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Serenity
Not a light so iradescently viewed
Through and beyond my glass window
Behind my flowy curtains it shines through
Though no light among the clouds is shown,,,
Its magical translucent glow,,, almost angelical,,, oh how it touches my soul,,,
Could it be you never left,,, even after you have gone
From this earth, with Gods grace
Oh how i miss your smile, your laughter, your face
I know this light must be you,,, it lingers like dew on a rose petal,,,after a morning rain,,,
Then slowly trickles down and caresses
So gently
Just as you once caressed my heart and soul
Your light is all around me
And I hope it will remain, always and forever with serenity
Sweetnlovely
Through and beyond my glass window
Behind my flowy curtains it shines through
Though no light among the clouds is shown,,,
Its magical translucent glow,,, almost angelical,,, oh how it touches my soul,,,
Could it be you never left,,, even after you have gone
From this earth, with Gods grace
Oh how i miss your smile, your laughter, your face
I know this light must be you,,, it lingers like dew on a rose petal,,,after a morning rain,,,
Then slowly trickles down and caresses
So gently
Just as you once caressed my heart and soul
Your light is all around me
And I hope it will remain, always and forever with serenity
Sweetnlovely
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Posted: Mar 2021
About this poem:
This poem is about losing someone dear to your heart and finding the strength in the little that is salvaged,,, and the light that shines way after your loved ones are gone,
Black Saturday - A Tribute
As a nation we watched with bated breath
Mourning all those who could not escape death
Saddened by the enormity of the damage
Australia stood still as the Victorian fires savaged
All Australian's watched and prayed
As lives and homes were lost to Black Saturday
Your loss, your pain, burning embers in our hearts
The wildfire so fierce tearing families apart
We watched helplessly as your homes were taken
Australian's nationwide felt their duty awaken
We will do anything to get you back to your lives
Unity in disaster is the message underlined
Mourning all those who could not escape death
Saddened by the enormity of the damage
Australia stood still as the Victorian fires savaged
All Australian's watched and prayed
As lives and homes were lost to Black Saturday
Your loss, your pain, burning embers in our hearts
The wildfire so fierce tearing families apart
We watched helplessly as your homes were taken
Australian's nationwide felt their duty awaken
We will do anything to get you back to your lives
Unity in disaster is the message underlined
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Posted: Apr 2010
About this poem:
This poem is about the Black Saturday Victorian bushfires. I remember watching the news with tears as the fatalities rose every day. I was impressed with the effort that all of the country put in with donations and support.
My angle has gone
I always remember him when I feel really cold
I always remember him when the sky rain
I aways remember When I made the last cup of tea for him
I always rememebr When I was beside him and he sew me a thing not someone that he really know
When I was little girl I really liked playing outside with my friends .
Oneday my father came to me while I was playing as usual and asked me to go with him to buy some candes .
While we were walking to the candaes shop ,It started raining and my father cover me with his long jacket and he took me to the candes shop and when we had bought the candes befor we hidding out from the shop he open his jacket agian to cover me to not get wet
Oneday while I was watching tv my father seemed to be very tired when i aske him "DAD are you Ok?" he said "yeah I'm ok"
and he went to his room while he was going to his room I was following him I don't know why I was doing that It was like some one told me follow him
I asked him Dad I think you want A cup of tea am I right ? he said Ok
I went to the kitchen and there is somthing told me go to your father room
I went to him and I found his whole body was shacking I knew that he was dying , I shouted to my brother as much as I could my father is dying hurry up
He hold my father and he was crying dad don't dye I'm taking you to the hospital
the next morning I went to visit him and I wasnt believe he was ok.
"Dad you frighted me I thought somthing bad was going to happen to you"
he was staring
I kissed his forhead as respict he was looking at me like I'm a stranger
and he was looking to the wall sometimes to the window
and he look at me and asked me where is Sarah ? where is Sarah
I couldn't handel it I left his room crying so hard
after 3 monthes he has died
the only thing is making me not to cry once while we were having lunch we sew very white steam was flying btween my brother and I and the funny thing we were laughing at it becosue we knew that was my father was happy seeing us gathering again
I really miss him but I know I will see him in the heaven onday
I always remember him when the sky rain
I aways remember When I made the last cup of tea for him
I always rememebr When I was beside him and he sew me a thing not someone that he really know
When I was little girl I really liked playing outside with my friends .
