Wicked World
Vipers spew their venom to all who accept;
Without consequences they expect.
Blind and deaf to a wicked and evil world;
To God, I will always herald!
Alone and abandoned by a cursed womb;
Eventually, to a deep and dark tomb.
Secrets scare with wounds unhealed;
Only God can reveal.
Wondering and wandering on a journey uncharted;
Happy and excited, but still cold hearted.
Whispering winds carry His strength;
To all, I share My Faith!
Whistling pines scented with God’s promises;
Hint to a future and royal eminence.
Wilting willows wither in winter;
Fancy and flavorful do they hither.
Blind and deaf to a wicked and evil world;
To God, I will always herald!
© 2026 HMRyan
The Struggle
Lost at sea
Unable to be
Lost in my own mind
Unable to find …
Peace
Solitude
Forgiveness
Mercy
Grace
Love
Rest
Peace
Lost in time
Walking in and out of line
Broken and battered
Torn and shattered
Lost at sea
Struggling to be
Unable to breathe
© 2026 HMRyan
Guilt
Riddled with guilt
All wrapped up in my mother’s quilt
Stricken with grief
Unable to speak
Fighting through the storm
Anything but the ‘norm’
All tattered and torn
With emotions still unborn
Fighting to survive
Unable to thrive
Hanging on by a thread
Searching for something; Anything but the dead!
© 2026 HMRyan
Joshua
Lost long ago,
To a world unknown.
Ripped from her embrace;
Only to reunite and the truth doth she face.
Perfect in every way;
No one dare otherwise say.
Perfect in every way;
Each and every day.
Safe and sound tucked within God’s wings;
Protected and peaceful he still sings.
His heart feels the pain,
Yet his face shows no strain.
I can hear his anger.
I can see his apprehension.
I can feel his agony.
I can taste the bitter sweetness.
Lost long ago,
To a world unknown.
© 2026 HMRyan
For Joshua
Anger bleeds through her sincerity.
Bitterness haunts from behind.
Agony rattles her dead bones deep into the night.
Overwhelmed with emotions,
Shattered and shunned by her society.
Calmed by a gentle voice,
Tender and loving, she obeyed.
He lulled her fears.
He eased her anxieties.
He soothed her soul.
Hushed and honored,
For him, she quiets the storm within.
© 2026 HMRyan
Collide
We fell hard and deep
In the back of that Jeep
Two hearts united by God alone
Only to collide at His throne
One soul divided by death
The other left without a breath
Dust in the wind is all we are
If we drift too far
Rain never stops the pain
Among broken hearts unchained
It only hides in vain
© 2025 HMRyan
Mt. Zion
Hope flickers through the haze
A promise forgotten in former days
Love’s memory etched in time’s embrace
Guiding us gently on God’s grace.
Even as shadows softly dance
We hold the dawn secretly entranced
Trusting God’s light that will soon sit on the horizon
Bringing new life to Mt. Zion.
© 2025 HMRyan
Promises
Palms open wide,
I carry your love deep inside.
Clinging to promises made long ago,
I believe hope through fear’s ego.
I shall never let go;
Especially of promises made long ago.
I prostrate to obey.
I bow to honor.
I stare to challenge your pride and
I look away to respect you.
I dance in the shadows of His glory and
Coast through life’s storms on His wings.
I patiently wait for the rain to subside,
While He works on the divide.
I shall never let go;
Especially of promises made long ago.
© 2026 HMRyan
You stung
Like the Hornet you were
You bit
Like the Grizzly bear you are.
All the while
My own fleshed burned
Branded by his cigarette
Branded with inconceivable hopes and dreams
Branded by her memory.
Let her burn, they yell!
Let her burn, they scream!
Let her burn, I whisper!
Forgive them, Father,
For they know not what they do!
She has turned,
She has turned her back on me!
My sorrow burns with anguish
My heart shatters painfully in pieces
My soul sinks in deep depression
For her, my sweet Batavia!
For the fond memories
I left with.
