Angel

I decided to start a fresh thread of my work. Many of you "old school" TFPers may recognise different poems from years past. However, I felt as there are so many new members I wanted to share with them as well. I hope you all will enjoy what I have to offer you. ~Angel



Enchantment

Staring through opportunities window,
The panes streaked with the rain of my own accord.

Simplicity beyond the glass if only I clear the fog,
Life’s meadow awaits my dance among it.

Watching the growth sway in the silky breeze,
Inviting me to bask in the rays of life.

Intertwined branches break my soft ground,
Extending deep into the soul, enchantment awaits.

The wind breathes shivers of wonder in me,
Propelled along, telescoped in time, crashing with need.

Desire planted within this searing heart
An unexpected touch and forever I’ll be changed.



Letting Go

To release you is not to give up the dream,
But to grow and let go of what was.

The void that once held you is vast,
Endless depths, which plummet my being.

Existing in silence in my world,
You encompass me in my quietude,

Learning to escape the desire to touch you,
The need to hold you and kiss your soft mouth.

I can feel you, hear you, see you, taste you,
And yet you are nowhere near, you are past.

So imbedded in me is your memory,
I close my eyes and you surround me.

Connected at the very depths of our souls,
Even through goodbye, the link remains.

Never having loved so deep and lost so much,
I am learning of life, of love, of me…

Of letting go, the hardest step of all.



Quietude

I sit in quietude. My thoughts are abundant.

Drifting from a nothingness and then to all

that is me. Flowing in an all encompassing

bliss to the beautiful place I call peace.

Emptiness cannot consume me there, for

I am whole. The light in which my spirit

resides shines from within. I feel the glow

flood my body and seep out my pores to swathe

me in a radiance for all to see. No room for

darkness here. Filled with such blessings and

surrounded in God’s love.

Serenity is mine to behold.

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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.
~Albert Camus

amonkie

Welcome back ... i love how your words are so honest and beautiful at the same time ... i look foward to seeing more

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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

Angel

Lost Attempts

I try to pull you from the wreckage,
But you hold fast to the crumpled mass.

My efforts to breathe life into you are in vain,
As your airways remain restricted.

The attempts to massage your heart are failed,
It’s unreachable through the scarred up wall.

I try to protect you from getting burned,
But the wicked flames engulf you.

As I realize I can’t save you,
I say a prayer for your soul.

In Time

You breeze into my life and with an
unexpected lift, you sweep me up.
~ And I smile ~

My hesitant heart softens to your touch,
the fears slide to the recesses of my mind.
~ And I relax ~

Without a word spoken, you read me,
the look in my eyes, the expression on my face,
~ And you know ~

Yet you respect my world, my place,
you give what I will receive.
~ And you give it well ~

A sample of who you are is here,
leaving me craving for more.
~ In time ~

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Hollow Echo

False hopes hold me wrapped in their arms,
knowing I need to release you.

Standing on the doorstep of this empty heart,
I dare not knock for the hollow echo pierces my soul.

Providing space leaves me depleted
by the distance that ensues.

Another bars you, and confusion
pulls you into that trammeled world.

I weep to see you torn amidst the
questions that reside.

Your clarity is there, trapped behind the
door of memories past.

Grace and dignity guide me as I blindly
stumble to step aside.

Silence speaks volumes if you open up
and closely listen.

The heart needs no words, the lyrics that
reside are visible through the eyes.

Souls collided, only to linger in the
space of endless confusion.

I bow my head and pray.

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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.
~Albert Camus

DaveOrion

Thanks Angel, I really enjoyed reading your work...

SaltPork

Angel, it's always nice to read your words. They force me to think and take me to a different place. Thanks for posting. I've enjoyed being able to read you over the years.

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It was like that when I got here....I swear.