A Taste of Buttercream Frosting

On January 26, 2023 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry68 Comments

When our eyes meet, love still lingers...
a love that has navigated its way
to this very moment. The breath of a
gentle summer breeze carried us
over hills seemingly too huge to bear.
Stunning, good-night hues painted
our evenings, and golden shades
offered morning greetings.
With fingers laced, our connection,
now deeper than that first kiss,
and as sweet
as the taste of buttercream frosting.
And so, our dance continues,
for it is written in the clouds,
over the horizon,
within the glorious shades of the future.

© Lauren Scott, baydreamerwrites.com – All rights reserved.
A reposting/revision of an oldie following the celebration
of our 34th wedding anniversary. (1/21/89) ❤️

The Giver

On November 1, 2022 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry, Writing54 Comments

He pulls me
into myself so
I may see
qualities
he loved from the beginning

though his perception
runs deeper –
mine, a trace of clouds,
then he lifts
my heart and
soul to the starlit sky where
our dreams become us.

Thank you always for stopping by.
~Lauren ❤️

The World is Broken

On October 17, 2022October 19, 2022 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry, Writing99 Comments

The world is broken,

we are aware,

but being alive on this crisp autumn morning,

what a blessing

to behold

and he says,

“The good news

for today is

I love you,

Your heart,

Your mind,

Your soul.”

The world may be broken,

but I am not.

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Pillows

On August 2, 2022 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry, Writing19 Comments

kissing inside out
delicious exploration
synchronized heartbeats
shiver in delight, tumbling
onto a bed of romance

tiled floors, walls, windows
do not complete the layout
he is my decor

Tender Reminiscence

On July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry27 Comments

Remember in our younger years
how you’d touch your lips to mine
while standing on the step
when we cold-shouldered time?
No letting-go desire of the
embrace that held us near
No care in the world was matched
in that moment that we shared
Who knew those doorstep kisses
would carry us this distance?
(floating in a state-of-mind
of tender reminiscence)

Lauren Scott (c) ❤️
Do you have memories
of doorstep kisses?

In Technicolor

On June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry34 Comments

A time so long ago,
yet the memory
in technicolor…
I want to rip the page
from my mind’s
photo album,
because my heart
was foolish
to fall for that man,
our skies different
our dreams astray,
but the heart’s pulse
beats to a tune
of its own choosing,
never inspired
by logic,
nor will it ever be
shatterproof.
But this man wasn’t
a cockroach.
I never wished
to stomp on him,
like others
who preceded.
And so, I’m grateful,
for without that page
I wouldn’t have
stumbled
upon the path
that led me
to my love at last.

Lauren Scott (c)

The World Travelers

On February 28, 2022 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry34 Comments

In those early years
when possibilities
lined up on their doorstep,
they saw themselves
roaming streets of Italy,
savoring pasta,
sipping Frappato.
They saw themselves
walking streets of France
in a cloud of romance.
They saw themselves
driving roads of Ireland
flanked by lush green
countryside.
But over time, they learned
plans can be navigated
only so far
before life takes the wheel.
They haven’t sipped Frappato
or walked warmly
in that cloud,
and they haven’t
witnessed
that countryside…yet.
But over mountains,
through down pours
and gusty winds,
and days when
sherbet-colored skies
lifted their spirits,
their fingers remained
intertwined.
Not only has love
in their hearts prevailed,
but cravings still carbonated
for each other’s company.
It seems they have traveled
the trip of a lifetime.

If the Universe Would Share

On December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry54 Comments

Look to the galaxy, My Love.
The blue luminous star
I desire to be yours.
If the universe would share,
I’d pull the shimmering beauty
from the constellations
and place it in the palm
of your hands
next to my beating heart.
I wish we could sit upon
a slow-moving cloud,
dangling our legs
into freedom.
Our eyes would show
the emotion in our hearts.
Lips would touch, tenderly,
then with hunger
reeling through our veins
like magnetic energy.
We’d fall into
pleasant intoxication,
watching moonbeams
pierce our private night sky.