For the rejection
I live with.
For the purity
I love her with.
Let Batavia crumble in pride!
Let Batavia agonize in pain!
Let Batavia suffer in silence!
Let Batavia hear the cries . . .
And feel the burning tears
Of their wickedness and its consequences
Let Batavia crash and burn
Fall to ruin, My Sweet Batavia!
© 2024 HMRyan
Blood-Bought Race
I am Your Daughter
I am Your Sister
I am Your Mother
I am Your Friend
I am . . . Your Bride!
I am His and I am hers
I am Yours and I am theirs
I am everything, yet nothing
I am everyone, yet no one
I am here; I am there
I am everywhere; yet nowhere.
I am weak but strong
I am mighty and powerful,
Yet meek and humble.
I am foolish but wise
I am wisdom and knowledge,
Yet ignorant and blissful.
I am the tender breeze
That sweeps away your tears and pain
I am the morning sunlight that heals and heals
I am the budding wildflowers in fields of grain
I am the Omega and the last of a dying breed
I am the whispering pines in a gentle Spring rain
I am your Salvation!
I am your Direction!
I am that nauseous, stirring feeling in your gut
I am that still small voice telling you:
“No! This is the way! Walk in it.”
I spread my wings vast and voraciously
I watch with a protective eye
I soar bold and courageously . . .
Waiting for people to stop asking Me when and why!
Because I said so!!!
I am the calm before the storm . . .
Because,
I AM THE STORM!
Without Jesus, I have no place!
Without Jesus, I have no grace!
Because I am . . .
HIS Blood-Bought Race!
© 2025 HMRyan
Missed
Missed so much
Missed so dearly
It seems like yesterday
I blew you kisses.
Missed not nearly enough
Missed day after day
I know you’re where you belong
But that doesn’t ease the pain
Yet, still, you will always be missed!
© 2004 HMRyan
Please, Father
Star light, star bright—
Please, Father,
Let this be my last fight.
Twinkling star, diamond star
Please, Father,
Don’t let me drift afar.
Heavens above, heaven on earth
Please, Father,
Let your voice be heard.
Green leaves turn to brown leaves
Please, Father,
Let your words forever speak.
Star light, star bright—
Please, Father,
Shine for all to see tonight.
© 2025 HMRyan
Resurrecting Love
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Emotions left unsaid
Sad but true.
You, oh my king, my sire
Are my heart’s one desire
Quench this thirsty flame
Uncontrolled, untamed.
With embers all aglow
God forgets long ago
Lost in love’s affair
We can go anywhere.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Raise from the dead
This spirit, this heart
Fresh and new.
© 2025 HMRyan
Hearts Afire
Our passion burned red
But his eyes sparkled blue
Ending the bloodshed
For me and for you.
From now until I expire
My heart’s true destiny
My heart’s one desire
May God keep our love afire!
© 2023 HMRyan
O’ Father
O’ Father of mine—
Tender kisses on her forehead
Soft caresses across her cheek
Affectionate commands guiding the way
While hands of Midas keep her fears at bay
Gentle fingers always there to sweep her tears away
Just to keep his Princess on her pedestal anyway.
O’ Father of time—
A father’s touch heals
His heart reaches miles without even moving
A father’s hand teaches hard lessons learned
While his protective love grows deeps within
A father’s embrace makes everything alright
With respect and pride as his greatest gift—
A father’s legacy lives long beyond his grave.
O’ Father of love—
His loyalty speaks volumes
His morality is unmatched
His family is untouchable
His protection is unparalleled
His persistence always perseveres
His passion is hard driven.
O’ Father up above—
Your grace keeps me going
Your strength keeps me strong
Your mercy keeps me believing and
Your unconditional love keeps me safe.
Your faith keeps me flying
Your truth sets me free
Your forgiveness and favor is undeserved
Your compassion is astonishing!
O’ Father—
Thank you for loving me!
Thank you for always holding me up!
Thank you for trying to understand!
