Heart , Soul and MInd

 It was a song I heard

and a blue bird in flight, 

a sweet morning memory

and a dream last night. 

It was the thought of your kiss,

and the warmth of your love, 

the closeness of two souls

when united as one. 

It was a feeling I had 

unique in its own way, 

that touched my heart and

gave meaning to the day.

Time has aged us 

but with you I'm sixteen,

on a lifelong journey 

that taught my soul how to sing.

I can't explain it 

no matter how much I try, 

but the difference is not in choosing

but the meeting of heart, soul and mind. 

Winter of my Life

I laughed as I thought back and about some of my customers. This one couple that stopped by the booth. The gentleman said" I would never buy off you , do you know why?' "He said you talk to fast" at that moment his wife was taking money out of her bag to pay me." He said "what are you doing ?" "She said I am buying it off her!" It is funny the moments that are locked in your memory. There are actually so many and some bring a smile to my face. I owe quick talking to a childhood experience. I couldn't have been more than 8 or 9 yrs old. I would go downtown shopping with my mother and grandmother. In Murphy's five and ten, now that is dating myself, there was a man on a pedestal and a crowd of women around him. He was a knife salesman I dont know what his gimmick was but he talked fast and sold knives. From that moment on I knew if you were going to sale you have a short window of opportunity to say as much as possible. So indeed talk fast.
I was at a convention and one woman couldn't decide on which poems she wanted. She was torn between " Normal and My Promise." She asked if I would read them out loud as I read them I choked up on my own words and she said I'll take them both. I realized at that moment that whether I was making skin care for women or writing that they weren't just getting a product they were getting a part of me. Reading the poetry brought the words to life almost as if inserting a part of my soul.
My favorite customer is an older woman who collected my poetry. Her first poem was " the winter of my life" I am always intrigued by how people interpret words and how my winter became someone else's. She said every morning I wake up and I read your words... I thought wow! that is powerful.
That poem continued to sale and well I guess everyone has at least one " winter of my life"


The Winter Of My Life
The key to unlocking what the darkness bring,
is to release the memories trapped inside of me.
I thought it was the season that froze me in my tracks
as I was continuously afraid of looking back. Lost
amongst the thicket and caught up in the freeze,
seized by the moment I had fallen to my knees.
I begged the winter to be kind and release me
from the past, as the chill was gaining very fast.
The season of winter whispered in my ear, "its
not of nature that sent such despair and causing
you to feel such relentless fear. The winter that
you feel that pierces like a knife , it belongs to
winter, the winter of your life."


No doubt I have never been a fan of the winter season but I have begun to notice on the coldest and darkest day behind the clouds of gray the sky is still blue. At the time I wrote the " winter of my life" changes took hold and I saw the world not as our memories would have us see but in a more positive light. Everyone and everything that happens is for a reason. The people who come into our lives and the experiences.
My winters are not so desperate sounding as in the poem. The magic that lifts the spirit is found in accepting love into your heart and expressing it through simple moments and with smiles and laughter. The past has no power. There are many doorways throughout life ... and life is short. I am happy that when I knocked at the door you answered or is that when you knocked at the door, I answered?

The Rest Of Our LIfe

Miles of green in every shade and hue,
skies of periwinkle and baby blue.
Close your eyes and allow your heart to see,
the world as our souls know it can be.

Visuals that enhance the day
with the embrace in a lovers way,
from the moment you wake up
till you're fast asleep, remember
the power of a dream.

The flowers race to bloom
with a fragrance of morning dew,
in the garden of life there is you and I,
joined together for the rest of our life.

~

You don't have to say you love me,
to show me how much you care.
Life can be so awfully lonely on
the days when you are not here.

You don't have to shout aloud
you know that I will hear.
From your heart a soulful song
a melody that only lovers share.

~

If there is a heaven and angels above,
they must have sent you down for me to love.
I felt it from day one, the uniting of hearts
that speak of true love.

If stardust is true magic indeed,
than it dusted our hearts during a dream.
That magic which brought you to me,
recognized the souls that were meant to be.

If there is a heaven and angels above,
they created the clouds where our hearts are one.
Holding your hand as you pull me near,
in the dance that only true love can share.







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Embracing the Moment

...each day is a happy beginning.


~

You are the song that sings to my heart,
the dreams that are infused with your memory,
the love that makes me grateful for each moment of a day.
~

The warmth of the sun, the blue of the sky and
the embracing of the moment, all remind me of my love for you. 

~

They say" this too shall pass" 

but they must have never fallen in love. 

~

Don't go stepping on my toes...

