Moon Baby Poetry 2001 - 2005 (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/798686-Moon-Baby-Poetry---2001---2005 Distant Moon Baby (Dedicated to my parents and their new great grandchild to be) Beautiful life force Blinding light of distant moon Calling to my heart Beautiful night hope Piercing light of distant sun Beckoning new day Beautiful day shine Killing light of distant hope Shattering my heart Beautiful baby Showering star drawing near...[Read Full Post] Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:16:17 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/381307 Asking Dad Angel of mine, do not rest Guide me through the darkest time Angel of mine, stay with me Show me the way and show me a sign Angel of mine, do not wait Guide me through the promised land Angel of mine, by my side Hold me close and take my hand Angel of mine, stay with me Guide me through this troubled space Angel of mine, next ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:53:06 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/375456 The word I was given was "lachrymose". I had to look it up. It means: inclined to shed many tears Drenched Lachrymose were the mourners Rain drenched their tears Memories haven't faded Though on flowed the years Determined are the living Pain laced their days Memories haven't faded So on the music plays...[Read Full Post] Wed, 03 Aug 2005 15:49:57 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/363656 Beginning to see there is no end The mantle of despair descends Blinding light just beyond my grasp The night enfolds, the day is past Still I search the sky to find a way To make it to the light of day Pine tree on a hill, looking down Solitary marker, flowers abound Alone among so many others Sister, fathers, mothers, brothers Deer roam t...[Read Full Post] Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:57:14 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/361686 Treading water in despair Turn the key and I'll be there Open your heart and so the door Faith will guide you on the floor When the night is dark and thick Turn the key and heal the sick Open your mind, the window too Faith will guide my path to you Morning hangs on damp and fog Turn the key, and leave the smog Open your soul, bend an e...[Read Full Post] Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:31:33 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/355996 Blink (a count-up/count-down poem) Life Changing Moving on Seasons vanish Time measured in years Suddenly middle age Declining strength to endure Searching for meaning, there is none Endless parade of false medicine Convincing ourselves positive outcome Moments captured forever in the heart Carry us through the darkest of nights Faith i...[Read Full Post] Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:44:50 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/354676 One July Warm Kisses That tickle Moonlight fancies Background of music Dancing in the darkness Magnificent descending Crashing blinding white ecstasy Twinkle starlight beckons benignly July Midsummer's Night's Temptations Rise Wed, 04 May 2005 14:19:12 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/345179 The Watershed A poem about something that happened November 14, 1995 The last to know, the last to learn Time has passed, those bridges burned Finding faith to light the path You apologize, I show you wrath Moons wane and then they wax Habits bend and still we pay the tax Buffer zone is lost one fateful day Do you ever mean a single word y...[Read Full Post] Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:46:26 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/344168 Gone to Carraig Donn (Me Money) And so you find the land of Ire, Blarney Stone, you kiss with fire St. Patrick's mountain in the west Climb it without so much as rest Westport pub, you find your seat, Matt Molloy's, your Smithwicks neat Cobble streets to Carraig Donn Shops of sweaters, money's gone!...[Read Full Post] Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:09:27 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/343630 Mr. Gator -The Swimmer Poetic Lesson About My Favorite Reptile Alligator swims in a ripe swamp marsh Life for a reptile can be so harsh Survived since the day of the Dinosaur Through times of trial, triumph, peace and war Short little legs, he moves so fast Don't think any race will find ol' gator last Watch...[Read Full Post] Tue, 26 Apr 2005 12:42:01 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/343548 Poem Written for a Campfire Using the Word, "Time" To What End Gettysburg (A Poem About the Famous 3 Day Battle of 1863 and its Aftermath) Lost in the derelection of duty Failed to whisper allegiance To what end? Can't quite recall..... Left at the legislation of pity Failed to mutter reverance To what end? C...[Read Full Post] Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:07:42 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/342115 Destiny's Witness Destiny rides a battered mare Through wind and rain and time Persistent journey never ends Sacrificed to poet's rhyme Destiny leaves a bitter taste So fate may have a laugh Here lies a writer yet unknown Witness scribbled epitath Destiny travels far and near To Dublin's distant shore Share a Guiness, find ne...[Read Full Post] Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:51:49 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/341625 Kisses for the Earth (Tribute to John Paul II - written for my campfire with [Link To User tigger] ) Billowing white robe Smile to light up the whole world Papa, we loved you Kisses for the earth Home was where your plane set down Papa, we saw you Embracing us all Spirit strong against the tide Papa, you touched us Angels welcome yo...