Always Here
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

And because I tasted fruit with him
He is always here
The juicy slice off his fingers into my mouth
Along with the salt from his skin

Orgasm
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

Orgasm –Noun n. the moment of intense pleasure:
as in: an increase in pressure
as in: the moment right before the home run

JUST ONCE
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

Just once I’d like to slip on a dress
One I would never dare to wear
So men wouldn’t need to use their imagination

The Story of Love ♥
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

In the middle of the night
I awoke from a dream
The light was so bright
Streaming down from a beam.

SPRING, A WONDERFUL THING
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

Somewhere ~ out there
Through the gentle breeze
I hear a lull, it’s kind of dull
I think it might be bees.

Essence
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

And he said he loved
the color of my skin,
reminded him
faintly, of cinnamon.

And he tasted honey
of my kiss,
a pure and simple

Whiteness Screams In Fields Of Dreams
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

The lily all frilly
In their valley of white

Have popped up from the earth
Like brides in the night.

I’d Love to Teach
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

If I were the teacher
They’d learn something different from me
Not math or science or US history
I’d teach compassion

A Dog With Heart
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

One of these days
I’m going to have to say goodbye to my dog.
That soft, fluffy, golden fur
The sweet face
That seems to smile

A Sweet Little Poem
By Linda R. O’Connell
2009

I wanted to write a poem, just for you
A sweet little poem
So you’d know how much you mean to me

{ A poem my youngest son Nick wrote about his older brother, Mike. Nick was 14 at the time of this write..he wrote it for an english class he was in. my kids are 81/2 years apart in age.

Inside My Heart
By Linda R. O’Connell
© 2009

I close my eyes
And It’s all so clear
Violins Play
Music fills the air
And there’s a smile
Inside my heart
And I’m breathing love

Oh, Sunflower
By Linda R. O’Connell
Copyright © 2009

Stunning,
Runway model
Slender bodied girl
Gorgeous sun goddess
Throughout this
Big old world.

Walkin the walk

Now I Hear
By Linda R. O’Connell © 2009

I hear the cool air and

The whistle of the wind

The bend of the flower

And the hummingbirds sing.

I hear the sun shining

A Gentle Breeze
By Linda R. O'Connell
Copyright © 2009

Let the breeze take me to a place
where my mind wanders
among the sweet
and the grace
where innocence lives
and the day gives