DANCING LIKE DELILAH

Dancing like Delilah

Dancing like Delilah danced
In robes of silken red
As she swirled to charm the secrets
Out of Samson's head.

Singing like a nightingale
In a quiet Parisian square
Songs to trap the wildest heart
And mesmerize me there.

Smiling like the Mona Lisa
Mysterious, nonchalant
Enticing me with cool indifference
While all your beauties flaunt.

Running down those silver streets
With rain about you falling
Turning to look back at me
With sweet entreaties calling.

Why must you taunt my gentle heart
And play your wicked games?
You, who hold my gifts of love
And will not speak my name.

I am a poor man, rest assured
Not rich by any means
I do not dare to touch the stars
Or live in lofty dreams.

But you, my love, you are my dream
I crave and want you so
And though you sway beyond my reach
I will not let you go.

Beguile me, yes, seduce me, yes!
In your darkness I will dance
Sing to me and charming be
But give my heart a chance.

For lost was I that fateful night
In moon's glow, my eyes fell
Upon your form and fairest face
And my life was plunged to hell.

A swirling dervish in female form
Your eyes, come-hither bold
I felt your fire on that garden path
Consume away my cold.

A madman you have made of me
A thing of teasing's tool
Though I am known for wit and wisdom
Of me, love's made a fool.

All of my secrets I would tell
If you, my love, would ask
I'd climb the highest heights for you
Perform the lowest task.

But you stand there with parted lips
And rip my soul in two
Turn your back and softly laugh
"I have no need of you."

     

 











Still Lost by Tom McRae
inspired the write....


©by Voo
Aug 12, 07

UNFINISHED the written and spoken word versions

Unfinished

When I, in lonely silent waves

Of sound, surround myself with you

Your face imprinted on my mind,

Your eyes like candles, shining

I hold you there with terror'd fingers

Reaching through dark rain filled clouds

To find the sun of suns.

Upon the night wind in my soul,

You fly to me like driven angels 

Breathing my name in and out

A mantra without end

So far away, the sight of you

Yet near enough to taste

I reach for you, I yearn for you, my hungry heart to hold.

If I could dream, I'd dream you here

Within my empty arms

Your love, a fountain I'd pour out

Upon my barren fields

And I, in turn, like unborn flowers

Would bloom for you forever

Instead, I wither needlessly like a crushed rose on the road.

I met you on a friendless sea

When there was naught before us

But sand and sky and unvoiced hope

And furtive fevered sighs

And then we turned and walked beyond

Where trembling hands might touch

Looking back and looking back and walking ever on.

There is a song my soul would write

And you, it's sweet refrain

Relentless in it's melody

And tears to my eyes, bring

If God should bring you towards me now

I'd run on broken glass

And never turn and never turn but keep my eyes on you.

This void, this chasm, in me now

With each day, wider grows

I can't be whole, I know that now

Because I saw your face

It may never be that you find me

And that sun may never rise

And my life will end, an unfinished song, because I don't have you.

© by Voo

April 16, 20011

1:24 a.m.

                                           my video of me reading this poem
                                                       UNFINISHED

HUSH-A-BYE LULLABY FOR THE BOY THAT I LOVE

 Hush-a-bye Lullaby 
                  For The Boy That I Love

Rock-a-bye baby on the wings of a dove

Hush-a-bye sweetheart in the soft arms of love

Rush now to Dreamland on the breath of the night

Mama will see you in the morning's first light.

Sweet little baby, sweet little one

Gentle and tender with your life just begun

Running all day in discovery's joy

God's love all wrapped up in the form of a boy.

Dream now, my darling, dream of the day

Coming tomorrow and the pleasure of play

Spontaneous kisses and hugs given free

Your face such a treasure from Heaven to me.

Sleep, little angel, in pure innocence

Renew your engine, your energy's spent

So much to look at and so much to learn

Jump up and fall down and do and discern.

Your journey's beginning and mine has begun

To see life anew in the spirit of fun

Childhood is precious and too soon is gone

But the memories will hold me when I'm all alone.

Promise me, precious, you won't grow up too fast

I'll slow down the clocks and I'll make this time last

I'll fly you forever on the wings of a dove

I'll rock you to sleep in the soft arms of love.

©by Voo

Aug 30, 07

9 p.m.