Alive
The Black Knight
How do I tell you
How much I care?
What should I do,
When you’re as necessary as the air?
I just want to hang in your world,
Just see you everyday.
When I’m near you, my mind’s a whirl,
And no matter what, you brighten up my day.
I can’t seem to breathe right,
And my words aren’t mine,
When you’re in my sight,
When you’re eyes light up with a twinkle and shine.
When I’m with you,
I can’t carry on.
When I’m with you,
I know I will win this marathon.
Every day, you’re stunning,
You’re the object of my love.
You’re smile is like the sun shining.
You’re the only one I dream of.
It’s only you I now realize.
Only you make me feel so alive.
Amazing
The Black Knight
I can’t even begin to say,
You’re just amazing in every way.
The way you laugh and smile,
You’re all that’s important for a while.
The way you’re always beautiful,
It’s just so wonderful.
You’re so kind to everyone
You’re just plain fun.
You’re as wonderful as I hope to ever be,
You’re the only one I want with me.
It’s the way you tilt your head,
It’s everything you ever did.
Your giddiness when you’re excited.
The way you are when you’re delighted.
You make me melt inside.
Your beauty can never hide.
You’re just plain amazing.
As We Met
The Black Knight
An excitement everywhere
Am expectant breath awaits
A coming decreed by fate
A footstep on the stair
A shimmering so fair
A glittering in the evening light
Promises beauty through the night
A still breeze through her hair
As perfume permeates everywhere
Her lashes long, her eyes shine
Her smile sparkles, joy sublime
Time and space were frozen there
As I stood from my chair
Awe and wonder, beauty and grace
As we met, face to face
Back to Back
The Black Knight
Reaching around until our finger intertwined
Her heartbeat is music on my spine
As we read to pass the time
I in a world of lions and kings
She in a land where everyone sings
Side by side neath the forest in spring
Comforted by each other's breathing
The sun is setting in the west
But we're hesitant to lay our books to rest
There still miles, days in my quest
They're only yet planning her wedding fest
So we sat there, she and I
Reading beneath an orange gold sky
Back to back, yet eye to eye
Different worlds but by our fingers, tied.
Beauty
The Black Knight
Beauty fades and looks pass
Outside we will never last
Age comes around
Taking the proudest down
But forever untouched you will be
Because you hid your beauty internally
My eye you have caught
Not by magic externally wrought
But by a look refined
Told outside and inside defined
Your eyes sparkle with tenderness
Seen out but oft internally missed
Instead for you norms are reversed
And gentleness inside nourished
Your face cut with features fine
But inside your beauty shines
A smile more brilliant than noonday sun
Still, when it sees your heart, it runs
For beauty like that: shining, blinding, dazzling
Light to the stormiest of nights brings
Your faith, a castle stronghold
Tested and proven times untold
A fortified haven, a retreat
Where your stability and security meet
A spring of purest joy
Bursts forth from within you
A sip enough to call out radiance
These waters flow in abundance
Your spirit eternally kind
Has melted my heart and mind
You bring smiles to those around
In your presence, impossible to frown
Your beauty is inside out
And that is what beauty is all about.
