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Kellie_Cantrell
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0 posted 2003-03-02 02:36 AM


Well Here is all my poetry in one post. Its my manuscript I need major help making sure its 100% ready to go. Thank You for your help!

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5-20-02
My Teacher
I know you are in Heaven,
My teacher shining bright,
Yet, I can not help but to hurt,
For your remembrance today.
I hear you, in my heart,
Telling me it's all ok,
Yet my tears flow,
For a special teacher like you,
I did not want to go.
I know there comes a time,
When we all must say goodbye.
Yet, I thought it would be,
My graduation day.
You smiling and proud of me.


I know in my heart, you are safe and sound.
Yet as I look around the school,
I know longer see, your eyes shinning bright.
I know what you wanted out of life,
To be a teacher and make a difference,
in our young lives.
You will not be forgotten,
You shall be missed.
BY friends, family, and students.


I am proud to say,
You were my teacher,
and will forever be my guide.
The lessons you shared,
will be cherished forever,
Through out our lives.
I know someday, we shall meet again;
You will be the teacher leading small angels,
and holding their hands.


Until we meet again,
know I'll always remember,
and look up to the teacher,
Who always did understand.
You are forever engraved, upon hearts of many.
You were a work of art, here on earth.
I Know God chose you,
For your Heart, ever so true.
Someday many of us will follow,
Just to meet you, once again.
Until then, we will do the best we can.
Making you proud of the good deeds,
you have shared, with us left here on earth.
While Heaven, has now become your turf.
Holding angels hands,
and sharing lessons of life and love.
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5-24-02
Unicorn
My heart aches,
For the hatred spread.
I as a unicorn,
With a glittering horn,
From the crest of my forehead,
Quite a superficial creature
I would be.
In fact there would only be one of me,
My white fur silky and satin,
My mane and tail beautiful pink,
I would walk proudly,
Amongst the people, holding my head high,
Treating everyone as an equal.

I would be the unicorn,
Speaking with people nation wide,
Spreading my wings,
Flying through the skies.

Listening to their troubles and sorrows,
Helping them realize
Racism and hatred,
Is not a cure for better tomorrows.

If only, I could be a unicorn,
My beauty would allow them to see,
A superficial creature,
Yet they still could love me.

We do not chose,
Who we are born to be,
So all I ask, is accept one another,
I believe color blind is the best way to be.
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5-25-02
Renew the Day
Today went by in a blurry haze
Rejoicing the life of someone so true
This person wasn't a someone
She was a gift from the heavens
She was taken from us to become
The teacher and guide of the angels
Today I renewed the day
Seeing her face that one last time
Hugging Her father, and other family
I could feel her watching down on all
I thank thee for letting me
Renew the day
Renew my heart
Renew my love
Renew my spirit.

I thank you all.

God has not taken away from us
He has just borrowed
Soon he will return her to us
In another land
He will let us always remember and love her
and be together as one

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Coke or Pepsi
what a joke to drink coke
Riding down the slopes I drink coke
but its a joke to drink coke

Pepsi gives me epilepsy
Pepsi Pepsi
Why don't you let me borrow Britney
So I can get rid of my epilepsy

when I gargle my coke I laugh at a joke
when I drink pepsi I get epilepsy

So why don't you just give me a Sprite
Because with that I can do all right
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Zig Zag

Its a zig zaggy day
The clouds are zigs in the sky
The grass is a zag on the ground

As you look in the mirror you smile kinda makes
a zig zag
Your hair is disheveled
Your makeup in disaray

Your shirt buttoned in the wrong holes
your zipper undone
your underwear creased up your butt

What a zig zag kind of day
Nothing is going your way
Nothing is right

Your up your down your everywhere

To bad the sun isn't shining
The clouds gone buttons right
zipper zipped underwear uncreased
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Mystery in the Sky
Mystery of ashes in the sky
There’s a Mystery Game playing overhead
You rose from the ashes of truth
into the lovely breaking sky
even though you were quite shy
you were just a little guy
There’s a mystery of love in the truth of our skies

Where the ashes fall beneath the clouds
and a clown just has that certain frown
that makes you roll on the ground
The mystery gets so deep
the clouds just fluff and sleep
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5-26-02
American Flag
American Flags wave through the polluted air
But I am clean as can be
Full of the pride that’s washing over me
My American Pride
Makes me shiver inside


America... Where have you been?
Until this day
Where has your pride hidden
Your among the few
who lost their pride.

America is beautiful
how long will we keep our pride this time
it seems like it will be over
once the Yellow Journalism fades

What’s this we're talking about war
forget about sharpening your swords
Forgive and forget
its Peace or get out
We don't need to get revenge

We're smarter than they
We're more spirited than they
So what are we doing
Fighting in Afghanistan
when we could be helping the homeless

We could be feeding the poor
We could be much more

But We're America!
We're Beautiful
so let’s wag our flags high
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Pray to You
Pray to you
Looking up at the sky
and the stars start to fly
I pray to you (I pray to you)
let my dreams come true

and it makes me wonder why
my dreams seem so high
and why the skies not always blue
I know that you hold it
I know you control it
so what am I going to do

I pray to you(pray to you)
let my dreams come true(dreams come true)
in you there’s no fear(there’s no fear)
I pray to you

Let me fly high to my destiny
for the whole world to see
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Where
Where Will You be
help me fly away from here
take me high beyond the clouds
to where the unicorns fly
let me be as free as can be
tell me that you care
and that you'll be there
hold me in your arms
hold me tight and treat me so right
take me beneath the sea
to where the titanic sank before
let me be free from free
just be there for me
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Thank You
I thank You for
you have affected my life in many ways
you reached to my heart
I thank you for all you've done
you caught me when I fell and lifted me up
you gave me faith to believe
I thank you for the kindness you have radiated
you took away the pain and replaced it with laughter
you saved me from a broken heart
I thank you for all your support
you taught me to believe
you taught me to reach out
I thank you for the courage
you gave me
to break down
I thank you for all the tears you replaced with smiles
you reached inside my heart and pulled me out
I thank you for being you
I thank you with all my heart
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Tempted to Peek
Tempted to peak
I wonder what the future holds
I wonder where I'll be
and what I am doing
its kind of like a game of hide and seek
where your oh so tempted to peek
only you can't peek into the future
so I have to wonder what I'd see if
I could just have one peek
its kind of like a game
when your never on the winning team
you always wonder what could have happened
I wish I could play a game
but I'd be tempted to peek
it wouldn't be fair so I have to sit and wait
for my future to come on its own

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Whispering
Whispering
when I walk through town
I hear the whispers of an angel
looking over me
telling me what’s wrong
telling me what’s right
and telling me how to be

I won't be anything that he
doesn't want me to be
It isn't for me
Its all for him
It is his. He made it they way he wanted it
He's taken the credit
Because its his

My life my love my heart my soul
it all belongs to one
The one the only everything
is his for him, its his way, his heart
his power his belief

He won't take it from me
he already has been given it
I already sent it to him
My heart my love my soul my everything
Is his for him
Mine for mine
everything is what he wanted it to be

Now the glory is in everything I do
It is the glory god has lain out on the floor
The glory that I see
When he's looking down at me
When I'm singing a song
Or dancing to a beat

It is his for his
mine for mine
my heart my love my soul my everything
Its mine but his
his but mine
nothing I can do will make him see
a difference inside of me

He is my god he is my soul
he died to make me live
without him
I could not I would not want to be
Oh lordy Oh Lordy come whisper down to me
tell me what you want from
Tell me now what I can be
who I am what I do

Tell me what I can be
who I can see
who is my angel
Who is my life
where am I headed
is it the wrong way

Whisper dear lord to me
Whisper the things I need to hear
Whisper everything to me
I want you to tell me
What I am doing right
I want you to tell me what I am doing wrong
I want you to be for me
Like I am for you.

