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Holdem Dvorak 04-22-2005 10:58 PM

Thanks, made my day/night. When I get home from work or school all I can usually find online are, dark, scarry, I want to kill myself poems. This was a treat. I will be looking out for more of your work.

amonkie 04-28-2005 11:23 PM

Thanks Holdem... Your words are encouraging, especially since sometimes others are drawn more toward the homicidal angst ridden works...

amonkie 04-29-2005 08:49 PM

Of the lifeblood in my veins
How many voices from the past
Eyes reflected back in pages
Of a different time and place
tied souls share parallel visions
echoed in tolls of timeless bells
Memories of a time gone revived

J.R.V.A. 04-30-2005 07:44 AM

Nice......This piece really hit home...Thanks :)

amonkie 05-10-2005 06:36 PM

From the ashes rises the phoenix
Sometimes hidden in grief and sorrow
A catalyst for change in foundations gone
Burned memories of failure hold steady steps
Caution slowly nourishes rebirth of dreams
In all it's glory, the phoenix spreads wings
and soars away across the endless sky
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Jack stopped by the travel agency on his walk around town that day, the last item on his list recieving a check as the welcome bell rang. Inside the receptionist looked up and motioned him to her desk. "What can I help you with today?"

Jack thought for a quick moment, hoping this outcome would be better than the previous places he had tried. Taking a big breath, he told her in a rush of his plans to travel inside the Bermuda Triangle and try to find all the missing planes that had gone down. "The only thing I'm missing," Jack said, "is the insurance on the off chance that something happens."

When the receptionist realized Jack was indeed completely serious, her amused grin morphed into a slightly worried face. "Sorry, we can't insure you for a journey like that. I'm sure you understand".


Sighing, Jack mumbled a quick thanks and left the store, frustration crumpling the list in his hand. Looks like he was just going to have to go after the treasure the old fashioned way.

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In a welcome embrace I escape
the troubles of my world behind
These ivory keys beg for my touch
Each caress slowly clears my mind
Some days we speak of solemn duty
other times cry for days gone by
Yet each time our ways must part
I can't help but regretfully sigh


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This world of silence weighs upon me
The first sound of balls dropping
Difference shines like night and day
Can't seem to get enough of what I miss
Even the muted garbage truck dumping
can be a silly symphony to my ears

questone 05-15-2005 05:00 PM

It looks great too! Thank you!

amonkie 05-24-2005 11:58 PM

all the precious moments gathered
so quick to slip thru my fingers
grains of sand too fine to capture
melting away as quickly as they come

through a looking glass reflected
outline traced in shadows hidden
no stranger to find each time
only myself gazing back at me

so in dreams we come to rest
ticking time sheds its relevance
smiling at our whispered secrets
as you sing your song to me

amonkie 05-29-2005 07:57 AM

The bumps in the curvy road
sometimes take you for a flip
it is only when you look back
to find undeniably clear
all the warning signs
lying trampled in the dust


Hidden in shadows deep
only the power is revealed
invisible hands deftly work
streams of color boil of life
a new world to remake anew
secret smiles at the changes
While the world knows not
how soon it will end

amonkie 05-29-2005 08:04 AM

a deafening silence surrounds me
In this empty shell once called home
Dreams lost within these aging walls
As I learned of the cold world outside
Window view of peeling painted brick
Steps to trace as I wander this house
naked to myself and my thoughts
of all the uncertainties, this I know
I don't want to be alone again tonight

amonkie 06-12-2005 11:30 AM

The Soldier's home, the ribbon untied
Dinner at the table with all chairs filled
Every now and then his face will change
The smile gone and the eyes far away

The laughs come now soft and far between
Some steps a little slower before he leaves
The boy who left now faces life as a man
Idyllic streets cannot erase horror overseas

A very high cost paid to protect his nation
Knowing full well the scale may never balance
Broken lives will dwell in memories created
As the man struggles for freedom to grieve