Oneday my father came to me while I was playing as usual and asked me to go with him to buy some candes .
While we were walking to the candaes shop ,It started raining and my father cover me with his long jacket and he took me to the candes shop and when we had bought the candes befor we hidding out from the shop he open his jacket agian to cover me to not get wet
Oneday while I was watching tv my father seemed to be very tired when i aske him "DAD are you Ok?" he said "yeah I'm ok"
and he went to his room while he was going to his room I was following him I don't know why I was doing that It was like some one told me follow him
I asked him Dad I think you want A cup of tea am I right ? he said Ok
I went to the kitchen and there is somthing told me go to your father room
I went to him and I found his whole body was shacking I knew that he was dying , I shouted to my brother as much as I could my father is dying hurry up
He hold my father and he was crying dad don't dye I'm taking you to the hospital
the next morning I went to visit him and I wasnt believe he was ok.
"Dad you frighted me I thought somthing bad was going to happen to you"
he was staring
I kissed his forhead as respict he was looking at me like I'm a stranger
and he was looking to the wall sometimes to the window
and he look at me and asked me where is Sarah ? where is Sarah
I couldn't handel it I left his room crying so hard
after 3 monthes he has died
the only thing is making me not to cry once while we were having lunch we sew very white steam was flying btween my brother and I and the funny thing we were laughing at it becosue we knew that was my father was happy seeing us gathering again
I really miss him but I know I will see him in the heaven onday
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Posted: Apr 2010
About this poem:
I dont think this is poem as much as a short story that I wrote it about my father's deathCry Me A River
Gonna cry me a river
build a boat and sail away
Live out my life on that river
Up until my dying day
Life on this river
I tell you its a living hell
Tears keep flowing,
Gonna watch this river swell
The waters they are growing
Sure glad I built this boat
The banks are overflowing
I just gotta stay afloat
Drift along with the current
Soul survival is what I crave
Hoping it’s not resurgent
Holding on and try to be brave
I’m in for Stormy weather
Try to Stifle all my cries
Tying to Hold it all together
Stop the tears from my Eyes
Life on this river
I tell you its a living hell
Tears keep flowing,
Gonna watch this river swell
On the crest of a big wave
The water’s to the brim
I can sense a watery grave
Please help me, I can’t swim
The depths are cold and dim
build a boat and sail away
Live out my life on that river
Up until my dying day
Life on this river
I tell you its a living hell
Tears keep flowing,
Gonna watch this river swell
The waters they are growing
Sure glad I built this boat
The banks are overflowing
I just gotta stay afloat
Drift along with the current
Soul survival is what I crave
Hoping it’s not resurgent
Holding on and try to be brave
I’m in for Stormy weather
Try to Stifle all my cries
Tying to Hold it all together
Stop the tears from my Eyes
Life on this river
I tell you its a living hell
Tears keep flowing,
Gonna watch this river swell
On the crest of a big wave
The water’s to the brim
I can sense a watery grave
Please help me, I can’t swim
The depths are cold and dim
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Posted: May 2010
About this poem:
Not really a poem, actually lyrics to a song i wrote but thought i'd share them. Not about any particular event, just about sorrow and loss albeit though death or seperation or anything else that drags you down.Comments appreciated, thanks.
Some People Say
some people say;
That when your time has come to pass.
After you close your eyes to die.
Your soul lifts up, in an aura of gas.
And floats it's way up to the sky.
Other people say;
That when your buried in your plot.
Six feet under ground.
All you do is rot.
And no one hears a sound
But you don't have to worry.
For you know what you'll find.
you'll always be here,
in my heart and mind.
That when your time has come to pass.
After you close your eyes to die.
Your soul lifts up, in an aura of gas.
And floats it's way up to the sky.
Other people say;
That when your buried in your plot.
Six feet under ground.
All you do is rot.
And no one hears a sound
But you don't have to worry.