The one the only everything
is his for him, its his, his way, his heart
his power his belief

He won't take it from me
he already has been given it
I already sent it to him
my heart my love my soul my everything
is his for him
Mine for mine
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Tranquility Stare

take a look over there
the at which I swear
stares back at me
in which I flee
to make myself free from there
a tranquility stare
walk to a place that you wonder
where you will stare
take a look at that book
avoid the nonsense in the nook
take a peak
Just not speak
and write it in ink
just before the brink
take a look inside
for you just cannot hide
from those that have died
To be…
To be an angel
there must be a Prerequisite
you must have to
smile everyday
reach the hearts of many
love life
be adventurous
have a free running spirit
and lastly
to be daddy's little girl

I once knew someone
that I will never forget
who had all of these Prerequisites
and then even more
but she was especially
daddy's little girl

Her Daddy was more than
A sweet Friend
A talented poet
He was even more
He was the father
of this Amazing little girl.
Can a Poem Fail?
When does a poem fail
to heal the hearts of many
why can't life go on beautifully forever
why can't peace be found in a package
what makes hatred spread
is that too much to handle
must we always just light a candle
let it burn
let it flicker out
without questioning its purity
what’s in a poem
that makes a person slip away
death itself just scares us away
a tranquil poem softens the heart
but when a poem fails to soften
what happens to the heart
does your soul disappear
to all eternity
before your body leaves its world behind
is nothingness solitude
when a poem fails
does the heart fail too
or is it just imaginary
subtle and unspeakable
A poem can never fail
just the image
doesn't quite sink in
the brain just doesn't comprehend
so it flat out
just isn't understood
believe it or not
my theory isn't absurd
5-27-02
Walking Away

Walking away is never easy
and Isn't something I want to do
leaving the past behind
keeping away from the dark cloud
of depression that hovers overhead
Bless the one and only
For teaching me so well
Keeping me in the light so well
Thank Thee Thank Thee
I will never walk away from thee
6-05-02
Purple Clouds of Heaven
gaze upon a rainbow
seek beyond the rain
find a special friend in the mist
among the wind run freely

Flap your wings dear angel
Let me hear them flutter
Watching over me
Looking Like a butterfly

From Left to Right
All up in heaven's sight
Let me see you
Let me hear you

Smile the day away
Help me little one
Deary Deary
Don't let it rain today

Tears to many
Laughter to little
Where can I find you
Where shall I be waiting

I'll be here waiting
I'll be watching
I'll be listening
When it is my turn

To visit the pearly gates of heaven
and join you once again
Teach me to be…
Teach me great teacher
to be just like you
perfect and proud and happy too

Teach me how to decorate
Teach me to laugh
Teach me to organize just the way you do

I want to learn from the very best
That means from you
I can learn so much from you
I can learn from others too

But there are many things that only you
can teach so well
I'd like to be just like you
6-09-02
Found Poem
The Sunset where four candles flickered
is where i stood
looking ahead at tomorrow i see it turn
into the bright rosy-colored space
that makes up the half acre of deep pungent roses
as night began to fall
a poet, gulps the incomparable milk of wonder
as I looked towards the mountains
humming out into the darkness
in which the poet in me believed
was lit only by a yellow light
being joined by my lover
I took his hand into mine
we walked across the moonlit gravel
a white ashen dust veiled our path
as we walked on, hand in hand
we passed over a dark bridge
limited only by our love
flying high beyond ourselves
between grotesque reality and savage frightening dreams
Our deep feelings of love for each other
can flourish and grow each day
any part of reality will make us who we are
turning us into the angels we need to be
Mention
Mention to life
love
Mention to life
Soul
Mention to life
All
Mention to life
The unmentionable
Mention to life
That you Care
Mention to life
You'll always be there


Life is not living
Life is a being
Life is a noun
In which you prey

Mix up what is truly real
is it really happening
Am I really here?
Is this a solid state of mind
a weary dream
an act of god

Let me stand
in front of you
judge me for who I am
What I am
Who I am
and what I shall be
6-22-02
Senseless Nativity
drip, drip dripping from the faucet I hear
whenever you are near
this is about the time you knock me down
but you that I’m not having it
go ahead go ahead
throw your balls of fire
let your flames ignite me
I am more powerful than you
This is about the time you bring me down
Knock me down to the ground
But you know that I am not having it
I’ll let you just try to make me do something wrong
But just know that God is my back up plan
So when you make the faucet drip
Why don’t you make your sorrow trip
Just because you have never been loved
If you ask God will love you too
Just because you live in fire
Doesn’t mean you should not find love
Release your hostages
Release you loneliness
Release me from your grip
This is about the time that you knock me down
But you forget that I’m not having it.
6-23-02
Challenge
Challenges are so wonderful
When they aren't so painful inside
emotion is just a symbol of my weakness
I cannot hide from within
Oh how much I love God
But oh how much I hurt
Decisions I wish not to make
Church is making me shiver and shake
When I finally found the one I loved
It turned my whole world upside down
courtship just seemed so great
but it wasn't meant for me
the people there are wonderful
but I can barely relate
I wish I had never gone
to this place I can never leave
I love it so much
so why do I shiver and shake
I believe some of what they believe
but I cannot be the way they want me to be
I cannot waste what I have
to gain what they have
I do not want to say goodbye
but today I will say goodbye
Good Bye Challenges I wish not to face
God take me where I need to place
6-27-02
Just another suicide
Just Another Suicide
they happen everyday
It is becoming the norm
No was to stop it
just let it run its course
but of course you can help
because there are more ways out
Today should not be another day where you hear
Today was just another day for a suicide.
6-29-02
Violent Swords
I am fighting back, holding back
Trying to make things right
I lost almost everything, and I want it back
I fight back with words, stronger then the most violent swords
I had a life once that was grand
I am holding back the best I can
Gasping for air, sucking in the rotten air
Of people, who have wronged me
I fight for revenge with words so pure
I am fighting back with words so fair
I won't find my answer in violence
I'll find my answer in words
So, reader, beware
I have a lot to say
No apology will be accepted
You should have made a better choice
You wrecked my life, now I am wrecking yours
With words stronger than violent swords
Stronger than violent swords. . . .
6-30-02
Lost within
sunshine blocking
eyes covered...lost within