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Before it ever started, the mountain seemed too high
Good grades to get and piles of money to find
An experience in this world of learning other sides
First one year had passed, and then suddenly three
Where had all the time gone if the mind still feels empty
Soon the time will come to walk away with papers in hand
Words to say I've served my time and know some things
It's a journey never done since there's always more room
An engaged mind stays young, even if the hands grow old

amonkie 06-12-2005 11:45 AM

Within these simple words
Unconscious directions given
times to dance or play in rain
times to crumple down and cry
Heartbeats of moments flying by
Sunrise to sunset and back again
times to warmly smile or grin
times to scream and wonder why
In the night stars may twinkle
sometimes greeted by the moon
times to stand in awe of nature
times to curse human destruction
Living in full silence and empty talk
Knowing what to really hear
times to share and eagerly ask
times to pull away and hide
Moments are all we have to live
Each one different from the last

amonkie 06-21-2005 07:34 PM

It's not the walls or the name on the mailbox
nor a creaky fourth step which quietly groans
that give a piece of land the name Home
but instead the fingerpaint masterpiece hanging
handprints of love being scattered on the walls
both the quiet and the noisy sounds of family
as memories are made within these cozy walls

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amonkie 06-21-2005 07:35 PM

Standing at the edge of waves
a single line drawn in the sand
On this side lies all I ever gave
the other, a new place to stand

back and forth I looked and thought
foamy tendrils licking at my heels
to find what it was I really sought
no matter my head knows how I feel

Somewhere, the line has washed away
as surely as the waves wipe clean
the tides begin each brand new day
fading stars, moonbeams scarcely seen

amonkie 06-30-2005 05:31 PM

the eyes to inside my soul
vision blurred so unseen lies
murky depths of broken dreams
piercing daggers driving home
begun anew rivers run of blood
wetness drips to drain this form
empty becomes this shell of soul
as shadow now consumes me whole

amonkie 06-30-2005 05:39 PM

fingers feel where eyes can't see
familiar scenes a new mystery
optimization carries hidden cost
to set the world tilted now aright
a dance of disorientation needed

amonkie 07-05-2005 09:45 PM

Sinking with no fear
no hands held out in panic
let the fear begin to leave
the past may repeat at times
whos fault that lies unclear
while melting may anew
begin virgin springs of life

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Invisible hands lie waiting
for the fall to start the catch
for if the grip never loosens
how can you test your strength?

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In my heart it waits
In my feet lead follows
In my hands palms empty
In my lungs draw precious
In my ears echo footsteps
In my mouth sweetness melts
In my eyes there is darkness
In my soul there is light


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Lay your hands on me gently
feel each shudder at your touch
your fingers run through my hair
to caress upon my face upturned
Breaths of kisses travel down
Slowly firmer the touch begins
to move me with your guidance
As your feet and mine find the ground

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In the shallow once to see
just how calm it could be
An occasional wave to rock the sand
Never so much you couldn't stand
Slipping slowly out from shore
A look behind shows an ocean more
When at last the water covers your head
At which time your soul's been fed
What can be felt will not always show
Eyes of the heart as always will know

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It holds a million mysteries
This face which my senses know
All at once a man and soul
Who sometimes knows not where to go
Even when a path lies full or unclear
A breath of pause in contemplation
To lean upon another soul and see
That what is real may not live to be
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amonkie 07-26-2005 12:25 PM

at times the game may change
no warning or clue in place
with the wait to see unfold
just how the future will go
On hands and knees to play
bright eyes shine to say it all
the places minds can be free
once the world leaves them be

amonkie 07-27-2005 08:05 PM

In order to learn from me
You chose to let me be
Parting words thrown in haste
seared open cracked wounds
The salt of the sea is its life
no less required than tides
trapped within the moons pull

Without knowing the reason why
All I did was search for truth and cry
Only when confronted by myself
to see the glass reflects no lies
when in bright light shines away
shadows of boosted ego chased
This light makes up me today


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You gesture to your signs
a language I don't understand
just paint arranged on boards
this shaken fence set to hold
trapped and kept in unwilled
This dust settles in all corners
a second skin grimy and rough
all the more to make me say

I want OUT


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amber waves of yellow gold
fleeting envy fills this hole
Spoons fill up to swollen mouth
While last drops burst the flood
Early bears roused from sleep
a month too soon the sunrise seen
melting walls of ice let in
sailing breezes scented light