For you know what you'll find.
you'll always be here,
in my heart and mind.
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Posted: May 2010
About this poem:
I wrote this back in '98. After an infulental man in my life died. He was a tall proud man. "The Chief" Mr. W. Campbell.Dealing with a loss of a loved one.
You were my life,my everything,you completed me is so many ways.
All these feelings I have for you thru the years and even now
day by day.
Life is so boring without you never was a dull moment when you were around your laughter all thru the house.
Now everything is so quiet around here quieter than a church mouse.
Things will never be the same around here now that you are gone and
its so hard now to get use to.
When we were together the time flew.
But you are still very much around our house im not changing a thing.
I can still hear your voice around here when you use to sing.
I look at the dog I see her eyes I know shes sad she misses you playing
with her you made her so happy.
You always showed her attention no matter what even when you felt crappy.
You are still a big part of our lives around here.
As Im trying to live my life without you my biggest fear.
All these feelings I have for you thru the years and even now
day by day.
Life is so boring without you never was a dull moment when you were around your laughter all thru the house.
Now everything is so quiet around here quieter than a church mouse.
Things will never be the same around here now that you are gone and
its so hard now to get use to.
When we were together the time flew.
But you are still very much around our house im not changing a thing.
I can still hear your voice around here when you use to sing.
I look at the dog I see her eyes I know shes sad she misses you playing
with her you made her so happy.
You always showed her attention no matter what even when you felt crappy.
You are still a big part of our lives around here.
As Im trying to live my life without you my biggest fear.
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Posted: Aug 2009
About this poem:
I wrote this poem because I have lost my husband of 16 years 10 months ago.Everyday is a struggle but you gotta keep moving on so how I cope is
I write it helps me and I wanted to share with all of you.
We all should not take life for granted we should cherish every moment
we have because life can sure surprise you at times and one moment your
on top of the world the next moment you are going thru something that is so unexplainable words can't even express it. Trust me when I say this that dealing with grief is a emotion I don't wanna feel but your human and you feel it thank god I found someone whos helping me thru it and Im ever so thankful.
wooden desire
This tree stood firm,
in the midst of a shadow,
a silent witness of all that had happened,
it could not speak,
it wept soundless,
the wind whispered,
'can I heal your grief?'
The star came and tried
to caress its twigs,
but this weeping tree
couldn't find the relief.
The moon flow to that tree,
wearing sparkling cloth,
motionless and mighty,
it drifted away...
Then, the sun called rain,
the rain - the clouds,
all these forces united,
solid rocks and mountains,
they asked: 'what had happened?'
then, this tree did answer:
I just want to die...
in the midst of a shadow,
a silent witness of all that had happened,
it could not speak,
it wept soundless,
the wind whispered,
'can I heal your grief?'
The star came and tried
to caress its twigs,
but this weeping tree
couldn't find the relief.
The moon flow to that tree,
wearing sparkling cloth,
motionless and mighty,
it drifted away...
Then, the sun called rain,
the rain - the clouds,
all these forces united,
solid rocks and mountains,
they asked: 'what had happened?'
then, this tree did answer:
I just want to die...
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Posted: Sep 2009
Post CommentJohn The Love I Lost
John, The Love I lost.
I would do anything to have you back at any cost.
Living with you was truly a experience in more ways than one.
For you certainly was the man who knew how to have fun.
Your laughter,your sense of humor,your warm smile.
There was no floor you couldn't tile.
My love for you will never die.
I miss you desperately I cannot lie.
My memories of you will last a lifetime.
You were so thoughtful,loving, and kind.
I love you more than ever even though you are not here.
My life without you has become my biggest fear.
I wish you didn't leave me so soon. I feel that you had a unfinished life.
Even though we weren't married I still felt I was your wife.
I hope that you are resting in peace feeling well.
I just hope you don't hurt the angels ears when you yell.
I love you now and forever.
In my heart we will always remain together.
I would do anything to have you back at any cost.
Living with you was truly a experience in more ways than one.
For you certainly was the man who knew how to have fun.
Your laughter,your sense of humor,your warm smile.
There was no floor you couldn't tile.
My love for you will never die.