Thank you for teaching me life’s most important lessons!
Thank you for Your constant persistence!
Thank you for never giving up on me!
Thank you,
Love always!
© 2023 HMRyan
Look to Me
When you are hungry
And have no food,
Look to Me—
I will feed you.
When you are cold
And have no blanket,
Look to Me—
I will keep you warm.
When you are sad
And crying,
Look to Me—
I will comfort you.
When you are lost
And can’t find your way,
Look to Me—
I will guide you.
When you feel lonely
And abandoned,
Look to Me—
I am always with you.
When the pain is unbearable
And you can’t take another step,
Look to Me—
I will heal you.
When you are at your lowest
And life has left its scars,
Look to Me and remember….
I never give you more than you can handle.
When life is at its best,
It is because I gave you rest.
© 2007 HMRyan
True Love
God will make a way
Regardless of what you say
Believe with all your heart
Remain strong and true
Steadfast and faithful always.
God will make a way
Because of what you say
Love Him with all your heart
Stand firm on His rock
Meditate on His words
While you rest in His strength.
God will always make a way
Because . . .
He is our only,
True Love!
© 2024 HMRyan
Changes
In with the new
Out with the old
Live high
Live low
Let live and
Let die
Let go and
Let God!
For every living thing
There is a season
For every purpose
There is a reason
Hence, God changes all!
© 2004 HMRyan
Lost
The water quickly fills my lungs—
I kick!
And I kick!
I struggle to keep my head above
I’m growing weary
Tired of fighting
Tired of struggling
Tired of life
I surrender!
The water drowns me
In an ocean called life—
I lost my life to an ocean of sorrow.
© 2013 HMRyan
An Angel’s Composition
Angels serenade in the heavens above
Clouds sway freely in the breeze
Two hearts detached, undreamed of
Waiting for the pain to ease.
Heaven cries in desperation—
Thunder rolls
Lightning bolts.
Angels dash to alleviation
Two hearts now in one accord
The heavens can once again rejoice
And be in celebration.
© 2004 HMRyan
Pain
Eyes of blue
So deep and true
His smile hides the pain
While his tears fall only in the rain
Holding memories so dear and close
Hoping no one sees his lone wolf
A laugh here
A laugh there
He hides it well . . .
Praying no one can tell.
© 2023 HMRyan
First Love
Words can’t express my sorrow
Nor can they explain my pain
Wishing for no tomorrow
Doesn’t stop the rain.
It was love at first sight, I can’t deny
A smile that once captivated my heart
Now plays repeatedly in my mind
He will forever be my first love
Until the end of time.
© 2015 HMRyan
No One Knows
As I sit with this person
I often wonder . . .
How did she become so aloof?
Why so tranquil?
Who is she?
Day after day the same routine
Day after day the same depressing face
For she aches for self-acceptance
Unspoken misery lives within
The terror she feels.
It is I!
It is I that no one knows!
It is I that does not feel!
This silent illness
Stricken with grief, suffering and torture
Anger fills my emotions
Despair weakens my soul—
It is I . . .
That no one knows!
© 2003 HMRyan
My Love
A comforting love fills the air as your warm and tender hands intertwine with mine
When I look into your eyes
I see a future full of love and happiness
Bright and beautiful
The world, and all its complexities
Disappear when I’m wrapped tightly in your protective possessiveness.
You are the roof that shields me from life’s storms
You safeguard my emotions
Your understanding eases my insecurities
Your strength gives me strength and
Your quirky little smile . . .
Tells me everything will be alright.
The way you look at me
With lustful pining in your twinkling blue eyes
A soft glow of purity and innocence lingers overhead
My mind perceives nothing.
Making love to you soothes my soul
Your passion-driven hunger feeds the fire within
Intense waves of erotic sensations explode
Quietly, I whisper, ‘I love you.’
Being loved by you feels like a walk in the clouds—
I’m free to be me!
You make me believe I can be anything,
Accomplish anything!
I need to tell you, my love . . .