Beauty in the Depths
The Black Knight
Your hand is trembling
But here's my invitation
To let go and jump in
Come, take my hand
Watch as the world flies by
I know not where we'll land
But I know how we'll fly
In His embrace, in His arms
Under His watchful care
Though we might suffer harm
His healing is always there
So come away with me
Take that first step
There's a world to see
There's beauty in the depths
Blood Red and Purest White
The Black Knight
Under mountains, painted in snow
The air was crisp and cool
As ice gave way to the tiniest of pools
In the middle of that winter morn
Stood a single rose, covered in thorns
Blood red gave way to white
Softly shimmering in the morning light
Love and friendship, hand in hand
Stark against the barren land
Pain gives way to beauty bright
Watered through the coldest night
Though some petals fall like snow
Crimson and pure in the pool below
The rose's beauty never fades
Shining in the sun and shade
The morning light couldn't last
As the sun was climbing fast
But locked away in memory
Is the rose waiting for me
Brighter Across the Miles
The Black Knight
Vibrant, quiet, exuberant, shy
Every moment seems to crawl
Lasting long enough for my heart to fall
Your face dances in my dreams
Nameless beauty that quietly sings
Gone are my doubts and fears
All around me flow joyful tears
Day turns to shimmering night
Dawn comes with its light
Insufficient to match your smile
Shining brighter across the miles
Changed Forever
The Black Knight
From the second our eyes met
The instant our hands shook
I've been changed forever from the inside out
When one second became two
When your voice broke the quiet
Ever since that first look
I'm changed forever without a doubt
A second to turn my life
An instant to change my stars
As the sun set to my right
I was changed forever all at once
My heart turned from strife
Hope eclipsed my scars
Your smile carrying through the night
Changed forever by a bunce
Colors of the Fall
The Black Knight
You’d be the autumn maple tree
Where the cardinal sings all the day
Hidden midst the burgundy leafs
If blue was my favorite hue
You’d be the sky up high
Above the sapphire lake’s morning dew
Where the royal jay learned to fly
If green was my chosen pigment
You’d be the glade of pines
Towering midst a wooded verdant
A frosted forest opaline
If yellow was my beloved dye
You’d be the aspen glen
Golden under September’s sky
Hearing the canary’s song again
Dance in the Dawn
The Black Knight
About a love song for you and me
Twirling, listening to you sing
As our hearts are swept out to sea
We’ll sail through an algae field
As the clouds sway to the beat
Making friends with a baby seal
Who doesn’t seem to mind the heat
When our yacht touches land
And the anchor drops through Puget Sound
I’ll reach out for your hand
As our toes wriggle on the sandy ground
The summer will give way to fall
When cinnamon floats in the air
We’ll dance together ‘neath the crystal ball
As snowflakes sparkle everywhere
Your glass slippers will keep the time
As our love song plays on
With your hand wrapped in mine
We’ll dance in the dawn
Daydreams
The Black Knight
I close my eyes and see
Kindness sitting here with me,
Greatness slipping her hand
In mine, an hourglass filled with sand,
Ticking. Ticking on Imagination’s life
Beauty gets up to disappear
How can I make Forgiveness stay here?
Chasing down Understanding.
Running. Now standing. Turning
True Love waves goodbye
And Flawlessness flies.
Everything
The Black Knight
It’s everything about you,
It’s in everything you do.
It’s in the way you laugh and smile,
You’re all that’s important for a while.
It’s in the way you tilt your head,
It’s in everything you ever did.
It’s in your focus on the One above,
You’re the only one that I dream of.
It’s your giddiness when you’re excited
It’s in your eyes when you’re delighted.
It’s the way you listen and understand,
It’s in the soft touch of your hand.
It’s in your calm beauty and grace.
It’s in the outline of your face.
It’s in the way you make me forget the world.
It’s how when I see you, my heart’s a swirl.
It’s in the rambunctious personality you hide,
It’s how I feel when I’m at your side.
It’s how you lift me up when I’m down
It’s how you say a million things without a sound.
It’s the twinkle in your eye
It’s how I feel when we say goodbye.
What is there to say to someone like you?
Some who brightens my world in all they do.
Exquisite
The Black Knight
Elegant waves frame your face.
Mystique sparkles in your eyes.
Inside your beauty and grace,
-Losing myself as life swirls by,
Your exquisiteness has captured me.
Hushed by the lightest touch,
Utterly amazed by your quiet dignity,
Seeing you is too little, too much.
Tempest tossed by oceans mild,
Everything, nothing is right for a while,
Dawn breaks with your smile.
Eyes Gentle
The Black Knight
And unsure of what to think
Understanding leaves me reeling
Riveted until you blink
Everything is different
Looking through these eyes
All that's close now distant
Nothing is as memorized
New is ancient, old is young
Even my heart beats strange
Beauty is the song that's sung
Under those eyes that never change
Rising moons and setting suns
Leave me gasping for air
Eyes gentle, eternally young
Wonders in a face forever fair
Fades Away
The Black Knight
Sunset comes and she fades away
Another end to another day.
