Poetry!! anything you read or wrote post it here

[Pinky]

I wrote this years ago , but I know with so many artistic peeps on the forum that you read or write stuff
I thought I would start the ball rolling , so to speak


its called DEAR Mister Alien

Dear mister alien, for what it's worth
I live on a planet, called planet earth
here we have fighting and lots of wars
and mummy and daddy threaten divorce
dear mister alien please stay away
if your religion is wrong
they will blow you away
if your colour is green
or your colour is blue
still mister alien
they will pick on you
dear mister alien hear what I say
maybe earth will be peaceful one day
until that day and the world troubles end
dear mister alien let me be your friend

[angelwings13]

A very special person wrote this poem to me. She now is my daughter.

To You Who Stands Beside Me

You'll never know how much it means to me,
To have you by my side,
When my sky turns gray and stormy,
I know I don't need to hide,

You're always there,
My guiding light,
The person who will stand beside me,
In my darkest night.

[aperratt]

Great poems pinky and angel. Here's one that started out as a sort of catch phrase and I was asked if I could write a poem about it.

The Silent Phone


I sit here all alone each day
Listening as the birds do sing
And all I have is loneliness
And a phone that doesn’t ring

I wish my love would call me
And speak to me of loving things
But all I have is emptiness
And a phone that never rings

A house that screams a silence
Is all that my day brings
As I sit and cry a lonely tear
Beside my phone that never rings

I’m afraid to leave the room at all
In case I miss a vital “ding”
So I just sit here all day and stare
At the phone that doesn’t ring

If I could only hear her voice
I would have most everything
And then how happy I would be
But still the phone it doesn’t ring

So, until my baby calls me
And my heart begins to sing,
I’ll just sit in silence, waiting
Beside a phone that doesn’t ring.

[angelwings13]

You Deserve the Best

This life is yours
Take the power
to choose what you want to do and do it well
Take the power
to love what you want in life and love it honestly
Take the power
to walk in the forest and be part of nature
Take the power
to control your own life
No one else can do it for you
Nothing is too good for you
You deserve the best
Take the power
to make your life, healthy, exciting, worthwhile and very happy
Take the power
to reach for your dreams.

by: Susan Polis Schutz

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[Pinky]

wow is she a published poet? i will look her up on google great poem , very poignant!! (hope i spelt that right )

[aperratt]

Reasons Why I Love You

There are just so many reasons
Why I’m so in love with you,
So please relax and listen babe
While I mention just a few.

I love you ‘cause you’re honest, girl,
And you’re sweet and oh so kind,
You’re funny and intelligent,
You really blow my mind.

I love the way you smile at me,
To see you crying is a sin,
I love to lay beside you, close,
And smell the sweetness of your skin.

I love your hugs and kisses, babe,
They really make me feel quite safe,
And I hunger for your loving touch
For the way it makes my heart behave.

I love the way you love me, darling,
A love I know will never end,
I love you as my lover and
Especially my friend.

All these things, and many more,
Are the reasons I am true.
But most of all, my precious one,
I love you ‘cause you’re you.

[angelwings13]

Pinky I have 3 of her books, she is so good. She knows how to touch your heart...

Now I have to say the same about Andy poems.

Angel

[aperratt]

Aww, thank you angel.

[Gerda]

This is old English, but it is so very beautiful. I fell in love with it at first sight.
"Never despair" is my motto:

NIL DESPERANDUM!
by Abdullah Quilliam

Courage brother! Do not falter,
Dry your tears and cease from sighing;
Though clouds look black, they soon may alter,
And the sun will send them flying.

"Out of evil oft cometh good,"
Is a maxim to my liking;
The blacksmith well the iron beateth,
But 'tis better for his striking.

Work today and give up grieving,
Know that joy is born of sorrow;
And though to-day is rainy weather,
Hap 'twill brighter be to-morrow.

Gambling doth not make our labour
The least bit more a pleasant task;
'Tis joyful heart that lightens trouble,
Contentment brings to those who ask.

First the childhood, then the manhood;
First the task and then the story;
'Tis after nightfall comes the dawning,
First the shade and then the glory.


Woodland Towers, Onchan,
Isle of Man,
23rd October 1904.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
www.masud.co.uk/ | British Muslim Heritage

[Gerda]

Creating Elvis tileset I googled for pictures and came across a site with his lyrics:
www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/9346/elvissongs/index.html
I love this one in particular:

Love Me Tender
(Vera Matson - Elvis Presley)

Love me tender,
love me sweet,
never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
and I love you so.

Love me tender,
love me true,
all my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin' I love you,
and I always will.