~

The music of love is powerful indeed

it and overcome the walls of evil. 

~

One must stand behind the curtains,

to understand how it feels when they are drawn. 

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Happiness is found when one nurtures the love. 

~

An acquaintance who frequents the same shops and with whom we share conversation. Said " something looks different about you, you look happy. "  It is incredible the power of the mind. I invested in speakers for my desk computer and found myself listening to music an dancing in the kitchen. In a almost magical way, I was able to break down the barriers and find myself once more in your arms. 

I can't let you go, 

you know I love you so, 

always in my dreams, 

you mean so much to me. 

Heaven is all around, 

hell can't keep us down.

I feel sentimentally, 

all my thoughts pleasantly.

~

You can distance the body

and continue to tease the mind 

but nothing can ever separate,  

as our hearts are tightly entwined. 

You can go about your life

pretending that times have changed,

but deep in your soul you know

that our love truly reigns. 

Forever was written for you and I, 

as we rule the heavens blue of the sky,

we dance as lovers on the clouds , 

as your heart and mine are the only

ones allowed. 

You can distance the body 

and continue to tease the mind,

but nothing can ever separate, 

as our hearts are tightly entwined. 

If you realized how limited time was, 

you would take nothing for granted. 

~

Everyone is special, 

most people just aren't aware of it. 

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The grass is greener, 

my grass is pretty green here. 

~

I use to wish we could really see into a crystal ball, 

than it occurred to me, we  might not like what we see. 

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If tomorrow never comes, 

I remind myself how much of your love I hold in my heart. 

~

Life is about survival, 

for even the mostly financially wealthy cannot cheat death. 

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I am inspired by the song of life 

and of course that entails the music of love. 

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Sometimes the curtains just open wide on their own, 

amazing how beautiful the most simple of things. 

The warmth of the sun, the sounds of a song bird, 

the blue of the sky and of course 

the magic of memories. 

I have always felt closest to nature. One with the flowers, birds and animals revealed almost everything you need to know about life. From the very beginning of tending my gardens, the flowers revealed our strengths and weaknesses. The power of mother nature and the patience that we must give to time. The willow and its shallow roots, the oak and its strength, the crowding of perennials, the passing of an annual and the need for space that a rose needs to provide us with the most spectacular blooms. With all the lessons that are revealed , there are times when I still sense myself in a state of confusion. Trying to make sense of that which is almost impossible at that moment to understand. As with the lack of nurturing  " you reap what you sow."
I sit here gazing out the window as I watch the melting of one storm and awaiting another. The sun cresting the hill as it looks to take its place in the morning sky and the sky a grayish blue that reminds of us both the positive and negative in life. With the music playing in the background my mind travels from the past to the present. I sit here with no regrets for every chapter allows us to journey forward. When a blanket of melancholy finds a way to cover like darkness, I think of you and I smile and I thank God for each day.

Neglected flowers wilt and dry,
never to bloom, the blossoms die.
Withered their memory fades,
never to see another day.

~


I danced to the music of the heart,
listened to the song of the soul and
rejoiced in the sharing of our love.

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If you look upon the blue of the sky
think of me, if you can feel the sun
warm your heart, think of me.

If you listen to the song of love,
think of me, if you can hear the
words of joy, think of me.
~

If you dissected every tear that has ever fallen from my heart, you would find each one is formed in your absence and contains all the ache one heart can manage. 

Sing..

To wake up every morning
as the sunlight warms the air,
dream the dreams of love
that allow two hearts to share.

To wake up every morning
and send in each breath a kiss
to travel the distance and
leave my love upon your lips.

~
It could have been your smile
or the laughter you bring,
could have been your love
that started my heart to sing.

I woke up from the dream
and the memories were clear,
that you entered my heart,
the day we began to share.

It could have been your smile
or the laughter you bring,
could have been your love
that started my heart to sing.

I felt it from the first and
I knew it must be true,
that love brought us
together and gave to
us the blue.


It could have been your smile
or the laughter you bring,
could have been your love
that started my heart to sing.

The heavens our playground
where we dance each night and day
and that is where I'll find you
waiting for me to come out and play.


It could have been your smile
or the laughter you bring,
could have been your love
that started my heart to sing.

Something happened and I
can't deny that it left me
with a warmth like the
sun that rules our sky.

It could have bee your smile
or the laughter you bring,
could have been your love
that started my heart to sing.

The bond remains unbroken,
like a endless friendship ring,
where there is no beginning or
goes on for all eternity.

~
I woke up this morning
with the love of you ,
it gave to me a smile
and told me what to do.