I can still feel her next to me,
Looking toward heaven, her eyes I see
Shining far above the blessed sod
Stars placed by the hand of God.
Enveloped by the velvet night
The wind in her hair, owls take flight
Gentle whispers tickling, blowing, brushing.
Her smile the moon waning, dazzling
Brilliant white as new fallen snow
Wrapped and packaged with a silver bow.
Rustling from above, from the trees
Stirred by an evening breeze
Her sweet giggle and gentle laughter.
Nature’s rhythm getting faster
The tempo her heart beats
As our love reaches new heights.
The summer night’s warm embrace
Brings smiles to my face
Remembering her hand slipping into mine.
Fleeing faster than the sands of time
Sunrise comes and she slips away
Another beginning to another day.
February 13th
The Black Knight
And cards with what she wishes he would have said
You look at me and smile
Loitering in the V-day aisle.
One day to show my love,
Reminding you who I'm thinking of.
All I have is the gentleman in my veins,
Love that my heart can't contain.
I can't possibly express everything,
Songs you cause my heart to sing,
Odes to your matchless beauty,
Nuances that mean the world to me.
So I'll hold you tight and kiss your eyes
While the sun sets in the February sky,
I'll take your hand in mine -
Fingers intertwined -
Tell you our story, and just how much you mean to me
First Sight
The Black Knight
At the first sight of you
Undone and whole, I search for clarity
Resting in your chocolate eyes
Everything I know is flipped around
Lights are dim next to you
All around me silence surrounds
No birds sing their lullabies
No whisper invades my ponderings
Each moment pristine, still.
But in the quiet, a voice is singing
Under the sky a light shines
Rising from the depths of my mind
Locking my thoughts with its seal
Endless moments passing in time
Watching my dreams align
Fly By
The Black Knight
As I watch the time turn 10:29
The world outside is dark
As I contemplate the longing in my heart
It's been months since I heard you speak
Months that my knees have been weak
Months since I heard your laugh
Months, weeks, hours that have passed
I've yet to hold your hand
Yet to wrangle stray strands
Yet to look you in the eye
Without hiding behind this guise
Perfection eludes my grasp
Suavity always seems to pass
I'm not who I hope to be
I'm an elephant lost at sea
But I know what I feel inside
I know what I've tried to hide
Though time keeps passing by
The hope of you makes it fly
Forever Again
The Black Knight
What is there for me to do
When all I want is to be with you?
What is there for me to say
When you bless my life in every way?
All I want to do
Is drop everything and be with you
Leave the pretenses behind
And wrap your hand in mine
I wish I could tell you how I feel
When your touch, my heart, unseals
Here you stand next to me
So close but further than I can dream
Times spent with you are treasures
Rich and priceless beyond measure
When I close my eyes I see your smile
And everything is right for a while
The way you laugh when you’re excited
Makes my heart more than delighted
I’m lost in the perfection of your eyes
In a world without tomorrows or goodbyes
Where every moments is spent with you
Each different, unique, wonderful and new
Memories of your gentle touch
Are too little, too much
I pray that this will never end
That we can relive these memories forever again.
From Inside
The Black Knight
When my heart stopped in light of your grace
Chocolate waves descending in frame
Rouge lips parting for name
But what I remember from that night
Is the brightness of your eyes
Like the sun after clouds, shining through
Coloring my world in coffee hues
Two jewels, too precious to be stated
Two pearls, beauty under-appreciated
Two flames, burning with a joyous light
Two stars, the treasures of the night
And as I stood there, captivated
Any quest for glory, mediated
Your voice broke silence's spell
Your thoughts like music that sways and swells
Words grasping at chaff and straw
So far short of who you are
I found myself lost in time
My mind no longer mine
Swirling down a river of emotion
Still as a statue - stony, frozen
Before I knew it the light had faded
But not for darkness traded
Rather a new bright was shining through
A brightness, a light unique to you
It lay not in your voice gentle, fair
Nor in the waves of your chocolate hair
Not from your smile of a thousand stories
Nor in your eyes despite their glory
Your eyes dimmed in this glow
How that's possible, I didn't yet know
The shine kept growing, brighter even still
Forcing shut my eyes against my will
Through eyelids, the light kept pouring in
Midnight shone like the dawn again
And in the luster of the morn
My epiphany became fully formed
The only light that could dim your eyes
Is the light that lights them from inside
Hat and Plume
The Black Knight
Your eyes hid beneath hat and plume
A scarf around your shoulders
With a smile that simply smolders
There’s a magic to the dancing lights
A mystery to the winter night
Who is this beauty manifest?
