Jonathan Wikkins

"You know all my reasons… You know what I must do… You know all my dreams… You know all my sorrows… You know about my loss… Tonight begins a process,     a process I have dreaded. As you know… T..."

"Here I am     just a man…           A man,     in love with a woman… Today I am here as someone,     who wishes to love,           as I know how… I hope you can accept it,     for I wish for ..."

"At times of our lives,     fears of the unknown,           present themselves to us… Sometimes those fears are justified     sometimes they are not… Sometimes we find out,     that what we feare..."

"In a meadow,     by a stream           two lovers               are together… A blanket is laid out     for their picnic           for two… The stream’s water     flows by           romanticall..."

"At times in our lives... Love grows,     becomes an evolution… For with time     things must evolve… When our lives find love,     it comes in many ways. The best love, can come unexpectedly;    ..."

"Love Catches us, brings us together ~ Love Completes us, tells us who we are ~~ Love Can be good for us ~~~ Love Is all we need, to be who we are ~~~~ Love There is nothing else, if there is ..."

"You hear my bare feet, as I slowly stride Behind you.  I reach for your hair so sweet. Brush it away, I do, for within pride, I come to you, tonight.  As our hearts meet. I reach, and my fingers g..."

"Life happens,     does it not? Things change,     do they not? This change,     this life,           between us,               of late,                     has not been pleasant,                ..."

"When we met,     so long ago,           there was little between us,               then… Yet something started,     something I have yet to explain… Any ideas? In those days,     we were both u..."

"I am he,     for he is me… Who am I? I am the MUSE © Jonathan Wikkins November 7, 2001 Revised March 6, 2008 All Rights ReservedWritten November 7th, 2001 © on Nov 07 2001 11:59 AM PST, David ..."

"The day you left,     I thought I wanted to join you… For my weakness     was all I knew… When I saw your lifeless body laying there,     all I could think of was,           what am I going to ..."

"There is another,           who yearns for my heart,               up until now,                     someone else has                         held my heart,                               someone I l..."

"It is I a tourquoise... (don't ask me what that means...LOL) Hmmmmm Bandersnatch! (my kinda stuff!) Unite! (now what with that?) Stealth is my middle name! (remember there's always someone watching!) ..."

"Wide open spaces,     mountains, valleys,           memories… Some good,     some not,           some horrible… I must leave this behind,     and start over… What my life will bring, now,     is ..."

"Recently… I had to begin,     to build a wall… To protect something… It will be a long process,     possibly taking months,           to complete… A long, slow, process… At first,     I b..."

"Did we really want what we thought? Accusations… Some false,   some not… And now,   it ends… Or does it?   But what ends?   And we go our separate ways? Or do we? Have a nice life, with ea..."

"In the morning,     to my muse,           I speak… I’m asking for wisdom,     and the words to convey it… Finding my heart,     to pour into those words… My muse,     he speaks! He speaks at t..."

"Remember? We went to a party… Met our hot air balloon pilot… Excitement filled the air… We would ride in a balloon for the first time… Sickness some that afternoon, for you… But you were ok, ri..."

"When a lady,     loves her man,           her soul loves. When her soul loves,     her heart is his. When her heart is his,     his becomes hers. For the love,     of a lady,           kno..."

"From here miles can be seen,     in all directions.           it seems there is no one else               in the world… From on a mountaintop,     nothing else matters in the world,           j..."

"When the moon is full,     and the stars are out,           and the night is upon us,               our love blooms… In the moonlight,     our hearts are filled… When we gaze,     at the stars..."

"At sunrise,     the colours we see,           the reds,               the oranges,                     the blues… All the hues,     the beautiful hues,           inspire us,               cau..."

"Some people take all that is given… Some people give all they can… When we take more     than we give,           others become               less important                     to us than ourselve..."

"Just a year ago,     I took you there.           and though I did not want to,               this time,                     I had to leave without you… A year… In some ways,     it seems so l..."

"Why did you come to me? Your face is on my mind. Oh death,     why me? What did I ever do     to deserve such as you? Oh death,     why me? Perhaps there will be no answer,     or one..."

"One year ago today,           I brought you here…     But I did not want to…     And I had to leave you here…     One year ago,           and 4 days,               from this moment,              ..."

"On the day you left,     something inside kept talking,           telling me things,               things I sometimes,                     did not want to believe… Was that you? For you are in ..."

"When you went away,     your love for me,           became obvious               shortly afterwards… My love for you,     also remained           as it was… I also know     that It will never a..."

"I did it,     one day,           something I did not               want to do… For it meant     doing something for me,           something I had never done… You were here for so long,     that I ..."

"You know... I cannot force you,     to love me…           Again... All anyone can do,     is be the person,           you allow yourself,               to love... Again... © Jonathan Wi..."

"I had to back away,               for a while…           Did not want to,               sometimes, life takes us,                     and hands us pain…                         sometimes joy… ..."

