Oh my goodness, I am so embarrassed about this one. I don't know why. Here goes:
I'm staring at this blank page,
I'm staring back at me,
It's begging me to fill it,
To set my feelings free.
To me my feelings are hidden,
I do not want to scream and shout,
Because I am filled with great joy,
I do not want to pout.
As I'm sitting here thinking,
Something comes to mind,
That I'm blessed beyond measure,
And now my feelings I do find.
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You'll find no sadness in this post For now at least I'm your happy host Welcome to my smiley face Please come in,your presence please grace I know my poems are up and down One day mad and next day...
My heart's a thing. I can't explain. When it embraces. Joy and pain. My heart is young. It catches fire. But keeps me safe. From harm's desire. My heart is old. But still so strong. Keeps me here.
You thought I'd gone, I thought so too But something pulled me back Dancing on the edge of hell Peering into black I thought I'd gain my other life At the expense of words But poetry has drawn me...
If poems reflect our emotion, emotion reflective of life, Then poetry is a word see-saw, Balancing loving and strife. So some of my verses are happy, I smile as I recall the glow.
Words can make you feel on top of the world Or throw you into the depths of the ocean Make your voice loud enough to be heard Or heal your wounds life a magic potion.
There is a little law of life; A law of endless glee. I'd do my best to live by it, But it's difficult, you see. Always expect the worse, it says, And keep your hopes right down.
Look out the. Window,. Focus on the. Rain,. Notice how it. Falls,. It makes the. Patterns of your. Pain,. It began with. A gentle. Trickle,. A sprinkle. So slow. And light,. Now as your.
My demons name is anxiety A villain that many will know But where you, dear reader, may tame it I cower in fear of it so It keeps me from sleep and from waking It plunders my memory and smiles It...
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