
DRUMBEG REVERIE
The old couple sat on the wooden bench,
Looking out at the kelp strewn sea.
Their hands gently touched.
Their eyes glistened bright.
As they dwelt on their shared memories.
Of the days when their stride was surer,
And their eyes were strong and blue.
You could almost hear the thoughts they shared;
That with age comes a clearer view.
Copyright © Marilee Gerke
rgerke@crestviewcable.com

FROM GOD'S OWN HEART
When I wake up it is you I see
nothing in my mind but you with me.
This day, tomorrow, or the next,
troubles and worries, I'm no longer perplexed.
It's your sweet smile that keeps me strong,
knowing one day you will be where we belong.
Hand in hand I see we two,
walking and facing each day thru.
Troubles may come but they will not stay,
a love strong as ours, nothing in the way.
As the sun shall rise, also it sets,
we will take time to not forget.
As our heads are laid to rest at night,
no hard words, no never a fight.
You see this love we two share,
is heaven sent, it was created there.
For God looked down on me one day,
he sent you, my angel, to come my way.
This man, his angel, we two shall see
what God Himself knew was meant to be.
So how can we tear apart
what came from God's own heart?
Copyright © James, 1999
James c/o KisSoSoft@aol.com

BELOVED
Beloved...
What sense could be made of my life if we were not meant
to be, you and me?
Beloved...
Why draw breath or have walked this earth, knowing you
share the same sky if I was not meant to be yours?
Beloved...
How, knowing we are children of the Father divine, and
that
we share the same place in time, if we weren't meant
to be, wouldn't it be the cruelest fate of all?
Beloved...
To wonder for all time about this love sublime,
if never to have this dream fulfilled, would not my soul perish,
unfulfilled?
Beloved...
Did you know, I dared not even pray, or dream it in my
dreams that there could ever be someone such as you?
Beloved...
You are everything to me. You are my life, my love,
more important than the air I breathe, the water I drink
the food I eat.
Beloved...
You are the epitome of goodness and greatness and that it
surely must be the will of God that you have entered
my life, and I am humbled and so grateful that for however
long, or in whatever way He wills it, you are in my life.
Beloved...
There would not have been a single moment of my life
that would have had a second's worth of meaning
had you not been in it.
Beloved...
If you will have me, I will dedicate my life to you,
my heart and soul to you, my body to give you pleasure,
my lips to kiss, caress and praise you, my heart to love you,
and my eyes to gaze lovingly upon you.
Beloved...
For whatever in my life it was that blessed me and made
me worthy to have your love, I will always be grateful
and make you happy that it was so.
Beloved...
Surely, the sun must rise, the stars must shine, and the
angels sing because you walk this earth.
Beloved...
If you want me, it is my promise to you, that I shall love
you
always, totally, without condition and if you will allow it,
my love will be yours, forever, for you
are, my
Beloved...
Copyright © KisSoSoft@aol.com 1998

A DREAM
I think of you and what I see is a dream
real or not I think, a fantasy, it seems
the earth and all it holds to be true
has nothing on or in it that compares with you
so a dream you must be, walking in my mind
if this is so then Lord I ask may I sleep for all time
for in my rest she holds me close, a safety I do know
it's in this dream I feel a love that I never will let go
a dream, a dream that is this love that I have found
then I awake, my feet gently to the ground
still she's here with me now, closer than before
it's her sweet love that keeps all these dreams at my door
dream or real I know not, neither will I ask
I know true that I will never let this pass
Copyright © James, 1999
James c/o KisSoSoft@aol.com

A DREAM (reply)
It's not fantasy this dream you dream of me
for everything you seem to think, forever it will be
if what you want is love that's true
beloved, then it's come to you
if you will only open the tightly closed up door
you will find it's all you want and really so much more.
you can wake and walk around
your feet placed firmly on the ground
and the only thing that you will see
is all the love that's on this earth and it's for you from me
this is no dream and you can ask
it will be forever and never in the past
were you like me, that never dared to dream
did you not know or so it seemed
that love like this could be?
it seems so impossible that it could come to me
for what I thought was love before
was what I tried to do, but really nothing more.
but this, oh love, consumes me
with what I didn't know could ever really be
and the simple words "I love you"
I've only meant for you.
Copyright © KisSoSoft, 1999

MY LOVIN' ANGEL
A flower standing in this world of weeds,
my lovin' angel, is this to me.
She shines beyond all that's there
from the tips of her toes and every hair.
This one, my sweet l'il rose,
I love her so much, does she know?
A flower in this world of weeds,
this is what Dina is to me.
Copyright © James, 1998
James c/o KisSoSoft@aol.com

