Blue Eyes
Images
6/13/00 10:30 PM
For me, Poetry is all about images
Finding first the picture
And then the words to convey it to the world
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Early sunlight sparkles
Silvery on the water
Turning the lake
Into a sea of light
High in the deep blue
A swallow flies
The New Girl
6/14/00 08:29 PM
My experience of a new high school. Not just me, but
everyone new.
Standing alone in the corridor
Not knowing quite what to do
No-one pays her any attention
Because, after all, she's new.
As yet, she has no place here
For who she is, or in future might be
But, as everyone passes her by
They think, 'I'm glad it's not me.'
Dating
6/18/00
She seems to think I'm six years old
Has thought so all along
Still an innocent child
Unable to tell right from wrong
She doesn't seem to realise
That I'm almost an adult now
Able to decide what it is that I want
Without her telling me how
So, Mom, please try to understand
That I need to experience life
It's ups and downs and inside outs
It's troubles and it's strife
And if by chance I find a guy
Who's everything you'd guess
Just because I love him, too,
Doesn't mean I love you less.
My Muse
6/19/00
I was angry with the world
My life was going wrong
I didn't feel like writing
Either poetry or song.
Storming by, I glanced around
A child stood on the stair
A dreamy look within his eyes
A flower behind his ear.
I didn't feel like talking
I started to walk by
But a tiny gesture
Caught the corner of my eye.
He took the flower from his ear
Pressed it into my hand
Smiled, and seemed as if to say,
'Don't worry, I understand.'
Such a beautiful smile he had
I guess we live and learn
Suddenly life didn't seem so bad
I had to smile in return.
Suddenly my head was filled
With ideas for song and rhyme
Fairy tales and story books
And once upon a time
So when the world is gloomy
And life seems dull and grey
That single ray of sunshine
Can brighten up your day
blue
This really happened, last Christmas at a holiday resort
in the Drakensberg. It had been raining and I had just
broken up with my boyfriend, so I was miserable. The
little boy was only three, he could barely talk, but he
looked so comical with this little flower behind his ear.
It turned out that his name was Damon, and I actually
ended up babysitting for most of my holiday. I haven't
seen him since, but I can't seem to forget what he looked
like that day. So I wrote this a couple of months ago. I
hope you like it. But, I'm babbling (if you can do that
on a computer) I always seem to get carried away *grin.*
Sorry
Blue
Be Careful - I
love you
6/19/00 08:24 PM
Black candles, Incantations
She really believes it's true
That all these spells and potions
Will get her together with you.
Even if we're no longer together
Even if you no longer care
Doesn't mean I want to see you hurt
The way you were before.
I love you always - forever
As I have from the very start
So guard your thoughts and feelings
Your words, your hand, your heart
Love Recipe
6/21/00 08:29 PM
It may seem a little cliche, but I wrote it for one of my
friends, who is still fruitlessly searching for the
perfect guy. The idea was to illustrate that
relationships are not perfect, but all it did was make
her even more determined to find him! *grin* Ooops!! I
guess I got the wrong image across!
A Recipe for Love
The most important thing you need
To make the perfect start
Is a very special person
With a happy loving heart
Add in the perfect partner
Gentle, kind and true
Someone who you know is right
To be the one for you
Add some understanding
Avoid any pretence
Add some joy and laughter
And a lot of common sense
You'll need a lot of patience
Tolerance a must
You need to help each other
Compromise and trust
Add loyalty and truthfulness
Faith and deep respect
Remember to be generous
To think and to reflect
So now you have your recipe
For love .... and life in part
So mix them all together
And store it in your heart
Fairy Tales
6/21/00 08:45 PM
For my little brother, who loves all stories, and for my
little sister, who tries to be so grown up, but loves
Fairy Tales just the same. I love them both with all my
heart.
The Land of the Fairy Tale
Pirates, Mermaids and Peter Pan
The dish, the spoon and the gingerbread man
Dumbo, brought by Stork, Air Mail
All in the land of the fairy tale.
Marion, Little John and the brave Robin Hood
Battling Prince John in Forest Sherwood
Pinochio, Jiminy, Monstro the whale
All in the land of the fairy tale.
Codi, Dub and the Teletubbies
Batman, Robin and Mr. Freeze
Superman to the rescue, he'll never fail
All in the land of the fairy tale
Wakko, Jakko and their sister Dot
Lucky, Rolly, Cadpig and Spot
Beasley brothers out on bail
All in the land of the fairy tale.
Aladdin's lamp and his beautiful princess
Ali Baba and his thieves confess
Jason, the Argo and it's golden sail
All in the land of the fairy tale.
Flying ponies, and dragons' wings
Genies, wishes and magic rings
All for the want of a horse shoe nail
All in the Land of the Fairy Tale.
True Love
6/26/00 11:09 PM
I wrote this for my first boyfriend. I was only thirteen
when we met, and I fell in love for the first time. Until
then I didn't believe that you never forget your first
love, but it's true. He's been gone for a long time and I
still think of him every day and smile. I don't know
anything about him, except his name, and the fact that he
left the country. I wrote the first of these the night he
left, and the second, exactly a year later.
For Marc
pt 1
In the short time I knew you
You gave me something new
You gave me something special
You gave me something true
You gave me hope and happiness
You gave me strength to stand alone
You gave me truth and inspiration
You gave me faith to face the world on my own
You made me feel safe when I was with you
Your memory guides me still
But most of all, you gave me love
For love is there until...
Until the world is dead and gone
Until the sun is dark
Until my death, you'll always be
My one and only, Marc
For Marc
pt 2
It's been so long since you've been gone
A year ago, today
I know by now I should have moved on
Since you are so far away
But somehow, every night
As I lie alone in bed
Images of you and me
together, fill my head
I see us close together
Walking under starry skies
I fell once more your lips upon mine
I see the love within your eyes
I know I must accept it
Though I wish it wasn't true
I know I'll never love anyone
The way that I love you
I know we'll never hold each other again
With the stars looking on from above
But my heart will always hold a place for you
My first and only, True Love
My feelings haven't changed since then. I have had other
relationships,
but there's something very special about your first love.
pain
6/28/00 10:42 PM
searing through my body
like white hot
shards of glass
yet sharper
unbearable
until now, unknown
i bite my lip
to prevent myself
from crying out
until the blood flows
i clench my fists
in anger
that this is being done to me
until my nails leave imprints
that remain long after
a flash of lightning
that is not quite
the throb of drums
inside my head
once again
i am defenceless
alone
unprotected
unheard
if i scream
no one will hear
if i cry
no one will see
if i am silent
no one will care
only those who torment me
will see or hear
but i will not give them
the satisfaction
no-one
6/30/00 11:38 PM
Just a thought..
no-one
no-one ever tells you
that the world is so unkind
tearing at you night and day
your heart, your soul, your mind
no-one ever tells you
that life is made for those
who have had the sense to see
the thorns within the rose
no-one ever tells you
that to get from here to there
you have to face your feelings
and the element of fear
Late Night
Loneliness
7/1/00 11:48 PM
I know it doesn't rhyme. It's just a feeling.
Late Night Loneliness
In the daytime
worries are gone
no time is left for them
In the daytime
I can forget you
But at night
when i'm alone
you enter my thoughts
you enter my dreams
you become reality
and i realise how much
i truly miss you
late at night
i remember
how we used to be
what you used to say
every single moment
late at night
the loneliness
sets in
