Monthly Archives: October 2016
0087 For Being There [12 September 1997]
Lingering Is your kiss. Sweet is your touch Upon my skin. I look into your eyes, So blue, So bright, With love’s glory. Had I known you Before my loneliness I wouldn’t have despaired As I did. But you came, … Continue reading
0086 Anymore [12 September 1997]
Author’s note: This poem was dedicated to a close family friend who, at the time, was experiencing marital issues that eventually ended in divorce. What was once true, Is now shallow. Never do you touch me Anymore. Never does your … Continue reading
0085 The Winged Horse [10 September 1997]
A rustle of feathers, Two ivory wings. A flash of silver, A spiraled horn. A fine, delicate head, Like a porcelain sculpture. Hair long and silky, Opalescent. Who is this creature? Surely a myth, With silver hooves, And sparkling sapphire … Continue reading
0084 Lost [10 September 1997]
I am at a loss, No words come to my lips. And here I stand, Lost in your eyes. Pools of molten color Steal into my soul. Heating my body, As they thrust ever deeper. My knees grow weak, As … Continue reading
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0083 Rhonda Johnson [06 September 1997]
Author’s note: This was written for a fellow high school choir member’s mother who passed away. A woman of virtue, Of love and hope, She filled us all With a desire. Unknown was this, And yet in believing In her … Continue reading
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0082 One Man [04 September 1997]
Author’s note: I just now realized that the first stanza in this poem is the same as Richard Marx’s “One Man” chorus. lol Good thing I am not earning anything from these poems. Oh teenage me. One man, Stood tall. … Continue reading
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0081 Little Girl [03 September 1997]
Tears, That fall. Making tiny silver rivers Along alabaster skin. She cries for a world Lost in fear, Lost in arrogance, Lost in greed. With her tiny hands, She makes a wreath Out of all the colors That flowers came … Continue reading
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0080 I Move [03 September 1997]
Slowly I move, With you I move. A slow-beat pounds Through my feet. Too slow to match The beating of my heart. With you I move, In your strong arms I move. Here I am, Lost in your embrace. I … Continue reading
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0079 This Man of Mystery [26 August 1997]
I don’t understand why I feel like I do. This man of mystery came into my universe from one of parallel, seeking peace and new way. Why was he given to me? What have I possibly done to deserve him? … Continue reading
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0078 The Greedy God [24 August 1997]
Author’s note: Just an FYI, this is another poem written from the point of view of a Native American. No offense intended. Long ago, The white men came, Tearing asunder All we had known. They seemed sent By our gods, … Continue reading
Song in the Silence 