night walking
sweet talking...lost within

body bouncing
legs pouncing... lost within

moonlight dancing
feet prancing... lost within

back bending
money spending... lost within

deep sulking
angry bulking... lost within
7-09-02
Division
divide me heart
upon tulips gazing
blind me from after
take me to wonderland
leave behind with deceit
take your hands and lay them before me
leave me for divisions sake
lock my heart
through away the key
forget the past within my soul
rupture before me
golden solitude
break glass beneath my ears
divide my heart
upon tulips gazing
lighten the day from the dark ashen
this is the division
that separates me
from heart and soul
Wishful Thinking
cries of a blind man
left unheard
glories of god, holding my hand
bless me before thee
take me by the hand
lift my soul to heavens breath
the day they pronounce me dead
fluttering and sputtering
I try.. to fly
come again dear lord
don't leave me here
I won't escape
take me from the devils grasp
take away his flames... oh lord
most i say, most i believe
is simple wishful thinking
lord let me see thee
at the pearly gates of heaven
let me in dear lord
tell me all your secrets
Deepness
deep blooming sky beneath
shining stars so summoned from a cry
locked deeply in solitude of time
estimation quite exact
in tact the smile brushes lightly
the understood nature forever
silence the past with tomorrow
time beneath the cries
solitude of silence
brings tranquility
summon someone else
someone to truly understand
deep summons from a cry beneath time
understand to the silence with tranquility
7-10-02
The truth
the truth of light lies in the darkness of fates own garden
the garden of fate
watered by tears of silence
tears flourish from the eyes
which stare from the clouds
white from colors deathless breath
dust heaving upon groundless rocks
hiding past with future
laying on the groundless floor
sinking downwards towards the only door
where the light lies beyond
the truth hanging on by golden broken threads
the fate of darkness
brings forth thee to the garden
lock and key
tears of silence make thee's garden whole
what is the garden that you see
where is this place
I'm dreaming of
what is this really of
the truth of light lies in the darkness of fates own garden
Nothing Less- Larry
Nothing Less
Than a good friend
Nothing Less
than a shoulder to cry on
Nothing Less
Than God's Own angel
Nothing Less
Than a dear friend
Nothing Less
than a heartfelt hello
Nothing Less

A smile that shines so bright
sunglasses will not help
a heart that is so pure
many cannot relate
Nothing Less
than a dear father
He is the power
the world
The movement of the skies
7-13-02
How I came to be
Coming here was no joke
I was offered one day
From the flagpole I wait
as butterfly kisses played from Mrs. Millers office
As Larry bowed his head
Candle lights flickering
Cause she was daddy's little girl

With out Larry  
I would never have met thee
A poem written so neat
of a teacher so bright
It feels as if I was brought here
by an angel
and this was all meant to be

To have passion
from my poetry
to enjoy other peoples poems as well
and Forever here I will stay
Take One
A poet lost always remembered
A poets sweet melody
a hearts wonder and grace
a passion not hidden
and let to waste

from day to day
each of us here at passions
will
take one for the team
every time we work so hard
a beauty of a poem comes out from hiding
everyday we touch countless lives
we bless each other
we are a team

Every time you write
every time you click
"submit new topic"
Remember you are just
taking one for the team
I Am
I am sweet and poetic
I wonder where the unicorns play
I hear angels whispering
I see unicorns prancing a field
I want to be together forever with Daniel
I am sweet and poetic

I pretend I am a teacher
I feel happy when I am with you
I touch dew drops in the winter
I worry about the end of life
I cry because I miss all that I have lost
I am sweet and poetic

I understand someday I'll become a teacher
I say be careful what you wish for
I dream about being a perfect teacher
I try to write a poem everyday
I hope I'll always be your friend
I am sweet and poetic
7-14-02
Poet Tree
A poet tree stands among the fruit trees
in the garden of Eden
where else did all us poets get our talent

This poet tree went over looked
Missed and untouched
So now whenever you write
remember the poet tree created your poet
Judgment
A judgment came to quickly
Chatted only but 5 minutes
Deemed wrong
for speaking right
told no when really it was yes
Believe me why are people so cruel

Brittle bones I have
Klutzy I am
Not the best
Not the worst
But it is true

I break a bone here
I break a bone there
You think I have begun to care
You think this is really rare

Goodnight God bless
I hope you well
and I wish you on your way
7-15-02
Fear
Liar
Caffeine Free
2 liters pouring out of me
Times three

Silly Clown
balloons and glory
Caffeine Free
2 liters pouring out of me
Times three

Fear of fire, rain and clouds
Silly clown
balloons and fury
Caffeine free
2 liters pouring out of me
times three

Wind Striking at my face
Silly Clown
Balloons so weary
Caffeine Free
2 liters pouring out of me
times three
A Lover’s Dance
a sweet serenade
under the moonlight
as the stars waltz across the sky

A melody so beautiful
one lone tear slips down my cheek
For one I love so deeply
with all my heart

Underneath the starry night
I gather all my strength
to join my lover in a dance
joining one together with another
Joyously prancing among the stars

a heart so pure
a love so dear
as I look into the mirror
A lovely dance
In the lovers court
A sweet serenade

All my love goes out
to you my dear
My Daniel I love you
A hug a kiss a love so pure
Teddy Bear and Honey
The stars walk hand in hand
teddy bear and honey sit on the shore
as the waves crash against the beach
under the moonlight
they watch the stars dance
hand in hand they danced

Teddy bear and honey tried their fate
their eyes meet without a flicker
their lips touch
fingers dance hand in hand
their love is so great they could hardly bear(sp?)
for teddy bear wants his honey more and more
and honey not much sweeter than sugar
gives her teddy bear a squizzer
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Online
Hanging from the sky
on the telephone wire we all sit
we sit online
and write a poem or two
maybe even more

Count by fives
The blessings we have been brought
a hug from me to you
we sit online
write a poem or two

What good friends we are
Hanging from the sky
Telephone me Telephone me
We can talk all night
Here online we sit
and write a poem or two
7-18-02
Missing
Missing from the quilt
a piece with a story
a mystery a fairy tale
a heart a soul

Missing from the quilt
the stuffing and the tears
torn up and raggedy
like a little girls
favorite doll
Heaven
I walk upstairs
through some clouds
white gates I see
before a door
I knock upon this pearly white door

Lookie here at what I see
its peace and harmony
nothing more will make me wait
to pass through these pearly gates

I walk along, the clouds again
to speak to one they call my lord
I take the tour of his land

Lookie here at what I see
a shopping mall up in the sky
a million angels flutter by
a hotel to the left a park to the right
a billion houses and a rain machine

angels looking downward from the sky
to the world they used to know
prayers can be heard from all around
Strawberry Salad
S-ometimes I want to see
T-ranquility in this world
R-emember when we all got along
A-lways with smiles upon our faces
W-ith a hug for everyone
B-asically sharing at all times
E-verlasting friendship should have been the result
R-ight?
R-ainbows are made from happy smiles
Y-ellowest pots of gold
S-ometimes are the ones found with love
A-sk everyone you know
L-isten carefully and the bird will tell you
D-on't forget, I love you
7-22-02
Night Time Breeze
Cool night air
breathing down my back
sending shivers down my spine
heart ache and heart break
singing out the blues
watching the dews
as they appear
upon the blades of grass so green
that even in between
see the breeze
tremble through the trees
watch as the leaves
flutter to the ground like bees
create a mystery
from the garden at which you wait
drawing near that special date
laughter soaring through the trees
as the cool night breeze
makes my nose curl up in a sneeze
cool night air
breathing down my back
When I look at me
When I look at me I see
a light inside of me
I see my past, present, and future me
that’s about as far as I can see

