we

kiss

and

then

we 

kiss

again

* * *

Counting the Stars

I thought you said moon

when you told me I always put you

in a good mood

I thought of the stars

in the sky of your eyes

vowed then to spend

the rest of my life

counting   naming

knowing each one

* * *

Friday

Week

end

we

spend

all

day

at

play

all

night

held

tight

I

know

must

go

* * *

You Are

the future

of my past

the present 

of my always

the forever

of my now

* * *

Fear Full

A

part

we 

start

to

doubt

a

bout

what

we

will

be

to

you

to

me

©Charles Ghigna