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so alike and yet still not the same
light fills one so darkness hides
a glance of illusion hints of a fit
that all too soon really is a miss
pieces left instead to play a game
in which another found not the same
a bridge to make across the space
and pieces changed to something new

amonkie 07-29-2005 08:16 AM

If my lips said I'm sorry
tears still fall at night
No way to win it seems
there's no wrong or right
Just a mess of life we make
in the games we try to play
the future only lies in dreams
but all we're given is today

amonkie 07-29-2005 09:09 PM

I wish I could take away this pain you do not understand
touch your face and see you smile and want to laugh and play
bubbles blown and caught again as they softly land on your skin

the pain lighting your eyes enough to bring grown men to their knees
Crying out with no voice to say This isn't me, I'm not alright I'm hurting
Helplessly standing by as this guessing game is slowly coming undone
I watch you try to fall asleep, nightmares taking places of dreams you seek

Know I am here to watch over you, my sweet little angel
Though my hand may be invisible, it will never fail and leave
A kiss left upon your head and teddy tucked and snuggled tight
In the morning you shall wake, and your smile I'll see again

tecoyah 07-30-2005 03:46 AM

Yes.......you will see the smile

amonkie 07-31-2005 03:24 PM

Everyone must learn to feel emotion and cry
but I did not wish you to learn tears this way
A breakthrough for you at such a heavy cost
How to tell you what this means and why?
So instead a loving kiss I reach out to give
my own tears set free when you grab hold
your pain felt in your fingers as you squeeze
your warm wetness on my hands as you cry
To hold you causes just as much pain inside
Your mommies love you dear and so we stay
holding our hope for you so love blinds pain

amonkie 08-12-2005 08:43 AM

minutes lost
from my hand
out of reach
on the ground
the past lies
far from here
places hidden
with no door
windowless
an empty space
is what remains
of this memory
bottomless
not even falling
suspended in air
untouchable now
history etched
words only left
hidden in mire
dim even shined
hopeless

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moonlight bliss drenches the shadow
colors pulled out from hiding in night
lustre and sheen lost in hues of grey
starlight clothes mystery in half-light
a game upon these trusted senses played
the past no longer what was seen to be
creatures new take alive in these forms
a different eye now required to see


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hands run over this ball of glass
surface unbroken by chips or cracks
shifting rainbows dance out of reach
as slight imperfections catch the light
smooth curves unending tease the reach
forever forward this touch will go
these glass walls trap a soul inside
eternity without a hint of freedom

amonkie 08-12-2005 08:44 AM

secrets hidden within the wind
unblind eyes now used to see
directions shift so lifted breeze
crumbles this my house of disbelief
the journey to find my mind begun
unknown lies how this will end

amonkie 08-12-2005 09:01 AM

a single word tries to say
exactly what you mean to me
all mixed up in times we share
paths crossed at first unknown
this soul which is part my own
a claim upon which I hold true
to know that love causes pain
and still smile at your embrace
miles melt away in this world
this space we share and breathe
Here because we each freely came
and each also free to some day part
for now I let a small smile free
the one you know you love to see
you are well alive within my heart
a string to each in silence used
one day I will walk away on my own
yet this love of mine will never leave
so for now together we enjoy the ride
and learn where this road might lead

vonstalhein 08-13-2005 04:23 AM

Your poem that begins 'moonlight bliss drenches the shadow' is easily my favourite of the more recent ones. I can't comment on ALL of them, but the imagery in this is significantly more effective than 'unblind eyes now used to see
directions shift so lifted breeze'. One thing i've noticed is that sometimes your poems don't have a tangible message. I'm not suggesting you write narrative poems, just that sometimes they seem a little obscure and inaccessible because of the evidently very personal nature of them.

amonkie 08-13-2005 04:42 AM

Thanks for pointing that out, vonstalhein - half the time they make no sense to me either, or seem to have no point other than words that just pop out of my head. This could be in part because writing is how I document my journey... and it is common for things not to be tangible.

