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Forbidden Fruit
© by Gypsypashn ---,--'--<{@

I am the Forbidden Fruit ENTER MY EDEN Feast on my fantasies Bask in my bounty Sample my sensuality Nurture my nectar Suckle of my sweetness Delight in my desire Persuade all my passions Intwine all my intimacies Excite me in my ecstacy Hold me in my heat Relish my release Lie with me in love Sleep with me in serenity and know... That once you have tasted

the forbidden fruit and the garden not eternal... Nothing will ever be the same when and wherever you go

Long Distance Lovers
© by Gypsypashn ---,--'--<{@

Long distance lovers Sleeping solo under separate covers One in reality the other fantasy it seems Yet meeting each night in each others dreams Wipe life's hardships away Come meet each other at close of day In a place where safety seems To be harbored Tucked away in each others dreams Entwine reality and fantasy to where they meld And beautiful light and being is to beheld Soar thru the galaxies So high on angels wings Hold each other tightly And dream of creating wondrous things And so each night After a difficult day take flight Tho naught for wanting the others charms And wanting to be in each others arms But safe alone it so seems And so each night.. they meet in dreams So dream dreamers dream

Roadmap to His Heart
© by Gypsypashn ---,--'--<{@

The lines on his face
Hid his life's secrets away
His eyes grey and heavy lidded
Tucked away the horrors he had seen
The scars on his body
Sheltered the battles he had fought
The bend in his back
Displaced the weight he had carried
But his heart
Well deep and hidden
Was his greatest treasure
And was by far
The inner roadmap

to the man himself
Intricate and woven
Full of history and pain

I cradled him to my bosom
And embraced his hurt
He shared with me his sorrows
Of now and days gone by
As a thank you
He gave to me a trinket
for my being there for him
A carved wooden feather earring
I wear proudly in my ear
To remind me of life's trials
And of the man
who shared the destination
of the roadmap
to his hurting heart

Let me Love You from Afar
© by Gypsypashn ---,--'--<{@

When I get too close
The pain
Of reality's arrow
Pierces deep
From afar I can dream
Fantasize
Envision
Imagine
How it should be
The heartfelt joy
Not found
In being near
Close up defenses build
Walls high
Adorned with armor
Rusted with times tears
Safety lies
In the distance
No danger breathes there
Out of harm's way
and of sight
But not of mind
There in lies the answer
From afar

YOU RODE WITH ME TODAY

© by Gypsypashn ---,--'--<{@

1999 reworked 11/4/2000

YOU RODE WITH ME TODAY

You shielded me from the cold salt spray

like that old familiar soft supple broken-in leather I treasure so,

You kept me warm

YOU RODE WITH ME TODAY

I felt your breath in my ear, your embrace around my waist

You were close

YOU RODE WITH ME TODAY

I saw the sparkle of your eyes in the dew on every blade of fieldgrass

You were radiant

YOU RODE WITH ME TODAY

I saw your smile upon every sunswept crest of ocean waves

You were shining

YOU RODE WITH ME TODAY

I felt the comfort of your embrace in every ray of sunshine

You were heaven

YOU RODE WITH ME TODAY

I felt your nearness everywhere I went

I was never alone

YES....

I DID RIDE SOLO....

But....

YOU RODE WITH ME TODAY

and I so look forward

to riding with you again....

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Where do Beautiful Souls go?
© by Gypsypashn ---,--'--<{@

Where do beautiful souls go when they die?
Where is the comfort...where is it they lie?
Are they with loved ones and cared for dear?
Is an angel with them or is one near?
Is it safe to sleep at night knowing?
They they are cared for and we are showing?

The pain of their loss

Lord answer the question
Because I need to know
Please tell me where?
Beautiful souls go?

When Love Died

The black ribbon

of mourning was

Sliced

And displayed

just above her heart

~*~

The milk of emotion

soured

The cream ladled

off the top

And discarded

~*~

Her rope

Of love's hope

Raveled itself

to only a thread

And she thought

She'd be

better off

dead!

~*~

Love perished

The moment

Pinpointed for eternity

Tattooing her heart

With a branding iron

~*~

Lances and daggers

Pierced

And blood let

her vascular soul

~*~

Plasma boiled itself

to black ink

and spilled

onto paper

In blotchy exorcism

~*~

Words of thunder

Electrocuted

And poisoned her

Leaving her lying

DOA

On the coroner's

cold slab

~*~

The funeral coach called

For her final repose

Black satin veiled

And lined with thorns

~*~

Her casket was lowered

Into the ground

And whence she came

From dust

She did return

When love died

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Betsy E Lister a/k/a Gypsypashn has been selected to be:
New Hampshire Motorcycle Poet Laureate for 2005!

www.nhmcpoetlaureate.com - http://nhmcpoetlaureate.com/

Roadpoet eMagazine's New Hampshire Motorcycle Poet Laureate

Remembering 911

© by Gypsypashn ---,--'--<{@

On 911

we'll commence

a solemn day

of remembrance

of all who fell

and lost their lives

in the fiery hell

Terrorists flew

into the towers

They crumbled, a mass

of twisted metal showers

Thousands that worked inside

Could find no shelter

No place to hide

That fateful day

at the cost

Thousands upon thousands

Of lives were lost

Those of us

that were left behind

Can't seem to find

any peace of mind

It brought us back

to reality

That we are never

totally free

We haven't recovered

Nor will we yet

911

we'll never forget

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As Seen Through Her Eyes © by Gypsypashn ---,--'--<{@

Her glasses lay on the nightstand

Where she last left them

Before her call to the heavens

After her last breath

As I gathered up her belongings

I sat on the edge of the bed

Holding her glasses in hand

Wondering...