It spoke not in riddles,
no hem haw of wordless
sound and I understood
it came from you and
wouldn't let me down.

" Let the laughter lead
you through the day,
don't every let the
darkness find its way."

I thanked the Lord
for each and everyday
celebrating life in a
most unusual way.

The barriers are many,
but we breaking each one
down as I reach out for
your hand and you pull
me to the ground.

~

Life can be cruel,
but i'll strike it from
my tale, for this is our
story of heaven and not hell.

The words will be of love,
that through our hearts we share
and only of the wonder of
how much one can care.

I'll not forsake your love,
you can always count on me,
I promise to hold you close,
in my heart and in all my dreams.

~
There is a good bit to loving
and let me tell you so,
its the holding of the heart
that makes me love you so.

The laughter you bring
when I am feeling blue
and the joy of life
when I share it with you.
~

Touch of My soul

My Heart Whispers

In the midst of the night when darkness rules, I reach out to you with the touch of my soul. My heart whispers, repeating your name, "wake up my darling" my heart exclaims. 

Black and eerie and still is the night and as I close my eyes I bring you to sight. Your sweetness I taste on my lips as I visualize the pleasure of a good morning kiss.

 The dreams quite haunting as if you were here and listening my darling to the dreams meant to share. Two silhouettes etched in time a beautiful reminder that you are mine.

 My love, my dream, my friend, the spirit of happiness without an end. My arms are open , my heart here for you, ready to hold you under the heavens blue.

 Listen my darling my heart whispers to you,as I call out in the darkness " I love you." The words simple meant only for you, in a dream that waits to come true. 

Hearts meet

souls bond,

love flows,

dreams live.

The Love you give to me...

Underneath the winter snow lies springtime,
beneath the  frozen soil the garden grows,
if you care to look, love is what you'll see,
like the love for you that grows in me.

The winter season has spoken and sent
 to us another memory,on top of the
 mountains and down by the stream,
winter lefts it mark like you who
 gave to me a dream.

Underneath the winter snow lies springtime,
beneath the  frozen soil the garden grows,
if you care to look, love is what you'll see
like the love for you that grows in me.

Sings> Nightmares for sweet dream

I'm trading nightmares for sweet dreams,

as I hold you close within my heart, 

sorrow to laughter as darkness is

replaced by the moon and stars. 

I'm trading raindrops for sunshine, 

happiness to replace skies of gray, 

I'm dancing on the clouds  as I 

celebrate a brand new day. 

I'm trading nightmares for sweet dreams,

as I hold you close within my heart,

sorrow to laughter as darkness is

replaced by the moon and the stars. 

I'm trading broken hearts and sorrow,

for the warmest memories, silence in

the night replaced by the joy and love
you bring to me. 

The Magic of Love

The Magic of love is in the happiness we share!

I gazed into the blue sky,

a smile was on my face,

as I thought of your love,

my heart began to race.

The sunflower documents,

a season on the move, 

as my heart recognizes 

that if you snooze you lose. 

~

Perfect weather, 

season of bliss,

a sharing of souls,

no moment to miss.

Dreams for the taking,

from morning till night,

of the sweet embrace,

of holding you tight.

~

Because I have loved...

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There is a silence that even the soul cannot deny,

as if lost in the moment and both deaf and blind. 

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I have never seen the sky more clearer,

as if I had reached beyond the memories

to a land where dreams are reality. 

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Bliss is when you are doing absolutely
 nothing and it feels so right.

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Nothing is more peaceful than

sharing life in the arms of love.

~

Good Night My Love

It is not just the want of you that makes me hunger so, It is the need to have you here beside me that drives me out of my mind.



The Art of Appreciation

I believe that there are many things that we do that is human nature and sometimes it might be the natural thing for a man to generally look at other women. Though I do believe it is the greatest of insult to stare at other women when you are out with the one you deem to love. As important as it to be at your best, that can go across the board as we should try to be our best for each other. Is it my ego talking, when I say want his eyes to be on me and only me? It is a compliment to a woman when a man makes her the center of his attention? I thought about that today, about loving and what it is we want out of that loving relationship. I have always enjoyed being a woman, being treated like a woman. I love the feel of silk stalkings against my thighs and I enjoy fussing to look the best I can.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to be loved. When it comes down to it, if the person who you admire the most and promise to love doesn't have the center of your attention, than maybe you have not quite explored the depth of in love. From the magic of a sweet kiss, the warmth of an embrace, to the gentleness of touch, that is the beauty of loving.
I have been through a full range of emotions this week.Some were simply to understand what it is I need and what it I want so my emotions were stable and I was a little more confident. I want to feel the gentleness of your touch, the pleasure of your company and the joy each day that I experience with loving you.
Another storm is passing by and I feel detached from my surroundings. Almost as if I am part of the passing storm. Troubled spirits all around as if they know what is coming down. Emotions powerful and creative and strong no exactly where I belong. The script already written refuses to say what tomorrow will bring our way. I was leery and a bit afraid, but I will accept the dawn of day. Love is to good to let it go and so to you like the wind I blow, a kiss from the hollow beyond the mountains high through the airways and the clouds in the sky. From my heart through the heavens blue, I'll be sending all my love to you.


