Shh my love, let us be quiet
so we can hear
the poetry that sings
between our hearts

Let us be still
like the water surface of a lake
so we can reflect
the deep blue, vast sky of our love
to each other

©RoseGirl2020

When sleep is nowhere to find
and fear rules the night
Thoughts tell me about all
that I have done wrong,
I look for my star in the dark
and with my eyes wide open
I dream of you

©RoseGirl2020

You don’t need to travel far
You don’t need to take
the road back to the past
or to go to better places
You don’t need to go faster
or slower
or to be where you are not
for I meet you right where you are

©RoseGirl2020

There’s something about the way she dances
Her eyes that seem to look
into another universe
Her feet that seem to sense music
that no one else can hear
as if she always hears her troubadour
and he plays his music through her

There’s something about the way he
moves his fingers on the strings
and how he sings his songs
His eyes that seem to look
into another universe
as if she dances music into his heart
and she dances through his voice

As if love moves them both

©RoseGirl2020

She sits in a park
underneath a linden tree
a roof of heart-shaped leaves
and honey sweet blossoms
that lure the bees,
above her

And when she listens
to the rustle of the wind in the tree,
when she squints her eyes a bit
and looks carefully, she sees Freya
protecting all the lovers
that once came together under the linden
to proclaim and strengthen their love
by pressing their thumbs
on the bark of the tree

And she smiles as she looks up,
while thinking of her beloved
and instead of pressing her thumb
she writes poetry on the linden
with her finger
to proclaim her love

©RoseGirl2020

Here in the east I look up
A roof of stars above my head
that offers comfort
Thousands of little lights
twinkle softly to me in the dark:
‘let go of the old
give your pain to us
we have a better story
we have destiny
written here for you’

And in the west
I see Venus in the sky
shining brightly
pointing to where love can be found,
to where you are

©RoseGirl2020

Oh my beautiful sun,
even when tears keep flowing
you keep drying them
one by one
Caressing my watery eyes
and cheeks
with your shine and warmth
while whispering
that I am seen, that I am loved
as you keep me in your spotlight

©RoseGirl2020

When the chemistry between us
the flames burning in our hearts
make us visible
to each other and to the world

No matter where we are,
no matter the people
that are around,
the power of us makes
everything else fade away

And then there’s just
you and me
highlighted by love

©RoseGirl2020

I searched for you
But you were the one
that came to me
and found me at dawn
– you always come to me
like the blackbird
Singing me alive
and awake again
to my own heart

And maybe,
you didn’t even come
for you were already there
as you always are
and always will be
I just needed to open the eyes
of my heart
to see you here with me

©RoseGirl2020

We do not need to see
a rainbow
a silver lining,
the light at the end
of the tunnel
or what’s next to come
to know that there is hope

We do not need to speak
to hear each other
We do not need to touch
to feel

We do not need to see
to know that there is love

©RoseGirl2020

I watch two white butterflies
dance together in the air
playfully and lightly

As if the dark times in their cocoon
have finally been left behind and forgotten
As if renewal and change
although it’s been hard,
have set them free
and now they’ve refound each other

As if those two butterflies could be
you and me

©RoseGirl2020

My sunflower, let me lie
on the soft bed
of your heart
Close your petals
around me
to keep me safe
and sound
during the night

©RoseGirl2020

It’s not about
the big moments,
the great events and
happenings
But it’s more about
the little moment to moment
that I love you greatly
and that makes
the small, the normal,
extraordinary

©RoseGirl2020

In these times
of social distancing
and lockdowns
feel me closer than ever
my arms reaching out to you
across the ocean
to hold you tight

Let my touch catch your tears
soften your heart
open your mind
and strengthen your hope

As lovers do not follow
the routes, the ways and
the borders of the world
they continue to hold and touch
each other always

©RoseGirl2020

The moment when a poem is
already in the air
but is not yet written
Inspiration tenderly kissed
onto her by her muse

The moment when a poem is felt
desire awakens
and muse and poetess
make love with each other
to birth their poetry into the world

©RoseGirl2020

In a confusing world of
conspiracy theories,
lies, fake news, manipulation,
gaslighting and fears
if I don’t know what is real
and what to believe
I use my heart as a detector
and find truth in our love

©RoseGirl2020

The muse only needs to look
into the eyes of the poetess,
the mirror of her poetry
to see how beautiful he is
Why then is he still
doubting himself?

