Your Poems, Your Stories » Sun http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:37:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Forbidden Fruit http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/forbidden-fruit/ http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/forbidden-fruit/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:36:29 +0000 Heart 4 poetry http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/?p=1519 This post was originally published on Your Poems, Your Stories at Forbidden Fruit.

]]> She knows the consequences
but the temptation is stronger.
She tries not to give in
but she can’t take it any longer.
“Do it.” the serpent hisses.
There is nothing to lose.”
Take it or leave it.
Which one will she choose?
“I can’t.” she says,
but her flesh beckons her to it.
The serpent stands watching,
chanting, “Do it! Do it!”
The pressure grows stronger
until she finally gives in.
the serpent slithers off
cheerful for his win.
Realizing her mistake,
she looks to the sun.
And hides from her Father
thinking, “What have I done?”

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]]> The naked earth is warm, and the sea moves in a symphony
Upon ‘er face, lit a smile, like the sun.

Wild berries were everywhere and butterflies danced
Dew glimmers, like the sun.

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]]> http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/like-the-sun/feed/ 0 I Used to be a Daddy Once http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/i-used-to-be-a-daddy-once/ http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/i-used-to-be-a-daddy-once/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:45:51 +0000 Mike Laures http://poempoempoem.com/poemsandstories/?p=1360 This post was originally published on Your Poems, Your Stories at I Used to be a Daddy Once.

]]> I USED TO BE A DADDY ONCE

My sons were born some years ago…

they swelled my pride and filled my soul

now their mother hates me…this I know

I used to be a daddy once…

They are smart and they are strong

I hope they understand that I was wrong

the name I’ve shamed…they carry on…

I used to be a daddy once…

Because of lust…I’ve a broken home

my heart is pained…I’m sooo alone

I cling to hope and clutch the phone…

I used to be a daddy once…

So listen fathers to my words so blue..

to your wife…your love be true…

dont let my story happen to you…

I used to be a daddy once…

to the one who nursed my joys…

my perfect kids…my loving boys..

who unknowingly killed me with feindish ploys…

I used to be a daddy once…

So hug your kids and hug them tight

thank your maker you’re there tonite

but because of anger…I lost that right…

I used to be a daddy once…

Now if only I could reverse the clock…

I’d be a better man…on this take stock

into sunsets with my kids …I would walk…

I used to be a daddy once….

So listen now and listen well….

forgive me mother…I’m here in hell

so learn this story..these words do tell…

I used to be a daddy once…

To be with my boys…hear me mother…

I’d be a good dad…a faithful lover..

to be true to my family…to want no other…

Just to be their daddy once…

I know my faults..please understand..

My spirit was weak..I’m just a man

to be with my boys…is my greatest plan…

Let me be their daddy once…

I cling to hope…I clutch at straws

I know my rights…I hate the laws..

so hear me now…please take pause…

I used to be their daddy once….

this is my story…of my wounded pride…

I’ve exposed my fear…it will not hide..

I was wrong…there is no side….

I used to be their daddy once…

Mike Laures – 2007

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]]> THE END IS COMING:
That day is nearer!
When the sky would be filled with
One star…

That day is nearer!
When the door for seeking forgiveness would
Be closed…

That day is nearer!
When the verses of Quran for guidance would
Be removed…

That day is nearer!
When the sun would be ordered to come closer
Toward the Earth

By: Rana Rimsha Ramzan
15 years old….

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]]> WHEN I…..

When I think about you
Sun starts blazing…
Moon starts gazing…
Stars start jazzing…

When I think about you
Some thoughts come by & by…
My heart joys…
My heart cries…

When I think about you
Wind starts to blow…
Time passes slow…
My heart fills with sorrow….

When I think about you
Some thoughts take me high…
Some feelings turn me sigh…
Some reminiscences make me gay…

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]]> What a day to be twenty-one,
A clear blue sky,
A brilliant sun,
A contradiction!

