Best Raina Poems
If only you could see the tears
In the world you left behind
You fill my days, my nights, my dreams
You’re all that’s on my mind
Your laugh I’ll never hear again
Your smile I’ll never see
Memories now are all I have
Since loneliness found me
Time was never on your side
Your short life had to end
Now I'm left in pain without
My love and my best friend
The sadness, the emptiness
The pain I have to face
Will never leave my life
For you’re a loss I can’t replace
Even though the rain will fall
And the sun will still shine on
My life will just exist
Because my whole world now is gone
You are an Angel high above now
Watching over me
But someday I know once again
Together we will be
For when my time on earth is done
You’ll come and take my hand
And guide us to eternal love
Together in God's land..
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, death, loss, lost
Form:
Ballad
Thinking back on you and I
It doesn’t seem that long
It’s hard for me believing how
The years have come and gone
Everything about you still
So fresh inside my mind
Precious memories locked away
But never left behind
I shared with you my daytimes
But my nights I spent alone
It tore my heart to know your nights
Were not spent on your own
I knew the risks involved
Because you wore a wedding ring
But I never knew the pain for me
That wedding band would bring
For years my heart was frozen
From a love that it once knew
But I knew my heart had melted
When I fell in love with you
With you and I together
So many things were shared
But most importantly
I never said how much I cared
I tried to hide this love from you
Afraid to let you see
Not knowing of the child we’d made
Growing inside of me
I knew I’d never be with you
I never could have stayed, because
We took away this tiny life
That you and I had made
There’s nothing else you could have done
On you I lay no blame
But now my life feels empty
Full of sadness, loss and shame
I would give my all to spend
Another night with you
For you to hold me in your arms
And say you love me too
But if this never happens
Then I want to tell you still
I loved you then, I love you now
I know I always will...
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, loss, lost love,
Form:
Ballad
My life is torn between two worlds
Of now and used to be
But all I ever wanted
Was the world of you and me
Memories of the only love
That I have ever known
It’s hard to hold them in my heart
But hard to let them go
At times I wonder who I am
Where did I go wrong
Why am I so lonely
In a life I don’t belong
I know my heart will never heal
While feeling so much pain
I’ll never find the sunshine
While I’m following the rain
Too late now for miracles
They wouldn’t change a thing
For someone else’s finger
Now wears your wedding ring
But though our song has ended
You still want us to dance
And though I’m still in love with you
My heart can't take the chance
Forever I will miss you
And forever I will cry, but
To find myself again
I know I have to say goodbye..
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, depression, lost love,
Form:
Lyric
I feel my mind go wondering back
And let the years unfold
To when I first met you
When we were just eleven years old
So innocent and young we were
Just holding hands together
When we shared our first kiss
I thought you’d stay with me forever
But then as we grew up
I left behind my school girl days
It broke my heart to turn our backs
And go our separate ways
And as the years passed by
I tried to put you from my mind
For I had family ties now
Leaving memories far behind
But you and I had something
That forever would be there
A love that grew from innocence
That no one else could share
And though I tried forgetting
In my heart you did remain
For deep inside I knew one day
Our paths would cross again
We couldn’t hide our feelings
Though we both knew it was wrong
For we were man and woman now
The boy and girl had gone
But deep inside we’d always known
That 'we' could never be
While you were tied to someone else
I had my family
So once again you walk away
But never will you know
The sadness and the pain inside
The tears I'll never show
The heartache that will stay with me
Until the day I die
For you will always be the love I lost
Who said goodbye...
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, girl, heart, hope,
Form:
Ballad
As daylight dawns my eyes close
On another sleepless night
So cold and all alone without
Your arms to hold me tight
I look out through the glass
And watch the sunrise in the sky
And still I find no answers
As again I’m asking why
My nights they seem so endless
Then I face another day
So full of pain and loneliness
Since God took you away
People say that time will heal
That I’ll get over you
That one day I will laugh again
That I’ll find someone new
I only wish they’d understand
Why that will never be
I’ll never love another
For you were my destiny
And though I've tried to carry on
My fears I cannot hide
I just can’t face this world alone
Without you by my side
The tablet bottles empty now
And on our I lay
I put my hands together
Then I close my eyes and pray
Please God will you send back down
My Angel from above
Then he will gently take my hand
And lead me back to love
He’ll guide the way to Heaven
Where together we will be
Two Angel's who are blessed with love
For all eternity...
