Poems wanted!!!

[Catwoman]

Love it, Teresa! :-)

[pam]

Silver Lady




I hear The Silver Lady, She whispers in my ear,
Calling me by name so I know that She is near.
As She draws me closer, Her moonbeams pull me so,
The faintest glimmer of Her light, a warm and shimmering glow.

I feel The Silver Lady, she beckons through the wind,
She is my guiding light; much more so than a friend.
The howling of the night is from those who hear her call,
She wraps me in Her bounty, like the warmest winter's shawl.

I touch The Silver Lady, The night mist on my face,
I pass into an open field, bowing deeply to her grace.
I listen very closely; to the words She speaks to me,
"You are precious to me, little one; This I vow to thee."

I taste The Silver Lady, as Her moon drops fill the air,
My love and reverence for Her grow, this night that I declare,
"You are my Sovereign Lady, I proudly state this now,
As Your light shines all about me, I humbly take my vow."

M.L. Benton
Copyright ÂÃ,© 2002

[Catwoman]

I have never read Benton before...where did you find this?  I like it. :-)

[Teresa]

meeeeeeee tooo. I really like it.

[pam]

shoot I'll have to find it again, I was just doin some research and came across it and liked it. I'll try to find it again

[flo]

If I've put this on here before, please excuse.  It is yellowed, and almost brown as it is held on my frig by magnents.

HUGS
It's wondrous what a hug can do.
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can say "I love you so"
Or, "I hate to see you go."
A hug is "welcome back again"
And "Great to see you! Where've you been?"
A hug can soothe a small child's pain,
And bring a rainbow after rain.
The hug, there's just no doubt about it - - -
We scarcely could survive without it !
A hug delights and warms and charms,
It must be why God gave us arms.
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers;
And chances are your favorite aunts
Love them more than potted plants.
Kittens crave them, puppies love them;
Heads of states are not above them.
A hug can break the language barrier,
And make travel so much merrier.
No need to fret about your store of 'em;
The more you give, the more there's more of 'em.
So stretch those arms without delay
And give someone a hug today !

[sixdogsmom]

I wonder, are hugs international like the raising of the eyebrow in greeting? Thanks, Flo, I liked that, hugs back to you.

[flo]

I don't know, SDM, but if not they should be.  Here's the other "posted" on my frig:

DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
when the road you're trudging seems all uphill.
When the funds are low and the debts are high
and you want to smile but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit,
rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
as everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
when you might have won had you stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out.
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit.
It's when things seem worse that you must not quit.

[Catwoman]

Love both of them, Flo!  Especially the last one...when I was going through some tough times, I used to repeat this mantra to myself...I relied on it quite a bit:

"Only for today...I have the strength to face my life.  Only for today...I have the strength meet my and my offsprings' needs.  Yesterday is over with...tomorrow is an unknown quantity.  All I have to make it through is today...and I CAN  DO IT."

[dnalexander]

I was looking at the forum and being on the West Coast I was surprised how many of you Kansans and East Coasters are still up Being a night owl I thought I would write a poem for my fellow denizens of the night while I watch the news. Here is my rough draft for the time it took to hear the news. Can anyone of you owls suggest a good title? The early bird may get the worm but the night owl get to eat rabbit.

The Night Owl's Feast

The middle of the night has past
Its inky darkness is now cast.
My fellow followers of the owl
Listen to the lone wolf's howl.

While early birds are deep in sleep
We watch our minds' flocks of sheep.
The quiet night let's us ponder
The world that lays just o'yonder.

The daily throngs think they know
The cogs that make our world go.
The night owl hoots a haunting sound
It ponders those on the ground.

To those of you that rise to the sun
Know  the owl's work is now all done.
Our silent wings beat the night
Nothing moving escapes our sight

The early bird may get the worm
It's strictly out of habit
I prefer the night owls meal
Of a little whitetail rabbit.


David