Archive for July, 2007

Is it bright colored lights,
in a dark empty room?
Or black velvet nights
made to dispel the gloom?

Is it peals of laughter
coming from thin air?
Or a fly for a spider
trapped in its lair?

Perhaps it’s a way out
of such a terrible plight
Then again, maybe not
just a trick on one’s sight

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sweet juicy melons
burgers and hot dogs, in sync
ice cold lemonade to drink
downed by the gallons

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When I was little I thought
of small things and big dreams
I tried hard not to cry a lot
my pride forbid it so it seems

In dirt and soil I played
every bit of chance I could
I was not even all that afraid
danger was a game I understood

My dreams then were haunted
by shadows of death and strife
My soul stood tall, undaunted
hope instilled in my own life

Every death I was a witness to
in my mind’s eye, I saw a lesson
As dawn takes on a red orange hue
all sorrow and darkness lessen

For every heartache I encountered
in strength inside, I grew and grew
Terror felt from conflict fostered
a blurred memory of a time I knew

Now a grown woman, wife and mother
still a sister, daughter and friend
My life has been like any other
a crucible, I was made to contend

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blue moon resurrects
cast vibrant kaleidoscope
on warm July nights

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Blistered and scarred young body
age five; face of an old soul
Tattered rags covered in filth
memories dimmed by anguish

Pained eyes masked in sweaty grime
serving a slavemaster’s whim
As death draws closer each day
freedom yearned: a dream unreal

Like a shadow in the dark
obscured, existing, ignored
Of tradition born, disguised
slave to a twisted system

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hard on my bare head
oddly soothing to my heart
wetting my skin, the drops
splashing into puddles

as the sweat on my brow
dripping and flowing freely
become one with nature’s tears
swirls form into mirrored pools

a salve to the parched earth
opening up possibilities
rain falls down steadily
to quench my thirsting soul

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for a savior or a hero,
while storms and tornadoes
pop up like crop circles.
To try and soothe its ails
Nature has finally brewed up
quite a concoction. Floods,
typhoons and earthquakes,
just a hint and a warning.
What fury awaits all fools
who dare not heed the call.

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On a surface smooth, reflected
flickering under the light’s spell
light wraps around dark, forms a shell
casting shadows then projected

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You of radiant smile, a free, giving heart
sunlight that shone, in the rain, a dear friend
strong of purpose, gentle spirit, a part
of my life to remember without end

A bright eyed person that I could depend
to count on then when times were very hard
with thousands of miles between, to contend
your strength and true friendship somehow kept guard

So a better person I became, blessed
and more of a blessing because of you
your kindness in my heart and mind impressed
I somehow hope to share with others too

In my heart you will stay, always will be
a ray of sunshine that still shines in me

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Gnashing of teeth as the pain comes
for a moment or two, a quiet steal
and then it builds and just builds
to a crescendo of fear and thrill

Push and push and then relax
body tuned in to some greater force
restless yet feeling new strength
drawn from a newfound hidden source

Minutes or hours may come to pass
Sometimes pain just racks the body
everything seems to be centered in
that area surrounding one’s belly

And when it happens, as it should
One more big push and then its done
A child is born, pain is forgotten
Safe in your arms, a new loved one

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