Poetry

Chiari
Pink flawless skin, so soft and tender,

Sweet baby girl, full of hope and wonder.

Tiny little cries with new breath of life,

No one foretold future years of such strife.

Very stubborn, strong-willed, and always full sail.

Living life to its fullest, blazing her own trail.

Educated by experience, a stranger to fear;

Walking on faith blind to demons near.

Savor the highs, she's always vowed;

Enjoying the journey of living out loud.

Sampling the world, an adventure to roam;

With God's gift of grace, her heart found a home.

Blessed in love, her best self she'd found;

Charming those near, laughter her favorite sound.

With drive, dreams, and wit, seeming to have it all.

Now hearing the whispers, her health soon will fall.

Her brain slipping downward, her MRI notes;

She's buried in pain and a sea of white coats.

Giving up her goals, her body now weak;

Rare condition they say, new specialists she'll seek.

More scans and tests, questions abound.

Surgery the only hope, no cure to be found.

Her balance so unsteady, her head in a spin;

Aches and pains all over, her energy now thin.

Her health is unfaithful, her body betrays;

A beauty now broken in so many ways.

Grand dreams now futile, her efforts in vain;

A new evil now lingers bringing more pain.

Unable to think clearly, illness her new friend;

Her body the new battlefield, the medications defend.

Time is her warden in this prison full of ache;

She'll live long in her torture, her life it will not take.

Once her drive was so strong, but now it's dwindled low;

Her star then blazing brightly, is now a dimming glow.

A life so full of joy, and with passion for the quest;

She's unable to move forward, for now it's time to rest.

The playground of her world, once welcoming and warm;

Now stealing with shadows, thriving in her harm.

The warriors of disease will battle all life long;

Breaking her defenses, the beasts seem so strong.
2006

Life is Love

Life is Beauty, Love is Poetic,

I am a vision, I am a song,

Feelings bring longing,

Can emotions be wrong?

Life is Wonder, Love is dynamic,

I am a miracle, I am a revolution,

Changes bring growth,

Can yearning be transformation?

Life is Awe, Love is Epic,

I am a concept, I am a drama,

Passions bring hunger,

Can infatuation be manna?

Life is Grace, Love is Lyric,

I am a triumph, I am a whimsy,

Conquests bring desire,

Can deeds be peril?

Life is Abstruse, Love is Malady,

I am a captive, I am a plight,

Devotions bring caveats,

Can contrition give flight?

11-29-09

If

In another life,

In another time,

If life could be different,

If I could be the same.

In a body that’s healthy,

In a mind that’s not sick,

If life was a fairy tale,

If I were a princess.

In bright, bold colors,

In red, green and yellow,

If life were a painting,

If I were a vision.

In a simple story,

In pages of a book,

If life was easy,

If I was free.

11-30-09

Unrealized Dreams

Thoughts crumble,

Hearts ache,

Fragile minds,

Emotions break,

Restless changes,

Sudden shake,

Pain erupts,

Lives quake.

Delicate angst,

Graceful pain,

Cherished anguish,

Soothing disdain,

Familiar anger,

Memories stain,

Parting lingers,

Grief remains.

Destiny touches,

Musings soar,

Breath returns,

Creations roar,

Tranquil dawns,

Blessings adore,

Hope arises,

Fates amour.

