i looked up towards the heavens
among the birds and stars
i captured a glimpse
of the memory of you
it took my breath away
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Yesterday,
I saw a girl
That looked like you.
It took my breath away.
I wanted to say
To her;
What I long to say to you.
I almost said it aloud;
I love you.
A complete stranger.
I just stared at her.
Later,
In a coffee shop,
On campus,
I saw a young girl
That reminded me
So much, of you.
Her hair, her eyes, Brown,
And beautiful.
The way she fingered her pen,
Pressing it thoughtfully
Against her lip,
Eyes raised to one side,
Head resting on one palm,
Hair, cascading like a waterfall;
Shimmering, pooling,
Onto her open book.
I wanted to be that book.
I wanted to be with you.
For a moment,
I was.
The Raven perched upon the door,
Its eyes, like jewels, shone bright.
The bird spoke words that made me sore,
And filled my heart with fright.
But then I saw a sight so grand,
A vision of beauty and grace.
A world so vast, so wild, so grand,
It took my breath away.
I saw the stars, the moon, the sun,
All shining bright and true.
And in that moment, I was one,
With you.
So here's my poem, short and sweet,
A tribute to Poe, so grand.
May it bring you joy, and make you feel,
Like you're walking on air, hand in hand.
On a trip to /never more land .
When we met a chance encounter,
Unplanned fate or destiny?
I thought it was epic, something
Meant to be.
An unexpected good fortune,
How could I dismiss it?
I was swept away,
I hate to admit it.
It took my breath away,
What a surprise.
What I saw, was each
Other in our eyes.
I was struck by the wonder,
This was something real.
Now it's become my,
Achille's heel.
It was so rare and
Deeply intense.
I never thought our love
Would die and ferment.
I marveled at the encounter
And the uniqueness.
You're my poison,
My living weakness.
I knew it would never happen again,
This blessing I stumbled upon.
I never considered our love,
You would pull the plug-on.
I assumed it was the right place,
The right time.
I recognized the merging
Of the two, as sublime.
I remember that spontaneous moment,
When the world stood still.
Now, the after-taste of a
Dead love's bitter pill.
It was an experience beyond
My control.
I loved her with
All my heart and soul.
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I heard a bird singing
As I was on my way
It led direction for me
As it took my breath away
It warbled cheerfully,
From a tree above the snow
It spread its song gleefully,
What kind of bird, I wanted to know
I heard a bird singing
Its melody surrounded me
I turned in circles bringing,
Each note closer, to be free
It sounded like spring, in winter
A happy, fresh new start
Helping to release the splinter
And heal the pain within my heart
Heidi Sands
2/22/20
i watched you come into this world
it took my breath away
i look at you
and cant believe
your're here to stay
i held you in my arms
so soft n tender you are
i will always b here for you
and never be afar
i love to watch you grow
and take you to the snow
camping, biking, hiking
oh, sweet child
you are so striking
i give you m heart
i give you my soul
in the heat
or in the cold
sometimes life
changes direction
but we will always
have a connection.
I almost called you several times
I know it's been a while
I had the phone right in my hand
but never got to dial
Something kept distracting me
every time I tried
Babies crying, P.T.A.,
my son needing a ride
Two weeks ago I planned to call
but many things came up
School recitals, soccer games,
we got a brand new pup
It's always nice to talk to you
I know it's been a while
Every time we chat my friend
you always make me smile
I'm sorry when you called last week
I couldn't talk with you
I'm sure my son explained that I
had many things to do
Finally when I got the chance
just the other day
The stranger's voice that spoke to me
it took my breath away
I've always loved to talk with you
I know it's been a while
It's really very easy to
pick up the phone and dial
Oh, how I'd love to talk with you
for you, some time I'd save
But it's too late and here I am
weeping at your grave
ENGLISH HUMOR
To read This I have translated the words in brackets.!
PETROL (GAS)
I needed to buy Petrol (Gas) today
The price of it took my breath away
A holiday this year I’ll not take
Can’t afford it for goodness sake.
A pound (2 dollars) a litre today
There’s nothing we can do BUT PAY
I need to buy a whistle and toot
That in English slang means suit.
I guess now that will have to wait
As the money to spend I hesitate
It can wait till another day
I didn’t need a new whistle and toot anyway
I don’t really mean to complain
Besides if I did what would I gain
I keep telling people prices will go down
But they just look at me and frown
I had nothing to do tonight
So I thought this silly thing I’d write
After you this silly poem written by me
PLEASE don’t to harsh a CRITIC be.
“OLD AGE ALLOWS ME POETIC LICENSE!!”
