WARRIOR WOMAN (dedicated to Irish Rose, Wynter and all the ladies at Passions)

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Startime
Member Ascendant

since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

0 posted 2001-12-07 11:16 PM

Dear Ladies of Passions....As you read this poem you will see why there is a piece of each of you within this poem. Each of you have shared the hurts and trials of your lives and survived while giving love, support and compassion to everyone here. Know that in doing so you have won the greatest of battles and are indeed, WARRIOR WOMEN!!! I LOVE YOU ALL, DEARLY. **hugs**

Warrior Woman

Joy courses through
the breast of this
Warrior Woman,
for I know
I have fought the battles
of my life and am the victor

Now begins my journey
to reach the world
of the man whose love
has given me the strength
to face the twisted
trails of my life and self

The battles have been
hard fought and won,
with fear and pain
stalking each path chosen
as I steadfastly
move, courageously, forward

Determination is the pure,
strong, steed
upon which I ride
through nightmare realities
that I may come face
to face with my fears

Willingness the armor,
that protects me
from hurt revisited,
as it shields me
from the greatest hurt,
to finally be banished

Sent from the Higher Power
this man who holds my heart
ever urges me forward
as he casts light into a darkness,
black with the pain of a lifetime
filled with rejection

Knowing the battles
must be won
that my dreams may
be finally realized,
and I may finally join
with the man I love

With courage
and an awareness
that the Higher Power
is with me, I
surg forward
with my whole heart

Battles many, be they
large or small,
must be waged
from a life so filled
with pain, unending
as they are faced,
fought and won

Gaining strength
and self-esteem
with each battle
makes my armor
shine the brighter as
I fight the battle
of my life

Joy fills the breast
of this Warrior Woman
as I kneel, with love,
at the feet of this man
who fills my dreams and spirit
for he is the reward blessed to me

The gift I bring
is the precious gift of self
with willingness,
determination and courage
showing a woman now
freed to love completely

Karen Torbiak©

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

[This message has been edited by Startime (edited 12-07-2001).]

timothysangel1973

Senior Member

since 2001-12-03

Posts 1725
Never close enough

1 posted 2001-12-07 11:49 PM

Very well written Startime !!
Funny how I came across this just tonight as I sat down at my PC to start on my nest literary masterpeice (HA HA)
Really, it is an assignment for one of my classes.
At any cost...in one of my paragraphs as I am giving advice to my daughter for when she is older I tell her that she was born with a "warriors heart".

Strange to me how us ladies are so far apart in distances and yet somehow connected by something so powerful as a common thought.

May the wonders of our sisterhood never cease.

God Bless

Unfulfilled desires are dangerous forces

Startime
Member Ascendant

since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

2 posted 2001-12-07 11:55 PM

*grin* keep telling her and she will always have the heart of a Warrior. I wish I had felt that way when raising my daughters. **big hugs** such a small world that brings us so close in so many ways. Love to you, dear one.

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

3 posted 2001-12-08 12:02 PM

And while we are indeed warriors for having endured so much, we are also ladies,
passionate, caring, and sharing in sisterhood.
A wonderful write that needs be tucked into my lil ole jewel box,
Karen ....
listen as I softly whisper......
thank you for this one.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

(I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance~Garth)

Temptress

Moderator

Member Rara Avis

since 1999-06-15

Posts 7136
Mobile, AL

4 posted 2001-12-08 12:07 PM

Is it just me or is there A LOT of WOMAN POWER going around these boards tonight? I ADORE this, Lady! Its truly wonderful!

Your storm of assumption feeds anger I am calm enough to hold inside. Don't pretend to know me if you've never put stretched out your heart with since

Logan
Senior Member

since 2001-05-28

Posts 1641
Arkansas

5 posted 2001-12-08 12:19 PM

Warrior you be and warrior you are, all of you. Very well written, Startime, very well indeed...very gentle smile

N orth Carolina Girl
Senior Member

since 2001-12-04

Posts 962
NC,USA

6 posted 2001-12-08 01:48 AM

Startime,a wonderfulpoem!:clap:

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

7 posted 2001-12-08 02:12 AM

I just saw this. Wow, Karen, this is great.
YES, warrior women, we should start a group, support for those who are still struggling, what am I saying, I'm still struggling!!

God love ya!

Kathleen (Kay)
"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

8 posted 2001-12-08 06:27 AM

thank you Karen, you are right, looking to the higher power will bring more satisfaction and calmness to my life. Your poem was beautiful. Thank you for your thoughts. hugss

Maureen/Wynter

"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart.
It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."
(J.Garland)

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

9 posted 2001-12-08 01:33 PM

BRAVO!! Karen, you have penned a wonderful tribute to the spirit force of strong women everywhere.

RosePetal

Member Elite

since 2001-08-26

Posts 2985
South Florida

10 posted 2001-12-08 01:59 PM

This is so wonderful Karen! We are all indeed Warrior Women and we can endure whatever battle we face! Well said! Thank you for this.
(((BIG hugs))

sodpossom
Senior Member

since 2001-06-15

Posts 723
N.C

11 posted 2001-12-08 02:03 PM

Very nice dedication for the ladies!

Stevie

"In all things tried,you did the best you could do"

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

12 posted 2001-12-08 02:36 PM

Karen this is wonderful! Thank you so much!
~hugs, Nancy~

"A dream is a wish your heart makes..."

SmartChick
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

13 posted 2001-12-09 07:22 PM

Thank you Karen for such a wonderful tribute to all of us women. I'm saving this one.

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

14 posted 2001-12-09 08:06 PM

What a gorgeous dedication to the women of Passions.....
Thanks for sharing it!
Its also a tribute to strong women, everywhere.

copyright2001 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

catalinamoon

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

15 posted 2001-12-09 09:50 PM

Karen, this is us, because it has to be. We became warriors by default. But hey, let's run with it now

Love
Sandra

walker
Member Elite

since 2001-02-11

Posts 2240
Florida

16 posted 2001-12-09 10:06 PM

I love it!

rwood
Member Elite

since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

17 posted 2001-12-10 07:38 AM

Femininity is very powerful...you have versed the warrior in us all. Bravo Ms Karen!!! I love this! Saving this always.

Sincerely,
Regina

Virgo_Rains
Member

since 2001-12-03

Posts 54
Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.

18 posted 2001-12-10 06:47 PM

OH WOW! This is absolutely beautiful! Women have a way of always finding their inner strength whether through lifes trials or with the undying love of their "heart"...I am so happy for you and yours

Blessings and thanks for sharing such a wonderful poem...

VR

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