I do not like the power of emotions for they reveal
the truth at a depth I am not ready to accept.
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I woke to the darkness and I knew not hour nor day and I listened as the thunder storm rumbled in a most haunting kind of way. The bed surrounded by netting danced with the wind and though I felt a distance, I also felt your love deep within. My eyes indeed adjusted and still I could not see as the barriers of life battled to distance your soul from me. I felt an internal struggle, an ache from heart to soul that caused the flow of tears, of which I tried but could not hold. Raindrops against the window, teardrops against the soul as there is no dividing the darkness that refuses to allow the happiness to unfold. I tossed about without direction,restless as can be as I tried in desperation to set our spirits free. No movement from my lips, no voice of the mind, the sounds that surfaced above the storms was of the heart which cried out to make you forever mine. Hovering is the darkness, no sunlight to be found, for the seed of misdirection planted my soul to the ground.

The plan is greater than I... ~

It is by nature we seek a large, strong tree in a storm,

might be why your arms feel so comforting.

I wanted to stay indefinitely in the same chapter,
but what would appear to be eternal happiness would be death.
~

I never liked the darkness,
I miss the light of your laughter.
~

I am teetering on a limbo, bordering heaven and hell as I have chanced to feel your love and yet I'm caught in the devils spell. Close as the clouds to the heavens blue and as far as a dragon to the stories only reality allows through. Lost as if trapped in the great abyss, where I spend each moment dwelling on what it is I miss. ~

I've looked back on life at the major decisions and how they carved a path, thus creating a tour of the so called journey. Sometimes we are forced out of necessity or survival and than there is the choices that are truly what the soul deems to be. I wouldn't say that I am really a believer of the traditional and yet I have taken the steps that fall into societal norms. Obviously this was neither the heart or soul speaking and so in a troubled way I ask did I make a choice or was it my weakness that I allowed others to make a choice for me? It is incredible the flow of emotions that surface from deep within, most of it teeters on what feels right in the heart, soul and mind. I thought of the void inside and the neediness to always be reminded that I am loved. My spirit is troubled and the ache overwhelming. There is truth to the statement...the more I have of you, the more I want of you. For you breathe life into my soul and comfort through the heart as you ease the troubled mind. With you I step beyond survival into the joy of living, without you I am immersed in my own hell.

The Essentials for finding a soul mate

Soul Mate,I have written on it and you can search the web and probably find another million pages on it. How do we find our soul mate, what it is we are looking for in a soul mate,etc? I first thought you just don't go out and find soul mates. There is an old saying that when you stop looking and start living that is when you find love. When we begin to live through our own value system in an emotional and healthy way we find that the pool of people that are drawn to us may also be in the same arena of positive thoughts.
On yahoo they had a article on what you look for in a soul mate, none of the six essentials were anything that ever came to mind, the article mentioned with little about respect, love, passion and desire nor did it bring up a sense of humor intelligence and compassion. In all reality the things they mentioned most finances, physical appearance, fitness were not as important in a long last relationship as those who were willing to work through difficult times. So that would mean soul mates, true soul mates goes a lot deeper than what yahoo than Dee Anne Merriman the freelance writer and contributor to Happen magazine has suggested. It would be very easy to have and accident and have your body and face destroyed, does that mean you no longer a soul mate? Finances how much you have is not as important as what you you with what you have and so does the lack of money make one less of a soul mate? After reading the article I came with that other than her comment of " looking in the mirror" and yes a value system, it really teamed up soul mates with a shallowness.

A soul mate is someone who knows you inside and out, who has felt your laughter and wiped your tears and understands you completely. Who knows you are not perfect but loves you anyway. Who finds your faults as charming as your strengths. A true soul mate views the simplicity of the moment and appreciates the importance of holding hands and embracing hearts.

A soul mate knows me better than I know my self because they are the very souls reflection. A soul mate can be wonderful and can be very scary because in them, you will see yourself, because in all sense of the meaning they are the other half of your soul and so they know your thoughts because the thoughts equal. They love, they respect, they dream and they believe that love conquers all.

