Sunday, September 11, 2011

Heart of a Nation

Stand proud,
Hold you head high,
The planes are loud,
but so is our pride.

Live for today,
Plan for tomorrow,
“Smile,” you say,
“We can’t show our sorrow.”

It’s now our time,
Be proud to say,
“I’ll give my dime,
I’m part of the USA.”

Through tears and pain,
We grieve our loss,
The terrorists aren’t sane,
And it’s all at our cost.

Let her colors soar,
The vibrant red, white and blue,
It may be a tough chore,
But America will come through.

We’ll unite together as one nation,
We’ll remember all those who had to depart,
We will never experience the intended separation,
But September 11 will forever live on in our hearts.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Angles

A different angle is spied
with each viewpoint made.
The angle of deception,
created to mislead the unsuspecting.
The angle of pride,
created to achieve personal dignity.
The angle of innocence,
created for the one lacking knowledge.
The angle of justification,
created for the declaration fo being guiltless.
The angle of love,
created to forgive all other angles.
The angles of a war
are made within the fight,
but the angles of the fight are made to make-up.

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Dreary walkways unfold
showing their roots and
true happiness.
Flowers pop out of the white blanket of snow.
Trees shake off their
layers of powder,
looking the world
in the face.
The sun chines brighter
and the heat stays longer.
Everything seems to smile.
Winter has worn out its
rathful welcome
and
Spring is finally here.

A Performer's Fate (Dramatic Dialogue assignment)

I often gaze upon the photo of
my dear departed and everlating love.
He sang so sweet like angels from above
for those that came to eat delicious grub.

He performed his songs with vigor and finesse.
He was one that I would sure like to caress,
as his body was a thing to possess
and he never seemed to mind the obsessed.

Though he sang daily with his crazy band,
he never knew the large stretch and span
of the audience that sat in the stands
nor that I was his number one fan.

You see, kind sir, I loved a performing star
for whose love I would never be up to par
except to wash and shine his Malibu car
and serve his special drhinks behind the bar.

I hid at the desk in leopard's fur
never thinking his awful fate would occur.
I remember a flying silver spur
but after that it's really all just a blur.

A scream came from the corner bed,
and blood dribbled a scarlet red
to the floor, many sorrowful tears were shed
as we all realized my love was dead.

All the women whom he knew
knelt around him as if tying a shoe.
Although I knew he had never been true,
I was in the group of women too.

Though my tears of grief never came,
because he never been the type to tame,
so I had towered and watched in vain,
as he flaunted himself without any shame.

But with the women I tried to blend
and an expression of sorrow I tried to send,
instead my face gave way to a scary grin,
because I knew he would never cheat again.

Complex Creativity (a free verse assignment)

Sweat, tears, and frustration
have taken over.
Ideas swim in the brain,
screaming to be notice by
Me.
I do not acknowledge them.
The ink smudges across the plain perfect page,
untouched until
words ar formed by letters,
eveloping the paper
letters that, to the
untrained eye are mere
Scribbles.
Crossing out and putting in,
with late nights and early mornings,
emotions and thoughts are combined
to form the progressive
Masterpiece.
Verse is created and leads
to the finale--the great and completed
Assignment.

Winter Warmth (a haiku)

Blankets and cocoa
help fire warm body and soul
in brisk winter months.

Mountain Trimmings (a haiku)

Fog will lift, clean,
exposing mountain colors.
Autumn is reborn.

Fall Storm (a haiku)

A whirlwind of hair.
Dark, thundering clouds rollin.
Fall is almost here.

Life at Sandy Beach (a ballad)

So quick his death, a painless flight,
as trees now bust his face.
His boat had crashed and took his life,
an act of God's own grace.

His spirit dwells in clouds above
but catches sight of friends,
who live on earth and miss his love
and hear the words he sends.

He speaks in dreams through special code
and finds a way to teach:
"You need to take a lighter load
and live at Sandy Beach."

Though love is gone forevermore
she takes his words for truth,
and moves the kids toward the door
to Sandy Beach for proof.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

A Simple Love

Written for Harley and pups everywhere

A love that's never questioned
or thought to be unsure.
A love that's always mentioned
as sweet, perfect, and pure.

A love that's shown by sitting
on the toes of feet so cold.
A love that's shown by hitting
on the heartstrings of young and old.

A love that just might gain
or be exemplified by trust.
Through thunderstorms and rain,
strength and comfort is a must.

A pup who wants to play
and cuddle all the time,
whose love is here to stay,
a notion that exceeds sublime.

A love so tender and so meek
who joined her brother just this week.
We'll miss her friendship and her love,
but we'll know she watches from above.