Can she hear the heart in my chest?
The clock ticks the seconds by
As I'm hoping to catch your eye
Breath bated to hear your voice
I'm face to face with a choice
Dare I ask your name?
May the knight approach the dame?
The questions tumble in my mind
As her laughs mark the passage of time
My knuckles whiten around my cup
Can I move? Am I going to stand up?
My legs move of their own accord
All protests ignored
Toward the beauty across the room
Donned with hat and plume
Eyes sparkling, shining bright
Jewels in the evening's light
Framed by coffee curls
Cascading in shimmering swirls
Turning as I near
My heartbeat loud enough to hear
Over the words tumbling out
"May I sit down?"
Have You
The Black Knight
Have you ever seen perfection
Sparkling from her eyes?
Have you ever felt complete
Standing by her side?
Have you ever longed for just one touch
From her fingers gentle and thin?
Have you ever held her close
Acting on the merest whim?
Have you ever wanted to pick her up
And carry her through the mud?
Have you ever wished to give her something
Handmade, heartfelt and good?
Have you ever struggled to find something to say
When those three words weren’t enough?
Have you ever told her that
She’s the one you love?
Heart's Kryptonite
The Black Knight
Surrounded by crowds yet all alone
Your smile my heart calls home
There is so much I want to tell you
So much…I love you.
I’m sneaking around my heart
Trying to play the part
Of a friend and nothing more
Trying to ignore the door
With your name on the key
Hidden deep inside me
You don’t realize just how much
I’m elated by a simple touch
I’m floored by the merest glance
When you’re around my heart dances
Your voice soothes, quiets
Your eyes interrupt my nights
You’re constantly in my prayers
When you’re around I don’t dare
Believe hope dream
But inside, my heart sings
A song of joy, a song of serenity
You excite yet calm me
You give me strength, you give me might
You are my heart’s kryptonite.
Intoxicated
The Black Knight
Intoxicated in your beauty
And enamored by you
Your face all I see
Your presence always next to me.
Captivated is this heart of mine
Caught up in memories of you
Riveted in your splendor refined
And lost within your mind.
Grace polished and elegance flattering
Have left me with nothing to say
You’re the song my heart sings
Your eyes alight, deep and dazzling.
Time slows and the world stops spinning round
When you’re near, when you cross my way
Joy in my veins abound
When your lips utter the sweetest sound.
Hair in satin ringlets fall
Cascading silken shine
Magnificence to outlast them all
From inside your heart calls.
Your touch a blazing spark
That my hand longs to find
Setting fire in my heart
Love’s arrow has hit its mark.
I've Been
The Black Knight
Watching for my morning star
Waiting for the clouds to break
Waiting for beauty’s face
I’ve been searching for the words
But nothing I’ve seen or heard
Nothing I know or say
Will express what I feel today
I’ve been recalling every second
Remembering holding your hand
Reliving a dream that never was
Reminiscing about the one I love
Keeping Time
The Black Knight
With the room light by flashing lights
Across the hall, around the world
I sit here and watch you twirl
Dancing to your heartbeat
Swaying hips and tapping feet
Snapping fingers keep the time
As your eyes shimmer and shine
My heart races faster
Dreaming of happily ever after
And then the rhythm hits my shoes
I can’t sit still watching you
The music brings me to my feet
Fingers snapping to the beat
The lights flash red and gold
Faster, making me grow bold
Carried by the music’s swell
Toes tapping what words can’t tell
Stories written by hips and feet
Syncopated heartbeats
And as our fingers keep the time
I watch your hand, wrapped in mine
Lone Rose
The Black Knight
The moon cutting through the velvet night
Softer than whispers of the nightingale’s flight
Is the kindness you’ve given me
The sweet memories I hold dear
Are stars shining by midnight clear
Lighting the path that I may see.