Sings> When I laugh, he laughs, when I smile, he smiles, when I cry he wipes the tears from my cheek. When I dance, he dances, when I sing, he sings, when I soar to the clouds he is there waiting with his arms opened for me. When I believe, he believes, when I dream, he dreams, when I find myself falling , he is there to catch me.

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Some people pass through your life and they leave and indelible marking on your heart and others they don't pass they walk right in and they make your heart their home. I love you for walking in and making yourself comfortable, welcome home.

One Step Closer To Your Love

I'm Lost in the Moment,Caught up in the Dream

Each morning I watch as the sun comes up over the hills and I celebrate in the beauty of life and all that it reveals. I see it in the magic of love, the joy of the moment and the tomorrows that await us. In a mere glimpse of the still leaveless trees, I view a day in the making, the faith that assures me that which is meant to be, will be. Call it passion or the spirit now set free, but as I watch the sunrise, I view your love and the joy it brings to me. I feel the love inside and the love returned ten fold and in the most auspicous ways, I feel the promise of love that has a hold.

Each morning I watch as the sun comes up over the hills and I celebrate in the beauty of life and all that it reveals. The fern which stood green through the hardest winter storms, a reminder of our strength which is at the center of our core. We're the stream, the mountains and the blue of the sky and there is simply no doubt that we are all of heart, soul and mind. Mesmerized by the light and all that I now can see, as the golden flinches flutter at a mere foot from me.

Each morning I watch as the sun comes up over the hills and I celebrate in the beauty of life and all that it reveals. There is always the obvious that anyone can see, but if you take a second look you'll see what you mean to me. You're the flower in bloom a gift uncompared, you're the laugther of the mornning, the joy in my heart that beats so and if you take another look your rain, sun and snow.


Take my hand and hold on tight.
walk with me both day and night,
on a journey that time holds the key.
We can take those silly mountains
and each grain make it disappear,
like a fish who swims the ocean,
we can make it if we dare.


~
I couldn't wait till night fall, till the moon was shining bright, to lay my head upon the pillow and visualize you by myside. The obvious had happened and the night declared it so, that with you I am stronger, as our love just grows and grows. The reality is simple, the twine of heart and soul, placed you in my arms, in the most delicate of hold. My senses all gathered and I imagined how it would be, to taste the sweetness of your lips and a embrace beyond the dreams. I couldn't wait till night fall, till the moon was shining bright, to lay my head upon the pillow and visualize you by myside.




Sings>I'm lost in the moment,
caught up in the dream,
living with your memory.

In your arms I rest,
in your heart each night,
leaving behind the kiss
of sweet delight.

I' m lost in the moment,
caught up in the dream,
living with your memory.

The rain is falling and
comforting so, each
drop in the wind a
note blows.

I'm lost in the moment,
caught up in the dream,
living with your memory.

Distance is no long there,
when you awake you'll
find I've alway been here.

I'm lost in the moment,
caught up in the dream,
living with your memory.

Feel the tenderness of
embrace, your heart to
mine in our own place.

I'm lost in the moment,
caught up in the dream,
living with your memory.
~
Love...I believe love is the only alternative to the sorrows which are deeply engrained in our experiences. For love has the ability to cleanse the spirit, comfort the heart and soothe the soul.

Pictorial Prose

The warmth of a thousands suns fuses with

the soul in a display of love within your heart.

From the mountains to the blue sky,

from the clouds to your heart,

I'm sending all my love, to

embrace you from afar.

From the ocean to the shore,

from my memories through the day,

I'm holding my forever in the

most amazing way.

From the dreams a story,

from the snow a chill,

the moment you said hello

and my heart stood still.

In the light of the dark...

To dwell in love and with each moment embrace,

the heart must be open to harmonize with fate.
~
To deny the heart a clear view,
is to live in the arms of sorrow.
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Love does not need to be reminded
for it's very existence is claimed by the soul.
~

Prose...a glance at life through my soul.

To void my heart of your love

would be to empower the emptiness.

~

You make a great king...

~

Nothing speaks louder than or sings softer

than a heart infused with love.

~

The soul free from restraint, rises above the heavens

in a sweet embrace of love.

~

Nothing feels more right or more wonderful

than being in the arms of love.

~

There are many wants and desires that inhabit the mind,

until truth and honesty cross the line. Deep in the heart,the

pleasure we seek, a touch to the soul, a kiss to the cheek.