I see innocence of a young child
happy and hyper as can be
an aspiring friend
shining brightly among the stars

I see today’s a hearts full time
a friend to all
love taken to the fullest
innocence stripped away
like dirty laundry not yet washed

married with 4 kids
a kiss from Dan everyday
a job well done
a teacher, the very best one

when I look at me I see
a very bright future ahead of me
Colorless World
What would it be if everything
were different
Leopards without spots
a world where no color could be seen
not a single drop of technology
no color not even black or white
everything a clear dusty haze

The pros would be just 1 or 2
1. No racism
2.nothing the cause hate

The cons would be many
I give you just a few
Boredom
communication
no internet

but we could all get used
to having no more hate
guess what it isn't too late
so open up your gate
and let yourself relate
8-06-02
Turning Corners
Left and Right
we turn each day
before the sun
has a chance to go down
Left and Right
we turn each night
before the moon
can drop tears of dew
upon the grass and leaves
turning corners is just a phrase
a word at heart
a souls last power
each corner leads
to another path
each path a new day
sweetly sing dear rainbow
choose your corners wisely
left or right
there is always another chance
to correct a mistake
to redirect your path
if the first turn you make
isn't the one you want to make
just turn around
and take the other
but that’s what you think
in life corners are a one way street
no place to make a U-turn
so when you think of turning corners remember
you are not in a car
there is no turning back
to fix a wrong
find a new path
left or right
its alright
to make a choice
whether wrong or right
8-07-02
Losing to the World
Looking in the mirror
I see myself staring blankly back
no emotions are present
I show no fear, no sadness, no joy
I show no happiness and I show no hate
all I see is blankness
this blankness is worse than all the silences
the type of silences that scare people
my mind is spinning
my expression blank
my heart fading away
and breaking into millions of pieces
that want to be put back together again
there are no horses and no kings men
this isn't a nursery rhyme this is real
the world is crumbling
turn things around and make them right
spread a smile across my face
take away the pain you caused
give me back all you took away
Bound and Gagged
I am battling the entire world
its everyone against me
I am left alone to feel abused
hated and dumb
to believe anyone cared
I don't know what to do
i refuse to stay here
but I refuse to go away
I refuse to be locked in your chains
bound and gagged I feel
Headed For Heaven
I walk upstairs
through some silver clouds
white gates I see
before a glittering door
I knock upon this glittering pearl white door

Lookie here at what I see
its peace and harmony
nothing more will make me wait
to pass through these glittery pearl white gates

I walk along, the clouds again
to speak to one they call my lord
I take the tour of his land

Lookie here at what I see
a shopping mall up in the sky
a million angels flutter by
a hotel to the left a park to the right
a billion houses and a rain machine

angels looking downward from the sky
to the world they used to know
prayers can be heard from all around

As Ginger awaits her Grandfather
She dances and prances
Her excitement grows
Her heart begins to pound
For today she will be joined
By her Daddy's Dad

She will give him a kiss
And a hug to last forever
Yet she will cry tears of last words spoken
Although they can share memories
They will wait for more
The day when Daddy will come home
8-09-02
Happy Falls
A happy north
from a blank star
in which nothing follows
a fall in compact distraught
by human kindly raced
Happy falls flap
naughty highlands
fill the gap
sordid honey
mummy wants to say a funny
in a happy north
you will forth come
Happy Falls
8-10-02
Lovely
Lovely Leopards Little Lungs
Full from forever’s face
as any air
enters even
softly sun sets
beneath better blood
Never
I never said today would last forever
Not a word or thought crossed my mind
that someday I would have to say goodbye
to all the ones I love
each day passes by
a moment lost and forever never to return
hurt softly heart broken
so many times before
depressed and repressed
forever together
with heaven with you

8-11-02
Endless Mystery
Ocean tragedy
a helpless endless mystery
silent callings from below
a cry for help
a silent plee
a bargain meant for you and me
a path to follow
you and me
a virtue not yet known
an ocean tragedy
an endless mystery
God created you and me
equally, at least he had hoped
but society
created an ocean of tragedies
On my own
one day forever more
learn to fly
soar through out the land
holding my hand
why won't you let go
i can make it on my own
let my heart tell my brain
what really should be mine
I'm not a lonely little girl
8-12-02
Silently
Clouds of heavens day
subtle reasons sky so blue
silently wasted
angels soar beneath his eyes
flourish candies brilliant eyes
Poetry means Nothing to me
Poetry means nothing to me
not just a phase
but a way of life
after so long
I too will say goodbye
but once the roses thorny arms lift to pray
I know a poem will be so true
as God will seek my soul
when I begin to walk his waters

Poetry not only means nothing to me
but it is everything inside of me
lost but now found
a new person I am
I never knew I could be so wrong
a poem is a prayer
a poem is  my life so dear

Poetry means the world to me
yet nothing at all
keeps it from meaning nothing
poetry means the world to me
its an opening of doors
a new beginning

a forever
when never is present
a never when forever cannot be seen
Ship Yard
Crashing through the ice burg of your heart
comes a ship
larger than the Titanic
making you shiver and shake inside

there is only half a lifeboat in your heart
taking away each breath so desperately
a love of life
sweeps from your tear filled eyes

i can take your pain away
built upon a stony ground
my heart filled with sweetness
to give all around

don't let your shipyard
get ship wrecked
let me soothe your heart
let me be your crying ground
8-20-02
Baptism
After So Long
I too will say goodbye to a life without God
but once the roses thorny arms lift to pray
I know this poem will be so true

As God begins to seek my soul
As I begin to walk his waters
Lost but now found
A new person I am

I never knew I could be so wrong
an opening of doors
a new beginning
a forever
when never is present
a never when forever cannot be seen
Restless
its a restless hour
tossing and turning all night long
why can't we all just get along

each night a restless fight
against just about any flight
I squeeze with all my might
that this endless plight

could actually end
without a bend
we can all mend
the hate in our hearts
so we must stop throwing darts
stop this restlessness
lets all begin to love again
8-26-02
Teens
Whenever we walk inside the doors of a mall
the security guards flock to us like bees
trying to save our sanity we behave

Adults do wrong things too
and teens aren't bad
we are caring and loving
Home
Four White Walls trimmed in blue
Stand tall in a lawn of green
a ways away a white picket fence
to me this would be home

Outside the wooden front door
a welcome mat sits
flower pots upon each step the walkway clear

Just inside the front door
cedar floors shiny and new
Walls shimmering white
Chandelier above your head

Directly in front of you
Sadie barks
Roll over you say

Here is where the home is
This is my home
I do not really live there
That is my home in my heart

And if it had looks
that’s what it would look like
or is it just the idolized idea
8-30-02
Classroom
Inside a hollow four Walls
Many desk sit scattered
a puff of color
here and there

Intense love
Silence brewing
Happiness hollowed
Amongst walls of grey

Each day another memory passes
each moment a heart felt hug
each second a lesson learned
each year a remembrance

As the four walls become unhollowed
the reason is purity
purity of a heart so pure
a smile from above

Each day I will enjoy
and laugh once again
8-31-02
Brilliance
A virtue not just anyone has
but that most can see
a heart solely given to you
loneliness hidden behind tears
happiness marked by a smile
9-12-02
One September Day
One september day
we came to pray
one nation under God

