Walayee Poet Lay Whitlock-Ishway Poet Rhyme

I Am Not Sad

I am not sad!


While most of my poems may be SAD
They reflect the experiences that I’ve HAD
I promise you I am not MAD
In fact most days I feel GLAD

Whenever I do feel DOWN
Or sadness is AROUND
When pain and fear are ABOUND
I write to release my inner FROWN

My writing is the skeleton KEY
To all things that make me - ME
It opens the door and sets me FREE
To document my life’s JOURNEY

I write today to tell you SO
Just in case you did not KNOW
My memories are clear and PLAIN
On my journey there’s both joy and PAIN

SOME OF IT I JUST CAN’T EXPLAIN
SOME ANSWERS I MAY NEVER ASSERTAIN


Happy memories are all I SEE
When I reflect on my girls and ME
They fill my heart with such JUBILEE
And now my life has UNITY 

Alaya and Saen adore me SO
I love them and this they KNOW
They repaired my heart and helped it GROW
In their eyes I see love’s GLOW

A love like theirs is INCOMPARABLE
This makes the pain of my past - BEARABLE
They fill my spirit with joy and GLEE
They are the reason I was meant to BE

Each and every day I PRAY
I look in the mirror and I SAY
Thank you lord for this DAY
Watch over my children as they PLAY
And please show me the WAY
To be a better person - TODAY

This eases the sadness in ME
So I can live and be HAPPY!

Lay

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Cecilia Macfarlane February 28, 2024 at 7:24 PM I enjoyed reading this lovely poem. The love for your children shines bright. Hugs

Sara Kendrick December 12, 2010 at 4:43 PM Enjoyed reading this work...It is so descriptive and expressive of your love for your children ..I am glad that I chose this one to read today..I appreciate your dropping by my work, reading and commenting on it..Sara

Sharon Ruebel November 28, 2010 at 10:39 AM Hello Wayalee, Yes, poetry really does rest our souls. Your expressed verse is a reflection of you. Happier times ahead in life is what we all live for. Thank you for your kind words.

Michael J. Falotico November 28, 2010 at 6:03 AM I relate to descripion of your writing...well done...Michael

Walayee Poet Lay Whitlock-Ishway November 27, 2010 at 3:25 PM Thank you all so very much for your comments. I enjoyed writing this and I'm glad it was well received. In writing it, I wanted to assure everyone that although I wrote the "My Pain" poem just last night it was not somthing that had just occured.

Dr.Ram Mehta November 27, 2010 at 2:30 PM Very self introspective thoughts you have penned. Nice to know you. You must be a very determined person. enjoy life as it comes to you, Walayee

Betty Johnson November 27, 2010 at 11:50 AM Nice! Nice flow! Lovely work! Thank you for sharing!

Audrey Haick November 27, 2010 at 9:07 AM I'm extremely glad to read this, Lay..I was afraid for you as I thought the previous poem was about life now! I just made a comment encouraging you to think of your kids and here you've written about how important they are to you..that's great and exactly how it should be. Take care Lay and the e-mail address is in the Soup mail. Love, Audrey