Your voice carried by a gentle wind
Is a rare and wondrous find
A lone rose in the forest of shadows.
Your glance, the spark
That repels the oppressing dark
And draws my wanderings to a close.
An owl’s call pierces the gloom
Just as your presence blesses a room
And makes my heart thrive
The touch of your hand
Is water on a dry thirsty, land.
You’re the one who makes me feel so alive.
Mountains in the West
The Black Knight
A view picturesque
Rising from the city lights
In the shift from day to night
An empty chair anticipates
Growing hope reciprocates
Kindness walks through the door
Rising hope and so much more
Everything is set aside
Trapped by a beauty inside
Caught blissfully by surprise
Held by your sparkling eyes
Matched with a feminine grace
A love brightening your face
Near those mountains in the west
Never Grows Old
The Black Knight
Music that never ends
Butterflies that never go
And sunrises that never close the day
I’m living in a world of anticipation
Where each minute is an eternity
My heart is bursting to run
To fly, to soar, to be set free
My foot twitches of its own accord
My mind wanders aimlessly
Focused and simultaneously bored
I’m waiting anxiously
Waiting for that moment to arrive
Of beauty clad in silver sheens
To see the sparkle in your eyes
Lost in the evening’s dreams
As we dance the night away
With music in the air
Memories waiting to be made
Moments waiting to be shared
Though the minutes seem to crawl
Time keeps ticking on
There’s almost a magic in it all
As the clock counts down to Prom
Never to be Heard
The Black Knight
Understand your what’s, your why’s
Know exactly what you’re thinking
Wonder as comprehension sets in
But you bury your secrets deep inside
Hidden beneath your beautiful eyes
And so I’ll have to play this guessing game
If I hope to know your name
I’ll guess whether you know my wile
As I loose myself in your smile
I’ll venture out onto thin ice
Offer you comfort without holding you tight
And wonder if somehow, someway
I’ll get to tell you how I feel today
If I’ll ever express my love in words
Or let it softly wither, never to be heard
Park Bench in the Night
The Black Knight
Where hands hold and shoulders meet
Where we sit, you and I
As memories grow and time flies
Your head on my shoulder, the warmest of rests
My heart thumping loudly inside of my chest
I wish I could freeze time
When your arms are wrapped around mine
And forever listen to your laugh
The melody of my better half
But time and cold are relentlessly strong
Cutting short what could never last too long
And so I'll happily take the memories
Sitting there with you next to me
On that park bench in the night
Where Beauty sat to my right
Pinings of a Lonely Heart
The Black Knight
A way to say what's on my mind
I wish that I knew how
To show you how I feel now
I'm left without words
As my feelings soar with the birds
I'm left without sound
As my feet float off the ground
Written words fail to show
The way you make me glow
So come along with me
Hold my hand, keep me steady
The fire's about to light
I'll set my lantern free tonight
And watch it soar on high
Burning beneath a navy sky
Places Where
The Black Knight
As the day gives way to rest
As the royal sky turns dark
While stars flicker and spark
Sitting here beneath the sky
Watching the fireflies pass by
Winging through the forest deep
Nestled neath the mountain steep
As the night whispers on
Reluctantly yielding to the dawn
I find my thoughts slipping away
To places beyond what I can say
Places where our love is true
A dance floor beneath the ocean blue
Places where hope is found
Waterfalls crashing without a sound
Under the waterfall
On that floor
A concert hall
A hardwood shore
Our fingers mingle as the music flows
Feet drifting on our toes
Your eyes are shining like the sun
Telling tales of spools spun
Your whisper lands upon my ear
Words that I’ve longed to hear
But the daydream is fading fast
Moments slip into the past
And so I’ll sit another day
Watching, waiting for you to stay
Prayer - June 18th, 2013
The Black Knight
How to express my heart today
But my King knows me full well
You know the meaning words could never tell
Father, she is on my heart again
Your beautiful daughter whom I call friend
Thank You for Your tender love
For the way You fixed her eyes above
Thank you for her gentle nature
How she cares for those around her
Lord, help her to seek Your face
To put You first as the rest falls in place
Remind her that she is wonderfully forgiven
A princess in the kingdom of heaven
Keep her now, through the night
Till Your mercies are renewed with morning's light
Touch her heart when she wakes
Remind her to live for Your kingdom's sake
Draw her close, hold her near
Wipe away her every tear
Father, love her as You always do
With a love good, beautiful, true.