12-2-09

Alone

My existence all packed

His leaving no qualm

Our life in upheaval

My heart in his palm

Tell me it’s not real

This mustn’t be true

My soul syncopated

My sanity now blue

A distraction arises

It’s just a new muse

Phrases of sympathy

His inspiration I choose

A light for the path

His text leads my way

The ache still rising

A despondent array

My being split open

From in me words spill

Pouring myself out

Blank pages I fill

Letters of salvation

This verse is my cure

The pain now surrenders

My words will endure

12-3-09

The Journey

My departure is eminent

Starting a new chapter

My soul is transforming

A new journey its captor

My tides now changing

A new wind now blows

The night sky my scout

I pursue where it goes

Roaming the World

Blissful, eager, free

Adventure lies ahead

Anxiously awaiting me

The wonders I seek

Challenging and new

Fills my heart’s void

From the absence of you

My heart will yearn

My body will follow

Our beauty I crave

To suffice my hollow

My soul will wander

My spirit will soar

Exploring the cosmos

That Heavens adore

My cup runneth over

Many blessings will spill

The voyage resplendent

My longing now still

12-7-09

Duty

The mischief in his laughing eyes

His love for me in his tender hands

Yet, softly slipping away from me

As an hourglass loses its sands

The time is quickly approaching

His service is firmly calling

His duty prevails over my love

My soul in slow motion, falling

His loyalty will give him strength

His safety, I pray, God’s keeping

My body going through the motions

This heart of mine keeps weeping

Unsteady breath pauses in my chest

Hoping that time could stand still

Tears falling from my pleading eyes

His departure stronger than my will

I know our love is strong enough

That he will carry me in his soul

My existence will crumble inside

As his absence will take its toll

His thoughts will hold me firmly

Our cherished affection is sure

Our devotion can span the miles

The beauty of love will endure

12-9-09

Strangers alone

Destiny one night

Fate intervened

Emotions took flight

Simple passages

Phrases on the page

Wonders crashing

Flaring passions rage

Whispers in text

Piercing through my ear

Raw am I now

Longing for him near

More than his touch

Naked is his soul

Fills me with ache

Yearning to be whole

Desires awaken

Burning through my core

Breath now taken

Silent fervors soar

Stifled by life

Their hungers in vain

Clinging to words

Their bodies refrain

12-10-09

Silent

Pain in words

Misery of life

Happy long ago

Now just strife

Deep her wounds

No one knows

Her body aches

Her mind slows

Glory of life

Lost for her

Vision of love

Just a blur

Deep his touch

She’ll never know

Love from afar

Will not grow

Feelings in her

She’ll just bury

Giving him life

Secrets she’ll carry

Weighing her down

While he’s free

Burden of love

Freedom her plea

Missing his touch

Dreaming his face

Yearning for him

Longing to embrace

12-13-09

The Drive

The sun brushes hues of pink

Valleys shadowed in majesty

Snow capped peaks reach high

Clouds weave patterns in the sky

Beauty covered in icy crystals

The frigid lake is quietly blue

Waiting for summers thaw

Nature still in wondrous awe

Scenic beauty in its grandeur

Leaves me feeling serene

Breath fogging in frosty air

Gently warming winter’s glare

Frozen crunch beneath my feet

Land muted by glacial splendor

Bitter cold of January’s grip

Upon my skin a biting nip

A world calm in biting cold

Making life seem simple

Life succumbs to numbing still

Earth rests in crystal chill

12-18-09

Empty

Heavens cry

Skies weep

Love fails

Cuts deep

Feelings gone

Souls cold

Passions wane

Endings told

Bodies empty

Hearts still

Minds lost

Partings will

Touches miss

Desires die

Lonely grows

Fates sigh

Life moves

Lovers ache

Seasons pass

Lives break

Sands shift

People grow

Splendor fades

Memories woe

12-13-09

Comfort in Words

Solitude of being alone

Words my only friend

Floating thoughts atone

Verse makes amend

Lonely heart of my own

Smiling just pretend

Phrases making known

Bridges can transcend

Passages to the known

Causing ideas to ascend

Light of knowledge shown

Insight powers lend

Personal intellect grown

In desolation I contend

Companion for me unknown

Words my only friend

12-18-09

Needs

The hand of a child

The tears of a friend

The heart of a stranger

The soul of a human

What touches our being

What becomes our purpose

What consumes our thoughts

What pushes our goals

The eyes of our spirit

The passion of our youth

The adoration of our culture

The truth of our existence

What makes us healthy

What gives us pleasure

What drives us forward

What makes us whole

The enchantment of desire

The challenge of growth

The charisma of fame

The power of adoration

What amazes our dreams

What possesses our vision

What wakens our longing

What stirs our creativity

The completion by choice

The blessing by deed

The guidance of inspiration

The stillness of contentment

What soothes our ire

What inspires our gifts

What confesses our sins

What embraces our soul

1-7-10

A New Dawn

Soft, green, rolling hills,

Baby blue, lofty canopy,

Gentle, white, fluffy clouds,

Dance around a winding road. 

Brisk spring day to journey,

My heart roaming plains,

Hazel eyes horizons scan,

Seeking faeries secret land.

Romance of freedom now,

Gardens sweet calling note,

Marring my lonely soul,

Easing burdens heavy load.

Lifting over my melancholy,

Flirting with feelings new,

Soaring above places past,

To eager flights of fancy.

Brave, bold, new beginnings,

Pushing me to greater heights,

Freeing thoughts, memories gone,

Future dreams dawns anew.

