Poetry Blog

Rabindranath Tagore:Poems on Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:38:00 +0000

Poems on Beauty

by Tagore

Beauty is truth's smile
when she beholds her own face in
a perfect mirror.

Beauty is truth's smile
when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.

Beauty is in the ideal of perfect harmony
which is in the universal being;
truth the perfect comprehension of the universal mind.

- Rabindranath Tagore Poetry

Rabindranath Tagore

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:35:00 +0000

Rabindranath Tagore was one of India's greatest poets who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.

His father Debendranath Tagore was a key figure in the Bengali renaissance which sought to reinvigorate the culture of Bengali by combining elements of Western materialism with traditional Indian culture.Tagore continued this tradition. He led an extremely productive artistic life as well as a poet Tagore was also an artist, writer, and educationalist.

Tagore had his first poetry published at the age of 17. However the publication of Gitanjali in America and Great Britain sealed his reputation as an international poet. It wsa for Gitanjali that Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Tagore's poetry stems from his love of nature, and commitment to a universalist philosophy which seeks to see God through personal service. Tagore was also influenced by The Upanishads - India's ancient scriptures.

"Love is an endless mystery,
for it has nothing else to explain it"

- Tagore

Spiritual Poets

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:30:00 +0000

Spiritual Poets

- Sufi Poets

- Hindu Poets

- Christian Poets

- Buddhist Poets

- Chinese Poets

Sufi Poets
boat at sunrise

" Don't look at your form, however ugly or beautiful.
Look at love and at the aim of your quest. ...
O you whose lips are parched, keep looking for water.
Those parched lips are proof that eventually you will reach the source."

by: Rumi

Poets by Nationality :Arabic

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:20:00 +0000

Arabic
Ibn Arabi

Ibn Arabi (1165-1240)

Ibn Arabi poems

Mystic, philosopher, poet, sage, Muhammad Ibn 'Arabi is one of the world's great spiritual teachers. Known as Muhyiddin (the Revivifier of Religion) and the Shaykh al-Akbar (the Greatest Master), he was born in 1165 AD into the Moorish culture of Andalusian Spain, the center of an extraordinary flourishing and cross-fertilization of Jewish, Christian and Islamic thought, through which the major scientific and philosophical works of antiquity were transmitted to Northern Europe. Ibn 'Arabi's spiritual attainments were evident from an early age, and he was renowned for his great visionary capacity as well as being a superlative teacher. He travelled extensively in the Islamic world and died in Damascus in 1240 AD.

He wrote over 350 works including the Fusûs al-Hikam , an exposition of the inner meaning of the wisdom of the prophets in the Judaic/ Christian/ Islamic line, and the Futûhât al-Makkiyya, a vast encyclopaedia of spiritual knowledge which unites and distinguishes the three strands of tradition, reason and mystical insight. In his Diwân and Tarjumân al-Ashwâq he also wrote some of the finest poetry in the Arabic language. These extensive writings provide a beautiful exposition of the Unity of Being, the single and indivisible reality which simultaneously transcends and is manifested in all the images of the world. Ibn 'Arabi shows how Man, in perfection, is the complete image of this reality and how those who truly know their essential self, know God.

Firmly rooted in the Quran, his work is universal, accepting that each person has a unique path to the truth, which unites all paths in itself. He has profoundly influenced the development of Islam since his time, as well as significant aspects of the philosophy and literature of the West. His wisdom has much to offer us in the modern world in terms of understanding what it means to be human.

Ibn Arabi believed in the unity of all religions and taught different prophets all came with the same essential truth.

"There is no knowledge except that taken from God, for He alone is the Knower... the prophets, in spite of their great number and the long periods of time which separate them, had no disagreement in knowledge of God, since they took it from God."

How to Write Poetry

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:39:00 +0000

Poetry is a short piece of imaginative writing. It is usually very personal in nature, representing a feeling or emotion. Poetry is probably the most free form of writing, with few restrictions like plot and character. Like any art form, poetry takes a commitment and thrives with practice and knowledge of the craft.

Instructions

Step 1
Carry a paper and pen at all times. As all artists know, inspiration can hit at any time at any place. It probably comes most often when least expected, when waiting in the checkout line or sitting on the subway. The immediate feeling of the instinctual emotion felt at the very moment will be forgotten, or at least begin to cloud in memory.
Step 2
Know metaphors and how to use them. Use them while speaking to hear how they sound. Think of them constantly and try to make them more eloquent and beautiful all the time. After a while they should be able to flow freely and naturally.
Step 3
Have a wide vocabulary. This comes from reading, writing and speaking. Read avidly, and try to incorporate new words while writing. Practice using new words in conversations.
Step 4
Use imagery. Imagery is vital to poetry. Know how to describe things in ways that no one else describes them. Be aware of all five of the senses and how to describe effectively what each is experiencing.
Step 5
Read poetry. Read poetry all the time. Get inspired by other poets. Learn about their style. Read classic poets such as Aristotle. Read Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and Rimbaud. Read contemporary poets like Nikki Giovanni. Read unknown poetry posted online.
Step 6
Get outside opinions. Talk to friends, join online groups or even enroll for a course. All feedback is constructive, whether positive or negative. Learn to grow from criticism; it will only help. Don't be afraid to share work with an audience.

Romance Quotes

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Some cry:: ‘Love me!!’ Others:: ‘Don’t love me!!’ But a certain genus, the worst and most unhappy, cries:: ‘Don’t love me and be faithful to me!!’

- Albert Camus

God made all the creatures, and gave them our love and our fear, To give sign we and they are his children, one family here.

- Robert Browning

Love is for fools wise enough to take a chance.

- Anonymous

Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, But which will bloom most constantly?

- Emily Brontë

L'amour vient de l'aveuglement, l'amitie de la connaissance. (Love comes from blindness, friendship from knowledge.)

- Comte de Bussy-Rabutin

The transcendent importance of love and goodwill in all human relations is shown by their mighty beneficent effect upon the individual and society.

- George David Birkhoff

With love in my heart for every one of you, may I say I am grateful. I haven't any way of expressing my thanksgiving to the people of this Church and many people out of the Church, for their kindnesses to me, one of the humblest of our Father's sons. I wish I could return in full measure all the good which has been done for me.

- George Albert Smith

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

Much of our love is confined to mere lip service and dreams of good deeds accomplished, but true love must be expressed in unselfish acts of kindness that bring others closer to our Heavenly Father.

- Jack H. Goaslind, Jr.

We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.

- Agnes Repplier

All’s love, yet all’s law.

- Robert Browning

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

-

A love that defies all logic is sometimes the most logical thing in the world.

- Anonymous

I both love and do not love; and am mad and not mad.

- Anacreon

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.

- Nora Roberts

Love may be a dream but marriage is a nightmare.

- Joan Collins

A man in love is incomplete until he is married. Then he’s finished.

- Zsa Zsa Gabor

There are two times in every man's life when he is thoroughly happy; just after he has met his first love and just after he has parted from his last one.

- H. L. Mencken

Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove:: O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken. It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken. Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle’s compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom, If this be error, and upon me prov’d, I never writ, nor no man ever lov’d.

