Rhyme, Reason And Reality: poetry

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Friday, May 15, 2009

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© 2009 TDK

Rain

Gray skies

Thunder and lightning

Raindrops fall down lightly

Gradually becoming a torrential downpour

Like the sorrow flooding my heart.

My first SERIOUS attempt at a sonnet.....made tougher by the fact I had the last two lines in my head first!! LOL

Crowned with the glory of your precious love
I believed myself to have won your heart
I dreamed that we would never be apart--
Neither on this earth nor in heaven above.
Passing time gave you every chance to prove
You had more than tender words to impart--
Instead of being struck by Cupid's dart
You showed me a heart that still longed to rove.
Though you knew how to love my body well,
You always managed to make my soul cry;
Longing for more, yet feeling all hope die.
Without you , here in my own private Hell,
There is but one truth left that I must tell:
As love crowns you, so shall he crucify.
© 2008 TDK

6 Short Poems From March 2009

Spring slowly begins
As slivers of green appear
Mixed amid the brown.
© 2009 TDK

True love

Given to you

Unconditionally

Asking for nothing in return

My dear

Someone reached back and called to the past.

What relief is found in whispers of love

Yes it was good

Dandelions kissed by sunlight

Petals tickled by raindrops

Field bathed in green and gold.

Happy

To be with you

Through good days and bad days

Working with you to make a life

Content

Love has been reborn

Once more we're like teenagers

Who can't get enough

Our life may not be perfect

But we're giving it our all.

Never Been Me

For longer than I can remember, I've been trying to find
The life that would make me happy, that I'd be proud to live
But no matter what I do, the thought is always in my mind
That I'm still not content, that I have so much more to give

Looking back now, I can clearly see
That I've been living someone else's dream
And been a pawn in other people's schemes
In all of my life, I've never been me.

From childhood I began to make a plan for life
Only to have others treat it like a huge joke--
I wanted a man to touch my poet's soul, to make me a mother and wife
But I let their ridicule blow the dream away like so much smoke.

Denied the chance to really be free
I've been living someone else's dream
And been a pawn in other people's schemes
In all of my life, I've never been me.

Told that my writing was a waste of paper and ink
I gave it up for a time, let them give me another career
I let those who "knew what was best" tell me what to think
And tried to ignore the lines my muse would whisper in my ear.

Crying for the woman I wanted to be
While I'm living someone else's dream
Used as a pawn in other people's schemes
In all of my life, I've never been me.

I've let men in my life, and they've tried to win my heart
But the woman they've tried to win is not the one deep in my soul
I've learned to keep my true hopes and dreams in a place apart
While I longed to find the man who could accept me as a whole.

Longing for the one with whom I could be a "we"
I go on living someone else's dream
Being a pawn in other people's schemes
In all of my life I've never been me.
© 2008 TDK

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Because Of You

Dedicated to my father.

Because of you, I learned to never believe that love was true

Because of you, I learned to walk away and look for someone new

Because of you, I learned to cheat, lie and deceive

Because of you, I learned to never let them see you cry when they leave.

Because of you, I can never give away my heart

Because of you, I must always hold something of myself apart

Because of you, no one ever earns my total trust

Because of you, my dreams of happiness all turned to dust.

Because of you, I'm still a lost and lonely child,

Because of you, there's a tear behind each smile

Because of you, and the example you left for me to follow

Too much of my life has been sad, lonely and hollow.

Sweet Trouble

From the moment we met,

I knew you would bring trouble to my life

How could I have guessed it would turn out to be

a trouble I would crave?

I know I should resist the temptations you offer

And save the two of us from the potential heartache.

But each time I see your sweet face,

my heart skips a beat

And I find it nearly impossible to resist your many charms.

Whenever you're near, I find myself getting deeper and deeper into trouble;

Trouble that brings so much happiness I welcome it with open arms.

Man Much Missed

Man much missed, when will I see you again?
Days spent without your dazzling smile--
The one that spreads into your eyes and lights my life--
Seem to drag on forever in a cloud of loneliness

Man much missed, our time apart is a constant reminder
Of the thrilling heights I reach with you.
The touch of your lips on mine spark the flame
Which grows stronger and hotter with each kiss.

Man much missed, I long to be in our favorite spot
With my legs draped across your body
And your arms wrapped tightly around me
So that I once again feel secure and loved.
© 2008 TDK

The Best Days Of Your Life

I'll be the thought in the back of your mind

Leaving me the one mistake you'll always regret

Even though you're gone and I'm crying

I'll always be the girl you can't forget

The best days of your life

Were the days you had with me

Too bad you just let them go

Because you were too blind to see

Every time someone speaks my name

Or you catch a glimpse of a teddy bear

You're going to get lost in memories

And wish I were still there

The best days of your life

Were the days you had with me

Too bad you just let them go

Because you were too blind to see

You'll never find another woman

Who would have been your friend forever

You already had the very best

But you still longed for something better

The best days of your life
Were the days you had with me
Too bad you just let them go
Because you were too blind to see

Forbidden

Written using a line prompt.

This is where push comes to shove

And you have to choose between lust or love

This is where you thank the stars above

For the one who fits you like a hand in a glove.

This is where you say goodbye

And never let them see you cry

This is where you want to die

Though no one else can ever know why

This is where the heartache

Fills every moment you're awake

This is where you can't forsake

Those vows you were so proud to take

This is where you put away

What you want so bad to say

This is where you just can't stay

No matter how much you want to play

This is where you need to be strong

And remember where you still belong

This is where what's right and wrong

Must rule your heart and push it along.

Too Busy Being Fabulous

Written using a title prompt

Another night of sitting alone

Wishing it could be the two of us

But while I'm here at home

You're too busy being fabulous.

We used to be inseparable

Togetherness was all we knew
But then you became "somebody"
And being fabulous got a hold on you

There were nights out on the town

Where everyone made such a fuss

All the attention started to make me frown
But you were loving being fabulous

Fame and fortune sound so good

When they're only in your dreams

But when only one of you succeeds

Fabulous isn't really all it seems

So go on, enjoy your wine, women and song

And forget about the vows you made for us--

Someday you may have to face your regrets

But today you're just too busy being fabulous.

Don't Think I Don't Think About It

More song lyrics

Just because I go on with my daily life

Doesn't mean I don't think of you and cry

Just because I'm someone else's wife

Doesn't mean I can't still wonder why