What had she seen

What miracles had she witnessed?

Would I be able to feel

And share her visions?

If I put them on?

I pondered this for a while

Imagined her at my side

Hearing her voice

Say

"Put them on dear

You may not be able to visualize

Exactly what I saw

But you will SEE"

"So put them on dear

Put them on"

As I affixed them to my face

Tears came streaming

I visualized her love

Her life

Her loss

Me of her

Her of me

I saw myself as a little girl

Playing in the yard

While she hung the wash

Her combing my hair

Cutting out paper dolls

Her kissing me goodnight

And as we grew older

Doing crosswords together

And talking endless hours

With such loving care

Tears of I miss and love you Mom

Flowed forever it seemed

But now I know

I can forever see

And always remember

What was...

As seen through her eyes~

~*~

dedicated to my deceased Mom

She dances amongst angels

and the clouds Sunlight shines upon her face Rendering it beautifully radiant Her eyes sparkle

like the rarest of gemstones Her smile captivating Her heart expansive

encompassing all, Her mind... DEEP Deeper than the deepest ravines She lives in the here and now Her soul is unbound She awaits her love The one she'll stay devoted to Unto eternity At night she dreams By day she sings Sky Keeper in dreams you be One day you'll become my reality

Oh that we can still envision Enchanted evenings

of passions When you place your hand

in the small of my back And pull me close Your lips full and hot

titillate and tease mine Your eyes speak of wanton sensuous pleasures of the flesh Your words lavish

lust in my ear Sending chills

throughout my body Arched am I in your arms Entwined in a tight embrace You kiss and nibble

the nape of my neck And run your hand ever so slowly over my soft contoured curves Summoning forth the essence

of my womanhood To display itself before you The foreplay unfolds and You lead me to repose Whence you press

your body against mine In heaving desire All my senses succumb

to passion and lust We mate in a lovers embracing lock Undulating rhythm and rhyme My body to yours, your body to mine Heights

of unprecedented pleasures are reached Your manhood peaks I tingle Extended and expended We disentangle And assume the position of comfort To lie blissfully beside each other And fall into slumber =

I learned to laugh in spite of my tears
I learned to be human in my most wretched years

I learned to feel when I couldn't be touched
I learned how to give when I didn't have much

I learned to be warm even tho I was cold
Living real humbly, I learned to be bold

I learned to live when I thought it better to die
I learned to laugh when all I could do was cry

I learned from below what it's like up above
While I felt hated, I learned how to love

I learned on the move that I knew how to rest
While at my worst, I learned how to be my best

I learned about God when it seemed I was damned
And when I was lost, I learned how found I am

I learned to be rich, when I had no money
These things seem serious, but..

ain't it funny

What I've learned ~ thus far~

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In the Night

~*~

He wakes

in the darkness

thrashing and screaming

These visions are his monkey

of the night. By day

he finds the spoon

to cook a better daydream.

He chases innocence

through the needle’s eye

His days as a soldier

stripped away his childhood;

he can’t stand straight without

the primate’s help. At night I jump

across his chest of hallucinations

to try to quell his incendiary sights

I watch, as devotion spills out a

glassine packet ; he savors this

opiate way much more than me.

This scene becomes my never ending

nightmare I watch

him put his love

Into his arm

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Blasphemy!

Blasphemy he spate

with his tongue

dripping sanguine

to a puddle on the floor

His eyes squinted and cunning

edged razor sharp

like a cutting stone

His long finger-nailed hands

Claw-like and clutching

His stance hunched over

and lurching

as he elicits an evil wink

His guile mouth spat more

More blood fell

and pooled on the floor.

I handed him a mop

and turned a deaf ear to..

Blasphemy!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Ode to the Fallen Biker

©Betsy E Lister a/k/a Gypsypashn 2/16/2005
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Ode to the Fallen Biker

World traveler road hitchhiker

Whose lust and longing to enjoy life without strife

Took a wicked turn along the path of life

Inhaling the landscape while rolling along

Carefree and happy and singing a song

Shiny steel, leather and two wheels underneath

Just a hugging the gas tank setting snug like a sheath

Rounding the bends and the twists with such ease

Hair flurrying in the wind meshing with the breeze

This freeborn feeling no one else knows

Except for other riding sisters and bro's

It’s empyreal out there on the open road

Thunder roaring in your ears it lightens your load

The world falls away all cares seem to wane

No earthly worries enjoying freedom’s flame

The road’s so inspiring the feelings enhanced

Two wheels, hilly asphalt and taking that chance

The fallen biker just out there enjoying the ride

Lost when a negligent 'cager' - broke his stride

Gone his precious freedom, his passion, his pride

Sending him off on that eternal ride

His kin and friends now all ride alone

On that long lonesome road heading on home

He still rides in their shadow though they not see him there

'Cuz you can’t kill his spirit it’s still everywhere!

He’ll live evermore in the minds of family and friends

‘Til it’s their time to join him, and their life’s journey ends

When they’re all gone and fallen they’ll rest in God’s hands

And all ride on forever, cause that’s a biker’s plan