Long Darlene Poems

As morning glowed pale light over the town of Soup Creek,
Jenna woke with a start when she heard a floorboard squeak.
She raised her gun and took aim at a shadow near the door,
"Hold it right...

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Verse 1  
All is very true according to
Enjoy you God and all you provide
I thank you God for my life, my life

Chorus:
Maybe I will write a lyric, that will encourage the masses
Maybe I will...

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   Storms seductive desiring of dreams   
   Forms favoring moonlight of beams
    Craving hearts upon starlit nights
    Waving wands of unicorned flights
 ...

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ALPHA TO OMEGA 

A is for Arturo and Alexis two great Poets,
Who make us all cry and laugh
B is for Besma a great philosopher
And soul sister On Poetry Soup’s graph,
And Beata,and Gordon who 
With their...

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Can’t Touch This the beats of my screaming heart;
A Gift from Heaven you are, darling allow me;
Beautiful Sadness applies when you’re not in my arms;
Alas, your beautiful spirit, your soul those charms;
Embedded in me Looking...

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"Spellbound,"
In the midst of midnight twilight,
"Melt My Heart"
"Whisper Me a Song, My Love"
while our "Soft Kisses" fade in the moonlight
for if "When Tomorrow Never Comes."
"Wrapped in her love "this umber earth,
"Wild and Free," and all...

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Your not going to believe this but I forgot that Jeanne Rosemary comes before Robert Earl.Probably because I am mad at her for not trying hard enough to live.She was the one who wagged me...

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I was born the eighth among nine siblings .One sister Gladyss Darlene ,seven years older ,died after five days from a condition she would have probably survived had she been born in the hospital.I have...

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What on earth is going on over there, do you have something to share, what on earth is going on over there, you are acting as if you don’t care. Is there any good news...

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Poetry Soup Hero's

Poets with golden ink and pens 
You make us move forward with your inspiration
With kind an honest, encouragement  and compliments 
Small act of caring all which has the potential to turn a...

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Anne-Lise Andresen-  "Hugs"
Anisha Dutta- "Sweet Lady" 
Beata Agustin- "Spiritual" 
Bill Baker- "Friend from Texas" 
Brandy Nicole- "Whispers & Scribbles" 
Brian Sambourne- "One of my Canadian besties" 
Brian Sand- Contest #10,000 (lol)-keep 'em coming, Brian!...

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Native Speaks Truths 

She's not your princess or your squaw;
She is respected clan mother of the Chippewa.

He's not your chief, buck, or redskin:
He is a proud warrior of the Algonquin.

We're not your fashion trend or...

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There is something Inside me,
in my heart of hearts of my mind;
I call hear the calling from God, yes and it's audible;

I have a choice;
my mouth is smeared;
I must listen to my inner voice;

God is...

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On an early spring morning, butterflies 
 flutter among  dancing leaves,
  While windsongs float within a breeze
 As the monarch flies

 In a field long forgotten, 
 Purple cues in orchid motifs 
...

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Somebody 

From the moment you were born:
Somebody loved you,
Somebody loved the ideal of you,
Somebody obsessed about you.

From the moment you were born:
Somebody welcomed you,
Somebody made you feel welcomed,
Somebody ignored you.

From the moment you were born:
Somebody...

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A many talks I have
a phone chats with mom  and  dad
Facebooking my friends
Long after dinner time
And if I really think about communication
 the old fashion way
I call them upon my land-line 
What's a...

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A BLESSED CHRISTMAS FOR ALL WITH POETRY SOUP

Dear Caren, Andrea, Cay Cay, Carolyn and Jan
Rico, Arturo, Paul and Chris, all of you are the same 
Excellent  poets, together with, Gordon, Duke and Line
Each of...

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A REQUESTED LYRIC VERSE BY ME Dedicated to DARLENE BEAULIEU
-- Be Free-Be Encouraged-Be Blessed


I just wondered. 
What are the provisions?
To be loyal
Must I make a right now decision;
Or, do I have time…
Time to waste or...

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Medicine Quest 

You may sulk or you may heal;
It is the same amount of energies still.
You may concentrate on who did you wrong;
Same old dance, same old song.

You may lay awake at night;
Pondering about who...

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(On the Opposite Sides)

When you cry i'll come running/
down where the lilies bloom/
beneath the willow tree,/
a farmer's field/ of war and peace/
echoing vacant sound,/ pain, pain go away./
Big brother/ you are in my blood/
the flower...

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I see you, walking in dis-belief;
I hear you crying mercy;
I do appreciate you, I appreciate you;
You’re very special, and God loves you;
So do I, this is why I sing…
I will always pray to God. About...

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A SOUPER FRIEND

I searched the Soup, but failed to find 
Just one friend that I call mine
I'm in a tizzy now, you see
'Cause many of you are friends to me

There's Hinshaw, Cunningham, Silent One
Winged Warrior,...

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My Aunt Darlene used up hours worrying.
Turning down invitations, sitting in one spot.
Afraid she would fall if she got up.
People brought her meals, so she would eat.
It is unclear whether or not she ever used...

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We were once madly in love,
Young hearts caught in reckless fire.
Then I told you the dump truck joke—
A laugh, then silence,And slowly, I walked away.

I chased shadows in skirts,
Mistook freedom for fulfillment,
But birthdays came, and...

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Everything in life has a dance
this has always been God's plan

The gentle wind moving along a field of flowers
never losing their roots showing their full strength and power

The clouds of might who never put up...

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