I can’t promise you a year,
I can’t promise you a month,
I can’t even promise you tomorrow,
But I can promise:
I will love you the rest of my life.
© 2007 HMRyan
Confused
Lost in confusion
Wanting to love
Wanting to be loved
State of mind befuddled
Concentration shattered
Comprehension clouded
Confused by love.
Running fast and going nowhere
Things to do
Accomplishments to be had
Achievements desired
Life is a struggle when you’re confused by love.
Holding back emotions
Fighting for sanity
Trapped in uncertainty
Trying to understand why . . .
I’m so confused by love!
© 2006 HMRyan
Finally!
Feeling the gentle breeze
And the sunlight upon my face
You’d think I were a whole person.
My mind,
A million miles astray
My heart,
So incomplete.
Just to find the one to fill the hollowness
I’d have to pray each and every day.
Feeling the gentle breeze
And the sunlight upon my face
My mind
A million miles away.
Thanking God each and every day
For prayers answered so inconspicuously
For my heart so completely
Just to be a whole person, finally!
© 2007 HMRyan
Mystery
As he looked out the window every morning
I often wondered
What stammered through his feeble mind . . .
Was he afraid for the first time in his life?
Did he wonder what he could’ve done differently?
The what ifs . . .
Did he have secrets he wanted to confess?
Did he have a last-minute bucket list he wished to accomplish?
It doesn’t matter now
Time has passed and he is gone
What went on in his mind will forever stay a mystery,
But one thing remains for certain . . .
As I put my weak and fragile grandfather to bed every night
These words echo, still, to this day:
“Good night, sweetheart, I love you too.”
© 2005 HMRyan
So Far Away
So close, yet so far away
One wanting the other
The other wanting the one
Nothing feels right without him
Nothing feels comfortable.
Longing and longing
For what she knows she can’t have
Aching hearts pass by without a sound
Yearning desires linger in the moonlight
Shadows of their image dance for the insomniac’s mind.
Needing the closeness
Embracing the moment of their togetherness
His smell circles ‘round.
© 2004 HMRyan
Unaware of Reality
I want to cry
I need to grieve
I want to die!
All this sorrow
All this pain
I have endured day after day.
Is there no end?
Is there no relief?
I’m high as the sky
Unaware of reality—
I feel invincible!
It’s a wonderful life!
I can’t sit still!
I’m so excited!
About what you ask?
Everything, everything!
I’m in the zone
No one can touch me!
They’ll have to wait
Till I come back around!
© 2003 HMRyan
War
Thoughts of rage
Thoughts of violence
Thoughts of sex and seduction
. . . Nakedness and fear
Uncontrollable actions engulf my mind.
Emotions of raging hormones
Savage-obsessed passion bites at his skin
Weak emotions overpower this extreme sexual desire
Tearing the thin layers that keep me trapped within
Uncontrollable actions engulf my mind.
I fight for sanity!
I fight for control!
My mind swirls in disarray,
Confusion everywhere!
Releasing the cruel brutality
Of the vicious animal hidden so deep within
Emotions unknown to all humanity
Fear drives the anxiety.
Surrendering to the overwhelming need
The overpowering desire
The irresistible passion
Pure serenity escaped!
I may have lost this battle,
. . . but the war is not over!
© 2023 HMRyan
Winter’s Last Snowfall
Winter’s last snowfall
Softly blankets the frozen ground
Snowflakes drift innocently
Through the cool, crisp, refreshing air
The promise of a bright new Spring
Intoxicates the senses
The delicious smell of a fresh new beginning.
A fresh new year
A fresh new start—
Life and love!
The promise of a fresh new tomorrow.
Remnants of the bright moonlight seep through the midnight sky
God’s gentle breeze carry fluffy grey clouds
Swiftly through the outlining city lights
For tonight He hides
Beautiful sparkling diamonds for another night.
The promise of a fresh new morrow
Rests on the horizon
Lost in the moonbow.
