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Like open arms
These broken gates reach out to me
And lead me to the lonely house
That overlooks the sea
Her door once proud and stately
Now splintered hangs in shame
As she realizes no longer can she
Keep out the wind and rain
I look into her beautiful
Sad and haunted eyes
These windows to her soul
Where alone she waits to die
Her rooms I see before me
Stripped naked raped and bleeding
And somewhere from within them
I hear her softly pleading
She beckons me to enter
I cross her threshold timidly
And suddenly an old familiar feeling
Comes washing over me
The floorboards squeak beneath me
As I move slowly down the hall
Tip-toeing through the paper roses
All withered on her walls
I step into her parlor
With tears falling from my eyes
As precious memories carry me
To the place my heart resides
I see her in her former splendor
Dressed in satin and old lace
Crystal chandeliers reflect the light
And caress her lovely face
French doors open to the fields
Where once I used to play
Make believe in lands of dreams
On sunny summer days
Silky curled beside the hearth
Purring softly as she sleeps
I caress her so tenderly
As my heart falls at her feet
The air is filled with music
As grandma strokes the keys
The aunts and uncles all join in
And sing in harmony
We take our places at the table
Laid out in fine bone china
We bow our heads and thank the Lord
For all the ties that bind us
Grandpa carves the giant turkey
Grandma brings the platters
We fill our plates with food and mirth
And an endless stream of chatter
And when the moon hangs overhead
In a soft and velvet sky
One by one we take our leave
With hugs kisses and goodbye’s.
I love you Grandma
I love you Grandpa
Rings into the night
And once again in my world
Everything is right
I close the door behind me
I say my last farewell
As I hear her take her final breath
In the trill of a whippoorwill
~~~~~
Author: Elaine George
My first entry on Poetrysoup - Feb. 2, 2006
I see in creases no others found
where souls seem low
and duty bound
where sparkle waits
in dreamlike states
amid anxious eyes
here her smile lies
I see in darkness under guise of moon
where beauty moves
no heart's immune
where kindness roams
alive in poems
held deep inside
my muse resides
I have returned to my island home . Work has brought me back this way. So much has changed since Irma passed this way. I wander the streets in utter dismay. Gone are the shops and the reefs where I use to swim and play.
They say the island never forgets their native sons and to my core I believe this true. Where ever I go people stop say ‘oh doc so good your back are you here to stay? Sadly, no is my muted reply but I will be back on that you can rely. The old office is there with new owners but I still sit at my old desk and chair. My patients return and I pray take care of their needs. Perhaps it is through them I find my raison d’exister. But for what ever the future may hold in store. My heart resides here now and for ever more.
Mapping my final ride to the other side
Oh how I want to feel like I have arrived
Seeing so many good reasons why I have survived
Like I have climbed the highest mountain totally revived
Believing in myself knowing I will not be denied
Dreaming of my God that makes me so satisfied
Doing what I had to do so I didn't collide
With the love waiting on the other side
Only God gets to decide
Who gets to go on this amazing ride
Enjoying going to heaven where God resides
Feeling like I belong rested very much alive
Applying myself being careful not to divide
My faith that makes it all so personalized
With his wisdom and understanding he provides
His truth in the bible makes us unified
Oh how I want to make sure I realize
Jesus was tried and crucified
Giving up his life so we would be supplied
With a way, we can be revived
When Satan only promises genocide
Disguised as some better kind of high
That leaves us completely horrified
Making Gods plan justified
Mankind needs to open his eyes to unwind
How much he needs to live in our minds
Only God knows what happens when we die
Bringing his divine harmony
So when Jesus returns to rectify
What Satan tried so hard to nullify
Knowing that I won't be left behind
Believing I didn't live my life blind
To the truth that gives us passage to heaven
Where my soul can reign on high
Knowing or lord and master would never lie
About what will happen if we except him eye to eye
Meet me there my love,
where no dark tears
can mark your face.
Come lie with me in meadows
under dauntless skies;
imagine cloud shapes
we watch the wind erase.
