Always and Forever
You are my eternal shining light, the brightness behind a cloudy day, the key to unlock a world of dreams where a vision of heaven can be captured here on earth. You are the pinnacle of my desire and the inspiration for my soul, for no other could replace you, and it is more certain than anything in this world that my love will last always and forever.
© William Royce
Autumn
The wind howls and bellows, knocking autumn leaves to ground
Swirling, dancing like a midnight ball they create the only sound.
Through my window I am watching raindrops run like forlorn tears,
As far from this lonely room, I fear my love falls on deaf ears.
Running with the wind, crying with the rain
My pounding heart is racing, just to see you once again.
And as it fights and beats a path to knock upon your door,
Exchange my heart for your heart dear, or my heart is no more.
© William Royce
Dream of Love
Please don’t take this dream from me not until I die
For as I live I need this dream as this earth needs the sky,
I might live without the stars or even the sun above
But I could never live without – the dream that is my love.
© William Royce
Elements of Love
Love is everything
The earth the sea the sky,
It is the sun that shines on us
The clouds that pass us by
It is the very heart of us
The spirit and the soul,
It is the thing dividing us –
Or that which makes us whole
© William Royce
Eternal Love
If I could be with you every moment of every day of my life
It would still not be enough,
For the love that I have to give you
Would need a thousand lifetimes,
And the happiness we would share would be eternal.
© William Royce
Golden Wings
On golden wings my love appears
It flies forever on,
Following the path of dreams
Until those dreams are gone
It waits not for the wind to drop
The rain and tempest too,
It has no time to take a rest
Or take another view
For these wings share a special bird
Which takes a special prayer,
To every corner of the earth
To see if you are there.
© William Royce
Heartbeat
Rest your head upon my heart
There rests a heart for two,
For this heart could withstand all else
If it had your heart too
The rhythm that it beats out
Every second every day,
Would be loud enough for all to hear
If once I heard you say-
‘I Love You’
© William Royce
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Heaven Scent
Your lingering scent is all I have
But that fades day by day,
Just as a rose your petals drop
And slowly fade away
And so I wait to see you
Flower into life once more,
So that sweet bud that shares my heart
Again I can adore
© William Royce
Heavens Door
You look like a picture and smell like a rose
Your touch is like heaven, your words are like prose,
Your mind is all knowing but your heart holds the key,
Will it one day unlock heavens door just for me?
© William Royce
My Treasure
You are like a treasure that was found
And lost and found again,
That had no value – but a spirit that once touched
Could not be forgotten,
That if lost again would mean a lifelong search
And if not found
Would leave a meaningless existence.
Whatever path this treasure takes
It will always have one true collector,
No matter the value others see
For him the treasure is priceless,
– and that collector is me
© William Royce
Lifetime of Tears
Without you my life can never be complete
It will never have a meaning
It will have a beginning but no end
And it will be desolate
There will be sun in the sky
But I will only see the passing cloud
And when the rain falls
It will be for a lifetime of tears
For it will wash away the memory
But it will never wash away the pain
© William Royce
Gilded Sanctuary
Let us walk together through fields of gold
Where nature sets us free
To find out who we really are
In her gilded sanctuary
Amidst the floating restless crop
That sways with every breeze
There is the sound of silence
Captured only by the trees
And there I lay you down my love
To gaze into your eyes
Reflecting like the calmest pond
The ever changing skies
I hold your hand, caress your cheek
And stroke your tousled hair
And thank God for the moment
That defines the life we share
For here away from constant gaze
We truly can be free
To listen to the truth from you
And here it back from me
If words could tell a story
Half as much as just one look
Then what I see in your eyes
Could be covered in a book
© William Royce
Questions
Where would our lives go
Where would our lives be,
If from this moment on
There was no you, there was no me.
Where would all our dreams
Be buried, laid to rest,
Kept under lock and key
In our secret treasure chest.
Where would all the laughter
All the fun and love we know,
Be stored away so carefully
Where no one else could go.
How could the world exist
And keep on turning day by day,
If you and I weren’t here
To help it on its way.
Maybe these are questions
For which no answers could be clear,
And there’s no need to ask them
So long as you are near.
© William Royce
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Images of Love
Images of love that play before my eyes
Are like the miracle of heaven, a wonder in disguise,
Devoid of touch but not of soul
They take my parts and make them whole
My passion stirs to catch a heart
That then will catch my mind,
And play before me scenes of love
That only I could find.
© William Royce
Directions of Love
Love has two directions, pain and ecstasy – and both roads may be travelled at the same time.
© William Royce
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Essence of Love
To be fond of someone is to care and hold them in your mind, to love someone is to yearn and hold them in your heart
© William Royce
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One Day
One day when all is gone
And there is nothing left to say
We will remember everything
The dreams we threw away
Go and take the world with you
Don’t look back on the past
For there we leave the memories
That were destined not to last
Be the inspiration for another
With the knowledge of your dream
That we would be together one day
Hard as it might seem
Life should have a purpose
And its purpose should be true
We shared that common purpose
Only – Only I loved you.
© William Royce
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My Star
As I gaze upon the stars
That twinkle with their light
There is only one I focus on
The star that shines so bright
The whole expanse of Universe
That I can see but cannot touch
Is like someone so far away
Who means so very much
And as I try to concentrate
To keep that star in view
Slowly it is fading
From the image that I knew
My world is now a little darker
The light is going fast
But the brightness that it gave to me
Will last and last and last
Bye Bye my star !
© William Royce
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Forever
Words may last a lifetime but love endures forever
© William Royce
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