A flower's journey

She in among the winding branches lived a sweet flower. She sat patiently watching the world. People came and people went. Some briefly stopped to marvel at her beauty. Some commented on her arousing aroma, as they hurried along the walk. She couldn't understand why she was different. She couldn't see that she was special. She was lost among the tangled branches. Peering out she saw the sun rising and setting with unmatched beauty and grace. She saw birds flying, rain falling, and the seasons changing. But she was alone in the world. She never saw another like her, a kindred. As she felt a time of change approaching, she felt a sense of calm excitement and nervous anticipation. Autumn had arrived and she was to begin a new journey. She felt herself be freed from her branch on the tree she had always called home. She stretched out and, readying herself for a long fall, she sighed. Drifting down wasn't hard or nearly as scary as she had imagined. She was hopeful to find another wherever she was to land. But, as she fell, she looked at her tree. It was the first time she looked within her own home and she was shocked to see hundreds of other glorious flowers ready to fall with her. It was her dream to find a kindred and it took a leap to discover that they were always there beside her.

"Kinzy"

Your smile
brightens the room
more than the sun

Your laugh
makes everyone forget
to be sad

Your strength
makes me want to be
a better person

You are a miraculous gift
an Angel from above

You are love!

"Bird"

A bird sits on an empty hand - waiting
Fluffing her wings - wondering
Calling out with a sweet song - worried
"Will he ever notice that I am a gift,
       to be loved, 
       cared for, and
       appreciated?"

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"Angel"

Beautiful angel
Spread your wings, fly to heaven.
Let love guide you home.

"Love, peace & happiness"

Wondrous light
Shine upon us
Guide us to a place of
  love
Fill us with unending
  peace
Remind us of the power of
  happiness 

"Fool"

Fugaciouly flittering forward,
  floundering for forgiveness.
Fervently fighting for favor
  from fancied former flames.
Falling face first,
  flopping franticly for firm foundation.
Frenzied fool!

"Peace"

Perfect love
Energizing my soul
A beautiful moment
Creating memories
Enjoying every day

a sestina: "Understanding love"

How do I know that I love you?
It is unbearable for me to look inside.
But, I have this feeling that bubbles up,
Whenever you are near.
This is hard for me to explain or even understand,
With as much as I don't know, I'm certain that this is love.

Every part of my being screams of my love,
And the name of my love belongs to you.
Still, my actions can be cold, cruel and not easy to understand.
I may pride myself in expression, but this I keep locked inside.
The explanation of this enigma finds itself near,
Yet my tongue gets tired and I give up.

The confusion sets in, as feelings and actions get mixed up.
You have every right to question my love.
I fight myself, me feelings, my actions and whenever you are near
I make an effort to fight with you.
Everything gets so distorted and disfigured inside.
We suffer from the reaction of my mind's rejection of what it cannot understand.

I fight with myself, with you, with my feelings just trying to understand.
So often I get tired of trying and just want to give up,
And yet, I don't because I feel love for you inside.
I remember the moment I realized that you are the one that I love.
We took some time to figure out the world and I lost you.
It was so very clique; you left when I wanted you to be near.

How could I have known, that the whole time you wanted to hold me near?
I drew away even more because I just couldn't understand
That you needed me and I needed you.
We were damaged, broken and fed up,
As it had happened in the past, we were, again, failing in love.
Pushing on with guarded hearts, we struggled inside.

I fight with you when I am actually fighting a war inside
And all I can hope for is that the end of the was is near.
Its time for me to look to myself and learn to love.
I'm starting to get it, to understand,
When I push and hide, when I give up,
It is me that need love, because it has always been easy to love you.

I think that the love I wanted to hide inside
Was always waiting for you to be near.
Its time for me to understand that loving you means never giving up.


A sestina is a complex French verse that contains a specific pattern of word repetition. For more info on sestinas: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-term.html?term=Sestina

"Thinking"

I think in a straight line and that worries me because you cannot love that way if you look close enough you will see that love has more than straight lines it worries me that i will not be able to love well when i think straight that might be a bigger problem if i was busy thinking i'm not so i guess that everything will be okay

"Broken heart"

I don't know if I can love
I feel so far removed
A distant memory of rain on the roof

I put my heart in a very dangerous place
I regret that, now
I should have saved it for him
He deserves it
Complete and not the pieces that remain

It was broken and stomped on
I handed out my love to people unworthy
I regret that, now

Someone get me some needle and tread
This is an emergency
I need to put my heart back together
I want to give it to him
He truly deserves it

Oh, please won't someone help
My heart is all in pieces
And I don't know if I can love like that

"A journey"

You take me to a place that no one else can
A place deep within my heart
It is a frightening journey but I am not scared
For I know that you can protect me
And guide me to safety
I know that you can bring me freedom from my monsters
I carry a sword crafted with the key to our victory
  - love, caring and forgiveness
And you are my knight in shimmering splendor
Together, we can slay the beasts that haunt my heart
Then we will be free to go to that place of love
  without fear
  without damage
  without hurt

"30 reasons why I love you"

1. When you look at me, you see me.
2. You have beautiful eyes.
3. You make me laugh, a lot.
4. I love hanging out with you.
5. The sound of your voice gives me butterflies.
6. You are one of the smartest people that I know.
7. Its easy to talk to you.
8. We seam to fit together.
9. You are my best friend.
10. Even when I'm asking a million questions, you answer them.
11. You give me courage.
12. You give me strength.
13. I feel good when we are together.
14. I can cry in front of you.
15. I can be silly with you.
16. You keep me thinking.
17. I can see my future in you.
18. You are kind.
19. You are sweet.
20. You are sexy.
21. You know just how to kiss me.
22. You deal when I can't.
23. I feel safe around you.
24. You gave me your heart.
25. You are fun to be around.
26. I can be quiet with you.
27. I can be myself with you.
28. You make me feel less empty.
29. You make me feel like being better.
30. You make my world better.

"Princess"

Pretty princess, in ribbons and lace.

She twirls and spins all over the place.

She looks like an angel as she does her dance.

Moving her body, parading around with a little prance.

Just like her crown, her eyes sparkle and shine.

I am so proud to call her mine.

My sweet little princess full of love and grace.

"Falling"

Drop
  drip
    falling into the rabbit hole
Drift
  dive
    plunging through the fear
Down
  dip
    crashing past reality
Drag
  drive
    falling in love

"Good Night"

Good night, my sweet child.
Your bright shining eyes close
  as your night time journey begins.
Soft is your breath, as you turn into
  the princess of a magical land, called Nod.
Dragons fly in the air among candied clouds
  as crickets and katydids create garden melodies.
Will you kiss a frog or go swimming with pollywog's?
Every choice belongs to you, sleeping beauty.
Your world is your making,
  but carry my love in your heart always.
Sweet dreams I bid you, my daughter;
  sleep tight.

"Sweet Nothings"

I whispered something in my lover's ear;
something about our life together:
the good times we will share and the
burdens we no longer need to bare on our own.

I spoke of the love that we share;
it is new and unexplored:
everyday bringing us a new adventure,
and creating our history as we go along.

We sat together in perfect silence;
thinking about this wonderful gift
we have given to each other.
Sweet love and a lifetime of happiness.

"My prince"

My prince had come to me.
He shows me love with every smile,
  every stolen glance.
He teaches me to love better.
We dance through every day in 
  caring admiration and adoring respect.
My prince takes me to the heavens 
  with every kiss.
When I am sad, he slays all of my dragons.
I never need to worry because he
  guides us through the darkest forest.
I am so thankful that I was patient and waited
  until my prince came to me.

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