Priceless
The Black Knight
Here in your embrace
I’ve found myself
I’m back in life’s chase
And I’ve lost myself.
When I’m with you
My heart beats strong
And there’s nothing I can do
Because I’m too far gone
With your hand in mine
The world spins round
Everything so fine
Worlds come crashing down
When I look into your eyes
I can do everything
My heart feels alive
I’m trapped inside this dream
When I hear your laughter
There’s never too high of cost
All I dream is happily ever after
Everything I have is lost
Your sparkling, shining smile
Gives me strength to carry on
Marathons pass like miles
This race is too long
Waterfalls of brunette hues
Tickling arms and brushing hands
Turns my heart to memories of you
And makes me too weak to stand
Moments spent with you
Are jewels to be treasured
In everything you do
You’re priceless beyond measure.
Serenity
The Black Knight
There is something about time with you
That my heart and soul are renewed
As life in dead desolate lands
So moments counted by falling sand
Basking in your inner radiance
Enlightened by your joyful presence
I take your hand and won’t let go
If only I could cause time to slow
Faster still than the speed of light
When you and I danced through the night
Sitting close to the woman I love
Lifts my soul on wings of a dove
I have found serenity and peace
All my anxieties and worries cease
I’ll wrap my arms around you and hold you close
For your quiet strength and inner beauty give me reason to boast
As the world keeps spinning round
Everything stops.
Still.
Tranquility makes no sound
When your eyes sparkle, crystal clear
The windows of your soul so close, so near
My heart beats ever faster, ever increasing
As these precious moments end, so quick, so fleeting.
So Much To Say
The Black Night
There’s so much I need to say
You’ve blessed my life in every way
You’re the silver of my cloud
My quiet in the crowd
My strength when I am faint
You’re my angel, my saint
I can’t keep my love inside
Your beauty can never hide.
This purest joy I’ve found
Is to your smile bound
This happiness unending
Is from your laughter ascending
You’re the one I long to see
Your presence here next to me
Without you I’m lost and alone
When I’m with you any place is home.
There’s so much more I need to say
But you've left me without words today.
Still My Love
The Black Knight
When the sun’s rays have shined their last
And actions now are memories past,
Still my love will remain
Ever whispering your name.
When the mountains fall
And rivers stall,
Still my love will continue
Waiting, watching for you.
When the fires rage
And the end of the age,
Still my love presses on
Listening for your sweet song.
When the lakes are dry
And no bird is in the sky,
Still my love persists
Drifting with wandering mists.
When death overcomes
The road we’ve run,
Still my love will remain
Ever whispering your name.
Still...Wandering
The Black Knight
I sit now, alone; still…wandering.
Thinking of you, my mind is wondering.
When you’re near, I’m weak.
When you’re here, I’m strong.
When you’re close I can hardly speak.
When you’re far, my heart longs.
I can feel your gentle touch.
So little. Yet so much.
Your smile is my sunshine.
Your tears: my agony.
Something so delicate, so fine
Has taken captive this spirit of mine.
Your eyes are my mirror.
You make this life so clear.
Your heart the beat
To which my soul sings.
Your voice the catalyst
To my life’s happiness.
Standing still, I’m spinning round
No right, no left, no up, no down.
You’re the answer to my question;
The question of my answer;
The setting sun of each new day
There’s nothing that words can say
To let you know what you mean
To me.