There is no birdsong,
The silence is eerie!
A feeling of unease,
Fills my being!
As I look at
The foundations laid out,
Like graves.
I have visions of grief!
Panic and fear, of
People I’ve never met but,
Will not forget!

The rows of reminders,
And yes the gas chambers,
It’s painful to the eye!
A pair of huts are full
Of the inmates memorial!
A tangled, metalled mass,
A sculpture of a brutal past!

It is an August day,
I will never forget!
No where, no way, no how,
I’ll never forget the day,
And my visit to Dachau!

The torment they went through,
I can’t begin to know!
But I can honestly say,
My heart is filled with sorrow!

We all know where we were,
The day that Elvis died,
Likewise J. F. K!
But the day that’s most imprinted,
On my soul,
Is that day in Dachau,
When I was twenty-one years old.

George. L. Ellison
ã 08/05/2009

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]]> To love someone, to truly care
To worship every lock of their hair
To see those eyes and pure skin, feel deep emotions stir within
To have, to hold, love and embrace, feel your respect will not be misplaced
To feel the joy you have with each other
To be as one, now you’re are lovers
To be loyal to each other, whatever life’s travails
To be as flowers in full bloom, as your love prevails
To see the rising sun on each beautiful day
To let Valentine and Cupid have their way
To allow them both to have their say
To live life to the full, come what may
To let romance blossom from now to ever after
To love now and always your lives filled with laughter

George L. Ellison

ã 10/02/2010

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]]> There are times
I can think only of you
Satisfied fully
Entering that place
All leading to you
The area of my mind
Wishing no outside of border
Within the curvature of your
Flowing, pure line
Over your natural texture
That scent indigenous of you
My Soul’s Aboriginal

It is here on tranquil plane
Back in the garden
Of Journey’s Beginning
Before the fall and erosion
Wanting only You
To breathe with me once more
The dear essence
Touch and travel together
A perfect surface of my being
Awaken that kernel of Light in me
And to hold
Dear lord I beg
For just one moment
Myself a full risen sun
Before a new night
And the dawn
Of yet
Another
Unknowing

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]]> The Pace of life can be so fast
Tight schedules can make one gasp
So given the chance I let the pores exude
The feeling of utter solitude
To take time out, let my thoughts just fly
Allow the day to pass me by
To go at my pace just for once
Ease my soul and let my thoughts bounce

Around my head they bob and weave
As all around me I perceive
The rustling leaves the trickling stream
The scented air and the sunlit scene
To look around the woodland glade
As the trials of life are allowed to fade
To think of nought but what I see
A falling leaf, a quivering tree

Many years ago it was all like this
We had the time we were at peace
But all that changed with this new age
Time sped up with each turning page
I yearn to be in yesterday
It now seems oh so far away
When we all had time for everyone
And looked forward to the rising sun

To set a pace we’d all enjoy
Each man and woman, girl and boy
To love thy neighbour as thyself
To lend a hand not keep to oneself
But the wheel of life rolls on and on
As we all head for the setting sun
So I take my chances so I don’t miss
My times of solitude and bliss

G. L. Ellison

ã 06/11/1995

This poem was written in the style of Graeme Edges’ “Dream” from the LP of the Moody Blues On the Threshold of a Dream I hope you like it!

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]]> Underneath the pain
In a Country by your side
Underneath the suffering
That so many sleep to hide

Underneath the tremors
There’s no Mother for a child
Underneath the rubble
Is what’s left of broken smiles

Underneath the bridge
Is a man without a home
Underneath the moonlight
There’s a child who cries alone

Underneath the remnants
Children played without a fear
Underneath the blanket
An infant clings to life so dear

Underneath the tragedy
It’s up to us to make a start
Underneath the grief
A chance to unbreak someones heart

Underneath the dreams
That were shattered in a glance
Underneath the ruins
Is help to build a second chance

Underneath the sun
Where lovers long to sail away
Underneath the gray sky
A child survives another day

Underneath disaster
Is a longing to reach out
Underneath this calling
Desire burns through all self doubt

JCM 1/2010

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