Maybe something I need to do is focus on clarity in thought ... and see what comes out on paper.

vonstalhein 08-14-2005 02:40 AM

Only if you want to write for other people. I would encourage you to though, as i think it'd be good for you, and probably good for us too!

amonkie 08-19-2005 04:31 AM

The sound of hello and goodbye
Your voice will fade from my ears
The pressure of your arms around me
Your touch melted away from my skin
In their place the memories remain
heartbeats fill my head

amonkie 08-20-2005 05:54 PM

this one's a little special... although quite a bit of work



Poisoned tips leave trails of innocent blood
Shards broken lend a blind sudden stumble
Merciless trample in the rise to recover
A past that carries scars of buried thorns
Serenity left to hide these mending hearts

Melancholy tears fall on fertile ground
Weeping of sadness engulfed in warmth
Wetness trickling as slow buds bloom
unfurling as caressed one by one
To all left still with ears to hear
Soothing softly with intoxicating peace
Sweet radiance calls out its siren's song


Painful embrace by this new breath of life
Neither timebound or diminished in space
Edges traced melt away blurring as shadows
while diluted in hanging mists of quiet unknown
hidden dreams whisper to take firm hold

tecoyah 08-21-2005 06:21 AM

This is my favorite so far.....seems inspired, and "Real".....

Thank you amonkie....its beautiful

amonkie 08-28-2005 05:54 AM

I'm a big girl, mommy, I say
I want to do it all by myself
the shoes are on my feet
To me all my colors match

I need the light on, mommy
if you are going to go away
I wish you would lie with me
there's monsters under my bed

amonkie 08-28-2005 05:55 AM

hungry flames lick to fuel banked thirst
smoky breath of nature freed
grey tendrils tease phantom shadows
as slowly the haze fades away
so does the love fill instead
harmony once again restored

amonkie 09-05-2005 07:59 PM

cupping in wonder despite the pain
scars left in tender flesh naive
distress
decieving delicacy leaves buried
enduring strength undiscovered
despair
only a single moment captured
while yet ages fill the spheres
enlightenment
in the moment of discovery
It was there all along

amonkie 09-05-2005 08:00 PM

As engines roar freedom comes
thirsty for speed
impatient for the climb to end
ground left behind
milky white seduces the eyes
break the spell
heaven consumes the clouds
hit the glass
reaching out to meet the sky

amonkie 09-05-2005 08:12 PM

old man sitting on the corner
a worn cap in his fragile hands
sure this was the place she said
that bench at half past two
clock to chime the hours passed
and still he sat to wait
she'd have a flower in her hair
if she remembered again today
at dusk he finally went inside
stopped a nurse down the hall
"have you seen my wife" he said

tecoyah 09-06-2005 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amonkie
old man sitting on the corner
a worn cap in his fragile hands
sure this was the place she said
that bench at half past two
clock to chime the hours passed
and still he sat to wait
she'd have a flower in her hair
if she remembered again today
as dusk he finally went inside
stopped a nurse down the hall
"have you seen my wife" he said

This was amazing.....emotions in me felt it clearly
I do so love the way you write.....among other things

amonkie 09-10-2005 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tecoyah
This was amazing.....emotions in me felt it clearly
I do so love the way you write.....among other things


glad it speaks... :) sometimes words are not enough

amonkie 09-10-2005 03:23 AM

A second glance at the clock
Just another few pages today
promised to help stuff get done
600 pages ago it was dishes
the enemy had just been revealed
200 pages later trash by my feet
imminent disaster proclaimed
still 300 pages left to discover
the book got plucked from my hand

amonkie 09-10-2005 03:24 AM

some say raindrops falling are tears
slipping through fingers of angels
do they fall on the world below
to give hope through sweet renewal
or show sad despair for what we are

trapped in a web of our own making
refusal to shake the foundations free
minds lost within this corrupted maze
follow blindly with hands along the wall
no thought to reach for light within

does heaven up there really exist
the final thought on the mind
as our eyes close one last time
the answer lies among those gone
all will know the answer some day
for now I make my heaven on earth

amonkie 09-15-2005 02:25 PM

like the little bird flown down
perched on a gentle hand upturned
anxious as it learns to steady
taking a closer look around
the creature Man before it


sensing freedom I stay awhile
but promise
not to leave without a kiss goodbye

J.R.V.A. 09-22-2005 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amonkie
some say raindrops falling are tears
slipping through fingers of angels
do they fall on the world below
to give hope through sweet renewal
or show sad despair for what we are

trapped in a web of our own making
refusal to shake the foundations free
minds lost within this corrupted maze
follow blindly with hands along the wall
no thought to reach for light within

does heaven up there really exist
the final thought on the mind
as our eyes close one last time
the answer lies among those gone
all will know the answer some day
for now I make my heaven on earth

I really really like this...Thank you for shring a part of yourself

amonkie 09-24-2005 12:53 AM

Sally stepped off the treadmill delicately, hanging onto the handlebar for support. She winced as she put first one foot, then the other back on the ground. Two steps, and she could sit down to survey the damage. Biting her lip in pain, she hobbled over in her 3" heels and sat down in relief. She grabbed the heel and slowly slid the shoe off her foot. Beautiful!