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It's not the path you've chosen, nor the one I write, this journey was scripted by the angels, to direct us to the light. Sun shine in the morning, stars sparkling through the night and in the arms of love I lay without a fight.

The angels were working to come up with a way, to intersect our journeys and a collision make. Many, many years to remove the wrongs and when they got it right they sent me to your arms.

Heaven smiled kindly down on you and I and gave to us the earth and the blue of the sky. Flowers in colors of every shade and hue, a celebration of life and how our love blooms.

Every moment of both day and night, I thank the Lord for the arms that hold me tight. Every moment shared with you, has me the thank the Lord for a dream come true.

Getting a jump start on documenting my forevermore.

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Lips to lips go on and place your lips on mine

I'm in your arms for all time.

Today seemed almost as if it was the last of Autumn. There was an eeriness that in away seem to summon my spirit deep into the hills surrounding the hollow. I walked down by the stream and I gazed into the haze that kept the sun from shining through. I recognized each step as if I had indeed memorized every fern and stone along the path. The familiarity stirred a blend of emotion from a certain amount of comfort to a realization that each turn circles back. There were markers along the way that my mind had previously mapped. The hills didn't have the impact that they once did, they weren't nearly as tall as I remembered. The same went for the tree that had fallen across the stream, the log didn't appear as high nor did the water seem to be the threat as it barely trickled down stream.

All but a few leaves had fallen from the trees and they lay like bedding upon the earth. I laid upon the leaves and listened as the crisp cool spring water created sounds that I rarely took the time to listen to. It seem as if the past few weeks had taken its toll. It was the scenario where you are running but you are not moving. I am not sure if it was the battle with time or my own stubborn ways which placed a heavy upon the moment. Like scrambled pieces of a puzzle, I grasped to place all my thoughts in the proper place and to let go of those which bogged the mind.

Closing my eyes, I felt my heart beating faster in the race to walk side by side with your soul. I concentrated on the images which were cast to bring light to the darkness. A chill took hold of me and I quivered momentarily as I tried to shake this feeling of a wind filled kiss as it brushed up against me. It's possible that the dreams were formed as a net to catch the heart and bring a sense of tranquility to my being. Surfacing above the heaviness of the clouds, the sun shines as your love shines in my heart.

Balance

...it's not always black and white,

sometimes we do have to add a little color.

~

You can no sooner rush a chapter as erase one,

nor rewrite what was already written, but as

surely as the sun rises and the moon braces

for the night, we can alter the script and give

tomorrow a love that even time can't fight.

~

I am but a song that still waits to be sung,

and our love but a story of unwritten words

scripted from above.

I am but a spirit that grows stronger everyday,

and your love the energy that infuses along the way.

I have reached the clouds and danced both night

and day and anchored my feet to the earth

to listen what the dreams had to say.

~

One last breath... one shared moment, one last dream, one sweet kiss.

~

I dare to dream, to hold you close, to love you forever and never let go. The weave of rue a wreath makes to bring luck each and every day. Customary a florette to the hair a reminder of love and how much one cares.

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Balance, where or how do you find it? When I looked back over my life, I found I had this habit of all or nothing, I gave it my all or I gave it nothing. I could not give a small amount of who I am to anything or anyone. I find that as I incorporate everything into one I still have a problem with myself. I think it was the picture from seven years ago that had me thinking. The picture represented only one aspect of who I am. The struggle is that the picture had no depth it was one side,one reflection, one part of my being. I must admit it was a very controlled and confident part of who I am. The years that would follow would come with a tremendous amount of struggles. I felt like I was straddling a horse and jumping the fence. Fence after fence and sometimes making it and sometimes not. The achievements have been many and I think to myself from where I stand how was it possible? But it was and it is possible to break barriers in away that teaches as we travel.

I looked inside myself and wondered exactly what it was that I needed to do to bring balance and allow my soul the experience which is necessary for survival. The more I thought about it, the more it felt like a vice squeezing my brain. It was the threads that I did not weave, loose and sometimes tangled that caused the struggle. How do I untangled, trim and reweave so that it all appears to become the tapestry of life that my mind knows can exist? Standing at the crossroad in the journey, I knew I had to do what was right for myself and still consider everyone. Is it possible to achieve personally, financially and emotionally on stable ground? Not sure if I know that answer or that I am ready to know. It is almost as if my soul is pacing, responsibility starts with self and branches out and not the other way around.

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Hold my hand and don't let go,

it's never easy on the rock road.

We've taken the mountain and

grain my grain exposed, the

beauty of love and it strength

as it grows.