"Out in the garden Two lovers are in love The flower’s, and grass’ scents are intoxicating Laughter and sweet nothings are heard Two lovers are in love Swinging together, more deeply they fall Laughte..."

"To love Takes us there now To life, fortunately There is more love for us to see To give © Jonathan Wikkins November 15, 2001 Revised March 5, 2008 All Rights Reservedmy first attempt at a cinquain m..."

"I am not asking you to run, yet … Just take a step, a step in the right direction … Do not lose sight, of your dreams, so, take a step … For if you do, you might just find what you seek, true love,..."

"To stand exposed     before one another… Nothing hidden,     naked to the soul... We stand before each other,     bearing ourselves, totally... Nothing is hidden… As love enters,     nothing ..."

"~ It BEGINS... The QUEST… The PROCESS... The NEW LIFE... ~ ~ It ENDS... The SORROW... The PAIN... The OLD LIFE... ~ ~ ~ The old life     will give meaning           to the new… The new life  ..."

"And so… It ends... The Dream… The old life… The old sorrows... The loss… The old love... And so... What do we do? We move on… We find a new dream… And we follow it... What will we find? Who knows...."

"Life takes many turns, Some good, some not… The more it beats upon us, The more difficult it is, to return… Time is required, new things are a must… We never know, when we give away, Our hearts, if ..."

"I’m here, I’m back home, again. What I don’t know is WHY? Why is a mystery. Yet, it feels like I never left. Something is waiting, something good. What is to happen here? What lives am I to touch? W..."

"I embark on a journey,     my inner journey... The one to find myself... Who am I? Why am I? What did I do     to deserve what happened? When life passes us by,     we must become part of it,    ..."

"At times of our lives,     fears of the unknown,           present themselves to us… Sometimes,     those fears are justified           sometimes they are not… Sometimes,     we find out,      ..."

"That day we drove away,     from this town,           I have called home… I knew it would be one,     of the toughest things           I had ever done… For I knew I would be     leaving behind,   ..."

"There was a day… Hopes and dreams     were before me… Life was grand… Then, it happened… My life as I had known it,     changed overnight… Lost all hope,     dreams were shattered… Went through th..."

"What is that I detected     in your voice? Has love returned? Did it ever leave? Is that an opening     of your heart, I feel? Continue to open,     if you can… Let love fully reenter… I know..."

"We went through life,     apart for a while,           the Lady and I… Then, one day, we crossed paths… We looked for a while,     then we laughed for a while,           and sorrow came in… The s..."

"For I walk to the beat of a different drummer When life gets me down, I take offense to it To love, to life, to happiness! I let life take hold of me, and live it one day at a time! When life gets me..."

"(A welcome to my son, schitzo) You are only 15,     yet you have           such talent, son,               untapped talent… I know we have     not been as close           as I would like, of lat..."

"To all of you… You were my first,     but as you know,           not my last… A path began, for me… Even then… A path,     that now,           there seems to be no end… A path towards happiness..."

"Into the darkness,     pierces a light… What is the light? Is it truth? Is it hope? Who holds the light? What is the source? Is it a candle? Is it the moon? Is it the sun,     through a hole    ..."

"What do you want from me? Time? Space? Happiness? Do you want that     with me, or not? You lost your sparkle     in your eyes… I have not seen you smile     towards me in weeks… But, you keep c..."

"~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To my muse… Thank you for the words, I am about to receive… For I am only the messenger, YOU are the true writer… Please pour the words, into my heart, where each one shall pick up..."

"In the short time,     I have been here           many things               have happened… Poetry, is one… Lots of it… I have seen     the rise and fall,           of a controversy… As a result,..."

"Always know this,     my love… Always know this... There is someone out there,     somewhere,           who loves you,               no matter what… You will always possess     a part of my hea..."

"When we met,     years ago,           did you feel what I felt? Did that little voice,     inside,           say: “Hang on to this one”?     Mine did… I have thought,     many times,           of..."

"There was a day, we walked hand in hand, together… Hopes and dreams, all around… But now, she waits for me, patiently… For her love for me, goes beyond the physical and the emotional, and touches upo..."

"My love,     I don’t know           what this will mean,               nor           what it will bring,               to the rest of my life… These many months,     I have held onto you;     ..."

"That morning,     was the morning,           my life changed forever… All I had wanted     was peace, love,           and contentment. That morning,     I told you           I did not know,    ..."

"It is my hopes, that this will never be read to each other. Please understand, I never wanted this to happen. Quite a while ago, we did something special. We gave each other our hearts. To keep as l..."

"In my heart     there dwells           a special lady… She has watched over me     for quite some time now. She constructed a door,     to my heart,           she knew one day,               s..."

"For today we are all gathered here,     to witness something special… A wedding of two people,     who always wanted something special in their lives,           and now they know they have foun..."