One september day
when we came to pray
our hearts so pure
our vengeance lost

One September day
we came to pray
one nation under God

50 stars, 13 stripe
America, America
One Nation
Under God
One september Day
We Came to Pray
One Nation-
Came to pray

September eleventh we remember
this one september day
we came to pray
one nation under God
9-13-02
Homophone Poem
A poet always wonders
When and where a poem will come
Never mind which witch eats a peanut butter  sandwich
Even even in the morning or night
Where you can find a knight - ride across the field
I'm feeling kind of hoarse.
While you are riding your horse
So won't you sew with me
a quilt we can make
even if its fake
My son looks to the sun
to see where Jesus wears his clothes
He will not close his doors
to us he loves us
I write poetry for a living
even though I am hardly ever right
excuse me I must go pee,
then after I have to float my peas in a gravy lake on my mashed potatoes.
I like my long hair,
my brother has an ugly hare.
I can see Sally at the sea shore
Selling her sea shells.
Have you seen such a dear young baby deer.
9-14-02
You
Whenever alone
my heart thumps and skips a beat
as if it were incomplete
You see if you may
I just might need
It is so contrary
I always skip a beat

Talking and being alone
I thank you for the days
the helping hand
The soft tenderness of your hugs
and the unforgettable scent of your leather coat
all memories deeply etched in me
all I wish never to forget

Thank You
Dear Friend
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9-20-02
Mail Call
A day I live a day i die
i begin with then
and end with now
i live now, what happens later

a life unknown a smile unforgiven
a past left amiss
rain without a cloud

possible turns to impossible
or even the other way around
i am too young, I am too old
lost, weepy sorrowful town

living unhole living in stress
living no knowing, not sure and confused
sadness, happiness and joy
are all arranged
anger, love and temptation

ENVELOPE- STAMP-MAILBOX-TRUCK- AIRPORT-TRUCK
MAILBOX-HAND-FINGERS-TEARING-OPEN
ANF HERE I AM
9-25-02
Most Wonderful
The most wonderful thing about you
is that I love you

Always here when I need you
Always a smile or a hug
Funny yet serious

But the most wonderful thing about you
is that I love you
9-28-02
Glorious
Glorious is God's given glory
He welcomes us with open arms.
Grabs for our hand.
Leads us through his heavenly pastures
Lets us in on his secrets
Lets us live in his holy land

I look up to the sky
When stars start to fly
I pray I pray
Jesus, oh Jesus
Let me walk across the water
Let me glorify you
Bring my dreams to reality
Bring my heart to eternity

Glorious I follow you
Glory is in my faithful attitude
Smiling I can sing a song
Jesus, oh Jesus
Let my hands wander closer to you
Let my heart beat with you
Bring my soul to your land

I pray to you
my dreams will come true
I let you know
my destiny is yours
Take from me
everything you need

Jesus, oh Jesus
Lord will give me some
Heart and purity
Jesus. oh Jesus
Let me walk with you

Choices
Everyday you will be given trials
you can learn from them
or you can blame them on something else

You are given choices
whether you make the right ones or not
is entirely up to you

God has set a path of choices he wishes you to have
and these are lessons you will learn
the ones you make bad choices with all along
he will teach you the lesson until it is learned

begin a new day with a new attitude
on of faith and purity
innocence captured and released
an emotional rollercoaster but you will enjoy
the trill of it all

Everyday you go by learning your lessons
I will be going through my own.
God is in this place
taking us and leading us
these trials that we're going through
are a good thing
even if they look bad
they are just in disguise
9-29-02
Leaving Day
Leaving Day
As I get older
You will no longer see
The child inside of me
here I stand in an older land

No don't get older
I can just hear them say those words
I cannot let you go now
to a place not yet known

I know what I am doing
I can see where I am headed
I will be free from harm
and believe me I won't break an arm

you need not anticipate
until you sit and wait
give me a moment
to live, to learn, to love
10-04-02
Broken Heart Unmended
My mind is lost
my heart is breaking
life is melting away like icicles in the sping
drifting away from you

I am muddled
Don't care
Don't realize
My life is full ahead
but I am stuck right here
Lost in an image
Lost in a dream
trance like opinion

Heart unfree
fairness and like-ability
greetings and unloyalty
broken hearted
empty hearted
brainless craziness
Creepy
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little, one, big , two

a poem especially for you

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10-05-02
Coma
This poem is from Kellie.
Blue Eyes and blonde hair.
From Washington's rainy weather
to Hawaii's sunny weather

You will always be my auntie.
Right now you are in the hospital.
Tomorrow you might be in heaven.
I am just letting you know I love you.

You are in a coma,
you had another stroke, Just letting you know
you are in our prayers.
Auntie, I love you.
Likely
Likely that it is
.... I will always love you
Likely how it is
.... I will always be here for you
Likely that it is
.... I will never say goodbye
Likely that it is
.... I will always be forgiving
Likely that it is
.... You are an angel
Likely That it is
.... I love you
Disregard
disregard, disregard my thoughts
disregard my temptation
disregard my disrespect
disregard my childness
disregard that I am only human.

and you will see
Happiness and loyalty inside of me
Losing
You Lose
When you win
and get excited

You Lose
when you are happy
and when you are sad

Why can't we ever win
life goes on
our hearts always beat

when a friend dies the beat
loses its thump and it just kind of pumps
when you lose

You wish you could win.
When you win you want to lose
I lost again

godbless you
We all love you
We will never forget you.
10-07-02
Reality
Reality...
Check yourself at the door
keep away from here
reality is not wanted here
a beginning with an end
check yourself at the door

I have a mother
only she isn't really here
she plays pretend
and makes me believe
she really loves to bug me
but she doesn't really love me

Reality...
Check yourself at the door
keep away from here
reality is not wanted here
a beginning with an end
check yourself at the door

I have a boyfriend
he is always here
he is happy and never sad
and makes me believe
in myself, in everything I do
He honestly really loves me

Reality...
Check yourself at the door
keep away from here
reality is not wanted here
a beginning with an end
check yourself at the door


I have a life
that barely exists
my heart is broken and unmended
my life falling apart
why can't I just be happy

Reality...
Check yourself at the door
keep away from here
reality is not wanted here
a beginning with an end
check yourself at the door

I go to church
I get lost in my thoughts
I write a poem
I pretend to be happy
I pretend to love myself

Reality...
Check yourself at the door
keep away from here
reality is not wanted here
a beginning with an end
check yourself at the door

The reality of this
really is ... I'm not
truly loved,
I have no mother
she was just given a title

Reality...
Check yourself at the door
keep away from here
reality is not wanted here
a beginning with an end
check yourself at the door

the reality is
I am unhappy,
I am lost,
I want to run away
I love you
but why don't you love me

Reality...
Check yourself at the door
keep away from here
reality is not wanted here
a begining with an end
check yourself at the door
10-14-02
If Only...
If Only... Life is easier
If Only... I could see the light
If Only... I could be with you
If Only... I could dance in the moonlight
If Only... Life wasn't so harsh
If Only... Reality didn't slap so hard
If Only... Life would ever end
If Only... people would never die
If Only... A smile was permanent
If Only... My heart didn't know how to break
If Only... I had you with me
If Only... I had you wrapped around me
If Only... I had you to comfort me
If Only... You were here right now

