Best So Far Poems
How can i behold your face again
when my eyes are ladden with tears?
How shall i hear the rushing wind of your voice
when my ears are deafened
by the silence within?
How shall i ever fondle your face again,
when my arms are withered by solitude?
At dawn i can not find you.
At noon i listen in vain for your laughter.
In the night season, my forlorn heart sighs
as it would its last.
The moon`s probing eye finds a way to my heart.
It is your reflection
that stretches in the dust.
Where once i had summer
i now have winter.
Your love which i once have felt
i now can feel no more.
You re so far away.
...so far away.
...so far away.
Sahara the world's largest - the strictest and warmest desert
It is an ocean without water - a place of fear blast knuckles on the desert floor
Eight nomads on camels shrouded in white cloth - only the eyes are visible
How can they find their way in a landscape without trails - no horizon
Once again the sun set - the camels will create nearly invisible tracks in the sand
The sand dunes are changing during the day
Experience the unusual beauty and exotic charm
There is so much that amazes and impresses
The hot sand is like flour and make the sky yellow misty and foggy solar disk
And the air quivers with intense heat - sand glistens in wonderful colors
15.09.2014
A-L Andresen :)
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Yesterday can never come again.
All my family were together then.
My memories are beckoning, and I want to be where
Troubles in that place I know as yesterday
Seemed to always melt away
So easily!
Far into my past -
Away, so far away, I wish to flee.
Now I face the future.
It brings to me a feeling which
Seems a little bit like dread
As all the new uncertainties swirl inside my head.
Though I still have family and many lovely friends,
They’re in a world their own, apart from mine.
Here am I, in my own little world, and
To the very end, this is where I’ll
Stay!
Oh, my memories! In golden moments loved ones shine!
I long for that togetherness, the joy that I
Believe is only found
In family because our worlds were not divided then.
Yesterday, why can’t you come again?
Underneath the bright moon-light
The stars glittering on the sky,
I alone with a phone in hand
Awaiting for a ring.
It's like an unseen shadow
Which lies within us,
It's like a new-born stream
Which flows before us.
The distance is no matter,
The language is not burden,
No matter how much tired we are,
No matter how much busy we are.
That sound of hushed laughter
Over phone,
A sweet, melodious sound from far,
Seems so near and close to my heart.
Minutes into hours over phone
Fills me and my empty heart.
It's like a new adventure,
The time for you and me,
Dancing the rhythm of
Love over phone
Which overwhelmed me.
I love you much than
The sun loves the moon.
Much than the sea loves
The sound of a river.
Why do we have to live so far apart, when we want to be together?
We met not more than 3 days ago, but I already feel like
I know you, very well. And maybe not at all.
And well I must say you do know how to charm one, very well indeed!
You flirt with me, and I flirt back...
we both know were goofin around...
Why do we have to live so far apart when we want to be, just
a little more closer to find out who each other really are?
Form:
The symphony has started
and the darkness does descend
the world succumbs to quietude
the day has reached its end
The nighttime woods are glittering
and offer up a show
a dazzling performance
by the fireflies, aglow
Along the breeze the crickets sound
that all is well tonight
as whippoorwills send out their songs
in blackness, out of sight
The nighttime sky is sparkling
and offers up a show
a dazzling performance
of a galaxy, aglow
And all is still within my soul
so far away from day
I rest my head so wearily
and dream my cares away
I can feel her presence
Going through this adolescence
My lyrics are out this world
But I’m so down to Earth
I touch all her senses
Mind, body, and soul
The way I explain
You thought I made her whole
My words give meanin’
And every word
Takes her through the ceilin’
So far in miles
To get there
May take a while
I’ll make her important
Better yet queen of the Nile
So close we share the same pulse
So deep she feels the impulse
Yet
I believe the simple word
Cuts sharp like a sword
Yet is what split us
Yet is offended
Like someone cuss
So close to the end
Yet so far from it
Haiku for frangipani in bloom:
nocturnal bouquet
of frangipani in bloom –
olfactory fruits
teasing aromas
adorning a young girls hair –
swaying moonlit palms
moths seeking nectar
flutter, flower to flower –
new buds at sunrise.
i look to stars and wishes flew through space never to be heard again
fun to friends hearts do meld and break facing until time ends
this loop that plays and beats that syncopate become but a gem
pleasure a chest opened in surprise feeling no need to defend
galaxies away lonely planets please keep me in mind
distance could grow something fond or lost between the lines
gps my love you can see its still where I left it behind
thoughts fade away with life love lives forever in my rhyme
Im sorry, I wanted more,with all this space between
disconnected and I still look to that day
we talked on the phone, our separate homes
the love we had seemed so far away
without air i couldnt breathe squeezed until I'm passing by
no water flow my skin would dry and I return to the sky
sunny days would blacken out, attracting need for desperate lies
to make up for the beauty lost from death slowly closing my eyes
that fire once sparking motion snuffed in huffs slipping away
drifting I sway shaky grounds where once I sat easily and stay
upon my feet I still float drowning out all thoughts that stray
Tho these ends can come swift its worse to miss and hear you say
Im sorry, I wanted more,with all this space between
disconnected and I still look to that day
we talked on the phone, our separate homes
the love we had seemed so far away
down the road,flying free, I ride the wave and hope for your return
through several seas and cloudy peaks, storms of sand, I will not turn
helpless to fate and future events, nothing prevents something to learn
sights may not sore, nothing much looking more, isn't my concern
I hope the best and happyness is true to bless you, not just in dreams
we can meet when we sleep discussing life while sleeping seems
thanks for trying Im not exactly dying, banes of sentient beings
real enough moving on is rough, i'll love you forever, writting my means
Eventhough I knew from the very start
That thy love is given, but not to me;
Even if it will only break my heart
I am still hoping that someday you'll see.