I miss you desperately I cannot lie.
My memories of you will last a lifetime.
You were so thoughtful,loving, and kind.
I love you more than ever even though you are not here.
My life without you has become my biggest fear.
I wish you didn't leave me so soon. I feel that you had a unfinished life.
Even though we weren't married I still felt I was your wife.
I hope that you are resting in peace feeling well.
I just hope you don't hurt the angels ears when you yell.
I love you now and forever.
In my heart we will always remain together.
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Posted: Aug 2009
About this poem:
This was the first poem I wrote after John's death.It pretty much sums up how I feel after his death.
All you connecting single members feel free to read.
For anyone who has lost Im sure you can relate to this.
Peace
Cardinal Sacrifice
Father, I fell in your shadow,
your shaded brilliance overlaid
every compass point of my life.
I haven't your talents;
the gods do not love me.
Athena weaves no passion
to fill my shell-curved ear.
The palace of Minos
breeds not ingenuity but beauty
and obedience, as plentiful
as the phallic columns of white marble.
There I learned to bow low,
with a pleasing, humble countenance.
Something never required of you
--star-crowned of heaven--
casting your fate over kings
and kingdoms; careless
of royal pomp and pageantry,
drunkenly inhaling the gods' exhale.
The cunning gods tempted me to excess;
I was teased to Olympian heights, caught and
cauterized by the Cloud-Gatherer's thunderbolt,
when light-bearing Aether abandoned me.
Oh faithless feathers,
how glorious your flight!
Caressed by Aether's pure air
into weightless being...until
melted wax wings bleed pinions, and
weighted, they spiral the upper sky.
I paid the price for your fame and folly;
consecrated, sacrificed for safe passage
to the Trident of the ocean;
Earth Shaker, Storm Bringer~
rider of azure sea-foam horses...
I cried as I fell, “Father, please save me!”
But you could not hear, your anointed ears
both deaf and dumb to earthly concerns;
so distracted by divine emanations
that Poseidon swallowed me whole,
plunging me to my own fame.
The Sea and land to bear my name;
where you, deep-mouthed, screamed pain,
holding your child's broken body,
ancient oceans trapped in my eyes.
your shaded brilliance overlaid
every compass point of my life.
I haven't your talents;
the gods do not love me.
Athena weaves no passion
to fill my shell-curved ear.
The palace of Minos
breeds not ingenuity but beauty
and obedience, as plentiful
as the phallic columns of white marble.
There I learned to bow low,
with a pleasing, humble countenance.
Something never required of you
--star-crowned of heaven--
casting your fate over kings
and kingdoms; careless
of royal pomp and pageantry,
drunkenly inhaling the gods' exhale.
The cunning gods tempted me to excess;
I was teased to Olympian heights, caught and
cauterized by the Cloud-Gatherer's thunderbolt,
when light-bearing Aether abandoned me.
Oh faithless feathers,
how glorious your flight!
Caressed by Aether's pure air
into weightless being...until
melted wax wings bleed pinions, and
weighted, they spiral the upper sky.
I paid the price for your fame and folly;
consecrated, sacrificed for safe passage
to the Trident of the ocean;
Earth Shaker, Storm Bringer~
rider of azure sea-foam horses...
I cried as I fell, “Father, please save me!”
But you could not hear, your anointed ears
both deaf and dumb to earthly concerns;
so distracted by divine emanations
that Poseidon swallowed me whole,
plunging me to my own fame.
The Sea and land to bear my name;
where you, deep-mouthed, screamed pain,
holding your child's broken body,
ancient oceans trapped in my eyes.
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Posted: Sep 2009
About this poem:
I was trying to see these events with his eyes, Icarus, the son of Daedalus. His father seemed supremely arrogant to me and strangely careless of his son. What is there was so much more to the story...http://www.goingfaster.com/icarus/icaruslegend.html
you save me
every day of my life you save me when i dont see it coming your there when i fall you always catch me when i cry you make me smile your my savior and I could spend the rest of my life trying to repay you and thank you and it could never be enough to say thank you for everything that you have done for me thank you god for your love strength and the courage that you give me every day of my life.
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Posted: Oct 2009
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