Dancing sprites, joyous call,

Meadows sing of melodies crest,

Faerie wing’s bringing forth,

Heart’s new sultry muse.

Sun setting in my past,

Future’s calling bringing forth,

Hopeful thoughts, brightly lit,

Abundance full now dawning

3-5-10

What She Left

A new day at dawn

Eager and expectant

Flowers in blossom

An abundant present

Air full of anticipation

Yearning to discover

Brilliance of living

Fascination undercover

Dew sprinkled grass

Glistening morning light

Shining sun rises

Hopeful and bright

Stretched out before us

Blessings abound

A new day arises

Treasures soon found

Tomorrow has passed

Its memories endure

Her grace still shines

Her warmth so pure

Pressing us onward

Her spirit so strong

Her love we will carry

Her smile in our song

Our trail ahead

So rocky and steep

Our souls so empty

Our hearts they weep

Her will is our compass

Her hope is our guide

Her faith in our being

Her spry spirit inside

Our happiness, her wish

Our abundance, her goal

Her dreams for our future

Her strength fills our soul

She wants us to laugh

Our delight, her desire

Celebrate her essence

Her zest lifts us higher

Our blessings abound

In her garden we grew

She tended us daily

Her devotion we knew

Seize life each day

Find her love all around

In our hearts always

A new home she’s found

Let us find our peace

Her comfort now reigns

Her memory a blessing

Easing our pains

Her warm eyes dance

Seeing us from above

Our lives she’s graced

With her undying love

3-16-10

Torment

Dark thoughts, pit of despair

Feeling lonely, nothing to share

Frustrations abound, stifling my air

Because I never allow it to show

how could anyone ever truly know

Intense pain’s low brutal blow 

I’d love to find  the hidden treasure

the joy of never needing to measure

the beauty of my pain-free pleasure

The challenges deep within my being

leave my bruised, battered soul fleeing

searching for health’s elusive freeing

My anguish displayed center stage

a massive captive in a tiny cage

too constricting for consuming rage

Monumental challenges abound

darkness sways and swirls around

enveloping angst makes no sound

Spirits don’t glow in darkness deep

from me passionate convictions seep

torment chokes, emotions weep

4-15-10

Broken Fantasy 

My heart weeping

My soul torn

Lyrics in whisper

Dawn new morn

My mind twisted

My spirit free

Melody in breath

Confusion in me

My being tousled

My body wakes

Harmony in longing

Stability now shakes

My life shifts

My dreams fly

Rhythm in promise

Winged Angels sigh

My head knows

My wishes dream

Music in breezes

Forest Oaks scheme

My yearning sings

My musings long

Chorus in hunger

Wild passions song

My desire bursts

My urges burn

Refrain in shadows

Winds soon turn

My reality shattered

My existence ripped

Song in discord

Fantasy now stripped

4-30-10

A Country Divided

My heart now breaks,

For a country so torn,

My soul fully aches,

For her people forlorn.

The division of war,

Marks the land deep,

History's brutal scar,

Carnal secrets she'll keep.

The miles span

Our souls long

A simple touch

Craving so strong

The burning need

Our kindred desire

A secret love

Lifting us higher

The shared bliss

Our joyful pain

A yearning ache

Longing in refrain

The peaceful dream

Our lover's embrace

A passion untold

Blessing of grace

The beautiful spark

Our hidden treasure

A quiet rapture

Musing in pleasure

The divine truth

Our splendid delight

A sweet escape

Soothing our night

The serene ecstasy

Our paradise found

A tranquil heaven

Loving in abound

2010

THE CENTER OF HIS PALM

Morning light's first steady flare

New dawn breaks bright and fair

My soul stirs from slumber sound

The still of peace hangs in the air

My feet of yet the floor hit naught

My brooding spirit sits in thought

Of my life ahead full of twists and turns

A wandering journey of solace sought

A wretched life of angsty mistakes

My tortured soul evokes deep aches

A hand tenderly brushes my face

His touch so soft my worry it takes

My objective today pursuing until

To sit with Him in silence still

To explore my soul that I so find

In the deepest truths of His will

His presence empowering me perhaps

Urging my action my reverie He snaps

Drenched in His passion like a cloak

I wear His protection from fateful traps

I amble through my mind in haste

Comfort found by Him I am graced

Guided by His steady assurance

My darkest realities I firmly faced

I open my heart and find His calm

My soul peaceful there is no qualm

Looking ahead a new tomorrow

I find Me in the center of His palm

07/01/2010

Fable of Fate

Born with a gypsy spirit
Her heart began to roam
The story so entangled
Twisting across her tome

