Splash's Blog

A fortnight, and then

2010-08-23T21:47:00.003-04:00

Affected with wonder, we lit a

Fire, wild yet gentle, that
Over fourteen nights would burn with passion
Requited fondness and emotions
Transpired effortlessly
Noteworthy pledge, contract signed
I love you, said on the twelfth night
God’s gift unwrapped itself before us
Hearts bewildered by the magic
THE spell consumed us

Another two nights together, sharing our all
Nestling ourselves in warm embraces
Disarming touches, gazes, and smiles

Tears bound us more deeply as we
Held each other in love and fear
Expressing our love and need for one another
Nervous for tomorrow…for tomorrow, you’d be gone

haiku - praytell

2010-08-15T23:48:00.002-04:00

my heart is burning
praying for understanding
won't you please tell me?

haiku - waiting

2010-08-15T23:38:00.002-04:00

trying my patience
waiting and your silence hurts
my mind is lost now

Distancia

2010-08-08T01:05:00.007-04:00

Desesperada por estar de nuevo en tus brazos, sentir tu aliento
Imagino los intensos momentos que pasamos juntos, tus palabras
Sin ti estoy perdida…confirmando lo que siento por ti
Tanto tiempo deseando este amor
Ahora sigo esperando
Nunca dejaré de esperar por ti…nunca
Cuando temes que no podré soportar tu ausencia
Imagina mi sonrisa, carisias y besos, mostrándote que
Aguantaré…porque te amo con mi alma

Date #1

2007-07-03T23:53:00.001-04:00

If my first online-dating-site date had been any indication of how my whole online dating experience was going to evolve, or not, I would have bailed immediately. Not only was I a virgin at online dating, but I was practically a virgin at dating, period...among other things...it had been so long. Maybe it's because I hadn't been interviewed in a long time, and boy was this date just like an interview.

After a few e-mails came the phone interview. He, whom I will refer to as M, was nice...not a bad voice to add to not a bad picture...seemed like a pretty good equation. He very methodically explained the online ropes to me. "Well, the next step is to meet somewhere like Starbucks, talk a little more and see if we like each other," he said. Wow, I got a second interview...AND I get to have coffee...awesome! Was I really going to lose my virginity?

"On the Palmetto and through the Gables and to Starbucks I go...la-la-la-la-la-la...la. Hmmmm, what if I get there first? Should I just go get my coffee? That's kind of rude...I should wait for him. Should I let him pay for the coffee? Is this like a date? Or is this online dating thing different? What are the online-dating etiquette rules? God, I hope he can at least get me a cup of coffee. I'll just wait for him and see what he does."

Next thing I knew, I was there, standing at the corner of Starbucks...and there he came, crossing the street...is he really that much smaller than me or is he just really far away? No, he's right there. Here he is. Yeah...definitely smaller...I would totally squash him.

So, we got coffee...HE got it...and we sat to talk for exactly one hour. We had a second interview. It was JUST LIKE AN INTERVIEW! I lost my virginity to M...to this anal nerd who is very nice, not bad looking really, but definitely NOT for me. It was just like really losing your virginity and thinking, "Was that it?" Very sad...but he was very nice, I have to say.
It was good company, only an hour (down to the minute...probably down to the second...he checked his watch)...and I was broken in. Good practice?

Then, as my luck would have it, he called me while on my way home (I only live 15 minutes away from that Starbucks). I couldn't answer...well, I could have, but I was in the middle of telling my mom what a geek he was...God forgive me, but...

He left me such a nice message about how he had a nice time and wanted to see me again. I passed the second interview! And now I had to turn down the job. Someone so new at this should NOT be put under this kind of stress. How was I going to tell him?

I decided I would return his call later...maybe the next day. Then wouldn'tcha know, a hurricane came...well, almost. He called to see how I was doing. I still hadn't called him back. I never called him back. I felt so guilty...but I never called him back.

The Rose Farmer

2007-03-22T20:53:00.000-04:00

Thorn pricking a child's finger
He has pricked my soul the same
Excruciating desire envelops me now to
Reap the seed he has planted, yet
Only Time sows and Destiny truly reaps
Should Destiny share it with me, with passion I would
Embrace Fate's kindness for which I have waited so long
Fearing the contrary now, however,
Aching as my mind tries to keep control
Riveting memories take over and
My heartstrings play for his scent and touch
Eyes closed, I hear his whispers...soft as petals
Reverberating the sounds I long to hear again

El Campo

2007-03-05T21:10:00.000-05:00

What would become
of her
life
three litrines ahead
of her
five outdoor showers
behind her
a dirt floor
beneath her
the desire for freedom
in her
soul

Nineteen years old
a year for every month she'd spend in
El Campo
lost
in a labyrinth of corn stalks
that grew high
above her
in powdery soot the corn stalks
covered her
pixie dust made of
poison ivy
sprinkled by
evil fairies

What would become
of her
life
torn away from her father
in another
camp
torn away from her mother
in another
city
far away
never knowing
what would happen
next
never knowing
how long she would be in
El Campo

Gloveless little hands harvesting
potatoes she could
never eat
never
reaping what she
sowed
never
losing sight of what she
believed
never losing
faith
always strong
never losing
hope...

There's always hope...

...even in
El Campo

Dedicated to someone very special. Someone whose life became freedom, choice, expression, love and faith...with her scarred heart always longing for her birthplace, nonetheless.

2007-01-28T22:54:00.001-05:00

Conquistador de mi corazon
Oleaje que me ahogo con dulzura
No olvido tus palabras
Fuego de pasion igual que de dolor es lo que siento en el alma
Imagenes de ti, de tu mirada, de tu sonrisa es lo que veo en mis suenos
El centro de tu universo?
Solo tu puedes responder
Aunque me alejes, estare cerca
Tu conquistaste mi corazon, y ahora tu silencio me hiere
Estoy loca tratando te comprender

When it rains

2007-01-20T01:17:00.000-05:00

new lovers
walks and conversations
resurrected passion
and it rains

new adventures
fantasies realized
intense moments
and it rains

old love
memories relived
feelings rekindled
and it rains

new lips
touches and caresses
tenderness
and it rains

living for today
savoring each moment
forever thankful
and it rains

overwhelming attention
sprinkles of confusion
all I want is your shelter
when it rains

That Night

2007-01-20T00:09:00.000-05:00

surreal

us together

savoring each moment

and how amazing it all felt

exhale

SPLASH

2007-01-19T23:47:00.000-05:00

Speaks of thoughts and desires, and with his brush
Paints on our canvas, still pure like fresh fallen snow
Lost soul of a starving artist, he still lingers
Always there, yet his paintings intangible
Such is the technique of a master whose art you admire, although
His brush strokes have no color