Take Her
The Black Knight
Dear God, it’s me again
Coming to you as your child, your friend
There’s so much I have to say
But she’s the one on my heart today
Thank you so much for making her
Confident, beautiful, steadfast, sure
She is a blessing to my heart
Always has been from the start
I pray that I can be there
Hold her, listen to every care
But I lift her up to You today
Because right now there isn’t a way
For me to be her all
Never will be. God, that’s Your call
Please guide her and keep her safe
Till I can join you in that place
Protect her like only You can
Guide her steps, take her hand
Catch her when she falls
Become her life, take her all
Make her happy day to day
May You be her perfect thing to say
Wrap her in Your arms and hold her tight
Give me the strength to be her knight
Lord someday I pray that I will be
Able to provide her every earthly need
But until then, after, and even now
You be her everything like only You know how
Please remind me every time
Your love for her is greater than mine
May it be You, rather than me
To be all she ever sees
I’ll let her down, I’ll disappoint
But when I do, her head anoint
With your love so grand
Lord, please guide her. Take her hand.
There You Will Find Me
The Black Knight
When the world is lit by flickering lights
And the stars shimmer and shine
As the darkness erases the passage of time
There in the moment eternally long
There in the silence interrupting the song
There in the stillness midst all the noise
There when the sadness mixes with joy
There you will find me
Happy and free
There will you find me
Under that tree
Watching and waiting for you to come around
Waiting and listening for your foot on the ground
Listening and hoping for your voice in my ear
Hoping and praying that you won’t disappear
For my joy is in the chase
When my beating heart finds a new pace
When my blinking eyes glimpse a new sight
When the dawn breaks through the darkest of nights
This
The Black Knight
There’s something called love
That we all dream of
Something called happily ever after
That makes our hearts pitter-patter
Something called romance
Filled with sweetness and decadence
And then there’s this thing called you
That shatters my world with what you do
I thought I knew what love meant
Thought it was impossible for a girl to be heaven sent
Thought so much, so little
Until I met my angel
Romance is a thing of the past
Compared to this, romance will never last
Happily ever after is gone
Fading in the beauty of your song
But this, this sweet love
This, this is sent from up above
This will last forever
This will be our little treasure
This makes my heart feel alive
This, this is why I thrive.
Through the Night
The Black Knight
Golden red, it waved goodbye
Sitting here I watched it go
And waited for the moon to show
The red sky turned a navy blue
I miss sitting here with you
The moon and stars will keep company
If I close my eyes, you’re still here with me
The silver sliver reflects your face
Ageless midst time and space
If I listen close I know I’ll hear
Your voice on the wind, whispering in my ear
And while I watch the stars above
You’re the one my heart is dreaming of
The breeze rocks the flowers to sleep
All is still and calm, quiet and deep
Here I’ll stay through the night
Waiting for the morning light
And when the sky turns a lighter blue
I’ll still be here beloved, waiting for you
Till My Dying Day
The Black Knight
Moments pass as water falling
Inside of you, your heart is calling
A gentle murmur
A quiet whisper
The sirens’ song it sings
When those haunting notes in my ears ring
Baby, I know you are right for me
When your soul, in your eyes I see
The apple of my eye
My sunset sky
Is crafted by the hands of God
His gift as I walk this sinful sod
But the time isn’t yet right
I’m not ready to be your knight
Dragons left to slay
Words still to say
Before I take up the mantle and wear your colors
Two hearts united to the other
So for now friends we’ll stay
But I’ll love you, my angel, till my dying day.
Too Much To Bear
The Black Knight
Mired in the mystery
Caught contemplative
Mulling mindfully
The ebbs of time
And flows of love
Engage my mind
And thicken blood
Where constancy is change
And sacrifice is small
Where normalcy is strange
And steadiness enthralls
Not a moment to be lost
Nor a minute to be gained
I’ve counted up the cost
Of a heart untamed
And found it too much to bear
In silence any more
So come, pull up a chair
And listen to my yore
Of a love deferred
And hearts abiding
Of a promise heard
And devotion’s rising
Turned to Day
The Black Knight
I’m living in a world of black and white
As dark and still as the night.