Three delicious blisters had formed on her left foot. Starting with her heel, she traced the raised puffy skin,chuckling gleefully while pressing somewhat firmly to watch the fluid in the blister move. She measured the blister and wrote it down in her journal - It'd grown 2mm today!

Moving her hands over the swollen red feet, she said to herself "I have the prettiest feet of anyone!" Her glance at the calendar told her it was Tuesday, which meant it was time to pop the blister on her big toe. Grabbing the needle she'd laid by the chair, she brought her foot near, breathing in the pungent aroma of sweaty feet and sighing in pleasure. Slowly she brought the needle closer, watching in anticipation of the Pop! that was soon to come. When the needle was just touching, she jabbed once quickly and shook her foot as the fluid began to drain. The liquid ran over her hand, and she waited for it to dry before setting her foot down.

Soon the other shoe was off, and as she ran her hands over the cracked, callous skin, the hanging edges of skin sent sensual shivers up her spine as her fingers passed over. If 20 minutes on the treadmill for four days could give her these kinds of results, tomorrow she was going to stay on for 30 minutes - Her pinkie blister was starting to reach record size, and she couldn't wait to see it as big as her thumb.
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Hannah was glad the week was over - while performing was always enjoyable once she was on stage, the recovery time afterwards seemed more draining as the months passed. The house had been only half full last night, and she remembered the way her voice had echoed softly against the polished wood, surrounding the audience in music. At least some people still knew how to appreciate the simple, etheric melodies a voice and a piano could create.

With limited time before her flight left, she had bypassed changing after the concert, instead going directly to the airport.

An uneventful flight as always, she became slightly impatient as the carousel began to disperse the baggage off the plane, and there was still no sign of her box. Joey traveled with her everywhere, ever since his own musical career had been cut short by a freak accident. When she sang at Carnegie, the vase on the piano had held his ashes, and the she remembered the way she could have sworn that he was adding his own touches to the piano accompaniment, even then. He was never one to let an artistic muse go unteased.

Taking a sigh of relief, she finally saw the package approach, simple brown paper giving no clue to the contents inside. Hugging the box tightly, she smoothed the evening gown she still wore and stepped outside to flag a taxi.

amonkie 09-24-2005 12:53 AM

Dedicated to a special teacher of mine


Just as if it were yesterday
This clear memory often replays
You sat backwards in the chair
Letters on the paper in your hand

It was a little scary at first
Learning to read between the lines
The world lost its black and white
Exploring now depths within grey

Amazed at how the words came alive
A thousand hidden treasures found
Even more discoveries lay in store
As I started writing worlds of my own

Sharing the answers not found in books
Some mysteries still remain unsolved
Do not be deceived by a destination
The key lies in the journey itself

You gave me courage to find a dream
Nurtured as wings grew to set it free
Flying now amidst the clouds I hope
Someday I'll live up to what you see in me

amonkie 09-29-2005 08:41 PM

caught in this underwater dance
hungry kelp latching to your limbs
breathing in this liquid unnatural
as murmurs echo along a wave
tendril streams of light cast down
finally free to chase the beam
and just when you catch a breath
the surf pounds down again

Sweetpea 09-29-2005 10:06 PM

amonkie, thank you for sharing... i adore your writing, it's heartfelt and etheral, i love it... please... keep sharing :)

Sweetpea

amonkie 10-02-2005 05:04 PM

when these tears fall down
and blind what I can see
is something really wrong
or is it all just me

to make sense of all that is
and seperate the dreams
it is always a certainty
a heart will burst its seams

only time will make repairs
and if the dreams can last
the skies will shine again
when the pain has passed

tecoyah 10-02-2005 05:52 PM

THAT....was excellent

I do so love reading you....