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Hold my hand and don't let go,

I don't have all the answers,

this you know. But I know I love

you and each moment is ours

till the journey of life expires.

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As the curtain cracks open my choices are one, to master the moment and to embrace the sun. The day is here and there is much to do, but I'd rather be spending it all with you.

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Balance, when your souls knows

what your heart is doing and agrees.

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I need the euphoria while keeping my feet on the ground.

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What do you see when you close your eyes?

Sings> Close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes and open up your heart, as I opened up mine. The warmth you'll feel is like a brush of warm summer air and it contains all my love for you.

Close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes and open up your heart, as I opened up mine. In the darkness you'll find the signature is my design as I left my name on your heart.

Close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes and open up your heart, as I I opened up mine. The beauty has its holds like memories of old and the dreams are always you and I.

Close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes and open up your heart, as I opened up mine. Spring time in winter, snowflakes in July, my soul shaken doesn't know the day or time.

Close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes and open up your heart, as I opened up mine. I feel you each morning and hold you every night and the kiss I give you is to last you for all time.

Close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes and open up your heart, as I opened up mine. Today I broke away from the hollow and its gray, I followed the sunshine and let it lead my soul to another day.

Close your eyes, close your eyes, lose your eyes, close your eyes and open up your heart, as I opened up mine. The dreams surreal, know exactly how I feel, they cast you my love in the lead.

Close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes and open up your heart,as I opened up mine. The darkness settled in but your smile gave it a spin and like sunlight through my window you lit up my heart the day you walked on in.

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I lay claim upon your soul, the merging has begun

and with each breath of moment I feel us united into one.

Time has already spoken, reality is here and you my

love have held my heart year after year.

My list is growing longer and longer every day,and

yet each word a little different, they all mean the same.

I want to share each moment, make you happy throughout

the day and love you forever in the most amazing way.

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Inside smiles and outside laughter celebrate the day,

from the moment you took my hand and led my heart your way.

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I want to run into your arms and at that

moment of embrace stop time.

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Connected by the soul as seen by the heart.

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There is something incredibly magical

about a love that knows no barriers.

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The journey fell from hand to heart.

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I can't run into your arms, I am already there.

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We are...

When I was a kid the Beatles was on the list of forbidden music, actually there were many styles of music which we weren't allowed to listen to. As I matured I found a unique interest in the various groups. I found the Beatles music to be upbeat and with romantic and fun lyrics... all my loving, I give to you... all my loving, I promise to be true.

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I felt the breath of an angel in song, sing to me, sing to me of love. The wind had spoken as it brushed against my face and left the touch to my heart a race. I saw the magic that simply endures, it created an image like none before. Your soul and my soul in a life long embrace, the dance of love from face to face. I heard the the whistling wren, she didn't migrate, she stays till the end. Her tune is memory endowed, a reminder of the love that took to the clouds.

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Who am I? Where do I belong? What road do I take?

I am a spirit lost at sea desperately searching through memory. I am heart, I am soul in the arms of love in heavens fold. Long roads, short road, twist and turn, they lead over mountains and rivers wide, a journey through the mind. ~

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"Are you watching the sunrise?" said the Angel ,

high up on the heavens looking down upon the shore;

as the blue sky sent the invitation from my heart

down to yours.

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I am the moment and this moment is now ours,

for you have dared to love me and set my heart on fire.

In loving you,

We share the moment,

we span through all of time,

to bring our hearts together

like cord that has been entwined.

My kisses I give, my love for

you to hold, is there under the

moonlight and there until the

new day is born.

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Here is the moment, the moment of love, it chases the river out to the sea, to dazzle the waves and send you my dreams. Here are the days documented by time, they recorded the meeting of you and I. Here is my heart, I give it to you, to embrace like the trees as theu mount the blue. Here is my soul, reach out unto me, I'm waiting my darling in your very next dream.

It is the voice of love which sings from the heart.

Sings>Allow your heart to my pull my love near, I'm here in the hollow waiting for you my dear. The hills echo the sounds of love, as our souls entwine in the heavens above. La la la I sing out to you , la la la in the hollow I'm waiting for you, la la la my darling, la la la my dear, la la la forever our love perseveres.

I wanna hold you in my arms forever and feel each beat of your heart. Watch the sun rise early in the morning and still be holding you when the sun sets.

I wanna hold you in my arms forever and feel each beat of your heart. Dance as if we're the king and queen of love, here on earth and in the heavens above.

A warm summer breeze through my window blew and as it brushed against me it was special and true. Packed filled with warm memories it said hello and not adieu, as it tickled my heart with the love from you.