Is it because the poetess too
sometimes still doubts
that she is a muse to her muse
and that she is the one that creates
as well as the one that inspires?

If those two muses
would both fully believe
in themselves and would trust
their reflection in each other’s art,
the love they create would be
even more stunning

©RoseGirl2020

He and she,
two flowers, two lovers stood
next to each other in a meadow

She saw how his head hung down
and his stem leaned aside
Though she continued to bloom
and opened her heart even more
The other flowers were confused:

Why are you not holding his stem
and giving everything to hold him upright?

She replied: I hold his heart inside
and fill it with love
so he can find his strength again
to hold himself

©RoseGirl2020

I wish I could write you wealth
I wish I could write you security
I wish I could write you two arms
and physical company

I wish I could write you good fortune,
joy and ease
but I can only write you tons of love
And then maybe, you can find in that
everything you need

©RoseGirl2020

Soar like a bird in the sky
Fly over mountains,
over rivers and seas
And dream

When you’re high up
everything that’s
going on on earth
the valleys and the peaks
will be relative
and irrelevant
for what is above all
is love

Dance in the wind
Balance your wings
And when you do need
to go down
always keep your heart up
remember your dreams
And land in my arms

©RoseGirl2020

I can spend a lot of thoughts
on worries and fears
but I’d rather save them for
what matters most:
you, love, trust and hope

©RoseGirl2020

If thoughts try to attack
and the outside world looks
scary and unpredictable

If the ego mind creates
the illusion of separation
and spreads its virus
of doubt and fear

If you search for me in the past
or on the empty spot
next to you in your bed

If your own thinking
tries to pull you away
from yourself

Stay home with me in your heart
and reside with me in love

©RoseGirl2020

Keep them close to your heart
those unseen poems
those unheard songs
and unwritten notes
sing them silently within
write them in the light
of your own eyes
for my heart, my ears will hear

©RoseGirl2020

And when the air
feels thick and heavy
filled with droplets
of sadness and longing
with what was
and what will be
but what is not yet,
I breathe some love
into it
May its lightness
dissolve the clouds,
fill our chests,
fill the moment
and make the air
dance again

©RoseGirl2020

Just seeing your name
makes my heart beat
a little faster
as if those letters make
a gorgeous poem
on their own

©RoseGirl2020

When things feel blue and blurry
sometimes the best thing to do is
to breathe and accept it
and to drink a cup of tea
in the sun
while thinking of you

©RoseGirl2020

Once the line is crossed
Truths are spoken
The world opens for us

©RoseGirl2020

Give me your hands
I’ll put them on my heart
let them find peace there

Let them sense
movement and sound
Let them find harmony

Let them rise and fall
and dance to my breath
Let them hold my heart
and receive
all the love I have for you

©RoseGirl2020

Sometimes the word
that does not rhyme
is the perfect word

A song sung slightly
out of tune but straight
from the heart
is the perfect song

An image grainy,
pixelated but made
with clear vision
is the perfect picture

Love depicted
Love expressed
in your own way
is the perfect way

©RoseGirl2020

Sometimes, things
need to fall apart
to come back together
and fit better
in a new way

©RoseGirl2020

I draw my attention inward
to connect and have
my moments with you

©RoseGirl2020

We might think we find
safety and security in
money, in possessions, in work
in a location or in certain people
but when it all falls apart
we learn that true security
can only be found in ourselves
in surrender, in trust
and in love

©RoseGirl2020

Even sadness can soothe
for every emotion
is just another wave
I ride together with you

©RoseGirl2020

At night I can turn off my phone
I can close the curtains,
close my eyes
and can shut down the world
though my connection with you
always remains open

©RoseGirl2020

I can say ‘good night’
in many ways
But there’s no ‘good night’
so sweet and tender
like a ‘good night’ that
I say to you
as even those ordinary words
have a warm glow
when they in fact mean
‘I love you’

©RoseGirl2020

I see more fire in your eyes
a stronger intent and
more presence of you
As if you’re more comfortable
in your own heart
Did love awaken you

I see dreams in your eyes
Not far, not out of reach
But they’re more tangible now
Your eyes do see
much more
than they’ve ever seen

©RoseGirl2020