- William Shakespeare

Love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

- William Shakespeare.

It is strange to talk of miracles, revelations, inspiration, and the like, as things past, while love remains.

- Henry David Thoreau

Love can achieve unexpected majesty in the rocky soil of misfortune.

- Tony Snow

Immature love says, "I love you because I need you." Mature love says, "I need you because I love you."

- Erich Fromm

If we deny love that is given to us, if we refuse to give love because we fear pain or loss, then our lives will be empty, our loss greater.

- Anonymous

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.

- Daisaku Ikeda

If you want something very, very badly, Let it go free. If it comes back to you, It’s yours forever. If it doesn’t, it was never yours to begin with.

- Anonymous

The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.

- Henry Fielding

Love is what is left in a relationship after all the selfishness has been removed.

- Cullen Hightower

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

At one time through love all things come together into one, at another time through strife’s hatred, they are borne each of them apart.

- Empedocles

See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek!

- William Shakespeare

How does one measure time? No, not in day, months, or years. It is measured by the most precious of all things:: Love. Without which all beings and things whether brave and/or beautiful would perish.

-

Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.

-

Love may conquer all, but it needs time as its field general.

- Anonymous

The best proof of love is trust.

- Dr. Joyce Brothers

Love all. Trust a few. Do wrong to none.

- William Shakespeare

Limerick Poems

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:27:00 +0000

Two Brothers

© By Jeffrey Vik
Two brothers of power
They crack the sky
We tend to cower
when we hear their cry

Always enraged
It cannot resist
It strikes the Earth
With a super charged fist

Together they go
To the heat of battle
Summon the rain
And make Earth rattle

Facing these brothers
May be a blunder
Actually its just
Lightning and Thunder

Lola Mae

© By Shelby Miller
Blonde Hair
A teddy bear
Blue eyes
No lies
Pink lips
Small finger tips
Short legs
Many begs
Small toes
Runny nose
No dimples or freckles about
Only curiosity and pout
Toys galore
She adores
Complains a lot
Toys are bought
Natural water sign
Steals hearts of yours and mine
Born on a spring winter day
Lola Mae

Everyone's Kingdom

© By Daniel Murphy
All for all and none for just one.
Only this way will kingdom come.
Time speaks like a hushing crowd.
To hear the truth is to hear the proud.
Soak up dense with common sense.
All war will then relent.
Move forward for the past is done.
Only then will Kingdom come.
Walk this earth with nothing but a friend.
Only then will your soul start to mend.

Verse Lines

© By John T McCuen
Verse lines designed to delight
O, how these can ev'r cure
the sorrows in the night
A sonnet to slip you into a dream
A limerick for laughs and a healthful beam
your soulful eye yearning to dance away defeats
as you hustle to absorb the rhymes and little upbeats.

Copyright McCuen 2008

Never Play with Guns

© By Sam Babel
A boy had played with a gun,He thought it was really funHe sat in its path,and felt the gun's wrath,and now his life is done.

Dogs

© By Anonymous

There was a Dalmatian named Spot,
Dalmatians get named that a lot,
Though would answer instead,
To Rover or Fred,
But mostly she liked the name Dot.

Friendship Ended

© By Anonymous
A robin my cat once befriended
Till one day the relationship ended
I came home to find
My cat changed her mind
For from her a mouth a feather extended

Sue

© By LindsayK Dutton

There once was a girl named Sue,
She visited the city zoo
She smelled funky,
And looked like a monkey
So now she lives there too!!

Hat Trick

© By Anonymous

I once took a trip to Sedona--
that's a town in northwest Arizona.
I purchased a hat
from a blind acrobat,
but the hat had a savage persona.

I decided to make it my friend;
we enjoy playing games of pretend.
If you ever are blue
and have nothing to do;
buy a hat, is what I recommend.

Cracked Up

© By Anonymous
A woman whose name was McMackey,
Had a build that was notably stackey,
'Til two boards in her mattress,
Gave way to her buttress,
And she's now a hunchbackey, by crackey.

The Dancing Writer

© By Anonymous
There was a young author from Main
Whose prose was exceedingly plain.
So he learned how to dance
But tripped on his pants,
And now he must walk with a cane.

Spring Break

© By Anonymous

Emma can't wait for her vacation,
so she can travel the nation.
She'll go to the parks,
and stay out 'till dark.
And ride coasters for the sensation.

The Boy from Lake Trout

© By Anonymous
There once was a boy from Lake Trout
Who thought he could eat a Girl Scout
He took a big bite,
Chewed with much might
But ended up spitting her out

The Preppy from Ninevah

© By Anonymous
If Jonah had gone to Yale,
Instead of the gut of whale,
He'd have a diploma,
A better aroma,
And a nice little condo in Vail!

M.J. McGuire-2005

There was a Young boy from the South

© By Anonymous
There was a young boy from the south
He always stuffed crickets in his mouth
They chewed off his tongue
Then words he spoke none
Oh poor little boy from the south

Birthday Quotes

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:24:00 +0000

"The way I see it, you should live everyday like its your birthday"

- Paris Hilton

Time and Tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty.

- Robert Frost

When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.

- Mark Twain

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

- Robert Frost

Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example.

- Francois De La Rochenoucauld

Inside every older person is a younger person - wondering what the hell happened

- Cora Harvey Armstrong

Born on Monday, Fair in face; Born on Tuesday, Full of God's grace; Born on Wednesday, Sour and sad; Born on Thursday, Merry and glad; Born on Friday, Worthily given; Born on Saturday, Work hard for your living; Born on Sunday, You will never know want

- anonymous

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

- Abraham Lincoln

Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

- Anonymous

You would know that it’s your 60th birthday when you get to date women half your age without breaking any laws.

- Anonymous

To me, fair friend, you never can be old, For as you were when first your eye I eye'd, Such seems your beauty still.

- William Shakespeare

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

- Susan B. Anthony

A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad.

- Arnold Glascow

To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder, but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.

- William Makepeace Thackery

STELLA'S BIRTHDAY MARCH 13, 1719 Stella this day is thirty-four, (We shan't dispute a year or more::) However, Stella, be not troubled, Although thy size and years are doubled, Since first I saw thee at sixteen, The brightest virgin on the green; So little is thy form declin'd; Made up so largely in thy mind. Oh, would it please the gods to split Thy beauty, size, and years, and wit; No age could furnish out a pair Of nymphs so graceful, wise, and fair; With half the lustre of your eyes, With half your wit, your years, and size. And then, before it grew too late, How should I beg of gentle Fate, (That either nymph might have her swain,) To split my worship too in twain

- Jonathan Swift

Funny Quotes

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:42:00 +0000

very beadle to a humorous sigh.

- William Shakepeare

"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close knit family... in another city."

- George Burns

"Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow children to come back home."

- Bill Cosby

"I think a dysfunctional family is any family with more than one person in it."

- Mary Karr

"There's no way that moving in with your parents is a sign that you life is on track."

- Jerry Seinfeld

Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.

- Cary Grant

Time and Tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty.

- Robert Frost

When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.

- Mark Twain

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

- Robert Frost

Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example.

- Francois De La Rochenoucauld

Inside every older person is a younger person - wondering what the hell happened

- Cora Harvey Armstrong

Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

- Anonymous

You would know that it’s your 60th birthday when you get to date women half your age without breaking any laws.

- Anonymous

From birth to age eighteen, a girl needs good parents. From eighteen to thirty-five, she needs good looks. From thirty-five to fifty-five, she needs a good personality. From fifty-five on, she needs good cash.

- Sophie Tucker

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.

-

In my sentences I go where no man has gone before...I am a boon to the English language.

- George W. Bush

I Came to buy a smile today But just a single smile The smallest one upon your face Will suit me just as well The one that no one else would miss It shone so very small I'm pleading at the "counter" - sir Could you afford to sell I've Diamonds -- on my fingers You know what Diamonds are? I've Rubies - live the Evening Blood And Topaz - like the star! 'Twould be "a Bargain" for a Jew! Say - may I have it - Sir?

- Emily Dickinson

Funny poem of the day: JABED MEEKER, HUMORIST Twain? Oh, yes, I’ve heard Mark Twain Heard him down to Pleasant Plain; Funny? Yes, I guess so. Folks Seemed to laugh loud at his jokes— Laughed to beat the band; but I Couldn’t rightly make out why. Guess his humor ain’t refined. Quite enough to suit my mind. Mark’s all right—right clever speaker— But he can’t touch Jabed Meeker; And one thing that makes it queer Is that Jabed lives right here. You ain’t met him? Son, you’ve missed The most funniest humorist I’ve met with in my born days— Funniest talker, anyways, When it comes to repartee— That’s the humor catches me! Like a specimen? Huh! Well, Take, for instance, his umbrell; Wouldn’t think, until he spoke, He could turn that to a joke; Mark Twain couldn’t, bet you that! That’s where Meeker beats Mark flat! Just imagine three or four Fellers in Jim Beemer’s store— ‘Long comes Meeker, and some feller Says, “See Meeker’s bum umbreller.” Quick as lightning Meeker ‘d yell: “Don’t you guy my bumberell! Where’s the feller dares to hoot At this sping-spang bumbershoot? Show me some one dares to call Bad names at my bumbersoll!” Right like that! Right off the reel! Say, you’d ought to heard us squeal! Then, before we’d got our breath, Meeker, solemn sad as death, Says: “Stand up there ‘gainst that wall, Para-bumber-shooter-soll!” Twain? All right! But just give me Some one slick at repartee!

- ELLIS PARKER BUTLER

Funny poem of the day: FUNNY, TO BE A CENTURY Funny, to be a Century, And see the People, going by, I, should die of the Oddity, But then, I'm not so staid, as He, He keeps His Secrets safely very, Were He to tell, extremely sorry, This Bashful Globe of Ours would be, So dainty of Publicity

- EMILY DICKINSON

THIS POEM This poem is not addressed to you. You may come into it briefly, but no one will find you here, no one. You will have changed before the poem will. Even while you sit there, unmovable, you have begun to vanish. And it does no matter. The poem will go on without you. It has the spurious glamor of certain voids. It is not sad, really, only empty. Once perhaps it was sad, no one knows why. It prefers to remember nothing. Nostalgias were peeled from it long ago. Your type of beauty has no place here. Night is the sky over this poem. It is too black for stars. And do not look for any illumination. You neither can nor should understand what it means. Listen, it comes with out guitar, neither in rags nor any purple fashion. And there is nothing in it to comfort you. Close your eyes, yawn. It will be over soon. you will forge the poem, but not before It has forgotten you. And it does not matter. It has been most beautiful in its erasures. O bleached mirrors! Oceans of the drowned! Nor is one silence equal to another. And it does not matter what you think. This poem is not addressed to you.

- DONALD JUSTICE

GOODWILL TO MEN- GIVE US MONEY It was Christmas Eve on a Friday the shops was full of cheer, with tinsel in the windows, and presents twice as dear. a thousand Father Christmases, sat in their little huts, and folk was buying crackers and folk was buying nuts. All up and down the country, before the light was snuffed, turkeys they get murdered, and cockerels they got stuffed, Christmas cakes got marzipanned, and puddin's they got steamed mothers they got desperate and tired kiddies screamed. Hundredweight's of Christmas cards, went flying through the post, with first class postage stamps on those, you had to flatter most. within a million kitchens, mince pies was being made, on everyone's radio, "White Christmas", it was played. Out in the frozen countryside men crept round on their own, hacking off the holly, what other folks had grown, mistletoe on willow trees, was by a man wrenched clear, so he could kiss his neighbour's wife, he'd fancied all the year. And out upon the hillside, where the Christmas trees had stood, all was completely barren, but for little stumps of wood, the little trees that flourished all the year were there no more, but in a million houses, dropped their needles on the floor. And out of every cranny, cupboard, hiding place and nook, little bikes and kiddies' trikes, were secretively took, yards of wrapping paper, was rustled round about, and bikes were wheeled to bedrooms, with the pedals sticking out. Rolled up in Christmas paper the Action Men were tensed, all ready for the morning, when their fighting life commenced, with tommy guns and daggers, all clustered round about, "peace on Earth - Goodwill to Men" the figures seemed to shout. The church was standing empty, the pub was standing packed, There came a yell, "Noel, Noel!" And glasses they got cracked. From up above the fireplace, Christmas cards began to fall, and trodden on the floor, said: "Merry Christmas, to you all."

- PAM AYRES

MESSY ROOM Whosever room this is should be ashamed! His underwear is hanging on the lamp. His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair, And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp. His workbook is wedged in the window, His sweater's been thrown on the floor. His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV, And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door. His books are all jammed in the closet, His vest has been left in the hall. A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed, And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall. Whosever room this is should be ashamed! Donald or Robert or Willie or- Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear, I knew it looked familiar!

- SHEL SILVERSTEIN

AN ALPHABET A is the Alphabet, A at its head; A is an Antelope, agile to run. B is the Baker Boy bringing the bread, Or black Bear and brown Bear, both begging for bun. C is a Cornflower come with the corn; C is a Cat with a comical look. D is a Dinner which Dahlias adorn; D is a Duchess who dines with a Duke. E is an elegant eloquent Earl; E is an Egg whence an Eaglet emerges. F is a Falcon, with feathers to furl; F is a Fountain of full foaming surges. G is the Gander, the Gosling, the Goose; G is a Garnet in girdle of gold. H is a Heartsease, harmonious of hues; H is a huge Hammer, heavy to hold. I is an Idler who idles on ice; I am I — who will say I am not I? J is a Jacinth, a jewel of price; J is a Jay, full of joy in July. K is a King, or a Kaiser still higher; K is a Kitten, or quaint Kangaroo. L is a Lute or a lovely-toned Lyre; L is a Lily all laden with dew. M is a Meadow where Meadowsweet blows; M is a Mountain made dim by a mist. N is a Nut — in a nutshell it grows— Or a Nest full of Nightingales singing — oh list! O is an Opal, with only one spark; O is an Olive, with oil on its skin. P is a Pony, a pet in a park; P is the Point of a Pen or a Pin. Q is a Quail, quick-chirping at morn; Q is a Quince quite ripe and near dropping. R is a Rose, rosy red on a thorn; R is a red-breasted Robin come hopping. S is a Snow-storm that sweeps o'er the Sea; S is the Song that the swift Swallows sing. T is the Tea-table set out for tea; T is a Tiger with terrible spring. U, the Umbrella, went up in a shower; Or Unit is useful with ten to unite. V is a Violet veined in the flower; V is a Viper of venomous bite. W stands for the water-bred Whale; Stands for the wonderful Wax-work so gay. X, or XX, or XXX is ale, Or Policeman X, exercised day after day. Y is a yellow Yacht, yellow its boat; Y is the Yucca, the Yam, or the Yew. Z is a Zebra, zigzagged his coat, Or Zebu, or Zoophyte, seen at the Zoo.

- CHRISTINA ROSSETTI

FOR YOU In the room across the hall Sitting on his bland oak chair Sat Ned, the most popular of all Among the other students there Writing quietly with an intent stare. He wrote to the one whom he cherished With confidence in his pen But suddenly that confidence perished He had heard a noise just then Like a lion pacing in his den. He placed his feet flat on the floor And gripped the wrinkled paper fast And heard the squeak of the door As the Teacher sternly asked That up front the paper be passed. The situation went from good to scary His face turned a striking red Like a freshly picked strawberry The students whispered, 'Go on, Ned' The teacher insisted that the note be read. As Teacher scanned the crinkled sheet Her face was strained and aglow And read from Ned's horrible feat 'Dear Clarice, I must know, Will you date me, yes or no?' In the room across the hall Sitting on his bland oak chair Sat Ned, the most popular of all Among the laughing students there Making excuses with an embarrassed stare.

- NINA MELITO

PLEASE MRS. BUTLER Please Mrs. Butler This boy Derek Drew Keeps copying my work, Miss. What shall I do? Go and sit in the hall, dear. Go and sit in the sink. Take your books on the roof, my lamb. Do whatever you think. Please Mrs. Butler This boy Derek Drew Keeps taking my rubber, Miss. What shall I do? Keep it in your hand, dear. Hide it up your vest. Swallow it if you like, my love. Do what you think best. Please Mrs. Butler This boy Derek Drew Keeps calling me rude names, Miss. What shall I do? Lock yourself in the cupboard, dear. Run away to sea. Do whatever you can, my flower. But don't ask me!

- ALLAN AHLBERG

THE ANSWER I've found a perfect, foolproof way Of having just a perfect day With no harsh word or unkind deed To keep me from the peace I need I never fear a traffic jam Or folks who aren't kind...as I am No rain or sleet to soil my shoes Nor cloudy days to bring the blues No harsh concerns can furl my brow Because I have the answer now To keep all worries from my head I simply don't get out of bed

- RANDY THOMAS

Sad Love Poems

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:28:00 +0000

"Love's Sad Song"

© By Taylar Simms

Tears I cry in this endless dream
Pain I feel flows like a waterfall into the
river's stream
I hear the tune of sorrow and despair
Forever alone in this dark place
love does not live there

Love quit me, I did not quit him
Memories of sweet moments and what could have been
He sung this song as he walked towards the door, "I don't want to know you or see you anymore."

I cried and pleaded and asked "Was it me?"
He said, " you and I were just not meant to be." He left me alone with rage, anger, and pain. How could something so sweet be so vain?

"Don't cry my dear we can still be friends."
I let out a sigh and told him that this is the end. At that exact moment I felt as is I wanted to die, because everything he ever told me was a lie.

Pieces of my hear began to shatter even more, as I saw him walk out the door. Don't know where to start or where to began. To pick up the pieces so my heart can mend

dear teddy

© By teia baxter

Teddy, I've been bad again,
My Mommy told me so;
I'm not quiet sure what I did wrong.
But I thought that you might know.

When I woke up this morning,
I knew that she was mad;
Cause she was crying awful hard,
And yelling at my dad.

I tried my best to be real good,
And do just what she said;
I cleaned my room all by myself,
I even made my bed.

But I spilled milk on my good shirt,
When she yelled at me to hurry;
And I guess she didn't hear me,
When I told her I was sorry.

Cause she hit me awful hard, you see,
And called me funny names;
And told me I was really bad,
And I should be ashamed!

When I said,"I love you, Mommy,"
I guess she didn't understand;
Cause she yelled at me to shut my mouth.
Or I'd get smacked again.

So, I came up here to talk to you,
Please tell me what to do;
Cause I really love my Mommy,
And I know she loves me, too.

And I don't think my Mommy means,
To hit me quite so hard;
I guess sometimes, grown-ups forget.
How big they really are!

So Teddy, I wish you were real,
And you weren't just a bear;
Then you could help me find a way.
To tell Mommies everywhere.

To please try hard to understand.
How sad it makes us feel;
Cause the outside pain soon goes away,
But the inside never heals!

And if we could make them listen,
Maybe then they'd understand;
So other children just like me,
Wouldn't have to hurt again.
But for now, I guess I'll hold you tight,
And pretend the pain's not there;
I know you 'd never hurt me,
I love you......So Goodnight,
Teddy Bear!

fighting for

© By patricia reyes

sometimes I cant decide if I love you or hate you
I once believed you could make my dreams come true.
you hurt me so bad but I always stayed thinking it would be worth it.

I told my self all the time to be stong and quit
but im not a quiter, I fight for what I want
and when I no longer want I lookk for what I need, but my lifes in a knot

I need to untie my self from you and move on
the moment you left, you looked back and i was gone.
you thought iI was going to chase you but you were wrong

here's your good bye, live your life cuase its going to be long
let our date rest in its grave
becuase im glad its over and I was brave.

George Strait and Me

© By Kayla Yarbrough

Every night I have a dream.
It's not of the taste of sweet ice cream
Or the white rabbit being late.
It's of George Strait and me.

He is flirtingly sitting there
While he sings "The Chair".
His fingers move gracefully on the guitar
His eyes are twinkling like stars.

His cowboy hat sits smartly
His bootleg can be seen partly.
As he sings his song
I wish for it to be long,
For I know when the song will end
Soon around that unavoidable bend,
My dream of George Strait and me will end.

Goodbye my friend

© By Myranda Jones

I've tried so hard to explain
by my actions that he's like a brother.
But his feelings are so plain
as he acts as if my lover.

I've tried to help him understand,
but he refuses to believe
that I'm not in love and can't take his hand.
So one day, I'll leave.

I'll miss my friend immensely
and wish he could've understood.
I hope he'll forget quickly
sooner and faster than I would.

Goodbye my best friend,
I'll love till the end.

Silent Screams: The Unheard Jews of 1943

© By Kelly Blaine

Man with the gun,
don't you hear my shriek?
I yell and I scream.
An exit I seek.

I wish I was dead,
away from it all.
I wish I could stand,
free and tall.

I kick and yell,
nowhere to run.
You tell me,
my life is done.

I'm afraid for my life,
I want to live.
If you could find that part of your heart,
it's called 'give'.

I can tell you don't care,
not one bit.
So pull the trigger.
Fire and hit.

The Reaper

© By Chelsea Buchannon

I can't go to sleep
for the one who seeks me
will follow me into my dreams
and with him he'll take me

I'm afraid to turn around
not knowing if he waits behind
to take me where I stand
or play games with my mind

I can't turn a corner
without worries of him lurking near
waiting to take me with him
or for me to just disappear

Thinking of you

© By Krista Farley

Im lying in bed,
With nothing to do,
Except just lay there,
Thinking of you,

I'm sitting at my desk,
With nothing to do,
Except just sit there,
Thinking of you,

You are my love,
That much is true,
But you hate me,
Aaron, I love you

THIS MAN

© By heather hardwick

Day After Day I See My Life
Right Before My Eyes,
Night After Night
Im Alone Always Wondering Why.
Im Feeling My Heart Ache
As My Dreams Fade Away,
I Feel The Lost Of Love
Each And Everyday.
You Think That We Are Alright
Cause You Think My Pain Is Gone,
But You Seen The Tears I Have Cried
And Yet Im Still Alone.
You Are This Man
That I Gave My Heart To,
You Are This Man
But Do You Feel The Same As I Do?
Where Are You Now
When I Need You The Most?
Where Are You Now
Are You Somewhere Close?
Are You Able To Love Me Back?
Or Will You Trun The Other Way?
Will You Give Me Your Heart
And Make It Easier To Stay?
Can You Treat Me Right
And Calm My Fears?
Take All My Pain Away
By Wiping My Tears.
Hold Me In Your Arms
Pull Me In So Close,
Let Me Know Im Loved
Thats What I Need The Most.
So Tell Me Now
And Tell Me True,
Are You This Man
I Want From You?

Birthday Poems

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:18:00 +0000

Another Year Older

© By Anonymous

A birthday is just another day,
young of mind, yet youthful looks go away.
Another year older,
the world seems a bit colder.
Yet my heart still burns,
and for love it forever yearns.
Another year older,
I grow even bolder.
Life is for us to learn from,
as calculated as a mathematical sum.
Another year older,
hurting blazes now just smolder.
Letting go of past rage and pain,
living life and feeling sane.
Another year older,
a tear on your shoulder.
Life has not been so bad,
my tear is of joy not because I'm sad.
Another day older,
more pages added to my folder.
I'm glad of whom I am today,
I would not have myself any other way.
So don't mind that I write my own birthday rhyme,
I've lived through my life up till this time.
I think it is safe to say,
that things will go as planned His way.
He's got more for me yet,
It'll be even better I bet.
Another year older,
and I am in His debt.

T'was the Night

© By Anonymous

T'was the night before my 13th birthday
Hoping for a guitar I dearly pray
I wished for a fun day before I go to sleep
I hoped I wouldn't get anything really cheap

I thought about the next day before I went to bed
After that was done, I threw my covers overhead
I didn't sleep because of what I thought I'd get
A game, a stereo, maybe even a pet!

I awoke in the morning at the crack of dawn
Then I found my dreams of the past were gone
For near the door, on its glorious stand
Was a guitar, it's wood shiny and grand

My brother ran in 'did you see what you got?'
I did. 'is it that guitar you bought?'
He stared at me with a humongous sigh.
Jeez Nate! You know it's a sin to spy!

After I got dressed I went to go eat
Come on son, lets go to IHOP, my treat!
We got in the care to drive the way there
My pancakes were good, but my mom's had hair

And when we got home, we all had a blast
It seems that the morning just went way too fast
In what felt like a minutes was time for lunch
What my presents were? I had but a hunch

I went in my room and play with my guitar
I started jamming like a big rock star
I hoped it would pass time so presents would come
It did not work, and my hands got all numb

For dinner we had hamburgers and hot dogs
It turned out Stephen and Bob are food hogs!
For dessert we had white cake and chocolate ice cream
It was so good; to me it felt like a dream

Now finally it was my present time!
I felt so special, I thought I was prime
I hear a bark and see a cage all alone
I heard a cute little puppy, now my very own

Senior Birthday

© By MONICA MCKINNEY

You're at the age of retirement
But you cant afford to quit,
So you work alittle longer
Just to make the money fit.

Your body's tired and restless
But your mind is still in gear,
So try and make the best of it
You've got a few more years.

Your birthday's here to celebrate
Bring on the fun and cheer,
Forget about how old you are
You've not a thing to fear.

I want to say "I love you"
And I don't mind all that gray,
Cause in just a few more sunsets
I will look that way.

So Happy Birthday Darling
I'm down on bended knee,
To tell you something wonderful
YOU'RE STILL AN ACE TO ME !

Birthday Wish

© By Anonymous

Birthday Wish
Today I received a call from a friend that is very dear to me,
He called to say goodbye and his soul would be set free,
My friend is a wrestler, fighter, and has a black belt in Judo,
But I fear He'll lose this fight with cancer he got a few months ago,
At the end of our conversation He said if we never see each other again please remember All the good times we've spent
And in his weak voice I heard him say I love you my brother,
I love you with all my hearts content,
As tears came streaming down my face I replied I love you too,
and I'll never ever forget you
Today I received a call from a friend,
and if for only one day,
I would wish for No more pain and suffering for my friend,
Let it be Today,
This day My Birthday

Sweet 16( Dedicated to my Best Friend Linsey)

© By Anonymous

Every girl dreams of this day
Remember when you were little and used to play.
But now you say what's the use it's just another birthday

You always want to turn 16 to drive and get to be free.
That's why you have friends here to let you know.
And one of them is me.

You always seem to think nobody loves you
But I'm here to tell you that was never true.
I'm here to help you in anyway I can
Even if it's over a man.

They always say turning 16 can be great
You can even have a big tall cake
And you get more presents for gods sake
Then you go to blow out the candles.
you think of what wish you should make.
Maybe celebrate your birthday like an overcrowded lake.

Your finally going to be 16
THE First to actually be a teen
You may not have a record that is clean
But you are sweet as in the name and sure not mean.
Of all the things you've been through and seen

HAPPY 16TH LINSEY!...........FROM AMANDA

To You, On Your Birthday

© By Anonymous

May your very special day
Overflow with love and peace,
Thank God for his grace and mercy
His wonders to me never cease.
Each life you've been blessed to touch
Reminds us to persevere,
Your commitment and obedience to God
Opens hearts and minds, it's clear.
Unwavering strength you possess
A devoted servant in all that you do,
Reverence the One from whom you're made
Ever faithful, ever loving, ever true.
Let's celebrate and enjoy this moment
Or reminisce about years ago,
Vow we have to cherish you
Even more than you'll ever know.
Dear Mother, Happy Birthday!

Birthday Time

© By Anonymous

To reflect on New Year's Day
And To reflect in a similar
Manner on one's birthday...

New Year's and Birthday Time are both
A good time to
Reconsider one's life's path
On one's birthday, like on New Year's,
One is reminded
Of turning a year older

One must also be reminded
One has also turned a year wiser
Like New Year's
Birthday Time can be
A time to review
And to revise and improve
One's Present and One's Future.

My Sister

© By Anonymous

On this the day of your birth,
I wrote you a poem, one that is worth
the world and then some,
because it comes from
the greatest brother alive,
one that would dive
in front of a bullet to save his sister
one that would make today a disaster
by not getting her a present
because I couldn't afford a pheasant
or was it a quail I was looking for
the one Mr. Cheney eventually wore
on his back, like a cape
to show quails there was no excape
but, on a lighter note, I know why I'm here
it's time to celebrate that special time of year
when you were born and later found
taken home, and fond of sound
you later made in your room
the noise you hear from a flute out of tune
but, now you're here with friends a plenty
to celebrate this, your birthday of twenty

Dedicated to Peachi

Happy Birthday Mike

© By Blevins

July 12 is his birthday - boyfriend passed away in May of 2006 - first of EVERYTHING without him.

We always spent your birthday up at Hampton Beach.
Then we'd have dinner and watch the stars out of reach.
We'd float in the ocean and dry off in the sun,
it was always time away together second to none.
I went the beach today the way we use to do,
unfortunately it's not the same Hon without you.
As I now put my lounge chair down in the hot sand,
I imagine you with me and holding my hand.
Summer use to be our favorite time of year,
it comes now for me with deep regret and a tear.
It's the first birthday your not here anymore,
I even stopped myself from getting your gifts at the store.
I think back now and compare you to a summer's breeze,
you were always so laid-back, loving and easy to please.
People will have their own way of remembering you today,
some will be sad, some will smile and some will pray.
So as you have your cake looking down on us from above.
I'll light a candle and sing Happy Birthday to you my LOVE.

You'll always be the sunshine of my life!
Love and Miss you.
Liz

DEAR MOM

© By Stephen Johnson

Today I bought a birthday card
addressed it to myself,
I signed your name inside of it
and set it on the shelf.

Tomorrow is my birthday
but I'm sure you know,
even though God took you
so many years ago.

We have grown much closer
even though we're apart,
you'll never be to far away
you're forever in my heart.

Valentines day poem

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:15:00 +0000

My Love For You

© By osman espinoza

There's nothing in this world
That can express my love
You're as beautiful as an angel
And pure as a dove.
Around the world
I've searched and searched
Looking for the one.
Fighting loneliness, sadness,
And rejections
But I now declare that the war is won.
I've found the love,
The love of my life
And I think that one-day
You might be my wife.
We will have children
And live happily ever after
I will make your life joyful
And full of laughter.
Whatever you want I'll give you,
You're the love of my life
That is why I receive you.
With my hands open wide
As wide as the ocean
Just waiting to hug you and never let go
You're the one for me
And that's all I need to know.

Love Speaks through Us

© By Anonymous

If the heart could speak
what would it say
We try and tell of the feelings
that are deep within us from day to day

Love is a vast emotion
it can fill you up inside
it can rip you apart and leave you questioning Why?

But Love was given to us as a gift
so precious and devine
So that we can share it with others
so that the light may through us shine

Some of us look from day to day
deperately to just feel it
Some of us sort through our thoughts
just trying to figure out how to reveal it

One does not know the key to it's mystery that runs deep
It exists always
even while we sleep

Love was given for a reason
It is truly just to share
An emotion to show someone else
how deep down we really care

That One Day

© By Anonymous

That one day
when it all started

you were there
and I was here

we often wonder
why things happen

to the ones we love
and we often figure

that it's meant to be
Yet we never forget

what they did for us
until that day when

we find someone new
then this day

this day of love
is finally worth sharing

This one person
I think I love

yet I don't know
how they fill

til I ask them
how do you know

that you love me so
I want to share this day

this day with you
to whom I love

so very so
Here is a word

from me to you
don't get your hopes up

this is a special day
one you should spend with the one you love

for me this is
my mom and my dad

So before you open your mouth
open your eyes to see that

they have done so much
so much for you

they deserve this day
this Valentine's Day

Perfect Gift

© By Anonymous

The Perfect Gift

I worship you sweetheart and there is nothing I want more;
Than to find the perfect gift and watch your emotions soar.
Your gratitude compels me to take your breath away;
With a Valentine offering, that puts my heart on display.
Each year has been so special and with this I must recall;
The time you screamed with joy and the year I made you bawl.
A jewelry box you requested and with this the search began;
Average is not for you, so with this I devised a plan.
A trip down to Bass Pro Shops could surely do no harm;
A double-decker tackle box turned out to be the charm.
A fur coat you had mentioned because they are so soft;
You had two coats already, so the mink idea I scoffed.
I topped myself once more; I could tell that you were thrilled;
A live Chinchilla you could name, another wish fulfilled.
He bit your lip and made it bleed, when you gave that guy a kiss;
I think you knew he couldn't swim, our new pet we're gonna miss.
I know you love the movies, and Europe has always been a dream;
I wont forget one Valentines Day when I made those brown eyes beam.
You were speechless that special night, one I'll always cherish;
Not many brides can say they own 'Earnest goes to Paris'.
You say you don't deserve my gifts and to you I say 'contraire'.
I will always go the extra mile, no shortcuts will I spare.
A romantic I am and will always be, I know you feel indebted;
All these gifts you've treasured, and none I have regretted.
Each year keeps getting better, your devotion I adore;
Two thousand five's is no different; I love you even more.

Valentine's Visit

© By Anonymous

Valentine's Visit

She'll always be glad she brought him tulips --
a bright smear of red hope
against nine below cold
frosting the window opaque,
and grey walls,
with pools of shadow in corners
untouched by fluorescence.

He is back from the hospital
to his own room in the nursing home,
incontinent, sunken jawed,
and muttering gibberish --
this grandfather who was so smart,
so full of stories.

Tears stream down her face.
Her young man holds her hand
and says nothing.
Nothing needs to be said.

The old man doesn't open his eyes,
but he nods,
seal of approval, he says,
making sense,
meaning the tall boy.

Like to break all records,
New Hampshire forecaster intones --
worse cold in memory.
Her fingers ache from it ...
from both.
It's a bitter night,
but she'll always be glad
she brought him tulips.

Valentine of My Mind

© By Anonymous

Once again Valentines Day has arrived,
As I sit here and contemplate with butterflies inside
It is time to toss all hang-ups aside,
As I muster the courage to tell you with pride

Your long auburn hair waves in the breeze,
As you stroll on the beach along by the sea.
As the breeze blows gentle across your face,
I sit here and watch your movements of grace.

I can only dream of what might have been,
As my eyes gaze at the picture way back then.
I want to be honest I want you to know,
That I think you're now more beautiful,
Than you were in those days of old.

Someone asked me to name the time,
Of when our love became sublime.
I searched high and low but could not find,
It within the vast regions of my mind.

So now as I close it is time,
Would please be my Valentine.

'Copyright' 2005 LARSAR
All rights Reserved

Heather

© By Anonymous

I was lonely, sad, and blue until
the day that I meet you.
You came into my life and changed
it around turned my frown upside down.
When we are near my knees feel weak.
Then there are no words left to speak.
Fear arises but joy remains this I know will never change.
I'm falling for you don't know if you
feel it too, but I know what I feel is true.
How did this happen I don't know,
this feeling I have now it scares me so.
I never thought I could feel this way once again.
Then the day came and I meet you
my heart opened up and love grew.
Girl now I'm telling you I'm falling hopelessly in love with you.

Teen Love Poem

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:11:00 +0000

George Strait and Me

© By Kayla Yarbrough

Every night I have a dream.
It's not of the taste of sweet ice cream
Or the white rabbit being late.
It's of George Strait and me.

He is flirtingly sitting there
While he sings "The Chair".
His fingers move gracefully on the guitar
His eyes are twinkling like stars.

His cowboy hat sits smartly
His bootleg can be seen partly.
As he sings his song
I wish for it to be long,
For I know when the song will end
Soon around that unavoidable bend,
My dream of George Strait and me will end.

PURPLE ROCKS

© By inuyasha furry

Do not doubt I love you, even though
My actions may have undermined my words.
We could be as connubial as birds
Had I not let my wild longings show.
I cannot help wanting to devour
All the world that comes before my eyes;
But more than all the world is that which lies
Within the precious circle of our bower.

I'll do anything to keep you with me;
Our love will last as long as you have will.
Despite my untamed need, my love is still
A rock against the surges of the sea.

My Heart

© By Krystia Byrnes

Take my heart- it's yours
Do with it as you please.
Break it if that's what you want
Burn it if that's what you need

Treasure it if that's what you desire
Hide it away, if that's what makes you happy
Lock it up, it'll always be there

Drop it in a puddle, the rain will wash it away,
Toss it in the gargbage, it'll rot away,
Love it with all you've got and I'll love you with all I've got

To My New... Yeah You!

© By Yasmin Gibrill

To my new guy,
To my latest, yeah you guy.
What's poppin' daddy?
How you feeling?
You should feel good
Because you're the one I'm dealing
With. Be cool.
Don't trip.
I like your style
And your demeanor.
So please
Don't flip.

To my new boy,
To my latest, yeah you boy.
What's good?
You straight?
You're not really the type of guy
That I usually date.
You're chill,
Yet hype.
You'll rather talk it out,
Then get loud,
Make a scene,
And fight.

To my new one,
To my latest, yeah you son.
How are you?
You good?
I know you're feeling me,
And as so, you should.
You understand my music,
Which means you understand me.
From my beats,
To my chorus,
My hook,
Then my melody.

To my new man,
To my latest, yeah you man.
Are you ok?
Are you still in it?
Don't give up
When you're just about to win it.
You got me.
I'm stuck.
I found my guy.
Yeah that's you.
And?!
So what?!

To my new love,
To my forever, yeah you love.
Do you love me?
Do you care?
I'm about to give you my heart
For us to share.
I want you to be "that guy"
In my life.
To love me,
And protect me,
And finally make me,
Your wife.

You are this to me

© By Ashley Curtid

You're the thought that starts each morning
the conclusion to my day.
You are all in I do
and everything I say.

You're the smile on my face
the twinkle in my eye.
The warmth inside my heart
and the fullness in my life.

You're the hand laced im mine,
and the coat upon my back.
My friend, my love
my shoulder to lean on.

You're my silly, mature, caring
thoughtful, bright and honest guy.
The one who holds me tightly
when I need to cry.

You're the dimple to my cheek
the ever constant tingle in my soul
The voice that makes me weak
the hapiness of my life.

You are all I've ever wanted.
You are all I need
You are all I've dreamed of
You are all this to me

My Heart is like the Sky

© By Jatice Payton

My heart is like the sky,
it has special feelings
that lives and never dies.
You said nothing was as good
as when you looked my in the eyes,
now you dont care that im even alive.
I loved you and needed you,
but you cheated with no shame.
The sky cried and so did I,
but you still didn't care
if I lived or died.
The sky starts to rumble,
and begins to shake,
I realized the connections
it had made.
Anger builds inside me,
like a cheetah about to attack,
I went to call you up,
and said leave and don't come back!
The sky is now calm
and begins to shine.
It had just reacted to the feelings of mine.
I looked up at the sky,
a bird was circling me,
that bird represents freedom,
as free as it can be.

Days and Nights

© By Andrew Heuser

The days breeze by
The nights fly as if swept up on the wings of an eagle
And through it all
I miss you

I long to see your sweet face
At times you seem so shy
At times you seem so outgoing
And through it all
I love you

To hear you say those words
To see the water fall
Like so many drops of rain
So beautiful
Yet a beauty that torments my soul
I'm sorry I couldn't help

I hear you swear
I hear you yell
I feel the tension in your body
Your muscles knotted
I try to relax you
I wish I could just hold you forever
I wish I were with you

I miss you when you're gone
I love you always and forever
I'm sorry I can't always be who you need
I wish you were here for me to hold

Teen Poem

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:07:00 +0000

Teen Years

My Soldier

© By Lindsey Houtz

So there's this guy...

I think he's amazing.
He was simply made for me.
I'm head over heels for him.
And I know that he sees.
He is my soldier.
My man in uniform.
To our beloved country,
My boyfriend is sworn,
He's going to be great.
I know that he can.
Because my boyfriend,
Is a US Cavalry man!

The Bird That Couldn't Fly

© By Rebecca Bagley

You couldn't understand,
even if you tried,
the reason that she cries at night,
the reason she tries to hide.

Don't try to come close,
she'll just push you away,
there's something that you don't know,
words she couldn't say.

She tries with all her might,
to be herself around her friends,
but something doesn't feel right,
a broken heart that could not mend.

She pretends that she's strong,
a tough outer shell,
but there's always something wrong,
she's trapped in her Hell.

She wants to speak,
to tell you all the truth,
but she is way too weak,
broken without any glue.

Painfully shy;
the bird that couldn't fly.
Dying on the inside;
a body without a mind.

Maybe if you took the time,
find the person she tries to be.
Maybe if you looked inside,
you'd realize she is me.

Careless

© By Alyssa Williams

Careless

Careless mistakes.
Careless memories.
My teenage life... breaks down in front of me.
I only wanted to have fun.
I only wanted to try it once.
Why did they try to hurt me?
They said it would be fun.
Yet, they only lied.
I thought they were my friends.
I thought I could trust them.
They only cared about themselves.
Now I'm addicted.
Addicted to careless things and to careless people.
I know it was my fault but why did I have to be so...
Careless

Truly for my heart

© By savannah scott

When I think of the love I have for you
I get this crazy feeling inside
A feeling that will never go away

From the very beginning I knew that I needed you
You were everything that I wanted
Everything that I had been looking for, for so long

That first kiss was indescribable
Your touch set me on fire
You filled the empty space in my heart
With sweet warm love

When I am alone without you
I go crazy with thoughts of our love
Being with you makes my heart sing

Your pain your hurt your cries
Your struggles and fears
I will be there threw all of that
Through thick and thin I will be here for you

Finding your love has complete me
I could never ask for anything more
You are all I want and all I need
Forever and always I will be in your heart.

I Can't

© By Anonymous

Words are all I have
And sometimes not even those
There are no words to describe how I'm feeling right now
Some say a picture is worth a thousand words
but only if someone knows what to portray
I'm lost within myself
I've fallen under my own shadow
I created the world I inhabit
And forgotten the escape route
I'm locked within my mind
I'm tortured by my mistakes
And though I feel so far away
I know what's really going on
But I cannot paint and I don't know a thousand words
So I can't show you my pain, my anguish
My tears don't shine with hate
Nor do my eyes glisten in agony
My heart don't bleed though it is broken
I can't move you with my voice
I can't warm you heart with love
I can't make you feel what you won't understand
I can't teach what was never taught to me
And if I could do all those things,
A burden I'd never be
For the weight I carry on my back
Was meant for none to see

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noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:59:00 +0000

I LOVE YOU!

I never really knew you
You were just another friend
But when I got to know you,
I let my heart unbend.
I couldn't help past memories
that would only make me cry
I had to forget my first love
and give love another try
So I've fallen in love with you
and I'll never let you go
I love you more than anyone
I just had to let you know
And if you ever wonder why
I don't know what I'll say
But I'll never stop loving you
each and every day
My feelings for you will never change
Just know my feelings are true
Just remember one thing
I Lo

i'm sorry

i'm sorry i hurt you
i'm sorry i made you cry
i'm sorry i went away
without even saying good-bye
i'm sorry i lied
i'm sorry i treated you bad
i'm sorry i let you go
now i'm the one feeling bad
now if you dont except my apology
then that's okay
i just wanted to let you know i still luv u
and you'll allways be my favorite boy
ve You!

bez cu :)

© By renz arreola

I love you today and
I will love you tomorrow

Just some words
To clear the sorrow

That will never
Leave my heart or yours

From this day forward
You are so special to me

I love you
With all my heart

Always have
And always will

From family and friends
That never end

You will always be with me
As I will always be with you

Until we cross the gates of heaven
There we will always be

Together until the end

My Heart is like the Sky

Days and Nights

Goodnight

© By Zack Wahl

The last grain of sand has fallen
And our time has run out
So many feelings rushing around inside me
From the one thing I'm without

I try to stay busy
Convince myself I'm ok
But all it takes is one glimpse
And it seems I can't get away

The nights are rough
and I toss and turn
I see you when I close my eyes
And my retinas burn

I see your face
And I just can't escape
All of those feelings
They return and take shape

This stupid roller coaster ride
I can't get off you one last time

And one word rushes to my head
The one word that just wasn't said
Goodnight

My Heart

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:54:00 +0000

Take my heart- it's yours
Do with it as you please.
Break it if that's what you want
Burn it if that's what you need

Treasure it if that's what you desire
Hide it away, if that's what makes you happy
Lock it up, it'll always be there

Drop it in a puddle, the rain will wash it away,
Toss it in the gargbage, it'll rot away,
Love it with all you've got and I'll love you with all I've got

I Don't Need

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:52:00 +0000

I don't need a man
To happy me
I don't need a man
To make my life
Complete all I need
Is to be love by someone
Who really cares there
Are feelings I have
Inside but they just
Won't go away so until
then I don't need a
Man to make me happy
I don't need a man to
Make my life complete

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noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:49:00 +0000

JUST A POEM ABOUT HER

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:42:00 +0000

Well I hope that you're happy,
now that I wrote this dumb poem for you!
Remember that ugly puppy you saw,
I bought it for you too.

I can almost picture
that stupid grin on you face;
Just make sure you keep that fleabag away from me
when I drop by at your place.

Okay... the truth is
I'm sorry about what I said the other day.
When I called you a pig,
I meant piggish in a nice kinda way.

This is embarassing,
but... er... you're not fat.
In fact, I think you are very pretty.
(Not that I'm gonna marry you or anything like that!)

I just want you to know
that you'll always be my best friend;
and that I'll be there for you from the beginning
till the end.

GOD'S GIFT

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:41:00 +0000

ne day when God felt generous,
He looked down at me and smiled,
"Since I feel so magnanimous,
I'd like to give you something, child."

He asked me what I wanted,
I said, "Oh, really nothing more,
You've done so much already."
He said, "That's what God is for."

"You have been pretty good," He said,
I know there's not much that you seek,
I will pick a little something,
Just to make your life complete."

With great anticipation,
I looked forward to my gift,
I wondered what God had in mind,
That would give me such a lift.

"This gift," God said, "You realize,
Bears some responsibility,
So, if you accept my present,
You must be willing to agree...

"To offer unconditionally,
A section or a part,
Of more than half of you,
The larger portion of your heart."

"Okay, God," I answered,
"Since in You, I always trust,
I'll meet your obligation,
In the manner that I must."

To myself, I thought, wow, what a gift,
For so much of me, God's asked,
Now what could be so valuable,
That my share was more than half?

With both hands I sought my gift,
I still did not have a clue,
Then God put your hand in mine,
And said His gift to me was YOU!

Best Friends Poetry

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:39:00 +0000

TOUCH MY HEART

Do you know how I feel when you touch my heart
Can you hear me cry inside at your silent embrace
Do you see the fear I keep hidden away
Can you feel the pain I never show

I can't help but smile when you touch my heart
You can't know the warmth it brings me
I can't bring myself to share the love
You can't see the hope in my soul

If only I too touch your heart
I only try to ease your fears
If only I could help as much
I only wish I were as true

Do you know you touch my heart
I love you being in my life
Do you feel the way I do
Do you know you touch my heart

Rabindranath Tagore

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:37:00 +0000

The Banyan Tree
by Rabindranath Tagore

O you shaggy-headed banyan tree standing on the bank of the pond,
have you forgotten the little child,
like the birds that have nested in your branches and left you?

Do you not remember how he sat at the window
and wondered at the tangle of your roots that plunged underground?

The women would come to fill their jars in the pond,
and your huge black shadow would wriggle
on the water like sleep struggling to wake up.

Sunlight danced on the ripple like
restless tiny shuttles weaving golden tapestry.

Two ducks swam by the woody margin above their shadows,
and the child would sit still and think.

He longed to be the wind and blow through your rustling branches,
to be your shadow and legthen with the day on the water,
to be a bird and perch on your topmost twig,
andto float like those ducks among the weeds and shadows.

Friendship

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:36:00 +0000

f the world should fall
I wouldn't fear
cause I feel safe
whenever you are near.

It might sound silly
but I know it's true
No matter what everyone says
I belong with you.

You're my best friend
You were from the start
Together we stand strong
and we shall never part.

We found a friendship
so powerful and true
That I know it'll last forever
And I hope you know it too.

Heart's content

noreply@blogger.com (Sakina Khatoon) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:42:00 +0000

I love you as my closest, dearest friend.
Boys and girls can be just closest friends.
There is no passion greater than the one
That touches not the body but the heart.
You mean much more to me than someone who
I date and undate, want and then don't want.
They're the waves, and you are like a shore
Where I can sit and watch them kiss the sand.

I'm sorry I can't be with you today,
When you should rule by virtue of your birth.
Please accept this tribute of mere words,
Poor substitute for all I am and have

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