A Poet is Born!

*chuckle* Ummm, yeah. Anyway, these are a few of my earliest poems, written between grades 8-12. I was studying the classic poets in English class and reading Stephen King and Anne Rice in my free time. Their influences show. I'm actually shocked at how half-way decent and seemingly mature some of these are. Some were even a little too mature to share on here, if you know what I mean. Ahhh, high school. Unfortunately, my writing really hasn't advanced much since then because I've been focused on other things.

Beauty

beauty’s glimmer in the eye
beauty in the cloudless sky
beauty in a fragile rose
in wild earth gently beauty grows

now everywhere I go, I look to catch a glance
of fleeting beauty’s timeless grace and mesmerizing dance
I thought I heard it in a song once
but that was long ago,
and now and then it calls my name
in hollow winds that blow

finally I go to seek
beauty on the mountain’s peak
and there I see through dark below,
in tiny houses, beauty’s glow ~


Spring's Joy!

I traveled the woods and field on the loveliest of days;
white blossoms and bird songs lead me on my way.
Brother blue jay, sister skylark, you have nothing over me;
for at the end of this long journey, my love’s sweet face I’ll see! ~


Winter

bare trees, thick snow
power lines against the pale gray sky
buds on bushes await the sun
to blossom once again ~


Wings of Hope

I saw a star fall and it gave me hope.
I heard a baby cry and it gave me hope.
rocks, clouds, and trees have not these things...
earth, sky, and forest have not these wings! ~


Passing

I leave a trail of my footsteps through time
places I have been, people I have known
all linked together by a mysterious force
a destiny I never understood
but now it all merges in a miraculous realization
as I take my last breath in this life ~


The Dance

rhythm like a heartbeat pulsates through the room
and they dance
happy souls absorb the music, theirs to keep forever
to remember the good times and set them free
as they look around the room, this is what they see

voices dance and feet sing, hands touch and hearts ring
with ecstasy at every glance across the dance floor
eyes flirt and hips sway, hearts mingle and minds play
with the possibility there could be more in store ~


Hold Me

hold me tonight, please don’t let go
your eyes reflect the candles glow
gentle music fills the air
but with your touch cannot compare

how I love to be with you
you surely know why this is true;
you’ll always be a friend of mine
even if love we lose in time

hold me again before you go
my love, my friend, only now I know
how it feels to be loved by one
with all the warmth of the summer sun ~


The Nightmare

it began when I was ten, still has yet to end
it waits until I safely sleep, then every night it thinly creeps
underneath my bedroom door, crawls beneath my sheets
clawing and inching it’s way to my head
to weave it’s dark, evil plot of dread
it invades my innocent dreams
leaving a trail of slime in my bed ~


The Other Side of Night

sweet flavors of the night reach out to me
colors, textures of the day, a distant memory
the path I’ve chosen is of the dark, the dark where I belong
free of mortal coil, free to sing my timeless song
take my hand and come along, a good time you’ll receive
once you feel the pulse of night, you’ll never want to leave ~


Night Song

branches of a willow struggle in the wind
there is no moon tonight
outside my window something stirs
the earth is still with fright
a strange silence fills my ears
the cricket chirps have ceased
a ferocious wind is all I hear
ready for it’s feast ~


Falling

daytime mocks me, the night is my enemy
with disturbing dreams I wrestle in bed
haunted by images of the past and
fearful of what lies ahead
a victim of gravity, I plummet in darkness
with nothing soft to break my fall
in fact, it is beginning to seem as though
I will never land at all ~


I'll Know

church bells are ringing
you've begun to cry
I hear your private thoughts and feel your sorrows
don't think you're alone in this world
I would take offense
you know you'll always have me in a sense
close your eyes and feel my presence
just as I feel yours
I'll guard you on your journey to my world
don't waste your thoughts on self-pity or the past, for I'll know if you do
find hope for the future and take care of yourself,
I'll be watching you ~


Pandora

crystal soul
light penetrates
the raw beauty of her form
beckons the deepest desires in him
she stands in the open
looking up at the jealous moon
even the stars glare with envy
at her unnatural glow

she has already sensed
his vital presence
his longing
subdued for the moment,
he turns to leave
but feels he cannot
strange sensation
he closes his eyes

perfect stillness
darkness penetrates
the tender flesh of the neck
suddenly wounded
from behind, her strong body
presses against his
he surrenders to the comfort
and serenity of her embrace

sweet bliss
tender kiss
he is forever safe in her arms ~

Author's Notes:
At the time I wrote "I'll Know" I thought it was incredibly touching and emotional. Now it looks a little creepy - "I hear your private thoughts" - "I'll be watching you". How is being stalked by their dead loved one going to give someone in mourning comfort? lol