amonkie 10-11-2005 04:31 PM

big blue eyes stare back
a book and toys in hand
will my boy remember me
while I'm gone I wonder
who will teach him all
the training wheels of life


it hurts to tell you goodbye
so instead I'll choose to say
honey, so long for a while
and in her head she thinks
awhile may be forever
can she ever wait that long

amonkie 10-13-2005 05:29 PM

sometimes dreams are blind
and I wonder why I try
if it takes away the sun
when the pieces disappear

this is just the only way I know
how I want to share my way
myself is all I have to give
and still its not enough

amonkie 10-16-2005 07:01 AM

around the edges cobwebs gather
hidden history this space became
each item retired when replaced
the textured silkyness of maple
lost the battle to particle board

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This I pray
Fall stands to fight
frost puts forth its cold
it shall succumb
glory of color to hold my vision
too soon will it pass

amonkie 10-16-2005 07:03 AM

fair is not found in the dictionary of life
reality bites and leaves its tainted mark
we came so with empty hands we leave
this shell crumbles to meet the dust
human mistake wiped away by time
words are all that are left

amonkie 10-23-2005 11:41 AM

you light up my life
for 5 minutes at a time
the copper lit afire
as it scorches the sky
only once in a while

blackness far from empty
full of treasures unknown
yet a special smile becomes
when above me it appears
beauty for these eyes alone

every twinkle with purpose
steadfast to guide the ages
rebirth as galaxies collide
Sparkles upon a dream awaits
balance to match the light

No less of beauty it remains
some stars still left unnamed
but in minds lay this place
beyond the reach of sight
here my heart will wait

amonkie 11-10-2005 06:46 AM

dry runs the well of words
empty space grows in greed
to devour the last few drops
should I fill a page with lies
just to see blackness here


Backspace is my friend these days
some words are never cheap
forgot to fill my wallet
my mind's been somewhere else


this deck of cards we try to play
can't guarantee the Ace of Spades
in case the dealer scared you off
you never know if the hand you hold
contains the wild card for today

tecoyah 11-10-2005 07:05 AM

Proving here ....a Muse is there

Dragonknight 11-10-2005 09:26 AM

Beautiful, simply beautiful. I particularly love your first one Sweet Dreams. My father used to say that to me, he passed a year back now. That helped bring back some forgotten memories of those times he said it to me while tucking me in. Thank you.

I also love the poems you have about military personnel. They bring back memories of passed deployments, and late night I had. Yours is a beautiful mind. Again, I thank you for opening up my mind with your words.

amonkie 11-10-2005 10:30 AM

Dragonknight ... thank you for your kind words. It makes me smile to see that others can take something from my view of the world.

amonkie 11-23-2005 08:08 PM

windkissed plains of honey gold
fine hairs to cover this tender skin
temporary defeat given to charred ebony
now around edges threads begin to unravel

amonkie 11-23-2005 08:09 PM

this gulf of a canyon below
time works its artful magic
the world over comes to marvel
do these walls see their own beauty?

changes so subtly continous
hard to say when they began
maybe these words of praise
hold some notes of truth
here my mind is free

Trials never cease their pain
so as thus always a work incomplete
learn to see the growing beauty
within the strokes undefined

harshest critic always holds the brush
release control to the heart behind
for where the passion leads
there your beauty blooms

J.R.V.A. 11-26-2005 06:23 AM

I really enjoy reading your stuff...Thanks :)

amonkie 11-30-2005 01:50 AM

icy fingers upon your heart
this grasp unrelinquished
no audience held for these
wet trickles of salted misery

You say you know Love
how can this be true
for you show no mercy

amonkie 12-07-2005 09:10 PM

sizzling paper and tendrils rise
letters lost in the crumbing ash
careless toss misses the mark
flames feed with a new breath

lies upon this parchment wrote
undying love and chivalry born
faded upon spring's new rose
aghast as this turn of face
actions speak volumes
louder than words

amonkie 01-16-2006 06:43 AM

invasion by foreign emotions
upon face's center stage
chasing away complacency
in favor of branding tongues

power struggle played
for this house of cards
when the Ace was laid
it all came tumbling down

amonkie 02-12-2006 09:08 AM

nature's misted breath
gentle whispers fall
before the storm begins
I look and see
snowflakes in my hair

tecoyah 02-12-2006 06:40 PM

nature's misted breath
gentle whispers fall
before the storm begins
I look and see
snowflakes in my hair



That is....fantastic

msh58 02-15-2006 07:50 AM

I like that one a lot too.

amonkie 02-15-2006 02:00 PM

thanks guys ... feels so good to have a friendly muse once again ...

