More Rhyme and Reason

OK...
Last night I had so many thoughts running through my head, thoughts of poetic justice, thoughts of poetic creativity. Out of the mass of words came two poems.
I just can't sit down and say, "Oh, I think I'll write some poetry today!", becasue that does not work for me. Something has to trigger my creative mode and I have to "FEEL" what Im writing for it to work. I guess thats the artist's mode, and yes, writers are artist's too!!! Our palate is a blank page instead of a canvas but it is still art work!


Heidi

=)

Poems.....

By Your Side (c)
Time after time,
I call your name,
Hoping, begging, pleading, that you hear my call.
I raise my hands to heaven, exposing my soul, summoning you to my side.

Come to me,
Stand by my side,
Love me as no other,
Never leave me for another.

Love me forever,
Hold me tight and whisper sweet nothings to me throughout the night.
Keep me safe,
Keep me tight,
Remind me I’m not alone during the night.

When the day breaks and the sun rises high,
Ill stand by your side.
When the sun sets and the night grows cold,
Ill be by your side.
When you’re sick and unable to breathe,
Ill give you my breath,
Ill keep you safe,
Ill keep you warm,
All because you’re the one I love.

By Heidi C. Dahlquist
March 20, 2005


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Echo of Time (c)
Echo’s of the past remind me of dreams erased,
and of the times I chased,
chased not only my dreams but glimpses of who I am.
Lost impressions of who I wanted to be fill my mind,
Screaming in my ear what I failed to be.

Failed dreams of days and people gone by,
I’m frozen in time,
Frozen in the past,
Locked in who I wanted to be,
Disappointed in what I ought to be but cannot be.

My heart screams to the heavens,
Hoping time will change,
Hoping my dreams can survive my broad range.
Bring me success,
Bring me happiness.

Let me find the peace I desire,
Let me fulfill my destiny and finally retire.
Let me cry no more,
Keep the tears that tore my heart in store for me no more.

By Heidi C. Dahlquist
March 20, 2005