J.R.V.A.

We lie with our lies
We sleep with thoughts
We walk with our truths
We travel with the weight
of our decisions on our shoulders

J.R.V.A.

The mind of a child is
the purest of all

J.R.V.A.

As we do, so it is done to us
This we know
We are the ones that
choose our fate
with our actions

J.R.V.A.

Embrace the love
that is sent your way
Your angels will thank
you for it

J.R.V.A.

When walking in the rain,
be thankful for the water,
not sad that you are wet

J.R.V.A.

You alone know the truth
By sharing it,you set
yourself free

J.R.V.A.

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

Here is one I wrote for my ex's sister that was also a friend that just died of cancer..

As you pass this earth we know
every year as flowers grow
We'll look toward the warm blue sky
we'll wave and say one more goodbye
Although youv'e left this earth for now
We know we'll meet again somehow
Watching us from up above
we still can feel your wonderous love
Your friends and family all will miss
your soft and gentle cheeky kiss
We'll try to smile and not be blue
and thank the lord, for knowing you

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

You can't live in two worlds,
Cause sooner or later,
they will collide

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

I was glad I had found you
I traveled this earth looking for you
When you found me, we knew
Now, as this life passes and I
grow old with out you
The many many times I
will think of you
And realize I have to wait another
to look again
I am sad that on our journeys
we encountered to many things that
we carried that we could'nt let go of
Just know that you will always be in
my heart
And when we are reborn, maybe
it will be different

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

amonkie

I love the thought behind this one, JRVA - it's something I contemplate at times

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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

J.R.V.A.

Thank you..... people commenting on my work means a lot to me.

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

Excuse me
You took my smile and I want it back
I can see you don't have it,
But I don't know where it is
I know I will find it,
I can feel it in my heart
For now, I will keep searching,
and I hope that it helped you
while you had it

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

I wassail my life
I stand on the peak
Although I could have,
A better physique
I reveal my truths,
They are what is me
I moue when anothers,
mendacious with me
I am who I am,
I is what I be
It's this that has
taught me,
the meaning of free
So if you would like,
to absquatulate with me
I'll show you pure joy,
and felicity

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

You evince my life,
without a care
It's sad that somehow,
your still in my head
You steal from the light,
when you enrol a room
Sometimes I think you,
ride on a broom
The mesmeric power
that you have learned
Is burning in you,
it's making you churn
Although I will carry,
you through my life
I'm glad that you never
Got to be my wife
A lesson in time,
that has made me stronger
I'm glad that I will not,
see you much longer
You suck people dry,
then throw them away
It's funny I'm glad,
I knew you today
Altough you are harsh,
and your life's prevarication
Somehow you can't give me,
even abrogation
I wish you the best,
no ill do I feel
I know I am just,
one more cog in your wheel
So take what you have,
may it do some good
Don't lie to yourself,
cause I understood

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

It's hard for a man who
Is trying to do good
To not have some hate
left for you
But where there is hate,
Someone shuts the gate
And learinngs all over again
For now I'll just smile
And cherish the times,
Cause children of god are'nt all bad
The benefit of doubt,
you've won once again
It's how that you seem
to get by
A prayer for you soul,
said over again
Letting you go is the best
Inside my old heart,
is growing again
You can't hold me down
for to long
I walk with my pride,
and hold my head high
For I've got so much
just to give
Someone will see
the man inside me
and welcome the light
in their life

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

She cries in the night so no one can hear
She wishes she did'nt have this cross to bear
Walking alone till he's out of sight
Doing again till it comes out right
She cries to herself so her daughter won't hear
A lonely girls call to her heaven from here
She uses the ones that she finds in her way
Knowing that someday she'll have her hell to pay
She lies cause she thinks that it makes her fill whole
The truth is a thing thats to boring and slow
Inside is a child, just wanting for love
She wishes some how she could give her a shove
Her life is a mess, and she just wants out
Her childhood is gone, without a doubt
She cries in the night so no one can hear
She wishes she did'nt have this cross to bear
Altough it's not right, what he put her through
Somehow she just can't, start over anew
As time passes by, she's learned a new way
To let the child out, and teach her to play
The pain will subside, the hurting will stop
as she measures up, for a newfound crop
She cries in the night so no one can hear
She wishes she did'nt have this cross to bear
She dreams of a love, that she once did have
She takes two more pills, to help her to bed
As days turn to years, as she loses hope
Her child is the one, helps her lose the rope
And as she is singing, her heart break is close
sometimes we cannot, conquer our ghosts
She cries in the night so no one can hear
She wishes she did'nt have this cross to bear

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

The sweet song of life,
that I sometimes sing
Reminds me of places,
and people I've seen
I sing in the shower,
and it sounds just fine,
Sometimes I'm off key,
I just cannot rhyme
I look to the skies,
to get through those times
I know I can't wail,
without my backup band,
They keep me in tune,
by lending a hand
I'll sing till I'm better,
A smile on my face,
Till I'm close to perfect,
With my heavens grace
I'll be there to lend,
a voice to your song,
We'll sing it together,
we'll shout it out strong
So when your a singing,
and you feel off tune,
Give me a call,
We'll sing at the moon