R. Taub
Aug. 9 2010
I think about you everyday
I plan out what to say
You have no idea, you have no clue
Just how much I think about you
I try not to stare, I try not to hide
These emotions that are clawing at my insides
I want to tell you how I feel
But the voices inside makes me hush
So I keep it down inside my heart
Hoping that nothing falls apart
Wherever you go, my heart will follow
I hope my heart will never be broken
All because of my love unspoken
It's just so hard to ignore you
Just so hard to not look at you
I don't know what it is about you
That makes me feel the way I do
No matter what they say
I can't think of you that way
But it's hard to say "Hey"
Or just smile and simply wave
I don't know why I feel this way
and when you smiled today
Oh how it took my breath away.
11/20/17
There I was sitting, waiting for my name to be called
And next to me stood a little boy, so I glanced over at him
And to my utter surprise He displayed the most beautiful smile
It took my breath away, the smile he offered me
One I absolutely couldn't resist, so I smiled back
And there we were, smiling at each other
He was too young to know he was a blessing in disguise
A blessing sent by God, to bless one of His own, with a beautiful smile
A simple gesture, but one I'll always treasure
The smile of a little boy
A smile that reached his eyes and my heart
A smile that could melt the hardest heart
A smile worth a million bucks
He offered freely, every time I glanced his way
A big bright smile he offered me
It lit up the room and my spirit
It wasn’t a mere smile
It was medicine and I took a huge dose
It was what my Master ordered, in the form of a little boy's smile
It was love, God's sweet love, offered in a smile and I smiled back
I even laughed because I recognized Love and Love, He offered me a smile and I smiled right back
I sat in the right seat that day
It took my breath away
When I saw you
And since then all my thoughts
Have been about you
It took my breath away
When you first smiled at me
And since then all my smiles
Have been for you
It took my breath away
When you told me that you love me
And since then my heart has been
Full of love for you
It took my breath away
When I realized I wasn’t your first priority
And since then I tried my best
To mean more to you
It took my breath away
When my attempts at getting closer led to fights
And since then I’ve doubted every action of mine
And every word; good or bad
It took my breath away
When you said you didn’t want me in your life
And since, every waking second
I’ve missed you
It took my breath away
When I said my final goodbye
And since then my heart has broken into a million pieces
And every piece of it I’ve dedicated to you
A beautiful rainbow was painted in the sky
Arrayed with many colors, so I stopped and I stared
At the rainbow
The rainbow in the sky
And I thought of You
And the amazing things You do
And I smiled
I felt real good inside
I know how beautiful You truly are
So I praised You with all my heart
As I looked at the rainbow
The rainbow in the sky
The one You sent to us today
It took my breath away
What a sight
A sight it was
The rainbow
The beautiful rainbow in the sky
All the Christmases distant past were all so very memorable. Except for one Christmas I truly remember,
especially because it was unforgettable.
My parents and I gathered around the tree Christmas morn.
Many beautiful presents I found,
I was torn, which one to open first.
I looked about the room, there behind the tree
stood a large clumsy wrapped Christmas package.
I asked, “Can I open that one first please?”
Unwrapping the package with quick fingers,
I tore at the string and wrapping.
Then, ecstatic screams of joy with tears and wails
it took my breath away.
There was the Schwinn bike I saw in the store window
that my heart simply craved and yearned.
My parents looked at me with pride and joy and said,
” Merry Christmas!”
My eyes were fixed upon the bike with a smile;
it was the most magical moment of any Christmas.
It was a bright red, with shine chrome fenders,
and tassel hanging down the ends of the handle bars.
For all day long I rode.
12/15/2016
Deep in meditation, I waited.
Breathing slow, soft and deep; I waited.
Then exploded on the inner screen
Such an image of the Divine Matrix
It took my breath away.
There sat I, alone, yoga posed and silent
And from my glowing body spanned
A multitude of galaxies, their cosmic webs and strands
Of multiplicit energies, reaching away and beyond
Connecting with lifeforms unimagined, far-flung and incomprehensible.
Each pulsing thread bearing high voltage messages
And deepening awareness of connections within,
As above, so below.
Entangled.
Suddenly I knew I could generate change,
Be a force for good, love and plenty
Because my threads of life, awareness, love and God Force
Reached out across the universes.
Entangled.
As I am here, I am there, I am everywhere Present.
The threads of the Matrix weave the web of eternity,
forward and back, all the tomorrows, abundance or lack.
And so, revived, encouraged and super-conscious
I now can use the threads of the Matrix
To create, transform, transmute and rediscover
All the marvelous pieces of my shattered, scattered selves
into the golden threads of the Matrix.
Reborn, Renewed.
Entangled.
u used 2 tell things so sweet. The way u looked at me knockd me off my feet. Nobody ever made me feel that way. When u kisd me nd held me it took my breath away. I dont understand u sumtimes becaus u act so strange. At times it makes me wonder IF UR LUV HAS CHANGED
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