I wouldn't be so sad
De Nile
Denial
What
I don't want to believe
I know I am wrong
But Id like to be right
I deny you before me
for my weaknesses in my heart
falter on the ground which you walk
My ego drops before you as I deny
anything that is true to be false
Ima Lima Bean
Ima Lima bean... I think
I sit and ponder the thought
what a beautiful day to be a lima bean
not to many people like them I am sure
but hey, If i were a lima bean.. I might not get eaten for dinner

Ima Lima bean.. I think
Curious
Curiosity's making wonder
If I am totally a stranger
If I could be different
I am the only being I know how to be
But I am not good enough
I keep on faltering
I keep on failing you
Letting down
Letting you lose
But when
Will I be someone you can count on
Someone with a shoulder you can cry on
am I someone who you would turn to
would you run or walk to my side
If I asked you for a favor
would look into my eyes
would tell me to get lost
grow up and run away
10-22-02
Can I?
Can I imagine
what my life will become
will I ever make my dreams come true

In june I will graduate
Will sit and wait
and wonder if I will
Let my dreams come true

Or will I run right by
will I waste my time away
will I stop and see
Where I am
where am I going

Will I ever wonder why
I chose to do these things
Will I ever ask why
I don't have you by my side?
-Kellie-
a person who isn't powerless
or fearless
a person who really does care
a friend who really does love.
When I look in the mirror
I don't really see my reflection starring back at me

Are you upset? or are you going on your way?
are you mad at me? or just letting me see
that there is nothing to hide
am I really this sweet inside.

Do I really care
or am I just there
Really believe me I care
I have a name
My name stands for everything I am
and I am me
-Kellie-
Self Discovery
In me. I should believe

I can find Love
I can find Loyalty
Honesty and hope
Purity and grace.
In me I find a sense of reality.
I can be opinionated.
but I usually keep it to myself.
Sometimes I wish I were someone else
Sometimes I wish I could speak out
Stand up for myself
Sometimes I can be hyper
Others I can be shy.

I am christian, I am pure
I am a daughter of God.
He is my Father. I love him so.

As I sit and sing my worship to him
I can feel his presence there.
This isn't a self discovery
I think everyone already knew.
I think I just was bored
and thought I'd let you know.

That I am me.
How Lucky can I be.
I can make my poetry tell what I feel.
I am so happy I am me.
10-23-02
Tuning into the wind
Gentle rustle of autumn leaves
Gentle Whisper of the wind
Gentle friendships in my heart

Some times I wonder
Some Times I see
Some times I'm curious

What today will bring
What tomorrow has
What God is intending

the lessons of the day
The Lessons of the month
The lessons of the year

Jolly days ahead
Sadness creeps ahead
Only a bit ahead of me

is a future
is a time
To reflect on the past
A time to tune into the wind
10-24-02
Distraction
Sometimes my world is distorted
distant, shattered
leaving fragments of me
Sometimes sadness and happiness show their faces
yet, I always have comfort
But only if I find a distraction

My mind is lost in an image
this is what I have to uphold
I need to be this way
in order to get this done

But no, the image shouldn't be taking
me captive
I am a separate being than you
and you and even you over there.
So If I turn myself to believe
what I really don't believe
To distract myself
Well one I am a hypocrite
and two I am no longer a separate being
but I am a whole society of beliefs
That are untrue

My world is is disarray
as I sit here now
but my heart is full
or empty depending on what way you look
I haven't a clue
Where my life will go tomorrow

I have all the care in the world
but I separate myself.
I don't want to let society knock me down
I want to be myself
no worries, I am me
Kellie is the only being here

I cannot be
Larry, Lyra, toerag
I cannot be
Lauren, balladeer,James
I cannot be
Noah, SEA, Bill
I cannot be
Enchantress, Jeff or gentle spirit
I cannot be anyone else but me
10-25-02
Many
goodbyes
when do you say them?
before or after
you go?

When you say hello its right away
So I guess
right away is when
goodbye should be said

I really am not ready to go
its so far away
but it seems
I'll miss it here

Once the time comes
I hope I live till I am 100
So I can make sure
I leave behind no one

Goodbyes could be happy
Lets let each passing
end happily
Lets not say goodbye
10-29-02
Soft Hearts
Air thick and heavy
as it heaves from my chest
salty tears burst from my eyes
a painful stab
at my softened heart

Remember when I
first came here
I was led here
with a poem
a few kind words
and a new friend

Well today again
the air is thick and heavy
as it heaves from my chest
salty tears are brimming my eyes
but my heart
doesn't feel the pain
its numb

I held in all my pain and sorrow
I let it out a little at a time
in my poetry
only today
I unleashed..
10 gallons of tears

This teacher
She was amazing
This teacher was mine
and shall forever be my guide.
11-06-02
Absence of a Poet
I've been absent
quite a few times this week
why
because I love someone so much
that poetry wasn't with me

I've been absent because
the light that used to shine
within me
has been put out

People expect nothing of me
won't let me take on challenges
won't let me be
who I want to be
won't accept that I am the way I am
because that’s how God created me

I've been absent
because my heart is missing
my love for poetry is dying
not quite enjoyable
not really fun

What’s happening
where am I
what is going on

The absence of a poet
11-10-02
Signs of Courage
Forever engraved in my heart
Always bringing me away from my destiny
I'll always remember
what it was like
with out you in my life

Now today is gone
and forever is in sight
now let me grow
and let me see
the world around me
as it is
don't shelter me

Your sweeter than candy
and not really demanding
and I want you
to give to me
signs of courage
to move on

Let my heart go on to
explore the world
north and south
east or west
let me travel
past you
and come back maybe
sometime soon

Your sweeter than candy
and not really demanding
and I want you
to give to me
signs of courage
to move on to

Bigger and better things
I love you
Don't forget that
I can see it in your eyes
You are loyal
I can see
signs of courage
washing over me
11-30-02
Not alive, Yet living
What can I give you
you can only imagine
the life I have
the love that’s left to give
I can see
you standing in front of me
and I
and I wonder
when I'll a little older
a bit wiser
and nothing will become
a crazy day
when forever
starts looking like never
I will run to you
I will cry for you
but I will not let go of you

and I can only see
weakness and love in me
and I want you
to live
to love
just like me
forever
this is the story
of a life not yet lived
this day not yet walked
but you sometimes remember that the day will
end, before you say goodbye
your will break
the sun will shine
brightly before you
Your not alive but living here
in a world of imagination
I see you crying
I want to hug you
I see you dancing
Some one come join her today.
and I will declare
that I love you
and I will smile
and cry because without you
I might die
12-04-02
Understood
Nobody really understands me
or what’s going through my head
nobody really knows me
or about the way I live my life

and I (aye aye)
won't ever let you in
on my secrets
my hidden messages

My thoughts are runnin'
right outta my head, and out the door
and  I (aye aye)
may be a little crazy

but,
nobody stands around me
or washes their hands
nobody nobody nobody
believes like me