Her soul thrashed by life
Blank pages were her guide
Faith her only compass
She drifted with the tide

After years in upheaval
The seas began to calm
Complacency the new author
Easing her frightful qualm

Her story once intrigued
Had now begun to wane
Her zeal for exploring
Now spun tales of refrain

Her legend now retold
In darkness lost at sea
No hope on the horizon
Longing her only destiny

Shifting winds turned pages
Her sun began to dawn
His harbor her new safety
To his shore she is drawn

The wisdom behind his eyes
Saw her wounded empty soul
His abundant heart wept
He yearned to make her whole

Enchantment quietly called 
Her pain he gently eased
Tenderly he whispered
Her heart he softly seized

Her pale skin he touched
Her desire soon soared
Their flames quickly ignited
Heated passion now roared

Absolute in his devotion 
She surrendered her doubt
Hopes for a cherished future 
Charted their new route

Final chapter to her fable
Words he now penned
Their fairy tale eternal
A love without end

09-09-10

Renewed

My tortured words

Your bright smile

Easing my pain

In charismatic style

My daunted eyes

Your enchanted hope

Promising new future

Strength to cope

My consuming doubt

Your faithful peace

Believing in me

Distressing fears cease

My anxious pain

Your enticing charm

Releasing my worry

Guarded spirits disarm

My bated breath

Your unassuming ease

Happiness you bring

Silencing my pleas

My twisted heart

Your beautiful soul

Simplicity in bloom

Making me whole
09-24-10

Our Destiny

If life could be packaged

In pretty ribbons and bows

Then love could be found 

At the market I suppose

If families were produced

And sold in clear cases

Then character would come

With none of God’s graces

But life isn’t very simple

And love is so complex

Families aren’t ordered 

With a certain set of specs

Life is about loving 

And learning to revere

The beauty in difference

Of those we hold dear

To accept all of another

The virtues and flaws

Frees our hearts to love 

Without fear or pause

The charm of patience

This value in respect

Opens wide our souls

Allows us to connect

A fresh view of life

You’ve shown to me

Gives rise to hope

For our future family

It won’t be perfect

I willingly confess

But we’ll find humor

In all of life’s mess

With your hand in mine

Our journey ensures

A life of happiness

Neverending love endures

02-05-12

You

You are the warmth in my sunshine,

You are the stars in my night sky,

You are the rhythm in my heart,

You are the release in my sigh.

You are the smile in my morning,

You are the comfort in my fear,

You are the air in my breath,

You are the melody in my ear.

You are the joy in my world,

You are the strength in my sorrow,

You are the hand in my hand,

You are the hope in my tomorrow.

You are the beauty in my meadow,

You are the serenity in my strife,

You are the home in my journey,

You are the simplicity in my life.

You are the innocence in my prayer,

You are the delight in my scheme,

You are the reason in my being,

You are the faith in my dream.

02-10-12

A Fairy Tale Begins

I packed my bags,

For a journey unknown,

Butterflies set flight,

As I travel alone.

I board the plane,

My destination clear,

As the story unfolds,

Its ending, I fear.

The hours spent lost,

Deep in my thought,

With a hopeful dream,

Happiness I sought.

What lies ahead,

Only time will tell,

A happy beginning,

Or in misery dwell.

My heart beats wildly,

The plane touches ground,

Now discover I will,

If my future I've found.

From the plane I step,

Into warm island air,

As I begin searching,

My heart is in prayer.

In a crowd of faces,

Faith, my silent plea,

My fear evaporates,

When his face I see.

Anxiety now soothed,

Smiles beaming bright,

The first touch is magic,

Our future is bright.

5-4-12

Her Company

By wallowing with the wretched

She's dancing with the damned

She masters merrily in misery

And wishes wistfully for woes

She foresees a faulty future

In chaos, currently concedes

Past performance of the pain

Which fancifully freed her foes

The titillating taste of torment

She savors with scornful saints

Now preferring a painful palette

She's lured by lavish lows

She tentatively tires of torture

As she's haunted by healthy hope

Her wishes waxing to wake

Hidden faith now freely flows

As the plight of peril passes

A delectable delight now dawns

Many friendships find her fallen

The ravishing relieved from rows

She's saved from somber solitaire

By conquerors compassionate care

She's lucid with laughter's love

And natal nurture she now knows

8/14/13