THE ROLLER COASTER
A roller coaster has
so many ups and downs,
and love, it's true,
can have a few
but then they settle down.
Beware my friend
if they don't end.
For then, you see
it's not real love,
but just a ride you're on!
Copyright © KisSoSoft@aol.com © 1998

I WISHED
There were daisies and some daffodils
along the path up in the hills
and then a butterfly went by
and landed gently as a sigh
on a bush where roses grew.
Such colors! and a sky so blue,
except for a puffy cloud or two,
and I wished I could be with you.
Copyright © KisSoSoft@aol.com 1998

MINE ALONE
A morning sun, with dew and mist,
all creatures feel its sweet kiss.
This days gifts have now begun,
starting with this morning's sun.
Its light shines down on thee,
as you sleep so peacefully.
Rising there above your head,
hint of halo over the bed.
As I watch the mist does rise,
in this time I realize.
You are my angel, mine alone,
a gift until I journey home.
Copyright © James, 1998


PRAYERS
As I bow down to Thee I pray
I ask the same each and every day.
Great alms and praise to Thee I give
wanting to eternally live.
Still I wonder why the silence,
Lord, You know, I need more guidance.
Copyright, James, 1999

EXPERIENCE
Are there fears we're afraid to share?
Do we not want others going there.?
Sometimes sharing divides the pain,
sharing our joy we relive it again.
Experience is the best teacher it's true.
Applying the past to all that's new
can help us avoid making mistakes,
help us decide which path to take.
We can march forward smarter than before,
and find what happiness may lie in store.
Copyright © KisSoSoft@aol.com, 1999

I REMEMBERED ...
I heard two lovers talking
Remembered how it used to be
And then I starting crying
When I remembered you and me
The times I used to hope and pray
You'd come and talk to me
When you did, no words had I to say
Just the beating of my heart so full of ecstacy
You always knew just what to say
And soon it seemed I wasn't very shy
Promised love forever and a day
You left, I just wish that I would die.
©KisSoSoft@aol.com, July 28, 1999

THROUGH MY WINDOW
Through my window I can see,
a whole different world
in front of me, alas
outside I cannot go
so I sit in my room
and watch it snow.
My love is out there -
out there somewhere....
Through my Window
Sitting as I watch and wait
for him to come back to me
yet never he comes,
he is waiting too for me to come
but he doesn't understand,
I am waiting here for him
but my heart hurts
as I watch..
Through my window....
I see a movement... it is he!
My hope is now restored!
My heart leaps and tears I cry,
for back to me he's come...
And I watched him..
Through my Window....
Copyright © September, 2000
powerofprayer14@hotmail.com

A BROKEN SOUL
She was a child and no one cared
No pain or torment was she spared.
They kicked her 'till up was down
No air to breathe, in tears she drowned.
A soul can die if there's no love
was she ignored by God above
No one saw the angel in her
So many questions without answer
This angel child with hair of gold
Can they not see, why are they so cold?
A million tears and more she shed
So many people in her head
No one to hold or give a hug
Squashed unmercifully like a bug.
My friend forever I won't forget
The world owes this child a debt
What heppend when this child was born
Did they not see her tiny form
How could it be no one could see
Her aching heart and empty soul
Little child who needed love
No one cared, did God above
No one cares her name is Tears
no one tried to stop her fears
They broke her heart and let her be
A broken soul no one could see
They took her all, her heart is empty
Broken hearted tearful friend, you still have me.
Copyright© KisSoSoft@aol.com
August 5, 1999

HEY YOU!
Hey you!
What did you do?
Did you come to steal my heart?
Is that why I ache when we're apart?
I didn't think you could.
I didn't think you would.
But that's exactly what you did
and it's not so easily hidden.
Without warning you crept in,
tip toed so softly, I could hear a pin
drop as you worked your magic spell,
and then I heard it, clear as a bell,
my heart telling me...
and I knew
there'd never be another you.
So now, what do I do?
I can't tell you that I'm in love with you...
we're just friends!
Is this how the story ends?
Hey you...
What did you do?
Copyright © KisSoSoft@aol.com, 1998

I DREAMED A DREAM
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used
And wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung
No wine untasted.
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame.
(S)he slept a summer by my side
(S)he filled my days with endless wonder
(S)he took my childhood in (her)his stride
But (s)he was gone when autumn came.
And still I dream (s)he'll come to me
That we will live the years together.
But there are dreams that cannot be.
And there are storms we cannot weather.
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.
Debbie Byrne, "I Dreamed A Dream", [LES MISÉRABLES (Complete Symphonic Recording)]
Patti LuPone, "I Dreamed A Dream", [LES MISÉRABLES (Original London Cast)]
Les Misérables, Act I
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
Music by Claude-Michèl Schonberg
Original Text by Victor Hugo

