Out Of My Shell

I threw my selfish pride away,
Though just to brighten up her day;
And maybe hoping she would see
I love her more than I love me.

-- c. noel

Indeed.

"will you ever say
how much you love me?
will you ever say
no one above me?
will you ever see
just what you mean to me?"

-- Royal Wood, "Will We Ever Learn"

Unfinished Sonnet

How to your truest love dare I aspire?
In haste do I my lowly place forget?
Despair of love entombs the heart's desire,
But reckless hope leads often to regret!
Oh, dark is doubt! Yet love is bright and true;
There is no fear in love -- and I love you.

-- c. noel

In Dreams and Music, Poetry

In dreams and music, poetry --
I love you darling, rose of blue!
This foolish dreamer dreams of you --
My missing rhyme, my harmony.

-- c. noel