There were nights
I'd sit alone in the dark and
cry myself to sleep.
Wishing for someone
to fill my thoughts
come into my life
and replace the darkness with light.
Then you came along
like the first star every night.
Bright, brilliant, full of promise
like a ray of light
you light up my days
light up my nights
and fill my life with hope.
Lovable he was when I first met him,
Also shy but savage with words,
His smile is something I've never seen before,
I was mesmerized,
You could call it love at first sight,
Or is it admiration,
Talent I've seen,but non like his,
Attraction he wields,
Longing I feel,
A ray of light,
A courage to fight,
A friend for life,
A love of a life,
A fire untamed,
Yoongi min is his name.
one moment the sun loses a spark ~ and from that fireball life grows dark
one moment steadily turns to night ~ blackness gnaws eating away light
one moment life holds plenty ~ despair manifests draining til empty
then one moment a baby smiles with fire in her eyes ~ and all’s worthwhile
By
David Kavanagh
Ray of light
or starless night
Every poem ~
wings of flight
Happy birthday, dear Naeumi,
Firm hope just sees the ray of light;
Solid faith defeats tsunami;
Great love sets everything aright.
Topic: Birthday of Naeumi Ashley Gorospe (March 28)
You slipped between my fingers
Sifted through my hands
Swept up just like gusts of wind
Blow away the sand
You tried to ride the currents
Brave the crashing tides
Fight the vicious undertow
That dragged you down inside
But the struggle made you tired
Too fragile, limp and weak
It finally pulled you under
You'd sunken far too deep
Your suffering is over
You're now weightless, free from pain
No more will you have to swim
Those savage seas again
But you'll always be beside me
Not far from where I stand
May your light shine like a beacon
And dance upon the sand.
H-eaven
A-bove
N-icely
N-egates
A-nother
H-uman's
P-oor
E-rror
A-s
R-ighteous
L-ife
G-lows
E-ndorsing
R-ay
O-f
L-ight
I-n
A-ppearance
Topic: Birthday of Hannah Pearl A. Gerolia (December 07)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A frightened boy struggles to cope,
filtering tears real life contains.
And scavenging for scraps of hope,
he slowly sifts through love's remains.
Fetal alcohol syndrome
warped the mind of this loving soul.
And placed within a foster home,
he paid an exorbitant toll.
He sorts lies from half-truths each day,
but he still manages to have fun.
For scary thoughts are wished away,
moving past what can't be undone.
Because his darting eyes offend,
he tries to avoid anger's gaze.
And reaffirming, you're his friend,
tests his welcome, a thousand ways.
The mind of a child guides this man,
and emotional pains stay fresh.
But, striving to be all he can,
scars of yesterday fade on flesh.
Often abused for fun and gain,
facing fears, he rises above.
And despite his anger and pain,
his lonely soul searches for love.
He's a ray of light in my heart,
he only wants to be my friend.
And close to me, yet worlds apart,
asks "How you doing?" without end.
(Quatrain)
3/1/2017
girl pronounced brain dead
just squeezed my index finger
holding on to hope
Someday may these words I've written,
be cast upon the inner workings of peoples hearts.
When darkness begins to grip them,
and their worlds are torn apart.
As this ink dries deep down inside them
a thought shall surface in their minds.
A thought so easily forgotten
that now will be easy to find.
A battle rages on inside us all
as our mind plays tricks on our hearts.
For the love we keep hidden inside
was born with us right from the start.
For some this love has been taken
only to be embraced at a latter date in life.
Love shown is not easily forgotten
only replaced as an eternal ray of light.
May the love in your heart forever shine
for all people of the world to see.
Overpowering all of your darkness
allowing your gift of love to flow forever free.
Dan Kearley:8-13-13
Sitting here bored all night can't wait till I see the light that shines my soul so bright , It makes me happy it makes me glow , why can't this light always show when I want it to glow ? but I’ll always know It'll never leave my soul no matter where I go or what I do It’ll always shine through my dark times It'll find my soul
Ray of light
Shining bright
Help me feel
Beyond the steel
of the compassionless face
Lacking grace
Ray of light
Ignite the flight
of the innocent child
Whose carefree wilds
Embody the dreams
of grown-up means
Ray of light
Hold him tight
Embrace his laughter
For ever after
Promise his plight
Will be made right
Ray of light
Help me fight
Show me how
To unfurrow his brow
To contain the rage
Help him better gage
How to express
Without excess
His honest feelings;
their true meanings
Ray of light
Bring to its height
His true potential
Its value; exponential
Never again, shall he know
The cruelty, others show
Not understanding
Why they were branding
Him a freak
ray of light
came down at night
there is a ray of light
in everybodys life
for some it is a husband
for others it is a wife
for some it is their children
some are high on life
no matter where they find it
their light it gives them hope
as long as they still have it
day after day they cope.
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