A Bridge Called Love
It takes us back to brighter years,
to happier sunlit days
and to precious moments
that will be with us always.
And these fond recollections
are treasured in the heart
to bring us always close to those
from whom we had to part.
There is a bridge of memories
from earth to Heaven above...
It keeps our dear ones near us
It's the bridge that we call love.
- Author Unknown -


LOVE
Love, they say is patient,
Love, they say is kind
It sees beyond the faults,
For love, they say, is blind.
Love does not diminish
Or rust and fade with years
But gains its strength from time
Laughter, joy and tears.
Love is God's own gift to us
A present from above
He gives us peace, He gives us joy,
But first he gives us love.
- Author Unknown -

BREATHE
Breathe a little deeper
And it will lessen the fear.
Listen to your heart
And it will tell you he is near.
All of the uncertainty
Is what makes it so sincere.
If it's only for a moment
It's something never to compare.
Dreams are passions of the heart
Without them, we have no start.
Hesitation is the ebb of failure
Curbing the soul from which to depart.
From deep within you know his love
Let ecstacy fly from within the dove.
Reach out - desire, don't be afraid
You will be blessed from heaven above.
Cindy Simon, © 1999

ONLY TIME WILL TELL
A day without a night,
a dream without a dreamer.
words without sound
sight without color
then there's you,
"my heart prays"
Happy without sad
Love without anger
truth without lost
And hope without confusion!!!!!!!
My mind speaks again, could you be the one
If so
We have a book to write
The book of many blank unstained pages!!!!!
Copyright © Alan Gauvain, July 27, 1999
CYRCE50515@aol.com

LOVE
When you walked into my life
And knocked on my heart's door,
I never dreamed you held the key,
To a world of love and more,
And once that you stepped in,
How was I to know,
You'd decorate my life with love,
And make my heart your home.
When I see your smile,
There's a view of all my dreams,
All my hopes and wishes,
And a love for eternity,
When you put your arms around me,
I've never felt so much,
Until the day I found you,
I never knew real love.
I'll stand beside you always,
And give you all my love,
I could never leave you,
Even when the times are tough,
To only you I'll make this promise,
And know you can always believe,
That for as long as I live,
You'll be all I need.
- Anonymous -

YOU NEVER KNOW
You never know when someone
might catch a dream from you.
Or something you say may open up the windows
of a mind that seeks light;
The way you life may not matter at all,
But you never know, it might.
And just in case it could be
that another's life, through you,
might possibly change for the better
with a better and brighter view,
it seems it might be worth a try
at pointing the way to the right;
Of course, it may not matter at all,
but then again, it might.
- Author Unknown -

DON'T LOOK BACK
As you travel through life
there are always those times
when decisions just have to be made
when the choices are hard,
and solutions seem scarce
and the rain seems
to soak your parade!
There are some situations
where all you can do
is to simply let go and move on
gather courage together
and choose a direction
that carries you toward a new dawn.
So pack up your troubles
and take a step forward,
the process of change can be tough
but think about all the excitement ahead
if you can be stalwart enough!
There could be adventures
you never imagined
just waiting around the next bend
and wishes and dreams
just about to come true
in ways you can't yet comprehend!
Perhaps you'll find friendships
that spring from new interests
as you challenge your status quo
and learn there are so many
options in life,
and so many ways you can grow.
Perhaps you'll go places
you never expected
and see things that you've never seen
or travel to fabulous,
faraway worlds
and wonderful spots in between!
Perhaps you'll find warmth
and affection and caring,
a "somebody special" who's there
to help you stayed centered
and listen with interest
to stories and feelings you share.
Perhaps you'll find comfort
in knowing your friends are
supportive of all that you do
and believe that whatever
decisions you make,
they'll be the right choices for you!
So keep putting one foot
in front of the other
and taking your life
day by day.
~Author Unknown -

YOU LIVE WHEN YOU LOVE
Do all things with love.
The moment you have love in your heart
and feel the depth, the delight and the ecstasy of it,
you will discover that for you the world is transformed.
Love is the emblem of eternity.
It confounds all notion of time,
erases all memory of a beginning and
all fear of an end.
By living your life with love each day
you live all the days of your life.
Take away love and your earth is a grave.
You live when you love.
- Author Unknown -

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