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

The soft morning sun tickles my skin
Oh what a night, and morning it's been
I walk with a limp, as though I can dance
My head hanging down, a broken mans stance
The journey is hard, through this craggled mess,
I say whats the use, I must confess
Almost been a year, since this day has passed,
and as for my love, I feel it's the last
My hand on the zipper, to close it up tight,
Although still I feel, somehow it's not right
A conflict of intrest, inside yet does rage,
I can't seem to find, a way from this cage
The afternoon sun, is turning me red,
In search of a way, out of my head

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

If I gave you my hand, woud it be enough?
If I gave you my heart, would it be enough?
If I gave you myself, would that be enough?
If I died for you, woud that be enough?
If I gave you my soul, would it be enough?
If I gave you everything I had, and asked
for nothing in return, woud it be enough?
You don't have to say anything,
because I know the answer already

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

amonkie

JRVA .... these last few speak volumes of painful awareness... especially "she cries in the night" . So glad you share your mind with us

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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

J.R.V.A.

Thank you for reading them, and thank you for replying.


I am glad you liked them

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

A smile can twist someone around
sometimes without a clue
A friend is smiling when your down
chasing way your blue
In love with life I seem to be
as I smell the flowers
Love and hope and gentle words
full of magic powers
In this life I've learned to live
with an open heart
Giving to my fellow man
is a peaceful start
Spreading me around the world,
starts with a soft smile
mine has traveled all around
hope it lasts a while
To you I will send a kiss
lightly on your cheek
look for it and it will come,
if you truly seek

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

The lies I told unto myself
never were more bold
Than the lies you told to me
in your search for gold
My heart was true as firey rain
left out in the open
Vanquished with a smoking gun
trodden once again
As the spirit rises
like the mighty golden phoenix
Joy and hope and love I've found,
I will not relinquish
Thank you for the lesson you
have taught me on your way
I hope gold is for you to find
happy be you may

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

As far as I know, the flowers still grow
The sun must still shine in my garden
The rest that I had, has not been half bad
I feel I've been given a pardon
The joy from within, has given me spring
and though I awoke with a smile
I'll be holding you, as we often do,
Cause you know no man is an Isle

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

My heartbeat is a bit softer
and my words are still
Hearing your voice weakens me
as I lose my will
An empty hole is fuller
than the void that cries within
Seeing your face now might make
me feel the urge to cringe
Waking up from sleeplessness
losing all my druthers
asking for the sake of god
let me pray for others
Giving in and breaking down,
losing all my hope
Staying here and dealing with,
I can't seem to cope
Where on earth did I deserve
the right to feel this way
Inside I am trying to quiet
all the newfound fray
Weighing in and checking out
arms hang by my side
The ray of sunshine I once owned,
somehow now has died

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

The road is wide
and bumpy
as I switch from
side to side
We take what we
can give away
As we're on the ride
The sun is raining shadows
as I shift to overdrive
Crusing with the top
rolled down
Glad to be alive

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

An empty hole is nothing to
the emptiness I feel
Lost and found is
where I seem
to wind up in the end
A day goes by and still
the night, gets darker
as I go
Trusting in was where I
found
To lose the race I know
Today will be a memorie
when morning comes again
And I will be a different man
I'll try to smile again

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

Am I your dream man
or is your dream man
just a dream
Do you feel the way
you want to feel
or do you
want to scream
Is something telling you
you can't let go
your holding on
so tight
Is being you
the thing that
seems
to keep you
up at night
Do you want to
love again
or do you run
for cover
When in your
life someone
is thrown
or is it
to much
bother
Is life
content
or is it
short
what seems
to be your plan
Take a chance
and realize
that you
really can
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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

I see you as you with a smile
I think of smiling too
Your beauty is as innocence,
A droplet on a rose
I think of kissing you about
And wiping way your cares
I'd hold you as I touched your face
And kissed away your tears
I'd bring with me the biggest smile,
and ask to share with you
We'd touch, then kiss,
We'd be as one,
we'd love away the hours
Then when it was all but done
w'ed start the whole thing over
As the smiles turned into sleep
We'd hold each other tight
Come spend the day with me and play,
I know I've said before
We can chase the blues away
Don't you want one more

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

As far as a heart
will bring me today
I smile as I think
where I've been
As far as my heart,
has seen me today
I laugh cause I've
loved my living
As long as a day,
is to a fly
I've loved more than
one mans fair share
As long as I carry the hope
from within
I'll find what I've been
searching for
The locks off the door,
I'm beaming inside
as far as I know I'm
not dead

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

They say time will make me feel better
In time, I may
My heart is pure and full of love
but I don't want to feel this way again
Should I close up shop and not risk it?
I know if I don't give my heart away again
I won't have to feel this way
I'm scared
I'm lonley
I just want someone to love me
for who I am
It seems like that is too much to ask
Letting go is tearing me apart
I don't want to be alone the rest of my life
but maybe I should