Meet me there my love
where no unkind words
can clip your angelic wings.
Joy will be our anthem,
poetry our song.
Walk with me each evening,
surrender all your dreams;
where our path is lit by starglow
and secrets freely shared.
Hold my hand, my love,
and kiss me under moonbright.
Love will be our silver shiled,
and love will guide us home.
It's so wonderful to be with God
to know His closeness ever near
fills you with a love unknown
love God's house forever dear
What beauty to know abides there
where God lives eternally evermore
in His presence, there's peace and joy
walking truly through to heaven's door
God is all glory and glorious within
there He who is holy does ever dwell
no sin can ever enter that place
He cleanses so His own can truly tell
Loving where God resides
such happiness found only there
perfect indeed is God's abode
His own know this so very rare
(Psalm 26:8-
"Lord I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.")
Within Sweet Dreams Her Lover Resides
Within sweet dreams her lover resides
surrounded by flowers on all sides
Wind blows to soothe her poetic heart
as each night's loving dreams start
Dreaming shadow realm brings her love
angelic prince from heaven above
Golden palace graces their sweet dance
all perfect in this epic romance
Singing clouds, the music softly plays
as she adores prince's gentle ways
Each dance matches her heart's beats
as she lays in soft satin sheets
Here space and time stands very still
as she embraces a joyous thrill
The softest kiss ever so sweetly given
upon lips of a girl now truly livin'
With every love touch he speaks to her
hours glide by in a kissing blurr
Before each dawn they find deeper joy
as her prince becomes a lover boy
Moments before true romance breaks
a climax through her body rakes
Only then does her prince bid goodbye
as she wakes with a joyous cry
Within sweet dreams her lover resides
surrounded by flowers on all sides
Wind blows to soothe her poetic heart
as each night's loving dreams start
This poem was inspired by the poetess Gail Angel Doyle's
wonderful poem titled--"A Bed of Petals"...
Thank you very much my good friend.
I was looking for inspiration to write a romantic poem and
found it within your fine write tonight!
Love's imperfection makes us strong
love has no time to be annoyed
no room for doubt or jealousy.
Where live resides there is no void.
That flesh that was not of my flesh
whose life I chose to share
I almost lost my one true love
in distrusts explosive flare.
Only once did doubt imprison
hold me fast -it made no sound.
And in a panic I relentless
did not trust what I had found.
I worried all about his past
of his life where I'd not been
I was envious of the life he had
was sad I didn't know him then.
Where love resides there is no void
no room for jealousy, distrust or doubt
Those evil thoughts destroy our lives
Doubt always tries to push love out.
But love it took up residence
within this hopeful heart
I will not envy where he's been
I consider 'now' our start.
Where Trouble Hides
Avoiding the paths where trouble hides,
you've learned to beware of trickster games,
and navigate emotional tides
in a sea of strangers with no names.
You can't imagine how love should feel,
for it's a feeling you've never known.
Yet, the ache in your heart feels real,
even though it's masked and seldom shown.
Hope has you chasing dream after dream,
yet love never tends to flow your way.
And at times, you feel the need to scream,
for happiness keeps slipping away.
Lost in a crowd, you're always alone,
worried that you will never belong.
For in this city of steel and stone,
every choice chosen somehow feels wrong.
Magical Mountain Where Blue Cat Resides
This Majestic mount made of magic stone;
I climbed every night as a lonely child.
Tall and regal, it stood there all alone,
symbol of a world fantastic and wild!
Atop the peaks in my racing night dreams,
I looked across earth's fantastic skies.
Resting below, forests and flowing streams
lay magic's realm where a blue cat resides.
Deep within each night's visionary quest,
I'd pray for family sleeping nearby.
Brave climber, courageous, daring his best
fantastic thrills rewards every night's try!
This Majestic mount made of magic stone
was conquered by a child of flesh and bone!