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, death, god, loss,
Form:
Lyric
You were the reason for my smile
But it's been vacant for a while
You are the reason why I’m here
I’m nothing without you
You are the reason for my song
The tears I’m crying all night long
Where did you and I go wrong
I’m nothing without you
No one here to see me cry
When you tell me one more lie
No one here to watch me die
I’m nothing without you
Now I’m lonely, sad and free
Fading in your memory
Your arms are where I need to be
I’m nothing without you
No more sunshine; only rain
No more laughter; only pain
Forever lonely I’ll remain
I’m nothing without you
I know my broken heart won't mend
I know I’ve lost my love, my friend
I know my life has reached its end
I’m nothing without you
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, loss, lost love,
Form:
Lyric
Why did God create a life
That wasn’t meant to be
Why did He give eyes
If they were never meant to see
Why did He put breath in you
Then take that breath away
Why give you to me
If you were never meant to stay
Why show someone happiness
And how it feels to smile
And fill their hearts with hope
If it can only last a while
Why did God create the sun
When all it does is rain
How am I supposed to laugh
When all I feel is pain
Why let people dream
Knowing their dreams will not come true
Why should I find someone else
When all I want is you
Why say there’s a Heaven
When it doesn’t help to pray
Why is there tomorrow
When I long for yesterday
What’s the point in searching
Knowing you’re not there to find
Why give someone life
If death is following behind
So why God when He took my love
Did He not take me too
For life is not worth living
If it means I don’t have you...
By Raina Hutchins, from the UK
Categories:
raina, angst, death, loss, lost
Form:
Ballad
Love, I thought was meant to be
A word that makes you smile
Love, I thought was meant to be
A feeling so worthwhile
Love, I thought was meant to make you laugh
Not make you cry
Love, I thought was meant to say hello
Not say goodbye
Love is meant to leave you
Feeling happy every day
Love is meant to guide you
So you never lose your way
Love should be the dream
From which you never want to wake
Love should be the person
Whom you never will forsake
Love should be the one you lean upon
And your best friend
Love should be the reason for beginning
Not the end
Love’s a word I used to say
But now it’s in the past
Love to me is just a feeling
Never meant to last
Love to me is just a word
Reminding what I had
Love is just a word that leaves me
Lost, alone and sad
Love to me is make believe
A dream that can’t be real
Love just leaves a bleeding heart
A wound you cannot heal
One-day love is everything
You ever dreamed would be
Then suddenly it leaves you
Saying “I” instead of “We”
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, confusion, loss, lost
Form:
I wander through this land
Of broken promises and dreams
Clouded by the death of you
Wondering what life means
My colourless existence
In a world of black and grey
Reflects the person I’ve become
And who I am today
Without you in my life
I seem to have no life at all
No one here to guide me
Or to catch me when I fall
I almost hear you breathing
I almost feel you near
I almost feel your touch
Sometimes it’s almost like you’re here
This jigsaw puzzle of my life
Has pieces I can't find
For half of me went with you
Leaving half of me behind
I feel so cold and lonely
So battered and so bruised
I feel so insecure right now
Tortured and confused
My life is like an open book
Written but unread
Thoughts I never told you
Words I never said
The voice of hidden truth, I know
Will never now be spoken
Though time may heal my scars
I know my hearts forever broken
Silently I cry for you
Silently I pray
For silence is the loudest spoken word
I never say
I can’t escape the darkness
I’ve come to know so well
While you are free in heaven
I still reside in hell
And here I will remain
Until the day my life is through
Until the day God takes my hand
And leads me back to you..
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, death, life, loss,
Form:
Ballad
I know I don't have millions
To leave you in my will
But what I have for each of you
Is something greater still
I have a few possessions
For each of you to keep
Photographs and memories
I know will make you weep
All my sad sad poems
Written through my tears
All the journals of my life
I wrote throughout the years
My jewellery and diamonds
For Sydnie, Brooke and Bree
And every time you wear them
I know you’ll think of me
Jewellery and diamonds
For George and Paulie too
To give them to your little girls
With love from me and you
I know you that you will treasure
All of the above
But something far more greater
I leave you... is my love
It brought you all into this world
And helped you all to grow
With each and every step
I’ve loved you more than you will know
Each of you is different
You all have your own ways
From when you all were babies
And through your childhood days
Naughty things you said and did
The secrets you would hide
But even through your teenage years
I watched you grow with pride
The closeness that you share
Between a sister and a brother
The love I know is there
Has made me proud to be your mother
Now you’re all grown up
And having children of your own
And you will share with them
The love and laughter you have known
Keep with you your memories
Your thoughts, your special song
No one else can take
To only you, they do belong
Don't feel lost or lonely
Or afraid of what to do
Just follow your heart..knowing
I'm always there with you
Keep with you the knowledge
That even from above
Nothing in this world
Is greater than a mothers love
Never change for no one
Just be always who you are
And I’ll be right beside you
Your forever guiding star...
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, death, children, loss,
Form:
My poetry takes me to Utopian land,
Where love and peace perfectly blend.
Humanity is the only religion known
Arrows are rusted, bows can’t bend.