© 2023 HMRyan
Forbidden
He stood solid as a rock
Brawny but cautious
Ready to defend!
Ready to conquer!
His unwavering strength
Deserved respect
His unconditional love
Deserved loyalty
A lover, not a fighter, he is!
His protective embrace
Held a thousand “I love yous!”
His eyes dripped of oceans
So deep and so blue
It penetrated straight through!
Arms so wide and so vast
He tucked her safely
Within his wingspan.
Gently, he massaged her aches and pains
Always there with a listening ear
Tenderly, he soothed her emotional strain
Always there with a shoulder to share—
Because he always cared.
Secretly knowing
She was always forbidden
Never his, but . . .
Always hidden.
© 2023 HMRyan
Lonely Hole
It’s cold
Damp and dreary—
Dark, with no end in sight
The deepest, darkest hell I’ve ever been in
I’m all alone.
No one near to care
I’ve pushed them all away
It’s scary here
I want out.
I don’t see a way
The hole has been covered
How did I get here?
Did I put myself here?
Help! Help!
I’m suffocating!
I can’t breathe!
No one hears, no one cares, I’m gone!
Gone to the darkest, deepest, loneliest hell—
Am I still on earth?
I fall into this hole every day and
Every day I get out
Will I get out today?
© 2004 HMRyan
Raw Soul
As the arctic air fills the atmosphere
Her sense of frigidness is crystal clear
Her heart frozen solid
Her emotions chilled to the bone—
She questions her very existence.
As she stares out the window in a time warp
Polar waves ripple through her mind
As winters’ snow drifts to the ground
Her happy children are nowhere to be found
She astonishes at where in life she is.
One last time,
She looks up to the mystical, starlit moon
One wish for her and one wish for them
She lives life embracing every memory
Sharp is the sword that cut her dreams
Glassy crystal that shattered her world.
Emotions of anger nip at her
One day at a time
Slowly decaying this raw soul.
© 2004 HMRyan
The Cliff
The grizzly bear stood tall and proud
Staring at me eye to eye
Deeper and deeper, we strived
Searching one another’s soul so profound.
Scorched and seething
His fire seared me
I blinked and ran
He chased and chased me.
Whispering words through the wings of God’s gentleness
Not to be dismissed
The cliff!
Watch out for the cliff!
I ran and I ran!
The cliff stopped me!
Turn around, it said
You don’t belong here!
Return to him and stop running
You will never run off this cliff—
I won’t let you!
© 2022 HMRyan
Christmas
The North star twinkles high above
Guiding the way like a dove
A sleeping babe tightly swaddled
Away in a manger, He is cradled.
Three wise men bless
With gifts abound
How sweet the sound!
Jesus is here! Jesus is here!
Let Messiah reign forevermore!
The morning light
Brings great might
For Jesus is the reason
For the season.
Give selflessly, give abundantly
Give without expectation.
As you ponder your reason
For this season
Let His star guide you
To a world afar.
© 2023 HMRyan
Broken
Stuck in another place and time
Lost in my own mind
A million miles astray
My heart
In total disarray.
Feeling the summer breeze and
Sunshine upon my face
Missing my ‘one’ every single day!
You’d think I were a whole person
Broken, battered and bruised
Inside bears no comparison
To his lost baby blues!
Praying each and every day
For God to answer my prayers
In His own conspicuous way.
Heal this broken and shattered soul
I pray!
For my heart’s desire to return once more
This I beg if I may!
© 2024 HMRyan
God Is Love
God is good!
God is great!
There is a path on which
We must stay straight.
Choose wise, all ye men!
Know that God is near
For which path you take
Know that God is always there.
Love and happiness in Heaven is eternal
Destruction and hatred in Hell
That burns forevermore
So, if you love someone, tell them today
For tomorrow may be too late!
We must learn to be patient
We must learn to wait
He only takes the good ones
And does not hate!
Throw a smile
Then wait awhile—
It might be just what you’ve prayed
God is love forever and ever.
Amen!