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

A paradigm of paradox,
ironic as it seems
Is poignantly incoherent
To a hill of beans
Exceedingly electrifying
when all's as it seems
The facade you are wearing
is as thin as my blue jeans
Cause no one really knows
you know,what it really means

We discalceate through
Summer time, as reality
is real, approaching
phantasmal realms
of rights, when left
is where we beam

We hide ourselves
behind the stratus
That hovers o'er our heads
As calling morpheus is when
we've gave away our beds

As thinking to a caring mind
as love is to a miser
We look inside ourselves to see
Which one is the wiser

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

Sorry Again

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

Last One,Sorry

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

If we build it strong then no one can get in
But dad, don't we want people to get in?
Well we will put a door on it so we can let in
a few people.
But dad, no one will be able to see the light
if we close it up to tight
Son, let me tell you. I used to not have any protection
around it and there was a time when the seasons were so beautiful
and the light shone for everyone to see. People would come from all around to just get a glimpse of it. Then, some peolpe started to vandalize it. The weather turned very bad, and I was afraid it was going to be ruined beyond repair. It was very hard, but I started laying those bricks right there to build a solid foundation. I let a few people see it, and they just continued to chip away at it. It was then I decided of it was going to survive, I had to enclose it fully or it would die.
But Dad, No one will be able to see the light...
Son, can you see it?
Yes dad, but it does'nt shine as brightly as it did before.
Son, you need to take care of your own, and build your own wall.
Dad, did you ever think that it was made to be shared with others?
Son...
Dad, Do you think That if I build this wall it is the best for me?
Son, it may not be the best, but I am trying to protect you.
Dad, I cannot build that wall..the light is to beautiful and I want to share it.
In fact, I am going to try to help you tear down yours..
But son...
Dad, I love you

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

There are only so many minutes in a day...
You can let them pass you by, or ride them like a wave

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

jay-g

Good work man, your poems are very creative.

J.R.V.A.

Thank you...I really like yours also...Lots of feeling there

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

Minx

As always, my dear friend, your words are beautiful.

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You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

J.R.V.A.

Thank you Minx....so are you

__________________
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

Confined to the cage that you built for your self
How can you tear down the walls
The labor of love that you toiled to break free
Is what your prison's made of
The mask that you keep by the out door
does shine, you wear it with with only your pride
The shackles do shake, and creak while you walk
The dance is a memory of old
You wonder awhile, is this what I've made,
you question your reason for life
You ask of yourself if you want to be free,
a choice is a way to decide
A sudden wind sings, a note in your ear
is this the way to what I want?
You think of a time, when singing a song,
was all that it took to believe
We wander alone, in spite of ourself,
stumbling just to survive
We answer the question that we thought we'd ask
and question ourselves once again

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

Wherefore our auf wiedersehen
has gave us a new start
As long as we let weltschmerz live
we can't cobble our heart
Asfore from within the time,
has come to emanate
and skip away the day today,
paradisal's through the gate
I have found my freya in the
one that I adore
As you will too if you will choose,
to open a new door
This life we live on this small earth,
could end for us tommorow,
It's doleful to think some will live,
with attrition and sorrow
The lesson that was taught to us,
was gave so we could live,
As far as we can look to see,
and all that w can give
Let your soul fly free today,
let nimbus leave your heart
Let your God take back the reins,
it's time for your new start

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

J.R.V.A.

Cold to the touch
my fingers turn a blue
Memories of winter days
take on a different hue

The blizzard that you choose to live,
has left you somewhat broken
I think of words that were unsaid,
and feelings left unspoken

The ice has left the sidewalk cracked,
traversing it is rough,
Your skin is lined and weathered now,
you still think your so tough

We shoveled snow as we got hot,
and shivered to the bone,
I would have gave you my old coat,
if only I'd have known

It's freezing in the room you left,
I can't quite shut the door,
It's time to put on my tool belt,
and get up off the floor

The sun is shining through the glass,
the window begs to see
How a new soft summer day,
really can change me

I send to you on angels wings,
A ray of warm sunshine,
I bid you a brand new adieu
I hope warmth with it brings

I walked with you upon a path,
that we had to walk on,
although our paths go different ways,
some things are never gone
A bit of you within my heart,
will live like an old song

I'm grateful for the times we had,
and that on earth I knew
A friend that helped me on my way,
a soul as such as you

I hope that you will choose to play,
and nourish your new garden,
and let the light melt all the ice,
the cold can be forgoten

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

vonstalhein

'The blizzard that you choose to live,
has left you somewhat broken
I think of words that were unsaid,
and feelings left unspoken'

^this is a very strong stanza, it stands out for me from the rest of the poem. Personally, (i'm probably being needlessly pedantic here, but in the spirit of constructive criticism...) correcting the grammar would make it feel more poignant.

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No Win No Fee

J.R.V.A.

I'm not much good at grammer...A little help
Thanks

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And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart