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A WELCOME STORM
by waves
© September 14, 2000
There must have been a window
left open in my heart.
You came sweeping in
and tore the room apart.
You sent emotions flying
through the air... through me.
You filled the room with feelings
I thought could never be.
I didn't see you coming,
didn't hear you at my door.
There was no time to run
and there's no use anymore.
I stand here in the chaos
as the walls come tumbling down.
Soon all that will be left is me
in pieces on the ground.
And yet I want to be here
in this room filled with you.
I want to hold the walls up.
That's what I want to do.
Even as the pieces
of me shatter everyday,
I don't want to leave this room...
don't want to run away.
Your energy surrounds me
with what I've never known
And somehow in a million pieces
here with you, I feel at home.
~~~
Chungtoi
by Nhu
© September 18, 2000
Lay by me crying
To not disturb you
I kept my eyes closed.
With Your emotions
A moment of time froze.
Your tears of joy
I hear you thank life for me.
I hear you thank me for you.
We are welcomed
I open my eyes
the words whispered in our kiss.
~~~
Bath Water
by Nhu
© September 29, 2000
Together in the bath
The warm lavender water cradles our love.
Peacefully willing as water drips from your body to mine.
Symbolizing the common touch of our love.
The waters gentle vibration from the passion of our love
surrounds us, enjoys us.
We raise out of the bath
not our love.
Watching the bath water drain
We form one puddle.
We smile, embarrassed, knowing each day there is warm bath water
always in the same bath tub.
~~~
The Words I Found In Someone's Tears
by waves
© September 30, 2000
Too many years I have spent waiting for someone like you.
Too many times my heart’s been bruised by dreams I thought were true.
As I tend to my wounds this last time around, I still foolishly believe
That somewhere in time our hearts will meet and that you will never leave.
I’ll ease the pain with memories, but I’ll not heal until I know
That what we shared was real and that you didn’t want to go.
Your words sang from your soul when you said “I love you” to me.
And they found a place deep in my heart where you will always be.
It hurts to go there now and yet I do even though I’m scared
Because I draw each breath that gives me life from that perfect time we shared.
I’ll never leave this tiny corner of my heart where memories rest
To look for love again, no I shall not. I had the best.
I had the colors of the rainbow in my blood when I had you.
I had a place where everyday love was alive and it was new.
I had laughter in my life, the kind that makes a robin sing.
I had love, that’s what I had… and love is everything.
I hold you still as passionately as I held you the first time.
Only now my arms are empty, you are only in my mind.
I’m grateful for the fraction of your life you gave to me,
But I’m begging for the rest of it, if that could ever be.
I’ll keep my tears at bay and I will smile as best I can.
I’ll say that I’m ok with calling you “just a former friend”
I’ll not curl up and die, but dear, I’ll wait until my death
To hold you in my arms again….yes, ‘till my last breath.
~~~
Sometimes It's Hard
by waves
© October 5, 2000
Sometimes our feelings are stronger
than what we're ready to feel.
Sometimes our souls take over
And leave us following.
Sometimes we need to surrender
to life, to let us live.
Sometimes the words we speak
Are only part of what is real.
Sometimes we can't keep up
With who we really are.
Sometimes we want to love
But walk away in vain.
Sometimes it's hard to live
When we think it's up to us.
~~~
Afraid
by waves
© October 5, 2000
Tried to put what's down inside
On a page for you to hold.
Can't reach it. Can't write it.
Afraid out here may be too cold.
It may just have to stay inside.
Safe, in me down deep.
Can't describe it. Can't share it.
Afraid out here it will not keep.
Want to take it from my heart
And place it in your hand.
Can't do it. Can't dare it.
Afraid you will not understand.
~~~
Broken Shells
by waves
© October 28, 2000
As I walk along the quiet shore,
there aren't any shells to be found.
They couldn't survive the violent waves.
They're in pieces on the ground.
The beautiful whelks are deceiving.
They appear to be whole from afar.
But as I reach out for a broken edge,
I receive another scar.
Sometimes I see a whole one;
And I feel such joy inside.
But as I approach my wonderful find,
I lose to a rising tide.
Regardless of how many broken shells
had cut my innocent hand,
I continued to walk the lonely shore,
searching the shell littered sand.
And finally, I found one beautiful shell.
It's edges were dulled by the sea.
So I wasn't afraid to reach out again.
And when I touched it....
It touched me.
~~~
Untitled
by kimball
© October 30, 2000
A wooded refuge
I found it one day
Up in the mountains
I decided to stay
Fate brought me there
Of this I am sure
Without it I wonder
Would I have endured
Friendship and laughter
Echoed the hills
The stillness of water
My heart gently fills
Beauty surrounds me
Tranquil and tame
Softly it calls me
Calls me by name
Canoe on the lake
The children at play
Hike near the stream
Suns setting ray
We come from all over
Here on this land
Learning and growing
With outstretched hand
A beauty so great
Connection so strong
Here on this land
I know I belong
Campfires, pine needles
S'mores and camp song
Sharing a moment
Bonds that are strong
The crickets, the lightening bugs
Music and light
Soothing the weary
On this summer night
~~~
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