© 2004 HMRyan
Heaven and Hell
She slips silently into her Elysium
White fluffy clouds surround
Emotions float freely
She becomes untouchable in this crystalline air
Cloud nine embodies her euphoric time sense.
Abruptly, she plunges to the bottom
Fenced in by every emotion
Trapped and helpless she reaches
Dim but seeping through
Edging toward the top
She struggles, not to be stopped.
© 2005 HMRyan
My Prayer
May God embrace you with His love
May God keep steady watch from above
I pray you never see darkness
That light always shines relentless.
Let your hope for tomorrow
Wash away your tears of sorrow
Let not your worrisome troubles bother you
For Jesus has come to bring truth and renew.
I pray My Miracle,
I pray My Angel,
That you always see the path before you and
Always know your true self!
No one is better at being you . . .
Than you!
© 2006 HMRyan
Written for my two boys:
Branton J Wilcox, Joshua S Davis
My heart’s one desire; my life’s other purpose!
I love you, men, with all my heart!
Miserable
Miserable old sap, she is
Can’t do anything right!
Pathetic soul
Rejected and criticized
But not by the One who matters most.
Gonna die an old maid
Alone, only to despair
A cold, lonely soul
With no one to care.
Cold as ice
Heart of stone
Trapped and fooled
Lied to and deceived.
Thinking it was love
Yet they shove
A hollow heart inside a bag of bones
Slowly rotting forever alone.
© 2007 HMRyan
Games
His haunting memory seeped through on a dark and dreary night
The awful stench of his stale cigarettes
His empty beer cans permeated the already dense air that filled my lungs.
He never cared.
He never loved.
He never even tried!
His passion was not calling for duty
It was not a fortnight away
It was not a mine to craft
His passion was his final fantasy
His final move
His final words
His final embrace.
He walked away without a single tear
Without a care in the world
Ready to conquer
Ready to steal
Ready for another life and world entirely.
I was just another heart to add to his impressive collection
He was ready to play another game!
© 2023 HMRyan
Love Meant to Be
If ever two were meant
It would be us
If ever two loved so much
It would be us.
As a flower withers due to lack of sunlight
Sure enough
My heart would do the same without you
The day you walked into my life
My dream come true!
The softness of your lips
The sparkling glow in your eyes
The tender touch of your skin on mine
The heavens above praise within.
My love increases daily and
Never does it reach the lowest valley.
© 2005 HMRyan
Dead
A scar-tattered soul
A walking corpse
Empty armor with no beating heart
I feel dead inside!
My cup runneth over . . .
With anger,
With frustration,
With shame,
With guilt,
With pain.
No hope!
No future!
No tomorrow!
Just empty flesh full of dead bones.
© 2013 HMRyan
Endless Love
She sits alone with herself
Wondering where her prince could be
She dreams of love never-ending
Wishing on stars’ endless beauty.
He sits alone with himself
Wondering where his princess might be
He dreams of never-ending love
Believing his prayers will come.
As people shuffle out, she trips
Caught by the prince sent from above.
His prayers answered
Her prayers granted
Their dreams never end . . .
In love!
© 2005 HMRyan
Lap of Luxury
Gold
Silver
Trendy clothes
Collections of Victoria’s Secret
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
A summer home on the beach
The job of your dreams
A loving husband
Kids
A family dog
A family cat
Living a luxurious life is every girl’s dream.
Self-centered
Selfish
Conceited
Snobby
Living a luxurious life will do that.
Children
Family
Happy Holidays
Birthdays
Celebrations
Graduations
Living a luxurious life makes it hard to be a meek and humble person.
© 2007 HMRyan
Give Up
Times were hard
Times were tough
Through the good and
Through the bad
I never gave up!
You were here
You were gone
I never gave up!
We fought
We loved
We hated
We disagreed
Yet we loved and . . .
I never gave up!
You called it quits
I kept fighting
Through and through
My love is never-ending
Always and forever, unconditional!
The time has come—
We have spoken our final words
Now . . .