Sweetpea 02-16-2006 03:28 PM

i adore your writings... they always seem so transporting.

sweetpea

amonkie 03-10-2006 06:40 AM

And I Love You


I love you
and I don't kiss you goodbye at the end of the night
I love you
and I don't see your face before I turn off the light
I love you
and I look for the way to make this all feel alright
I love you
and I rejoice I have the chance of a future so bright
I love you
and I cherish your touch when I am frozen from fright
I love you
and I will wait for a future for now out of my sight
I love you


---------------------


Bitch

candied tone
a poor disguise
your smile spews
embittered lies
malicious snares
in fervor plied
acerbic gaze from
wickedness imbibed
no sympathy inside
for these
crocodile tears
you try

cybersharp 03-12-2006 11:54 AM

Hehehe those are tricky, nice, I like. hmm yep

amonkie 04-08-2006 05:35 PM

the heap of shedded garments
swallowed by ravenous white
icy fingers draw out a gasp
as wind blown strands expose
this face, tired and resigned

laughter once along the shores
lost even from these hazel eyes
tears mingle with falling rain
waves of salty mist beckon as
to the horizon footsteps fall

with no last glance behind
venus returns to the sea

amonkie 04-08-2006 06:23 PM

naked kiss from this
internal inferno
frozen wet ecstacy
blows reality away

euphoria attained
for just one wish
make love to the moon
on a blanket of stars

amonkie 04-25-2006 02:46 AM

for this tiny little bean
no stranger to my dreams
slightly silly it may be
but have you really seen
what the world looks like
without the coffee bean

amonkie 04-25-2006 06:37 PM

broken angels
fall from grace
though they sewed
their wings back on
they must learn
how to fly again

amonkie 04-26-2006 07:17 PM

he tries to make
a paradise
in her heart
of ice
his passion,
flamed yet
sterilized
her tundra
keeps
no heat

amonkie 04-28-2006 07:10 PM

Make believe
a sword of stone
as veiling mists disguise
this treasured paradise
seas of red overcome
a charging silver tide
Prince Charming's kiss
to the damsel in distress
to seal the lover's bliss

amonkie 05-06-2006 09:56 PM

every morning alone you wake
the shadows all long gone
strewn around the room you find
clues to clear the fog inside
blinds down to block the light
pain is your only friend, these days
quite happy with this solitude
Your daily date begins again come Eight
And just like yesterday, you'll
fall asleep with a dream again

amonkie 05-21-2006 09:13 AM

no chance to change the past
as the memory replays
breaking free of this
prison in her mind futile
as catching moonbeams
in an outstretched hand
cherry blossoms kiss
her tear stained cheeks

amonkie 05-21-2006 09:46 AM

a kiss to hold the tears at bay
a hug to cleanse the wounds
just another day we live
and learn from our mistakes

amonkie 06-12-2006 05:59 PM

slowly slip below, watch
as shallow ripples fade
warmth against the flesh
inside this liquid caress
think upon a favorite dream
and forever it will play

tecoyah 06-13-2006 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amonkie
slowly slip below, watch
as shallow ripples fade
warmth against the flesh
inside this liquid caress
think upon a favorite dream
and forever it will play

This is wonderful.....such visuals it makes, as if I'm in a warm bath

amonkie 07-17-2006 05:03 PM

Goodbye Letter
 
goodbye letter

a day will come
words will be said

for a woman

who placed a veil
upon your head

on whose shoulders
tears were shed

ashes in the wind
as the breezes spin

for a woman

who to lift spirits
makes a smile begin

no single whisper
of her pain within

a day will come
words will be said

for a woman

you never really knew

absence_of_color 07-24-2006 08:11 PM

Quite an impressive collection.

amonkie 07-26-2006 05:16 PM

a piece in progress ... I already miss the yearly love affair I have with my precious Merlot ...


