Ode to Elfpack by [Eyes of the Reaper]

I have been here for a very long time.

I've seen people come.
I've seen people go.
I've seen things change,
And I've seen things grow.
I know just about all there is to know.

I've had this job and that,
But none of it compares to where I'm at.
I'm here to help, it's true,
So ask me your questions,
And I'll give you knowledge that's new.

Dysfunctional Glory by [Eyes of the Reaper]

What,
Is Love?
Who,
Is Love?
An
Emotion.
A
Cherub.
A
Man.
A
Woman.
No,
It is,
A bouquet of crimson roses,
A walk in the rain,
A sweet, whispered nothing,
A cuddle on a couch at three AM;
An argument,
A makeup kiss.
It is love making,
And confiding in tender surrender.
Love,
It is,
Candlelight and cheap wine,
An apartment filled with discount furniture,
A baby on the way and no money;
This is Love,
In all,
Of its,
Dysfunctional Glory;
A victory,
Of the Heart,
Over the Mind.

Writing by [RainCloud]

Pen moving across the page,
The words just won't come out.
How do I say what's in my mind?
Ideas flow.
None are what I want to say.
There is no way to express what I feel.
Still, the pen moves.
Still, none of the right thoughts come out.
Give up,
I can't say what I want to.
Isn't that the way of life?
Nothing comes out right.
All the while, my pen still writes.
I had better stop
Before my head and hand connect
With the thoughts in my head.
So now, just for right now, this is good-bye.
So we part again.

"Friendship Efflorescence, a Chrysalis de L’amour" by [Faith.Hope.Love]

A friendship in love culminates in adulation.
Magnanimous effulgence, dulcet anticipation
For gratuitous ebullitions of innocuous intent,
Ingratiate forgiveness, nescience circumvent.
Narcissism has no place, slake, expatriate.
Foment ambrosial maleficence, amorously inebriate.
Altruistic deference, laden with the truth,
Idiosyncrasies abided, a fortuity, uncouth.
Compassionate understanding, intrinsically profound,
Perpetuate esteem of each, euphorically astound.
Rhapsodize conjointly all thy hopes and dreams,
Subjugate opposition, bring fruition to thy schemes.
Vacuous ambiguity, ostentatiousness spurned,
Acrimony, duplicity, umbrage, all adjourned.
Coquettish propositions, voluptuous rendezvous,
Delectable elation, exalted rapture ensues.

- Date Written © 4/8/2008