and I (aye aye)
don't think about you
Its a mystery
are you mistaken

because I (aye aye) don't agree
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what do you think
I'm gonna do?
who is this stalking you?
is it aye aye aye blank
                     obsession
wha wha what
are ya thinkin'
maybe you're scared
or maybe I'm just weird
but I have a
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                    obsession
for you
yeah you, you yeah,
blank obsession for you
whatcha thinkin' now?
its a
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blank obsession over you.
Birthday
They come around but once a year,
to bother us,
and turn our hair grey.
The lil monsters give us cake,
and candles to make a wish,
to live another 365 days,
with out  a stutter.
Each year goes by,
a little older we get.
But with the coming of age,
comes the wisdom
that they didn't have in the ice age.
New technology,
did anyone actually think,
that the internet would be real?
New friends we make.
New projects we start.
Friendships build,
and a birthday comes.
each day we live,
each time to sun sets
Friends we'll be until
the sun never sets again
12-14-02
I declare you
There is a reason to this rhyme,
a window in this unknown land.
There is a melody that bring harmony
to this wonder, to this cry.
A reason for this rhyme
Nothing will hinder,
things will stay auspicious.
As walk towards you
I declare you,
I declare you,
Amazing, holding on to
the reason to this rhyme.

I can see you.
Singing worship
Raising your hands to heaven above
I declare you.
The holder of reason
The blessing of Rhyme
You are
You are
And I declare you
I declare you

A true friend indeed.
Amazing, I wonder
When I will see you
In heaven
Will you die soon
Will you leave me, left behind
Will I always wonder
does the river meet the ocean

I declare you
I declare you
Emily
Emily
Emily I declare you
A person, a blessing
From heaven
A true friend
Who holds the wisdom
To the reason of this rhyme
12-23-02
Merry Christmas
Snowflakes about to glisten
our sidewalks this christmas,
To soon a new year,
Will bloom in a while
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
12-27-02
Clouded Images
images, left
sentences lying on the floor.
images, right
clinging to the door.
images, what a sight.
of folklore.

images, up
paragraphs painted on the walls.
images, down
a view of the chalkboard.
images, nothing like a clown.
images,  I cannot see.
nor want to be bored.

But you see here,
I am me,
sitting up in a tree.
Writing poetry.
About someone dear to me.
12-28-02
Darkness at Light
bored, sky is dark
no light in this room.
Blank, boredom without fail.
A day. Windy and sad.
Leaves and a cold breeze
darkness leads the way,
light follows in the depths of heaven.
Faith allows, light to seep through,
blessed be his name.
Mercy to his people.
Faithful and righteous,
boredom, new found fun.
A bible lay read.
ready to be opened again.
Pale lines running across the ceiling.
candlelight pouring across the room.
art dancing in the flame.
Warmth of love,
from wall to wall,
darkness leading the way.
Light not giving up.
12-30-02
Dreaming
I must be dreaming,
the sky isn't blue.
I must be denying,
that I don't love you.
I must be crazy,
not to believe.
I must be dreaming,
I want you.
I must be denying,
I know I can't have you.
I must be crazy,
BUT I LOVE YOU!!
1-06-03
Often Thought
I've often thought,
I was normal.
Until I woke up,
this normal monday morning.
I realized,
I wasn't normal.
I am not ordinary,
I see I'm quite weird.
Lost in an image.
In a heartless world.
Windy, unstable.
Lost in a mystery,
only will I live to see the end?
Or will I disappear into the fading light?
1-15-03
Wakeless Moments
Its time to wake
We're near the lake,
The sun is bright
I feel alright
its time to fly
high into the sky
Lost the mark
Raindrops fall
upon your leaves
the sky is dark
you've lost your mark
kids are playing in the park
people leave
before you can call
LBDFBN
Lost by day
Found by night
dark and light
cold and hot
days i'm lost
nights i've found
peace in dark
love in light
warmth in cold
ice in hot
I've found
Shadows
its lurking in my presence
stalking me, day by day
only leaving me
in the comfort of the dark
lurking, a reflection, a silhouette
watching me
tripping me
my shadows sticking by my side.
Hiding
quietly I hide
underneath the sky
quietly I yell
to you from here I stand
loudly I voice to you.
A silence that’s endless
All’s
Daylight,
        Comes before night falls.
Singing,
        As an old man calls,
Bingo,
        To his old friend Halls.
Laughing,
        As his daughter colors the walls.
Screaming,
        Yea!, cause he sold the balls.
Daylight,
        Comes before night falls.
1-18-03
Riding through time
Waltzing through time,
not at all, thinking about mine.
slipping through time,
not at all, drinking wine.
Riding through time,
on a silver dime.

1-26-03
Mistaken
I've been mistaken,
for a happy child.

I've been repeated,
as a sad child.

I've been mistaken,
as a stupid child.

But all I really am,
Is a grown child,
almost 18.
That hasn't quite found her way.
I am lost in this time,
that is floating by so fast.
I am trapped in this rain that
falls so cold to the ground.

I am beaten to death with these drops
of liquid called tears,
I am bleeding from my thoughts.
I'm trapped in a hole and burying deep.
I can't see the way out
from this hole that engulfs me
lost in the trench lost in my mind

I've been mistaken.
Here yes I have
Mistaken, I am taken.

Knocked
I knocked on your door,
you left me there
on the porch in the cold
let me stand in the rain
getting soaked in my blood
as tears streamed down my face.
You left me there in the cold
when i needed you the most,
you said i was a fool,
that i was a crazy tool
That I could never amount to who, I am
I am just running wild,
I knocked on your door,
got left in the cold,
you let me soak in the rain, in my blood.
Didn't offer your help, didn't comfort at all.
and I am singing my song,
that I am alive and well,
depressed and cold,
but I knocked on your door, God


Amongst the Rain
Amongst
the rain                         D
                                 r
                                 o
                                 p
                                 s
F
a
  l
   l.. to the ground
Stood
_______
under.  I know that
when it RAINS the
water will PuDdLe on the ground
underneath
my feet
               as I walk
d
o
w
n the street
                  Amongst
the S   A    T     R    D    rain
      C   T     E    E
that FELL today
Creative Rain
Today, rain falls
briskly, to the ground
as the sun light dances on
the ground.

  Rainbows everywhere
I look to see beautifully,
  Rainbows here and there

Even as the rain falls,
I'm happy as can be,
running to the rainbows,
dancing in the clouds.

raindrops falling from,
the blue sky singing around,
me, in rich puddles

like a bluebird sings
gazing down,
many meadows
rich and brown!
2-15-03
Invisible
Invisible I am,
to any passerby.
Invisible I am,
to all who say I.

Notice now and here I wait,
silence baits
at my gate.
When times were rough.

The doors were closed,
I was invisible.
Invisible I am,
yet not indestructable.

Notice now and here I wait,
running from that awful date.
When times were tough.

The doors were locked with keys,
I was invisible,
to the visible.
When times were rough.

Notice now and here I wait,
silencing the shattering plate.
The times got tough.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-17-03
Stare
Blankly I stare
yet i do not dare
to care
I'm sitting over there
the carpet is bare
I stare
I dare
to care
sitting there
bare, I stare
blank
lost
absent
Freely
Take my hand,
and lead me.
To a distant place
open my mouth
and unleash a whisper of my thoughts
take my hand
and lead me,
away from my selfish mind
open my heart
and let me free
take my hand and lead me
to a place in tranquility
let me run freely
2-17-03
Reflective Journey’s
Come now darkness out of hiding,
no longer need you hide your secret.
Time is biding,
I'm trying to keep it.