It is simply matter of closing the eyes and

allowing the heart a full infusion of your love.

The clouds formed around the blue of the sky

to announce the love of you and I. You saw an

omen and I saw a dream in the hills of the hollow

where we got our wings.

I never imagined, I never thought to dream

of a love so wonderful it cast you next to me.

I looked unto the sunshine and I begged the rays to let me see, the smile of my love who brings such joy to me. Every morning when I wake up, I race once more to see the beauty of life

starting with my first daydream.

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Sings>The rain keeps on falling and in my dreams I hear you calling as my soul responds with words of I love you. Oh, the rain it keeps on falling and in my dreams I hear you calling as my soul responds with words of I love you.

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My hands in the air and my love to share as I reach on out to you. Your hands in the air and your love to share as you reached on back to me.

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Dreams

I slept so peacefully, in your arms I dreamed,

a day with you, under the skies of blue.

I was not surprised, I truly recognized,

your unconditional love, sent down

from heaven above.

Without fanfare I celebrate my dear, the

love we share and your willingness to care.

Don't need to tell you more, you know

what is in store, you unlocked in me,

the magic of a dream.

Let Your Soul Be Free

I have many a time thought what it might have felt like to be Gulliver in the stories Gulliver's Travels. In the story Gullliver is tied down by the little people of Lilliput and held prisoner. I related to the story based on what ties down the mind and imprisons us and again what sets us free. I at one time thought circumstance played a big part in the restrictions placed upon us and then I began to realize the entrapment is created by our very own inner weakness.

Do we master the mind or do we allow our mind to master us? I believe both parables exist at various times within our life. Gaining control and guiding our spirit is an ongoing journey in this remarkable experience called life.

Freedom, it is ironic that not until something touches you on a personal level do you become aware of its reflection upon your life. The experience, loss, restraints all of them bring a certain amount of awareness. Imagine for one moment the loss of hearing and not being able to appreciate the beauty of sound, the loss of sight, which would rob us of the views that circle around us. All of our senses touch us in a way that expands our inner vision. I have felt the touching of the flesh, but it is the embrace of hearts which warms my soul. I have witnessed the beauty of earths paradise and the creatures which exist within it, but it is the beauty of love which revealed a vision incomparable with that of any moment in time. I have tasted the nectar of the honey suckle in bloom, but what I crave is the sweetness of one day with you. I heard the sounds in symphony as they play throughout the day, but the song that caught my attention was the one my heart played.

I feel your love close to me, it lifts me beyond the trees,

to the sky so blue, where I dance my love each night with you.

Sings>Set your mind at ease, let your soul be free, we're here to journey on, I know it's where we belong. We are the sky of blue and when the sun shines I think of you, we are the morning bright and the stars that shine at night.

Set your mind at ease, let your soul be free, we're here to journey on, I know it's where we belong. I saw it in the dream, it cast you the lead and placed you in my heart for all eternity.

Whispers... set your mind at ease, let your soul be free, we're here to journey on, I know it's where we belong. You are sweet memories, my tomorrows dream, you are the love through which my heart sings. ...set your mind at ease, let your soul be free, let your soul be free.

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The true experience of love is not based on what one can possess,you placed it in my heart and from a seed of desire it grew and it entwined around my soul all the love of you. You gave it to the wind and through the hills it blew, the magic of life under the skies of blue. When all is said and done and the day with you is through, we meet upon the heavens, that is what love can do. There are no restrictions our love is always free, to soar beyond the mountains, to live beyond the dreams and as the moon takes it place surrounded by the stars we will break the barriers of distance as we dance heart to heart.

Guardian Angel

Everything in life is about time and place, from the people we meet to the various situations we find ourself in. I was anxious all day as I prepared for the last community fundraiser of the season . With the car packed, I went for a ride of 14 long winding miles up and down greene county hills. I had the month of March for my calendar party table, as the auction was going on and the door prizes were being called out several at the table mentioned how unlucky we were. Unlucky? no more than 40 minutes earlier I pulled up to my parking spot, put the shifter into reverse to backup and felt as my breaks gave out. It could have happened anywhere along the route, but they gave out just as I pulled in front of the church. Time and place, everything in life is about time and place. You hear mention of it all the time " it wasn't his time" "we are just passing through""being in the right place at the right time or the wrong place at the wrong time." On the contrary today I was very lucky or blessed, I shouted out thank God! and my son smiled and said" thank Darwin."

Lord, Lord I need to get home,

so keep and eye one me, I'm not

driving alone.

Lord , Lord nows not the time, I've

got a lot to do on this road of mine.

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