[Read Full Post] Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:54:58 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/341243 Empty When Full Names written in the dust Transient life momento Taken with the wind Lives lived in despair Ecstatic derelection Duty abandoned Nothing difficult Challenges build fortitude Revealed in good time Timeless destiny Hourglass remains empty Trials are over Century of change Unifying invention Blown all to pieces..... ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:01:58 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/340786 To Sara, a Christmas Angel (A Proposal From Her Mistletoe Man) By Oliver Lane a.k.a. Ollie (Character in my novel, Sara's Port) In your eyes' reflection stained glass lights the season I love and desire you beyond all sense or reason If truth you'd learned from these lips of mine, Would you rescue me - in...[Read Full Post] Sun, 30 Jan 2005 18:24:25 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325416 Treasured new found love How long before it ends I've watched you from afar And I'd say it depends Heart's tender feelings Ripped and torn asunder Trust and innocence Shattered by your awesome thunder Enter flattery You hook them with that charm Brief heated attention span That does a lot of harm Three Months - you...[Read Full Post] Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:24:05 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325400 Swirling Dream Diminishing wind sweeps through the vast expanse of my heart Echoing voice, love, but a memory too distant to touch Speaking words that confuse and blind in their profusion Beyond my reach, mind swirls in absolute delusion Conquering storm rages through the emptiness tonight Whispering song, love, but not within my grasp Flying...[Read Full Post] Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:23:40 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325370 Everything and Nothing at All To be the harbor from the raging storms To keep your secrets safe and warm To be the moon under the winter sky To cherish you and keep you 'nigh To be the sparkle in your twinkling smile To keep you happy for a while To be your beacon shining all night long To dry your tears and make you strong To be the b...[Read Full Post] Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:58:33 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325079 In memory of my aunt who died too young. Annabelle's Wake Subsiding storm, tropical winds Fury driven restless tide Lonely gravesite suffers in silence Annabelle's wake, hot tears abide False illusion, elusive rain Guilt driven relentless tide Desolate tomb endures their absence Annabelle's wake, lamented bride Cast upon wea...[Read Full Post] Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:33:24 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325058 Where's the Beef? Most welcome are you, at my table to dine Whatever shall I fix? to go with your wine? A southern meal you say, most fit for a Yankee A bad bull have I now - Get Bessie a hankie! Some beef, that's the ticket! I'll rustle it up Some fine barbeque On that you will sup! Tender vittles from Hooves I'll s...[Read Full Post] Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:30:24 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325057 More Than a Number More than a number Living being with hopes and dreams Search for compassion Arrogant power Runs rampant in hospitals Recapture control Say no to doctors Endless rounds of testing this Leads to testing that More than a number Living being with hopes and dreams Search for compassion What they don't tell you If...[Read Full Post] Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:27:43 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/325056 This poem was written for my campfire, using the word, "restless." Dublin Bells Restless early morn Herd grazes on a steep hill Careful to hasten Dublin bells call us St. Stephens day hurries past Lost in mindless rush Through the holidays Stopping to savor moments Quiet times of grace The cattle do low Like that day ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 02 Jan 2005 07:02:32 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/320463 Defenseless arabesque dance Misty brushed morning tombstone Solitary confinement Earth blankets ghostly remains Commencements but memories Buried beneath ambition Abandoned dreams awakened Recaptured one afternoon Time is just an illusion Yesterday irrelevance Transitory flowering Patterns broken gale force winds Pleadings filed ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:51:16 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/318468 My entires so far in [Link To User laurencia] 's campfire - [Link To Item #841658] combined. As yet untitled. To be titled eventually. Untitled Passion blazes in her eyes As she studies his countenance Tempting winter night's dance Laced with pleasure and lies.... One heart's passion not to be d...[Read Full Post] Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:13:59 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/307680 This poem is based on something that really happened to me and it was written for [Link To User javajenn] 's Campfire. Bulls For Sale Bulls For Sale Fine Black Angus herd Grazing so contentedly Lush green hillside Seasons come and go Nostrils glisten in the sun Fall, Winter and Spring The sight comforts me When ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:24:52 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/297238