by stephen berwaldt
Member since:
September 30, 2009

Sharing

August 13, 2011 07:36 PM UTC (Updated: August 15, 2011 12:18 AM UTC)
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Sharing


would it be hard for you

to share with me

a life we both would love?

find purpose in the little things

the gifts from God above?

the subtle touches

we would sense

the looks we'd only know

the ones we'd share among our friends

that'd make us rise and go

we'd wake up early just to lie

together for a bit

to savor we don't have to leave

and make the most of it

I'd trace your lips

and feel them move

as you'd look at me and smile

I'd feel your skin against my own

and enjoy it for a while

I'd count the sparkles in your eyes

and know they are all mine

I'd kiss the same two lips I touched

their taste like sweet, red wine

we'd lie back - laugh

and feed this heat

that burns within our breasts

the hunger we feel constantly

that has us both possessed

and when we’d finally face our day

we'd shower, shave, and shine

you'd let me slowly towel you dry

because you'd know you're mine

and while we're both away at work

those hours we'd spend apart

our life we share

would priceless seem

because we’d share our hearts

Comments: 52

Priya P. Aug 13, 2011, 7:47pm UTC
Awwww that is so sweet. I used your other poem by the way. Obviously with your name attached. Hope you dont mind.
stephen berwaldt Aug 13, 2011, 8:03pm UTC
That depends...how did you use it?
Priya P. Aug 13, 2011, 8:07pm UTC
He asked me how much did I miss him, I read to him Rapture. He got the point.
stephen berwaldt Aug 13, 2011, 8:09pm UTC
Well, that's fine then. There is no harm in helping a lady get lucky! :)
I hope it works for you. I have poems I wouldn't dare post that might even be more effective! :)
Priya P. Aug 13, 2011, 8:15pm UTC
Haaa, getting lucky is never a problem. It's the thousands of miles between and the ridiculous summer air fares that keep me from getting "lucky" :)

We text, read, email each poems all the time. This was the first time it wasn't mine. He knew, but the poem was perfect at the time. Thank you :)
stephen berwaldt Aug 14, 2011, 8:04pm UTC
Glad I could help.
Liz H. Aug 13, 2011, 8:32pm UTC
VERY nice! S'cuse me while I go pull up a cold shower!
;^)
stephen berwaldt Aug 13, 2011, 10:35pm UTC
Just think of all the hot water I'm saving you... :)
wendy st. john-devereaux Aug 14, 2011, 7:25am UTC
this was a beautiful, heartfelt post! love it!

makes me miss my lifemate even more than usual (he is away til approx. labor day)
sigh
stephen berwaldt Aug 14, 2011, 8:05pm UTC
I might have enough poems posted to last you until then...:)
Thanks for reading and commenting
elizabeth evans Aug 14, 2011, 8:58am UTC
It's the small little gestures between two people in love that cement the relationship....how well you know it.


Featured in Snuggles at the Triple Name Club.
stephen berwaldt Aug 14, 2011, 8:06pm UTC
I do have that figured out by now...:)
Thank you for reading, commenting, and especially, the feature...
JOHN BECK Aug 14, 2011, 9:11am UTC
Sounds like a proposal to me.
stephen berwaldt Aug 14, 2011, 8:07pm UTC
Aren't they all...:) Thank you, John, for reading again...
Diane Huizenga Aug 14, 2011, 9:30am UTC
wonderful
stephen berwaldt Aug 14, 2011, 8:07pm UTC
Thank you, Diane...
Granny Janny Aug 14, 2011, 5:27pm UTC
Big sigh
Oh my
Your sweety has
A romantic guy
stephen berwaldt Aug 14, 2011, 8:09pm UTC
You must have one too...
Thanks for the lovely poetic comment...
Barbara H. Aug 15, 2011, 12:08am UTC
It is said a writer should write what he knows.....sheer tenderness....
stephen berwaldt Aug 29, 2011, 5:05pm UTC
or write about what he THINKS he knows... :)
Marianne K. Aug 16, 2011, 5:01am UTC
Such glorious moments captured in your unique language are a treat to savor and a prompt to never take a partner for granted. It is pointless to breathe without someone to love!