Everyone is kind with beautiful heart,
Equality and justice for all, I wonder.
A perfect place where women are safe,
And it rains, without any thunder.
I imagine people living their dreams,
Society woven from threads of trust.
Here life is perfect, devils are dead,
Joy prevails, worries crushed to dust.
But, when I encounter the real world,
My poetic soap bubble tends to burst.
And I am drawn out of Utopian land,
Now I find blood quenching the thirst.
This poem has been published in 2019 in my poetry collection
"Far in the Meadows and other poems" by Meenakshi Raina
23 March, 2017.
Utopia and the Soap Bubble - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
Poem Written In March 2017- Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Laura Loo
Categories:
raina, beautiful, imagination, society,
Form:
Rhyme
All the oceans in the world
Can’t hold the tears I’ve cried
Nothing in this world
Can take away this pain inside
I can’t believe you’re gone from me
I can’t believe its true
I never wanted memories
I only wanted you
I miss the little things you said
Those words that meant so much
I miss your eyes, your laugh, your smile
I miss your every touch
I miss you every morning
Every night and every day
I’d give all my tomorrows
For just one more yesterday
When they asked what words I want
Engraved upon your stone
The only words that I could say
Were ‘darling please come home’
You were my every reason
My hopes and all my dreams
Someone to believe in
When I questioned what life means
Always there to guide me
My forever shining star
I’d give my all to have you here
Or be there where you are
In a world of changes
It’s the soul that never dies
In a world of strangers
I still see me in your eyes
This pain will never go away
My shattered heart wont mend
Lonely days and empty nights
Are now my only friend
But if you’re looking down from up in Heaven
You will see
That part of you forever more
Will be a part of me...
By Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, death, friendship, life,
Form:
Ballad
He could have taken anyone
But no one really knew
Of all the people in this world
God had chosen you
We’ll never hear your voice again
Or see your smiling face
We’ll never see the one we loved
The one we can’t replace
Even though to you
We weren’t related by our birth
It never stopped you being
The greatest Mum and Nan on earth
To make our children happy
You would walk that extra mile
And through their tears and fears
You were the one to make them smile
Always there for each of us
To listen and to guide
Through the years, through ups and downs
Your arms were open wide
Every precious minute
Every hour that you gave
Every smile and laugh
Was a precious memory made
We’ll think of you in silence
We’ll dream of you in sleep
We’ll pray that you are free from pain
And hope you’re now at peace
And when we go to bed each night
We’ll close our eyes and pray
We’ll put our hands together
And this to God we’ll say
“You’ve taken someone special, who
We loved more than you know
She’s brave, but very fragile
So with you she had to go
Please wrap her in your tender arms
And love her like we do
And cherish every moment
The Angel…we gave to you”.
For Pat…with love from Margaret, Patsy, Raina, Georgie and Grandchildren xxxx
Categories:
raina, angst, death of a
Form:
Epitaph
On this day, day
we reminisce our past,
Let this freedom last,
Deep in of Love hearts a flame is lit,
Of love and True Spirit;
Years ago, Gandhiji fought..
And brought back our freedom;
The ahimsa that he preached,
Reached miles and miles away.
The Dandi March he tread;
Spread the corrupt means and nature the Invaders.
He, made us strong.
And Instilled the spirit to "wrong".
Swaraj, he said. should be our 'MOTTO"',
And then, No one. would dare to,
Berate our Nation.
The values he had taught,
Has brought
about a new thought.
He put a stop to their Torment,
with his Civil Disobedience Movement.
He the valued the Truth,
And Pleaded the Youth,
To join their hands
And stand together unfazed.
To this day , everyone Bows,
To this day, everyone knows,
The Almighty Mahatma;
-who is our true Raina.
His made the all free national spirit has made the
Britishers Flee.
And , has made us all flee
Together we shall sing,
Together we shall Bring,
Peace & love to this land
And stand together
Let the Day begin! Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind!
-Abhijina Laxmi
Categories:
raina, history,
Form:
Rhyme
I'm ready to grieve now... so let there be tears
It’s time to move on to face all my fears
It’s time to let go now... so let there be pain
It’s time to start crying when I hear your name
My days have been frozen since you have been gone
My nights I just live in the words of our song
I cling to the past and all that we knew
Too scared to let go, the memory of you
I know now that time will never erase
Our memories, a love I can never replace
I know to move on doesn’t mean you forget
I know to let go doesn’t mean you regret
I must close the door now and find a new way
To reach for tomorrow and not yesterday
It’s time to remember and smile when I do
All the fun, the laughter and love shared with you
It’s time for goodbye, to let the tears flow
It’s time to move now...it’s time to let go..
Raina Hutchins
Categories:
raina, angst, lonely, loss, sad,
Form:
Ballad