Speaking my mind out

[Lotussan]

Thanks, tora and kickingbird, good to see all the creativity here, I yearn to read it all...
I guess mine is lacking, but then I guess I shouldn't care what you all think about my writing, huh?

 

[katw_03]

I care Lotus, you are a wonderful, talented poet Lotussan!
Don't you ever forget that.....love, kat

 

[Jules]

Lotus, Of course we care. I have seen much of your writing. Don't sell yourself short. You will be doing yourself a disservice. Love ya, Julie

 

[Jules]

Tora, Are all these yours? They are very good. You word yourself well. It is easy to know how the writer is feeling when reading them. Don't stop. Love ya, Julie

 

[Jules]

Lettuce ...
Let us share
the melting light and dance the sacred danced
for a moment
forever
Let us dance within the circle of light
offering our gratitude to the Power
that surrounds and enfolds us.
Let us be as One and in turning,
radiate this Unity to others.
The ancient Holy Ones,
they are gently laughing with us.
Let us return their joy.
Let us enter the shining Open Space
within ourselves
within all of
Everything

To me this sounds very romantic and yet spiritual.

 

[Jules]

I have gotten back into one of my passions which is writing. I used to do poems when I was a teenager, but for the last year I have been taking a course on writing childrens books. I love kids. After reading everyones poems, I think I should get back into poems too.

 

[Trinity]

LOL I said I didn't write that. And what do you mean 'kick it up 3 notches?' Metallica is great.

Yes they are, but it would be great to have them kick up the Heavy in thier Metal about three notches.

 

[Lotussan]

Thanks, Julie and Kat...Kat you know you are my bud, and my neighbor and I care about you too...And Julie you also seem very nice...Tora writes so beautifully and passionately doesn't she? I am even inspired by her work...I think I have read this last one of hers before, right Tora?
It seems familiar to me...

 

[Jules]

Lotus, I have really been enjoying this thread. My daughter has been getting into poems in school. She did a beautiful job on one. She wants to put it on here. I get nervous. The reponse might not be good speaking from experience. She is my cub. And I do not want her feelings hurt.

 

[Lotussan]

Well, I understand, but I think most people here are very nice and accepting, and the ones that aren't don't seem to stay...No need to put it here really, maybe you could hang it on the refrigerator door? That way she'd feel recognized, and she'd know that you are very proud of her...

 

[Jules]

Then she wouldn't be sharing it. Not really. I think that is why she asked if she could put it on here.

 

[tora]

Julie,you're asking me if they're all mine...Well,if they're not then it's a plagiate I guess...but even though no one knows
Maybe an alien inhabited me those moments or so...coz I haven't written for a few months lately...no aliens visiting me any more

 

[tora]

Shadow

Life's like a bitter taste of wine
Intoxicating once you taste it
It turns my head
my heart and soul are set on fire
No single drop that I could waste it
I'm burning in fire

Wild and insane
Ii try to hide from the burning sun
it keeps me running through the hot sands
never looking back
I'm burning in fire

I take a bottle,need to quench my thirst
but I feel a taste of lava in my mouth
I seek a shelter,need to have some rest
but what I find I see is just a mirage
But I can't run forever so now I need a shadow

Oh where's a shadow
over me
just like a shelter
from the burning heat
I need a shadow
over me
that could keep me safe
from the burning heat

You think these times are funny
let's see how much you'll take it
You are between heaven and hell
it keeps you running
No single stop so will you make it?
You're burning in fire

You take a bottle,need to quench your thirst
but you feel a taste of lava in your mouth
You seek a shelter,need to have some rest
but what you find you see is just a mirage
This heat is gonna kill us,we need a shadow right now

Oh where's a shdow
over me
to keep me safe
from the burning heat
I need a shadow
over me
to be my shelter
from this damned heat
..............................

 

[tora]

The Drifting Sun

You woke up and saw
the dawn was about to start
You woke up and someone near not
having picked a part of you
and gone to roam
you looked back and lost your way home

I'm waking up and it seems like
I'm feeling all your pain
I'm grieving and I'm lost
with you along the way
all the way

Where has the sun gone?
Where's the sun gone
Who can tell me where?
You've been expecting it there as always
and it's no longer there
Where are you, sun?
Where are you, sun?
What are you hiding away?
When you want to you're there on your spot
and sometimes no way

You woke up and remembered
that you hadn't said goodbye
you hadn't promised never stop to smile

I'm waking up and it feels like
I'm being tortured by your pain
I'm grieving and I'm lost
with you along the way
along the way

Chorus:

 

[tora]

Beyond The Time
You’re standing here in front of me
and suddenly time has stopped
It’s not bothering us a slightest beat
And what we are about to see
already seems to have happened
and the future makes no difference to me

Where’s an end? Where’s a beginning?
And where the hell is that starting point?
All boundaries are gone, no longer existing
Ahead of time you cannot see the turn

The words are losing their meaning
so that I find it hard to say
what it sounds like our dialogue
You say you know this life we’re living
I’m quiet, there’s a grin on my face
and I’m not trying to disturb your monologue

Like I know better than you do
that’s why I’m only contemplating
It seems to me I hear a hint in your words
But I’m pretending just for you
that I believe in my statement
From you I’ll learn a lesson or some more

Who’s ahead and who’s behind?
And where the hell is that starting point?
All boundaries are gone, can’t be found
Ahead of time you cannot see the turn

 

[tora]

The Sun
I won’t forget my promises
that I gave you at the dusk of yesterday
May the storms and the hurricanes
wipe it all off but they can’t wash me away

You just believe and wait
contemplating quietly the faded sky
And then it’s gonna rain
but the clouds will clear away and the sun will shine

I will reach the sun
and come back to you
I will bring the sun
and give it to you
I’ll give you the sun

I’ll be heading far away
and there I’m gonna find a golden phoenix home
May it not be easy way
and on the phoenix bird I will fly to the sun

And you wait and keep in mind
contemplating quietly the sky fallen down
And the night will be behind
and the darkness will vanish, and the morning will come

I will reach the sun
and come back to you
I will bring the sun
and give it to you
I’ll give you the sun

I will fly to the sun
and come back to you
I will bring the sun
and give it to you
I’ll give you the sun
I’ll give it to you

 

[tora]

Running For Freedom
You’re still running and running
No single minute of rest
Nothing else really matters
It’s not even worth a damn

And the wind… it keeps filling your breast with life
And your heart is beating stronger in the way
But you cannot, it’s not in your hands to turn back time
You just want your freedom, just your freedom to be gained

I will run along with you
and leave everything behind
The dust of centuries all through
and the hope ahead of time

And the wind… it keeps filling our breasts with life
And our hearts are beating stronger in the way
but we cannot, it’s not in our hands to turn back time
We just want our freedom, just our freedom to be gained

And the wind… it keeps filling our breasts with life
And our hearts are burning stronger in the way
Though we cannot, it’s not in our hands to turn back time
We can have our freedom, can have our own freedom gained

 

[Lotussan]

Tora, those are so poingnant...Thanks for sharing them with us...You have such a talent...