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I carry our friendship in my mind
And like a “Welcome Home” banner
It warms my heart.
When I see flowers in bloom
I think of your poetry;
How your words paint such colorful,
Vivid tapestries.
Even on the greyest of days
They brighten my world,
Shed light on my emotions,
Lift my spirits, and give comfort to my soul.
We are kindred spirits in our love of nature,
The gift of children and the wonder of the
Animal kingdom, how it nurtures us in love,
Inspires us to want to share through
Poetry the beauty of this planet.
When you write of waterfalls
I feel the cool mist on my face.
When you write of trees
I see their lovely trunks and limbs
And how closely they resemble people.
When you write about the wayward wind
An awesome chill cloaks my body.
As you relate the power of the moon
I feel her tug at my emotions and
Her authority as she reigns over the seas.
The contrast of serenity and excitement
Abound when you speak of the sparkling
Stars, their soft glow or burst of beauty as they
Burn a bright light through a cobalt sky.
Tears of joy stream down my smiling face
As you describe the sunrise and sunset
In a rainbow of hues from silver to scarlet.
It leaves me breathless in awed elation.
Each season offers a new delight in what you write
And our friendship grows deeper and more
Meaningful with each creation.
When you write of love, I feel loved.
You are a blessing and a joy in my life.
I carry our friendship in my mind.
© 2011 Connie Marcum Wong
I Am cautiously optimistic
I Wonder what I will do for the rest of my life
I Hear violins when I dance barefoot under the moon
I See Jonathan Livingston circling rainbows in the sky
I Want to be brilliant in a big comfy chair by the fire
I Am cautiously optimistic
I Pretend I’m an expert gardener as I clumsily till the earth
I Feel the cool breeze as it rustles through the pines
I Hold the sun in my hand and shed light on the darkness of the world
I Worry that my family will not know the depth of my appreciation
I Cry out loud
I Am cautiously optimistic
I Understand my integrity is measured by my actions
I Say don’t believe everything you think
I Dream that all my dreams will manifest in time
I Try to master the simplest things before I tackle the hardest
I Hope to make a difference in MY life today
I Am cautiously optimistic
Lying in a heap face down on the floor.
No reason to live just don't care anymore.
Nothing really matters no reason to stay.
Need some relief, take the pain away.
Dozens in my life but I'm still all alone.
Going thru the motions just another drone.
The touch that I felt lifted me up.
Felt like God's glory filling my cup.
The passage I read turned me around.
Lifted me up put my feet on the ground.
I knew at that moment I was okay.
My life wasn't over I needed to stay.
Now here I am spreading the news.
The life God gave me I'll no longer abuse.
I'm sharing my life telling my story.
Using myself to shed light on God's glory.
I'll never forget what he's done for me.
So open your heart and you to can be free.
I know I have been on repeat for 15 years
I lost all my originality when I was sick and stolen from
My guess is it poured out along with my soul and fears
chasing after my sanity as it flowed away in tears
Its hard to come up with inspiration when your on pause
trying to justify the actions of those who love you
or at the very least come up with a justified cause
one they could of chases based on misinterpreting something they saw you say
or do
But best laid plans and lost causes your once dream life was taken from you
with nothing but a barely believable story that I can only take accountability
for not being strong enough to stay in the right when they made moves to take
my light and say it wasn't true
confused in the dark is not a reasonable place to figure out culpability.
The only thing I have left in me because I shed my soul daily I dont save up
because I cant promise all good every day so let it go good or bad send it
home
and start fresh the next day but I can't shed the memory of the darkness and
the way out it stays in me like a circuit loop in a conduit.
So I can travel in the darkness to shed light on those who stay there and
hope they find hope to search for light because follow me or you when its
their fight is not the best way.
all this said and I am still not right I no I may be meant for darkness to help
others overcome.
if thats true what all the pain to keep me here
so much inner strength it takes to just find a smile and a way to help others.
heal
when all I could been is gone why is that the deal
unloved and alone for 15 years fighting a war that free others.
but dooms me to something that I cannot hate or regret only dred
Hope that i did bot deserve it that I volunteered otherwise I may die in
clovers
But surely it is hell that waits for me.