But when I see you, night turns to day
All the shadows are chased away.
In this new light your smile is my sun
Your laughter fields where I run
Your white teeth thunderheads on high
Accenting the stunning sky
Your eyes a cutting river, deep and clear
Life giving water precious, dear
Your fingers wrapped up in mine
Is better than good and more than fine
I’m lost within your beauty
Your face is all I see
You’ve brightened my life in a million ways
I pray you stay near for all my days.
Until The Day is Gone
The Black Knight
I’ll wipe away the tears that you cry
I’ll stay by your side through the night
And hold you close till the morning light
I’ll tell you I love you and all that you mean to me
I’ll show you how you’re becoming everything you’re going to be
If you wipe your eyes, baby, look and see
You’ll always fit in the space next to me
It doesn’t matter anything the world might say
You’re more - just as much as ever today
You’re unmatched in every way
You’re my warrior princess, beautiful today
We’ll talk about nothing the whole night long
Laugh and cry until your tears are gone
You’re beautiful, you don’t have to always be strong
I’ll rock you to sleep, singing your favorite song
So let me stay with you tonight
Let me hold you close to me
Let me find the words to say
Let me comfort you until the day is gone
Waiting, Watching, Wondering
The Black Knight
A marathon I just began again
A merry labor, an arduous joy
A hope of manhood in the boy
Temptation rears on every side
Sultry whispers to run and hide
Snares and traps line the way
Setting suns end the day
There is no map for this journey
No compass to guide my feet
No shortcut to my quest
No moment safe for rest
A gentle lantern lights each step
Flickering flames that have never slept
Fighting through the densing mist
Fire burning with faith’s kiss
I journey on, though the path is long
Though at times, my cheer is gone
Though I cannot always see
This journey isn’t just about me
Somewhere there’s a damsel in this night
Waiting for the squire to be a knight
Watching for her Master’s hand
Wondering if I’m her man
Whispering By Deeds
The Black Knight
A joy I've always known
Unquenchable by the dark
Real as solid stone;
Everywhere I look, everything I see
Looks like you, your eyes shining.
But there's a man I've yet to be
Underneath this bubbling feeling
Remembering that emotions fade
Love is a lifelong choice
Every moment, day by day
Whispering by deeds, not voice
Wish
The Black Knight
My beating heart persists
Pitter patter, pitter patter
A rhythm with a single wish
I’d love to hold your hand in mine
Feels our fingers intertwine
Your smiling face fills my dreams
Where the sun is brighter than it seems
I listen for your merry laugh
Along the lovely wooded path
I watch the stars for your eyes
Shimmering merriest in the evening sky
The wind tickles as your hair
While leaves dance merrily in the air
These are what I’m longing for
All of this yet so much more
Wishes are more than yearnings
Wishes are daring, dreaming, hoping
And so my wish for you is this
May your heart beat strong
May your life be long
Lived in love from Him above
Wondering
The Black Knight
I lie here wide awake
And wonder what you’re like
What color are your eyes?
Blue? Hazel? Viridian?
Have I seen them in the starry skies?
How does your smile shine?
Does it quiet the waterfall?
And make the birds sing in time?
When can I hear your laugh?
Does is bubble like the stream?
Or is it dry leaves rustling in the grass?
As I slowly drift to sleep
You wander through my mind
And grace memories I’ve yet to keep
You
The Black Knight
Simple words are not enough
To outwardly express my love
I’ve said those words too much
For them to mean anything to you.
I never want you to leave my side
You’re the vision my dreams dream of
When we’re apart my heart slowly dies
Only to come back to life with you.
I’ve been choking on my tears
Before you came to me
And brightened my life all these years
Baby, I’d be lost without you.
I’m fumbling for the right thing to say
To tell you what you mean
But words fail me today
Lost in the wonder of you.
What I want to say is too small
For the angel you are
Who holds my hopes, my all
A star and beauty wrapped up in you.
Those three words don’t mean enough
Because my heart is gone too far
They are too little, too much
But since there’s nothing else to say,
I Love You.
