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Wilma Neels Poem
Water gushed over parched land
fractures are slowly filled left by drought
terrain humidified by cold water
pouring down replacing warmth
everything ice-covered
Water
set in ice form
fluffy and breathtaking
an impish sting to its beauty
arctic
my clothes are drenched
twirl around with outstretched arms
tears are forgotten
By: Wilma Neels
Contest Name: Nature, Four In One
1st Place
Copyright © Wilma Neels | Year Posted 2011
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In my field of dreams I see you
Walking towards me
With that smile on your face
With promise and hope in your eyes
Somehow your reflection has gone dim
My hope at times too
But
Then I remember the life you lived
It was all about hope
All about not giving up
Never forgetting to smile
That will always remain –
A bittersweet memory
Times like tonight you are so close by
Not physically
But I can feel your breathe against my skin
I can feel the warmth of your touch
It’s not in the things you said,
It’s in the way you did them
Even when I miss you
The most
Still, I am thankful
I was blessed with you
Even if just for a little while
27/11/2012
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Like a knockout blow
In the final round
The challenges comes
All at once
How you cope will depend on how you see them
It's not always black and white
Pastel shades
Are all abound
You can get through this
Even if you have to tick
Them off one by one
Not everything
Needs to be resolved today
Deal with what you can
Lighter they will become
They say "Rome wasn't build in a day"
Neither was your character
It might look flawed to you
But in you might be
That single trait your foe wish they had
Test your resilience
And surprise yourself
You might see what I see
One day, hopefully some day
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Copyright © Wilma Neels | Year Posted 2015
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All I see is water
As far as my eyes will allow me
Almost forgot
What brought me here
It was the memories of you
The warmth of the sand
In between my toes
A gentle reminder of what it felt like
Having you next to me
Holding my hand as we took
Our walks along the shore
We didn't have to say a word
Just allow the gentle sea breeze
To mask our footprints as we went
Could have been a similar day,
Could have been a similar time
But today -
It’s just me and the gentle sea breeze
To remind me of you
Not saying a word
And yet I can feel you
With every step I take
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Copyright © Wilma Neels | Year Posted 2013
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A thousand steps in between
who I was and who I am now
do I wonder about the detours?
do I wish I took the dirt road instead?
Would my path have been smoother if I said no instead of yes?
Would the worries have been less then what they are today?
I guess I’ll never know,
unless I go back in time
choose a different path
choose the least attractive offer and run with it
pipe dreams that is all my journey back in time would be
‘cause I would not have met you
and you would not be reading these words....
Everything in life boils down to an immaculate plan,
it may not be my ideal plan or yours
but in the end the voyage continues
whether we want to or not…
‘Cause it is all part of the bigger picture
and
in that image is your life and mine...
We just got to embrace the journey
no matter how uncertain it might be...
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Contest: Anything Goes
7th Place
Copyright © Wilma Neels | Year Posted 2011
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We get these hard hitting reminders
Of whom you are
In times of sadness
In times of powerlessness
In times when we are left with so many questions
A memory
A few words
Lyrics of a song
You coerce us into knowing
That in all these things
In life and death
You are there
At times silent
At times encouraging
But always there
The comforter
We never know we really need you
Until it is the only thing we feel close to
*Inspired by the sudden death of a friend on 25/08/2013*
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You know how I sometimes wish life would be easier
then I realize with easy comes self reliance
and we can’t depend on ourselves
the air that we breathe comes from somewhere
- a higher power
that power decides whether we stop breathing
or continue living
so if your days feel like it’s getting tougher
if you feel all your strength has deserted you
it has not; you still have the ability to think
you can still embrace what life offers you
even if its heartache, tough times, difficult people
somewhere out there someone
would take all your difficult moments
just to experience life in all its facets
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Can I hold your hand?
Just until your smile returns?
Promise not to hold too tight
In case you feel smothered
A hint of the tears you shed
Still visible – a testimony of your pain
Your wall went up again
I can feel it; you pushing at it
Pushing every one away
I will not feel wounded
I will not force you to talk
I know you need your space
Can I hold your hand?
Until your smile returns
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There I was standing, deep in thought
You never crossed my mind,
Until you appeared out of nowhere
No warning,
just with that familiar smile,
Like you've been there all along
Waiting for me to look up
I was taken by surprise
The impact you had,
The impact you still have
On my mood,
My emotions
Thought I was immune to your powers
Guess that was only just a dream
You are back and so is that smile
The one thing I spend many nights trying
To forget,
Just like that, it is all back
To mess with my pretty little head
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We could pretend it’s the end,
start loving each other all over again
I know you want to,
you still look at me in that way
as if to say, "I want to make you mine"
I knew that day I've lost it,
could not control the beating of my heart
they say a woman's heart beats faster than a man's
that first night I couldn't tell the difference
it was like your heart knew mine needed yours
the music it made, had me floating
all I could think of was how handsome you looked
still don’t fathom, you thinking I had this to die for smile
I just knew you held me captive,
chemistry never played a part
we were just two parts of a puzzle
connecting, completing
in the end answering all the questions my
heart once asked
now here we are, it's been a while
yet it still feels like it’s that first time
when I realized without question,
you are the beating of my heart
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Copyright © Wilma Neels | Year Posted 2012
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