precious drops, this kiss of wine
crismon bleeds to capture breath
a captive audience lured within
this silent dance of seduction
performed simply with eyes alone
lost inside their depthless glow
no wish of release from this prison

tecoyah 07-31-2006 02:46 AM

I drink these words in Purple Bliss

amonkie 08-29-2006 08:19 PM

freedom from deceiving bliss
words of love
from a stranger's lips


ticks of a broken clock
time won't tell 5:00


trade truth for blind
stare into the sun
and fumble to find your way

amonkie 09-02-2006 11:10 PM

fingers chase these droplets down
captive leaves thrown against their cage
shadows hide secrets below dimmed light
a visible whisper, this rustled ground
from a safe distance audience held
the moon between the stars
though the message left is clear
even in this perfect silence
I cannot hear the rain

tecoyah 09-03-2006 03:55 AM

Beaten tastes of Autumns cracking cold
making my mind work for colors changes
hoping for the golden fade of dry leaves
knowing frozen winter awaits this flavor

amonkie 09-25-2006 05:27 PM

man i MISS my piano ... had the melody for this one in my head as I wrote

each time we say goodbye
our lips speak a lie
days go by in old routine
Long lost is this sheen
that boldly lived in
starstuck eyes

Do some small embers hide
in deep shadows wide
Will the key to this life
still be found, my wife
in your amber eyes

sweet siren's haunting song
tease this dream along
at the end, we shall find
only one of its kind
pure honey eyes

amonkie 11-23-2006 02:45 PM

Dipped pen in this well gone dry
yet merlot ink on feather tips
to scratch when shadows reign
tales of trials , and remaining
forever on the page
of a book unread

amonkie 11-29-2006 05:25 PM

Love affair of angelic white
a painted scene of dreams
but under this virgin veil
cruel barren beauty blinds

captive within her icy grip
romantic seduction lured
as the smoky vision clear,
this soul finds no caress

tecoyah 11-29-2006 05:36 PM

.....Ouch, hurts....but so good

amonkie 12-04-2006 08:24 PM

some memories leave
footprints upon your heart
this painful price is paid
for the reward which lies beneath
the chance of stories old
to find a single moment
in a world of clouded grey
for a solitary rainbow
to chase the clouds away
but oh,
the sweet bitterness remains
to pay the price
and still be denied the key

amonkie 12-11-2006 08:55 PM

dim embers snuffed
tendrils of smoky grey
shadow's only friend
ripples in the wind
and a mantra within
bend so not to break
this time .... this smile,
unlike the other tries
something died inside

amonkie 12-24-2006 10:22 PM

a stardust trail, fallen
a new path made in travels
when the sky has faded
its memory losing warmth
the sparkle of tiny gems
swallowed by the distance
to make you wonder .. of this dream
a handprint on the glass
the only clue of night at a window
listening to the voice of the rain
capsules to the invisible
remnants of the fallen pieces

amonkie 01-07-2007 12:52 AM

sleepless dreams, tonight
no peace in darkness found
last coals have all gone cold
the clock is not my friend
as another day begins

amonkie 01-30-2007 08:06 PM

wise woman sings
oceans trickle free
as the cracks grew
a heart slipped down
to splatter at your feet

rainbow horizon
colors of this dream
the line between
where heaven stops
and reality is free

so cold, this hole
smoking flesh blackens
the diamond ice inside
salted drops of dew

to yank the ground
beneath, breathless
tree of everlasting life
why can't I be worth
saving .... just this time

amonkie 03-02-2007 08:22 PM

behind a door none can follow
safe within these shadows ... secretly
oblivious to reality a breath away
twisted fingers on this weary captive
alone within thoughts who never sleep
entropy of the senses left behind
blissful silence for a moment again

robot_parade 03-02-2007 09:56 PM

These are really good, amonkie! Keep 'em coming!

amonkie 05-10-2007 03:06 AM

I love you .. but I'm sorry
the me you see isn't real
this homemade misery
I love you... but I'm sorry
I can't be the way you need
and only love you secretly
I love you .. but I'm sorry
the only sure promise
is two broken hearts
I love you .. but I'm sorry
life and its simplicity
not this land of make believe
I love you ... and I'm sorry.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~
wrapped away memories lost
times where I had been niave
and thought the warm sunshine
could never burn my skin

when the sizzling starts again
and you look around for rain
acid drops are all you hear
in this good old fashioned town


i was crazy to start
but even crazier to stay
and now i'm so crazy
the institution's turned me away


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