I feel so unheard I pour out words that are not great
but they would carry meaning spoken to anyone strong and meek
from ear to ear of peasants and kings
and these words will carry a truth for all who truth seek
A great tumult has occurred in the sea
agitated waves tussle and brawl in the sea
A sea, whose waters are parted,
parted by a swarming multitude of beasts, and one Great Beast
Beast, I advise you, there is a King, a Star in the Day
riding upon a white horse, Eminent and August
August and Purposed was His way
sword in hand, fetters in one
One, without uncertainly, He rode toward the sea
and with certainty His strike was dealt
Dealt, the waters were parted
by means of one blow all the beasts were smite
Smitten, all but one, the Lord of the beasts
the Daystar turned his strength to the Great Beast
The Beast, skilled and adept, was struck with one articulation
not with a song of death as its intent, but a rebuking
Rebuked, so it might not agitate the waters
fettered, so it could not provoke the sea
See now, the waters were parted
the bodies of which were two
Two parts, divided by the Daystar’s blow
one to the south and toward the north was one
One, agitated, heavy with salt, and broad as elapsed dreams
the North, tranquil and fresh. just adequate to chalice in the palms
Palms firm, the King turned His day heat to the south
and the waters evaporated, so that only pillars of salt remained
Remaining, the Daystar blessed his radiance on the North
with palms the King cupped the unsullied waters
Waters in hand He tossed them into the desiccated earth
and the waters revitalized the salted land in support of the King
And the King continued to shed light on the waters for a thousand years
for a millennium, the earth blossomed.
Blossomed for a time, a time, times five hundred times
after which, the fetters would be loosed
A Silent Pen - In Remembrance
by Eddie
Wonder when, why and what purpose.
Linda-Marie wrote her last poem about a near death experience hearing her children sob and feeling the love of her husband holding her hand as she returned. She returned to shed light on her family and all off us here before she left again for eternity. She came back to give us a message of love and to remind us to treasure every moment of life. She told us not to fear death, but to embrace life. She told us that life is a gift, a present and that we should remember the present is a present.
The lives we touch on PoetrySoup…
~ Peace
It was a home on the river we lived .
It was the ghost of a young man whom had taken his own life.
I still remember the vision of him walking by me with a blank stare
We, as a Family of seven , moved into this river house
Panoramic views right out to the river , I should mention
I was home alone as a child , looking out at "The Julia Belle Swan " as she went by .
Upstairs in that room as I saw a figure walking by , with very nice features , auburn hair
I thought he was my older brother , a handsome young guy
Then I realized the young man was not my brother , a apparition he appeared .
He was not there to scare or frighten ,
the message I believe he wanted to shed light on, so clear.
He walked right by ,then disappeared through the window, out to the River .
The Ghost knew I could see him , a gift I have been given
when I was a younger child of five , I had once died for a short time. I was lifted by Jesus in Heaven . Death is not for us to decide .
Later in the years we moved from that home , every home we lived in had a story
or a presence of its own . My Mother had told me later , a young man took his life there .
Keep fighting your way through life and its despair ,
you are important to someone whom cares . If you feel alone and want life to end , Please pick up the phone , call anyone , call for help , call a Friend .
"This is not fiction , it truly is a gift I have been given "
Choosing a faithful woman to fulfill this fate
to bring forth a baby with a loud scream;
sweet cry so innocent piercing air and soul,
touch him tenderly: he is the fruit of our seed!
May his faith shed light on doubt and darkness...
let's hope that his deeds and words will be fine.
If there was another me
I would walk, and hold her hand
Let her know, I understand
"Can I get through life?", "Yes you can!"
If there was another me
I would be her shoulder she can cry on
She'll come to me, so I can shed light on
Tough situations that are going on
If there was another me,I would tell her
"Yes, it'll be hectic", I'll tell her
"But, you can do this", I will say
"You're going to get through this"
"Go get it, you got this"
Through the centuries, you have shed light on our lives,
with simplicity and humility you've shown.
An encouragement to all, a testimony of faith,
linked to the shared vision of the church of cultures.