I give up!
© 2004 HMRyan
Heavenly Dreams
I never saw a face
I never heard a voice
I never knew you
But somehow, I was where I belonged.
I felt your sincere touch
The rapid beating of your heart
The heavenly grasp of your arms
That first night I was taken
The angels had spoken
‘He is here now!’
Taken by the heavenly grasp of your arms
The rapid beating of your heart
Your sincere and meaningful touch—
I knew!
I knew I was where I belonged.
My prayers answered
Wishes granted
The stars never shined so brightly
The angels never serenaded so sweetly
I embraced the man God made only for me!
© 2005 HMRyan
Heart and Soul
A love so tender
A heart so true
A love so real
My heart, I send to you.
These eternal flames
That burn deep within
This lonely heart, yours, do I belong
This passionate soul that remains so strong.
My love, my life
My heart, my soul
Everything I am . . . you behold!
© 2004 HMRyan
Moving On
Yearning for his smile
Yearning for his touch
Yearning for his hungry, passionate kisses—
Get comfortable being uncomfortable,
She says!
My soul screams
My skin squirms
My heart hurts
Why does this feel so wrong?
Why does this feel so uncomfortable?
This is healing.
This is growing.
This . . .
Is moving on!
© 2023 HMRyan
Paradise
Soft golden rays embellish the ocean waters
A euphoric sense engulfs the milieu with an arcane solitude
Teal blue waves wash the white sandy beaches
God’s eyes descend with sparkles in the midnight twilight
The crescent moon accents the LORD above with its luminescent beauty
This paragon is all consuming to the soul.
Mortal whereabouts are unknown
For Heaven’s light shines early in the morn
No apprehension, no tribulation, no calamity—
Such tranquility, such serenity, such peacefulness
It keeps me coming back.
Stillness and a gentle summer’s eve breeze flow through my sun-bleached hair
The sound of crashing waves as they sweep the shoreline catch my ears
My bottom limbs feel the cooling wetness as my ever-beating heart amicably responds to . . .
Paradise!
© 2006 HMRyan
My Everything
He secures me with his love
His tender kisses
His warm touch
With his unfailing protection.
He is my red rose in full bloom
My shining star in the midnight sky
My sunrise in the morning mist
My sunset over the deep ocean blue
He is everything to me.
I need no diamond ring
I need no gold jewelry
I need nothing!
Everything I desire, he is
Everything I want, he delivers
Everything I need, he provides.
He lassoed the moon up above
Surrendered his heart
And declared his love.
He is the water that cleanses my soul
The food that nourishes my mind
The clothes that dress my body
‘The One’ that makes my heart skip a beat!
He is . . .
My Everything!
© 2006 HMRyan
Panic!
Darkness engulfs
Fear sets in
Panic! Panic!
I feel an eerie presence
It looms in the distance
Like a haunting shadow
Panic! Panic!
Uncertainty lingers in the air
Caution flags soar high above
Circulating the cool, crisp breeze
In this atmosphere
Panic! Panic!
No! I scream.
Take a deep breath!
Now exhale! Repeat!
What is this fear I feel?
© 2022 HMRyan
My Valentine
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
Honeybees sting
And so do you!
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
If only I could hit you with my shoe!
Is there any common sense in you?!
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
Bring this love back from the dead
Before I go crazy on you!
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
Let the tears of yesterday
Water the seeds of tomorrow
Bright and in full bloom
Shiny and new.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
Honey is sweet
But not nearly as sweet as you.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
Let your love shine through
To give us life once more
Before my knees buckle to the floor.
I loved you yesterday
I love you now
I love you tomorrow
I love you still—
Unconditionally, I love you forever!
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
I want you my whole life through
I need you each day and night in my life—
Please make me your one and only wife!
I love you more and more
With each day passing
A life without you
Isn’t worth having
Your hand in mine, and
Everything will be just fine!
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
Please let these words of mine
Be enough to carry us through
Until the end of time.
© 2023 HMRyan