When you say to her the words "I love you"
To me, I know those words you'll never say
Still I pretend, change the angle of view
Illusions I made up, though it's cliché
I can't see anyone but you, my dear
My heart silently cries from deep within
Say you like someone, "It's me!" I endear
Pain that's aching but I just keep it in.
It hurts, it's so deep, it cuts like a knife
But wounds heal and I'll go on with my life.
Poetry and wine.
Substitute companionship.
Lonesomeness with you.
When I am gone, you won’t have much to worry about
You won’t have much heart-stress to stress about
You won’t have much wishes of death for me
You won’t have much elimination plans of various versions
In fact, the world might be a better place for you when I am gone
When I am gone, you will see the pages I have written on history walls
When I am gone, you might finally decide to start your life’s journey
When I am gone, may be my sorrow from my life will not be included in your book
In death I may not wish to live another day like Bond, James Bond
In death I may not wish to lie to the reality of my world
In death all witches will wish I never expose their evils
Your friends, family and even you backstabbers have spoken
They told you to stay away from me
They told you I blinded all your sight to the real world
And they said you should stay away from me so you could see clearly
Even when I was no longer with you, they expressed the devils wishes
Let me safe you from the misery I might have caused you and let you gain your freedom
Suicide stage was one hard race I have won,
Frankly I feel I have so much to give to the world and,
Sadly I have no rout to exit myself from your existence,
As I still stay awake on this planet.
The first time our lips shared a kiss
Was even better than first time I shot a 3 pointer and didn’t miss.
I can’t help but smile when I picture your beautiful face,
Believe me when I say no one can ever take your place.
A piece of my heart is yours, I believe it’s corazon in Spanish,
But this is my worry, that my feelings for you may never vanish.
Whenever I have the chance to make a wish upon a star,
I wish for you, because I feel I’m so close, yet so far…
Maybe it’s because of expectations I just can’t meet,
Maybe it’s because of my spirituality, although I feel that aspect of life is right at my feet,
Maybe if I was Puerto Rican with 40-inch arms,
I can never be Puerto Rican, but maybe I can grow some guns if I finally set the alarms.
Maybe if I was someone with an engineer job who you can take home to mom,
But my ambitions are growing, so much so that it’s hard for me to keep calm.
Whenever I have the chance to make a wish upon a star,
I wish for you, because I feel I’m so close, yet so far…
I love you as my best friend, but also love you in that other way,
So sorry I have complicated things so much, but is it possible one day I can still call you bae?
Deep down I know the answer, but a part of me still wants to hold faith and hope,
I would to do anything to catch the girl of my dreams, man that would be so dope.
Even if not with you in the end, I am still thankful for this experience of being in love,
Ever since it happened, I still can’t help but thank the man above…
To my love that's far away
I think of you every night and day
And when i am alone
I watch the stars and wait for a sign
And when the brightest star appear
Then, I know you feel my lonely tears.
Days seem to be years
And minutes lead to hours
My love for you grows like a flowers
My heart keeps telling me
That you're the one for me.
Remember those days
I feel so alive and happy
All my worries and problems disappear from inside
To my love that is faraway
I'm so lost and don't know my way without you.
Will i remain a stray?
When i close my eyes to cry
Just then i hear you whisper my love
That moment everything is al right.
As i open the window and watching you from heaven above
So far from me...
In GOD's LOVE, I trully understand...
Chose us to be
Let us take this LOVE forever and ever....
When I look upon your face,
I see a gentle man full of grace,
And in your eyes I see the warmth,
Just like the deep blue sea.
It looks like your hair was spun from gold,
I most love the feelings your smile touches my soul,
Just like the morning sun rays,
Nourishing the earth with love and care.
Within a fraction of time,
You turned my life,
Into a beautiful pattern of joy,
Filling my heart with hopes and dreams.
You have whispered the sweetest words,
That I have ever heard before,
And you drove me crazy all the time,
Until I was no longer myself as I watched.
I think of you in silence,
And even speak your name in my dreams,
But all I have is your memories,
And a beautiful picture in my heart.
With so many dreams to figure out,
I feel like my life is standing at halt,
So don’t throw my love away,
For my heart is full of hope.
Everything changed from the day we met,
Listen to your heart and it will tell,
And sometimes it still seemingly seems,
That you are part of my lasting dream.
Will our hearts ever beat together?
Are we in love or just friends?
Is this the beginning or is this the end?
Am I dreaming or is it really happening?