Hat is off to you St Lorenzo Ruiz;
with your strong faith in God,
with demonstrated love for Him,
a message of the gospel, a covenant you fulfilled.
In a rapidly changing world,
still your words are poignant and stirring.
called upon to die in defense of your faith commitment,
a sacrifice, a noble and heroic act,
that identifies his martyrdom.
The strength of soul manifests
through your faith and love for God.
Those joyful voices across the land,
add festivities to the human hearts.
What a noble and wonderful man you're!
a model of faith, hope and love.
Your experience of martyrdom gained honor in the Church,
even around the world, you're venerated and celebrated.
Yesterday another adorable child of three died
form contamination...how awful was his death!
The miles-long grassland roams with buffalos;
from the outside, they look healthy and strong!
Buffalos and cows still graze in the poisoned land filled
with barrels of toxic waste from the industrial North;
these criminals bury barrels ten feet underground...
they should be imprisoned for as long as they live!
Let them suffer: they'll see the gliding ghosts
of all the beautiful children who have died;
these illegal dumpings have been going on years;
the one who shed light on it was an ex-convict.
Today his loud cry for justice is unheard by all;
feel the anger, the remorse for his wrongdoing!
Can such an abused land exist in an environment
that can't grow healthy fruits and vegetables?
No, it bears bad crops and skeletal, leafless trees...
specters of future plagues and cancerous diseases;
weeping mothers hold those little angels as they slip
into their eternal sleep...no cry is louder than theirs!
It surely wasn't the first time
and definitely was not the last
cascading down upon me
drenching my soul so very fast
Perfect orbs of wonder
searching past my blue
holding true emotions
reveal a being that is you
It wasn't trust that I was grasping
or love I wished to steal
I was living in your goodness
and life's meaning I could feel
A wholeness to this madness
a dagger to kill the pain
held up for just a moment
giving a heartbeat to the strain
Wash away this darkness
shed light on a gasping soul
spill your aura from the heavens
the one for whom the church bell tolls
When the sparrows break the hilltop
and encircle the waning day
be the one who listens
to the treetops as they sway
The Last Words
He
Conquers
Pain and death
To shed light on
Doubts
5th Place in They Know Not What They Do"( Luke 23:34) KJV Contest
Contest Date: 6/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
Sponsored by: john freeman
I sit here, night after night, watching human children and I am so bored. They bicker and fight about everything. It’s the same old thing, never ending.
When I shine my light upon some, they run and hide; no doubt guilty of something. I ponder how we of such intellect, birth such petty babies?
Earth had so much going for her; such potential until she birthed humans in her womb...what went wrong? I try to shed light on it; to show the glitch, if I, Sister Moon can’t reveal it, perhaps my Brother Sun can? Oh well, every family has its problems but, one would think a family the size of mine and at our age would’ve progressed beyond them.
When Sun awakens, I’ll ask him to look into the situation; he smiles through everything. Me, I ponder and watch the humiliating spectacle; I’m puzzled by those creatures.
Let me love you all over again
And quiet the suffering dwelling in smiling eyes
Let me take away the tears that drench your pillow
At the darkest pitch of night
When you think no one hears you
I hear you, I listen
Let me be those hands that pull you
Shake you, bring you back to the land of the living
Let me feed you
When you’re too worn down to eat
And spoil you when you least expect it
Let me tease you, and frighten you
With laughter, with tears, with your concern
Let me show you how much I love you
When you have those shaky doubts
Let me tell you that nothing else matters
But you and me and this bubble we dwell in
Let me show you my anger and my hate
So you could feel those repressed emotions
And learn to soothe them when they strike
Let me say I do not love you
So you could tell me but I love you
And id smile and push you away
So you could pull me back again
Let me speak of our unborn children
And how much you’d spoil them
And what are the names we’d name them
And when we’d have them
Let me shed light on all the things you still don’t know of me
Let me let you understand me
And calm me down when I explode
When I hurt and tear
With words that are yet too simple
Let us be everything we’re not supposed to be
And do everything they tell us not to
Let me let you love me
And shush me when I tell you not to
Let me show you all over again
Everyday
How much you mean to this universe of mine
How you are a fight
I’d never back down on.