Love me tender,
love me long,
take me to your heart.
For it's there that I belong,
and we'll never part.

Love me tender,
love me dear,
tell me you are mine.
I'll be yours through all the years,
till the end of time.

(When at last my dreams come true
Darling this I know
Happiness will follow you
Everywhere you go).

[angelwings13]

Butterflies and Angels

Beautiful angels and butterflies galore
That's what you see when you open the door.
Tiny sweet angels with wings of lace
Tall stately angels full of beauty and grace.
Baby faced angels with curly blonde hair
Plump little angels whose bottoms are bare.
Butterflies of purple, some with silvery wings
These are some of her favorite things.
I feel I'm in heaven when I open her door
For I'm greeted by angels lined up by the score!

by: Louraine Hollman

[aperratt]

These poems are lovely. Gerda, I'm a huge Elvis fan and have all his records, and know them off by heart. There are many with beautiful lyrics, so just ask if you want any more.

[Gerda]

After I discovered lyrics are called lyrics in English, I google for them. You can sing the ones you know by heart for me please.

I love the romantic ones of Elvis best.

There're so many performers I love. List would be far too long to put all in. Still grows, since we listen to internet radio.

This is an other favorite found at:

www.lyricsdownload.com/orbison-roy-lyrics.html


In Dreams (Roy Orbison)

A candy colored clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night
Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper,
"Go to sleep, everything is alright."

I close my eyes then I drift away
Into the magic night
I softly say a silent prayer
Like dreamers do
Then I fall asleep and dream my dreams of you

In dreams I walk with you
In dreams I talk to you
In dreams you're mine all the time
With you ever in dreams, in dreams

But just before the dawn
I awake and find you gone
I can't help it, I can't help it
If I cry
I remember that you said goodbye

It's too bad that all these things
Can only happen in my dreams
Only in dreams, beautiful dreams

[angelwings13]

Dank u Gerda, that is beautiful.. I love Roy Obison, his songs are great..

[aperratt]

That is one of my favourite songs Gerda. I could do many Elvis lyrics for you if you ever want.

[Gerda]

I don't understand what you mean. The site has loads of Elvis lyrics. Could there possible be more?

Anyway here is another poem. Well it rhymes. Had doubts to post in here or in Fun Links:

~ A Parent's Prayer ~

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep.

For if some peace I do not find,
I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind.

I pray I find a little quiet,
Far from the daily family riot.

May I lie back and not have to think
About what they're stuffing down the sink,

Or who they're with, or where they're at
And what they're doing to the cat.

I pray for time all to myself
(did something just fall off a shelf?)

To cuddle in my nice, soft bed
(Oh no, another goldfish--dead!)

Some silent moments for goodness sake
(Did I just hear a window break?)

And that I need not cook or clean
(well heck, I've got the right to dream)

Yes now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my wits about me keep,

But as I look around I know,
I must have lost them long ago!

~ Author Unknown ~

[sanddollar]

This is one of my favorites.....

Through Someone else's Eyes

Yesterday a butterfly
Came floating gently through the sky.
He soared up through the atmosphere
Then drifted close enough to hear

I said, "I'd love to fly with you
And sail around the way you do.
It looks like it would be such fun.
To fly up toward the summer sun.

But I have not your graceful charm.
I haven't wings, just these two arms.
I've been designed to walk around.
My human feet must touch the ground.

Then magically he spoke to me
and told me what his wish would be.

He said, "What I'd love most to do
Is walk upon God's Earth with you,
To squish it's mud between my toes
Or touch my finger to my nose.

I'd love just once to walk around
With human feet to touch the ground.
But I have not two legs that swing.
I haven't arms, just these two wings."

And so we went our separate ways
In wonder and surprise.
For we'd both seen God's precious gifts
Through someone else's eyes.

~~~ Author Unknown ~~~

[angelwings13]

sanddollar that is beautiful. It makes you think. Thank you for sharing.

Gerda, it works in both places... Think we all been there..


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[angelwings13]

Always Believe in Yourself



Get to know yourself -
what you can do
and what you cannot do -
for only you can make your
life happy

Believe that by working
learning and achieving
you can reach your goals
and be successful

Believe in your own creativity
as a means of expressing
your true feelings

Believe in appreciating life
Be sure to have fun every day
and to enjoy
the beauty in the world

Believe in love
Love your friends
your family
yourself
and your life

Believe in your dreams
and your dreams can become
a reality


-Poem by Susan Polis Schutz

[Pinky]

I love that I will read that again and again to give myself a kick up the butt