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From the Heart

  A Collection of Poetry

  By Scott A. Borgman

  Copyright 2013 Scott A. Borgman

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  A Valentine Gift

  For Valentine’s Day this year,

  I wanted to get the perfect gift.

  And so I went and looked

  To see what I could find.

  To show how beautiful you are to me,

  I thought of getting flowers.

  But then I realized

  No flower in this world is as beautiful as you, my love.

  To show how I love to gaze into your eyes,

  I thought of getting emeralds.

  Until I realized

  No emerald is perfect enough to match.

  I thought of how my heart burns with love for you,

  But I could not touch the sun.

  How I love to feel your touch,

  But I could not catch a warm summer breeze.

  I wanted to grant your deepest wish,

  But the stars were out of reach.

  I wanted to show you somehow

  Just how much you mean to me.

  Nothing is beautiful enough.

  Nothing is perfect enough.

  Nothing compares enough.

  Because you are my most beautiful flower.

  You are my most perfect emerald.

  You make my heart burn hotter than the sun with love.

  Your touch feels better than a summer breeze.

  And you are my greatest wish come true.

  You are everything to me,

  That I thought to give to you.

  And so this Valentine’s Day, my love,

  No matter what I give,

  Though it is not wrapped,

  You have my heart and soul,

  And all my love as well.

  My Everything

  How does one describe,

  How much you mean to me?

  What images, thoughts, or words,

  Can show you how I feel?

  You are My Everything,

  Of this I have no doubt.

  Words will never seem enough,

  Yet images may help reveal.

  You are the perfect sunrise,

  The gentle summer rain,

  The moonlight breaking through the clouds,

  The warm glow from a fireplace.

  The rainbow after a thunderstorm,

  The softest sand along a beach,

  A perfectly cut diamond,

  The most beautiful waterfall.

  Hearing the ocean in a seashell,

  The smell of fresh cut grass.

  The laughter of happy children,

  The sky’s beauty during a summer’s dusk.

  All of these things are beautiful,

  Each one a perfect moment.

  They represent My Everything,

  My Everything – is you.

  Always and Forever

  Every time you touch me,

  My heart skips a beat.

  When you tell me that you love me,

  You take my breath away.

  When I look into your eyes,

  My soul soars ever higher.

  As you hold me in your arms,

  Time stands still for me.

  You are beautiful in the mornings,

  Stunning in the afternoons,

  Alluring in the evenings,

  And simply ravishing late at night.

  Does everyone find this kind of love?

  The kind that knows no bounds?

  The kind that weathers any storm,

  And comes out ever strong?

  This love of ours is real and pure,

  It wasn’t bought with diamonds.

  We forged this love, like tempered steel,

  Unbreakable, and everlasting.

  You have always been my Princess,

  My one true Happily Ever After.

  And I will love you for eternity,

  Always and Forever.

  Reach For A Star

  I look up into the sky at night

  And see a million stars

  Glittering in the darkness

  Each one untouchable, like an impossible dream

  I walk inside, and there you are

  You turn around, and look at me

  As I look into your eyes

  I realize what love has brought

  From reaching for a star.

  When life forces us apart

  During those working hours

  I do my work, as best I can

  Yet you are always in my thoughts

  And when I come home at night

  My day becomes complete

  As you hold me in your arms

  I feel what love has brought

  From reaching for a star.

  I close my eyes at night

  And my sleep brings dreams

  And though you lay beside me

  Still, I dream of you

  There in my dreams

  I see wondrous beauty

  As I dream of you, my Aphrodite

  I understand what love has brought

  From reaching for a star.

  When we hold each other close

  As our two bodies become one

  Intimately embracing each other

  Expressing our love completely

  My heart swells with each second

  Every movement, every sound

  As we touch the clouds together

  I am grateful for what love has brought

  From reaching for a star.

  As I look into your eyes

  As you hold me in your arms

  As I dream of you, my Aphrodite

  As we touch the clouds together

  I realize what love has brought

  I feel what love has brought

  I understand what love has brought

  I am grateful for what love has brought

  From reaching for a star.

  Nothing is impossible

  No dream is out of reach

  Search the sky

  For true love only comes

  From reaching for a star.

  Tapestry of Fate

  Years ago Fate was working,

  Weaving her endless tapestry.

  Every string a different person,

  One was you, one was me.

  Then one day Fate discovered

  A string colored a different hue.

  It was not just a red or gold,

  But the color of Midnight Blue.

  And as she looked into this soul,

  Another string was seen.

  Again, different from the other ones,

  This one Forest Green.

  Fate looked long upon these two,

  And saw what could be done.

  Her expert hands moved the strings,

  Destined the two to be one.

  She watched with satisfaction

  As the two souls grew together.

  Friendship blossomed into a love

  That looked to last forever.

  And now that they moved side by side,

  Fate moved on from Blue and Green.

  For others in her tapestry

  Were needed to be seen.

  Years passed when Fate recalled them,

  And saw with a troubled heart,

  That Midnight Blue, and Forest Green,

  Had begun to drift apart.

  So once again, Fate intervened,

  And set upon the two.

  She smiled at the courage of Green,

  And the compassion of Blue.

  They came out from their trial of fire,

  And Fate was overjoyed to find,
r />   Blue and Green did not walk side by side,

  They were now entwined.

  So Fate moves on, to other strings,

  For her tapestry is great.

  Every string a different person,

  Each one needing a soul mate.

  Soul mates are hard to find,

  Rarely are they seen.

  But I know that I’m the Midnight Blue,

  And you are the Forest Green.

  Within

  As I look back on days gone by

  An image forms in my head

  I stand outside our castle walls

  Looking up at you

  I do not see the storm clouds

  That creep up from the horizon

  I do not notice the wind picking up

  Or the trees bending in alarm

  It’s not until the storm strikes

  And the war drums echo

  That I see the danger that has come

  Upon everything we have built

  With grim determination

  I strap on my sword and armor

  And step out onto the field

  Ready to battle the demon

  Minutes turn to hours

  The hours into days

  I fight on never yielding

  To the demon that has come

  There are times during the fight

  When things quiet for a moment

  And then the anger rises

  And the fight continues on

  Weeks have passed and I wonder

  Should I give up the fight

  Let the demon overcome and win

  And destroy what we have built

  And then I see you there

  Standing in the doorway

  My light, my love, you remain

  Though the fight has made you weary

  And suddenly I realize

  I have you by my side

  I have won the fight already

  And the demon is my own

  And so tonight I closed my eyes

  I took one last deep breath

  I took off my sword and armor

  I ended the battle inside myself

  A peacefulness descended upon me

  I felt the demon fade away

  You remain beside me

  And that is all I need

  So let others fight their fights

  Let their demons haunt them

  I can finally sleep in peace

  For you are still beside me

  So hold me close forever

  For I have laid to rest at last

  The demon within myself

  And I remain beside you

  A Star In Heaven

  The tears that run don’t seem to end

  My arms just want to hold you once again

  My heart aches with every beat

  Why were you taken from us, from