Robert J. Lindley, 1-08-2016
Painting number three
Poem number three Ekphrasis (sonnet)
Inspired by
(The Blue Cat by Pamela Colamn Smith 1907)
Debbie Guzzi's 10 for 10 challenge
Ekphrastic: Writing on Art and Art on Writing [this site ACCEPTS reprints] http://www.ekphrastic.net/submissions.html
Syllables Per Line:
10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
Total # Syllables: 140
Total # Lines: 17 (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically:
Total # Words: 98
Sitting here wondering why I write
Questioning with no answers in sight
Seeking the vocabulary to express
The emotions in me; what’s on my chest
Searching for inspiration inside
Only loneliness resides; no shame, no pride
My mind is blocked by hopeless visions
Emotions numbing from loves division
Lay
We will never part..
For my heart resides with you.
and there it will stay.
If harmony in your life is what you truly aspire
bonding of mind and body you must first acquire
when they have become joined, unified as one
know, only now, your journey have you begun
Removing yourself from materialistic desire
is a necessary condition that you will require
enhancing your ability to more easily find
this true wisdom embedded in your mind
Illuminate your way with this one light of truth
for the wisdom residing therein needs no proof
an internal voice proclaims its veracity above any other
your inner sanctum is impervious to any false cover
The heart is the battleground, a place where all is contained
where you find pain, ultimately you will find what is gained
no person can ever perceive, nor has he ever been shown
this place that awaits him, forever it must remain unknown
So too your heart, its real location is in your own mind
this true happiness we all seek, it need not be defined
only first we must truly begin to know how it is to be controlled
otherwise to be defeated by fear, and in need to be consoled
Fear for the most part, belongs to the forces of evil and is their tool
used for the purpose of confusing one’s wisdom, attempting to fool
while the forces of good have the power to enlighten, resuscitating the mind
strengthening those wishing to be saved, as well as giving sight to the blind
Yes good and evil will, necessarily, continually strive
if evil overcomes, it will be your soul that it will deprive
and when evil reaches that point beyond redemption
only its complete destruction will remove all contention
This reality, perhaps, is why as human beings we are truly bound as one
despite our differences, it is G-d’s will that evil must ultimately succumb
when this final day approaches, He will allow us to collectively deploy
united as one to execute G-d's command, and evil will we finally destroy
I sit down here…
Staring admiringly at my big belly.
Round and firm like I have never seen before.
Love resides there.
I caress it slowly…
Hoping he/she knows I’m here.
I smile thinking how blessed I am.
Love resides there.
I cringe lightly….
He/she is such a kicker.
Must think it’s a soccer field in there.
Love resides there.
I look up, close my eyes……
And hurt a little.
Knowing my little fella is being judged.
Love resides there
I hurt a lot…
Realizing my mistakes.
But knowing it cannot be reversed.
Love resides there.
My baby, my love….
I do not have a ring on my figure.
Your father is almost non-existent now.
But you are love, you reside here.
My joy, my life….
They judge us, they say you are cursed.
Born out of a union not recognized by society.
But you are love, you reside here.
My all, my sweet….
It does not matter, God has already blessed us.
He forgave me, hence you are already forgiven.
You are love, you reside under his wings.
My darling, ruva rangu…
We shall not be defined by what society thinks.
I shall not be defined by being a single parent.
You were meant to be, love resides within you.
So my baby, my blessing in disguise….
You are blessed beyond measure.
You will grow up, you will be wise.
For you are love.
Loved by me, loved by God.
Therefore my sweet, my baby.
Where you are, who you are.
Is love and love resides there.
For every woman who has ever been judged for having pre-marital babies.
Mistakes happen, we learn from them. We teach from them.
God forgives for his word says so. We repent, we become born again.
we become whole again.
© Herzel Poshiwa
in blackness resides,
the everything inside,
but too powerful to know,
easy as you go,
driven to suicide, bro,
too many names many places,
the subconcious erases,
a thousand voices in time,
schizophrenia i know seems to flow,
and the guilt of the crimes,
and your heart beats in time,
for the mortal cant know,
too awful to show,
why he's doing his time in the Earth...
Don Johnson
re: ABC of Life by David Williams