Thank you for sharing, Stephen.
stephen berwaldt Aug 16, 2011, 9:46am UTC
I do think life without love in it is a sad life...a regretful life...for who can see the love others cherish and not feel cheated if we have not tasted it ourselves? Nothing else we possess can fill the abyss in our heart if we have not love. No matter what we achieve, it does not sate the need to be loved. I think that is why all other victories seem hollow in comparison to having someone by your side to share that joy.
Thank you, Marianne.
Marianne K. Apr 14, 2012, 9:44pm UTC
I agree! To have a heart is to beat with love to keep it alive. And though love is all we need to survive, it is ultimately met by God himself, who is LOVE.
To love creatively, energetically, sacrificially is the work of grace. Let us pray for more grace that we may always love all deeply from the heart!
Svetlana Goryacheva Aug 16, 2011, 8:00am UTC
Yes, this is priceless... and so delightfully romantic in the best sense of the word. :-) Very well done, dear Stephen! :-)

Blessings and best wishes always - S.
stephen berwaldt Aug 16, 2011, 9:49am UTC
Thank you, sweet Svetlana, for those comments that make me glad I wrote this ditty. I'm glad you find something in its words and in between that thrills you.
bau m. Aug 20, 2011, 4:32am UTC
These little everyday moments make life so beautiful and fulfill our spirit.
stephen berwaldt Aug 29, 2011, 5:05pm UTC
Yes they do...
Beautifully penned, Stephen and so true. What is life worth without the one you love to share it with? (something you already know)
stephen berwaldt Aug 29, 2011, 5:06pm UTC
Life is best shared...
Debbie W. Aug 27, 2011, 11:08pm UTC
Truly lovely and loving. What a poor life we lead if there is no love.
stephen berwaldt Aug 29, 2011, 5:07pm UTC
it would be a lonely existence without friends and lovers...
Barbary Chaapel Aug 28, 2011, 10:03pm UTC
First scene of movie.
Love writes again, Stephen.
stephen berwaldt Aug 29, 2011, 5:07pm UTC
Kind words, Barbary...thank you...
Barbary Chaapel Oct 8, 2011, 4:00pm UTC
I stopped by to read again and say hello, Stephen.
stephen berwaldt Oct 8, 2011, 4:12pm UTC
you have my special permission to come by anytime and as many times as you like...
Ruthi C. Sep 4, 2011, 2:19pm UTC
The most beautiful of moments shared, beautifully penned, Stephen.
stephen berwaldt Oct 8, 2011, 4:11pm UTC
Thank you for saying so, Ruthi...Sorry this is so belated...it slid by me unawares...
Sandi S. Sep 5, 2011, 7:56pm UTC
This is exquisite! How many people long to hear words like this? It's absolutely dreamy.
stephen berwaldt Oct 8, 2011, 4:11pm UTC
Thank you Sandi...I'm sorry this is so long in coming...
Barbara H. Oct 8, 2011, 6:52pm UTC
.....this SHARING of hopes and dreams are the ones rightly shared with the partner one has shared his life with. It takes a lifetime to record all that is recorded here. Something that has already been lived and the poem is a tribute in thanks and reminiscence of all that was shared and will continue to be shared. ...thus a lovely tribute...
Shelbia C. Oct 19, 2011, 10:26pm UTC
First time I have read your work. I like your style.
Ah, big hearted romance.
Anita D. Dec 3, 2011, 1:20pm UTC
Oh I like this .... it applies to a life partner, family member or close friends.

What a nice treat to have a multi-layered effect by changing the reader's viewpoint.
stephen berwaldt Dec 3, 2011, 1:59pm UTC
I do agree the things I write about have universal appeal...we all love...
Audrey Howitt Dec 27, 2011, 1:07pm UTC
Lovely, lovely write! My favorite line, because--oh because I want someone to do that for me--

I'd count the sparkles in your eyes

and know they are all mine
Sheila Deeth Mar 8, 2012, 12:29am UTC
So beautifully lyrical!
William Dotani Jun 4, 2012, 3:32am UTC
Your 60th comment of today I think.
Irina Dimitric Apr 24, 2012, 2:37am UTC
So beautifully loving and sensuous.
Audrey Howitt May 12, 2012, 11:50am UTC
You have captured the small moments that seal a bond between two people--what a lovely write!
William Dotani Jun 4, 2012, 3:31am UTC
This is lovely. I like the illustrative feelings giving cause for love.
Personally I thought your introduction a bit slow and generalized to get to the point/person.
Trudy O. Jan 16, 2013, 7:28am UTC
I really enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing!

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