Everyday I strut my stuff,
on this path of life and death.
A journey with but one end,
death, buried 6 feet under.

Secretly, you hide in the darkness,
making sure I'm left unaware of your presence.
Now you know, I know.
Are you scared?

That maybe some day the only thing,
of me left behind, will be
the journey's here that I have reflected,
right here on the web in my poetry.

Every day, Every person.
On a journey, left to find the end.
Every one reflectng in some way.
my reflective journey started on the web.
2-21-03
Poeta
The way I let my feelings flow
When my mind hurts so much,
and the pain just needs to be released.

I take out my pen,
and I sit and caper my thoughts on to paper.
And my mind it just wiggles right out to the paper,

what you see is what you get,
From my heart,
straight from my mind.

Wiggles, I call them.
They come from every aspect of life,
wiggling out when I cannot see.

When I think that I'm happy,
as I start to get yappy and then
BAM!

I've got to run and find a pen,
to write,
these wiggles that corrupt my mind..

Mind Wiggles, the poetry,
of my mind, the thoughts in my head,
the heart and soul and the jist of me.
2-27-03
Refuse
Here, in the darkness
heartless, panic driven
making it with out
thoughts stand here
alone shattered
and splattered on the
ground, like thoughts
that beat on my brain,
like rain on a windowpane.
The mindless refuse
that contradicts my smile.
The selfishness,
left to contaminate my soul.
The spots of rot
the rhythm. Mediate the top
when my pain
stains.
When selfishness takes over
Its the mindless refuse
that contradicts my smile
thoughts, shattered and splattered
on the ground, like
rain beating on the window pain,
releasing the pain from my brain.

2-28-03
Depth of Deception
Breathless, I run
I run so fast
Away from all my thoughts
my thoughts selfish
My pride selfish
breathless I run
I'm not having fun
My mind runs away
to the depths of craze
my heart is a blaze
of threats to my selfishness
tearing me apart
leaving everyone in the dark
where do I start
the beginning has no end
I can't bend over backwards
to please everyone
its a war, almost not worth fighting for
I've given up before
I knocked myself right out the door
now... what is it more?
03-01-03
Cobblestone Walk
Cluttered, and settled here,
amongst the dandelions.
Set deep in the ground,
a rigid path.
The one I walk but four times a day.

Slippery and cold beneath my feet,
that summer day.
The one they say,
ruined your day.
Which you will never repeat.

A cobblestone walk,
you took that day.
Distracted by a soaring hawk,
for which you had to pay.
The walk that broke your leg.


(¨`·.·´¨) (¨`·.·´¨)
  ·.¸(¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´
     *`·.¸.·´*
    Love Always
       Kellie


[This message has been edited by Kellie_Cantrell (03-02-2003 12:43 PM).]

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GG
Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532
Lost in thought
1 posted 2003-03-02 03:55 AM


alright I haven't read much.. I gotta go to bed anyway.. but in the first poem your line:
I know longer see, your eyes shinning bright.
know should be no

good luck with getting it all prepared!
ack just reading that poem.. first one. I noticed you live in Washington.. was this about the teacher murdered there? :-/ if so.. she was a cousin of mine. *sigh* ..ok, going on.

Always, Alyssa


- And so it was that time stood still -
     (blink, breathe, stand, fight)

[This message has been edited by GG (03-02-2003 04:05 AM).]

Kellie_Cantrell
Senior Member
since 2002-05-22
Posts 1667
New York
2 posted 2003-03-02 11:54 AM


Nooo, She wasn't murderered. She was Larry's daughter

(¨`·.·´¨) (¨`·.·´¨)
  ·.¸(¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´
     *`·.¸.·´*
    Love Always
       Kellie

I TAWT I TAW a puddy CAT!

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200
Between the Lines
3 posted 2003-03-02 12:36 PM


In your very first poem, shining is spelled wrong..why don't you first use spell check and go over your own poems..then ask for help.
After all it is your book being published. And you should be the one doing the proof reading.

Better still why not let your parents check over your poems...I am sure they would help you.

Hugss
M
(that's an awful lot to ask of others, in such short notice)

Kellie_Cantrell
Senior Member
since 2002-05-22
Posts 1667
New York
4 posted 2003-03-02 12:42 PM


I've gone over it hundreds of times. I want ya'll to catch what I missed.
Thanks

(¨`·.·´¨) (¨`·.·´¨)
  ·.¸(¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´
     *`·.¸.·´*
    Love Always
       Kellie

I TAWT I TAW a puddy CAT!

Crazy Eddie
Member
since 2002-09-14
Posts 178

5 posted 2003-03-02 12:56 PM


I have to confess I started to read but soon started skipping words, then lines until eventually I became bored and gave up.

Sorry.

[This message has been edited by Crazy Eddie (03-02-2003 12:56 PM).]

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200
Between the Lines
6 posted 2003-03-02 01:10 PM


Ok Kellie..I will read for spelling errors..the  punctuation is up to you unless I find something really awkward and of course I won't change words or thoughts or phrasings...so I will be your spellcheck and send it back to you in an email because it is too much space to waste on here.... I have an hours time to sit and read..

M

Kellie_Cantrell
Senior Member
since 2002-05-22
Posts 1667
New York
7 posted 2003-03-02 01:12 PM


Thank You so much!!!! I am very grateful for all the help!!

(¨`·.·´¨) (¨`·.·´¨)
  ·.¸(¨`·.·´¨)¸.·´
     *`·.¸.·´*
    Love Always
       Kellie

I TAWT I TAW a puddy CAT!

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200
Between the Lines
8 posted 2003-03-02 03:08 PM


If you can't get someone to read the rest and check for errors let me know..I left off on the one called Teens...all are emailed to you piecemeal, but remember to take out my comments before printing..they are just to let you know a poem was done and if I had any questions about new ones following.

Maureen

brian madden
Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374
ireland
9 posted 2003-03-03 03:34 PM


Kellie, I took a quick read through some of your poems and i don't think you have yet reached the stage where you could get a book published. This is meant with no disrespect to you personally, it is just that that poetry is not a highly profitable industry at the moment, so poetry has to be of an  exceptionally high quality for it get to  published.  

now to the poems themselves....not being cruel just direct.

your poems are nice, but a little flat. A reoccuring problem is that you tell the reader instead of showing them. It gives the reader less to explore, try using metaphors and flesh out images, dig deeper than surface layers...

"my tears flow" like what?
maybe like "the october rains"  

Don't be afraid to phrase sentences in a unique way. Using cliche phrases is a big turn off when reading poetry.  

My other advice is read, read, read
and the write, write, write and rewrite rewrite rewrite.

its the best way to grow as a poet. Keep writing and working on that manuscript.



  

When I am on a pedestal, you did not raise me there Your laws do not compel me to kneel grotesque and bare. Leonard Cohen



Barbara Trautman
Member
since 2002-10-23
Posts 90

10 posted 2003-03-05 07:40 PM


Too much to read.  Why not post it in sections so boredom doesn't set in?  Barb
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