Saturday 26 January 2013

THE POWER AND THE MIGHT

THE POWER AND THE MIGHT
Fly; fly with all your might
Take flight
Spread those wings
Across the winds
Across the miles
Across the skies
The winds and the rains
The snow and sleet
The roaring, soaring
Seering  sun
That melts the coldest of days
The dampness, that lingers on
The moon lit night showing the way
The starry way guiding with the path way
So far away
Free as your feathers and wings that carry you
All the way through
Your spirit calling
Strong and powerful
Yet full of beauty
Essense, finesse
Let them wings unfurl
© Teresa Joseph Franklin
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THE WISDOM FLOWING

THE WISDOM FLOWING
The night so bright
Heavenly azure
Blue
Spiritual hue
The moon shining
In front of the spiritual figurine
Owl in flight
Living in the night
But has no fear of the day light
The night is just as scared as the light
Within all this
There is
Magic
Mystery
And
Ancient knowledge
And the light will always
Dissipate the darkness

The owl’s eyes
Wide
Taking in all that surrounds
Land and sky
Seeking
Looking
Listening closely
To subtleties of communications
Observing
Everything
To bring back to you and I
The wisdom
Soul wisdom
More than intellectual knowledge

Owl seeks us to spend
Time within nature
In silence
Forest, beach or just a quite spot
Listen to all that is around
Any sound
That is around
And feel the sensation
That is all our around bodies
And minds
And inner souls
© Teresa Joseph Franklin
4th May 2012
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THESE EYES YOU SEE

THESE EYES YOU SEE
Looking straight back at you
Green
Glassy
Gleaming
Glossy
Lustrous
But
Not green of envy
Emerald
Sharp
Piercing
Focused
Concentrated
Right on you
Right this second
Whilst you are reading this
Poem
Hypnotizing
Spellbinding
Captivating
With just one
Glance
Maybe you want to move your
Eyes away
Stray
From side to side
But these eyes of mine
 Will keep you coming back
For more
And more
A shadowy silhouette
Contours of my face
Illuminated
From the light below
Eyes
Eyes
At the ready
To fly at you
With a flight of feathers
Gleaming
Luminous
Hues
Fantasy
Fiction
Or is this just a dream?
A mental image
In your mind
© Teresa Joseph Franklin
23rd May 2012
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THE LAST TIME THIS IS BEING BARED


THE LAST TIME THIS IS BEING BARED
These feelings so real and true
Those feelings I shared with you
Those feelings that I showed to you
Showered you with
Adored you
Loved you
Those dam feelings of yours
How macabre, cadaverous
Hit and run
Run and hit
Hit and miss
Miss and hit
They have run their course
You left me feeling so bare
Exposed
Uncovered
How dare I let it happen?
You smooth operator
You sneaked in
Crept in without this stupid woman knowing
Didn’t see it coming
Blind as a bat
Oh love is so blind to the fools
So now the invitation has been rescinded
Never, ever to call
To visit at all
This room feels quiet
So still and peaceful
No feelings of invasion
Invasion of privacy
Invasion of what I do or say
The freedom is mine once again
Now it is time for me to rescind this naked feeing
Get myself together again
Be as whole as whole
© Teresa Joseph Franklin
11th December 2012
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BLOODY BLOODED


BLOODY BLOODED
This rocking and rolling
Turning
Churning
Blood curdling feeling
Cramming this brain
Showering
Raining
Falling
Spilling
Over and over
Around this head
Searing
Shooting
Stabbing
Agonizing
Pain
The blood congealing
Setting
Thickening
Solidifying
Coagulating
Dripping down this neck
Red
Bloodshot
Flaming hot
Like a blazing fire
Fierce
Intense
This has to go
Which way to go
So heavy a load
It has to be off loaded
Clean out the fire
The blood curdling fire
Let it burn to ashes elsewhere
Not on this head or brain
Lighten the load
Lighten the load

© Teresa Joseph Franklin
5th July 2012
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Friday 25 January 2013

HERE I SIT AND WONDERING WHAT TO DO

Here I sit and wondering what I should write
Wondering how I should convey
What I feel and have inside my heart
And finding a way out of this dark, dark night
Here within my deepest soul, I have this flame
To which your darkness could not move
I see through your eyes the look of love
Remember the times when our love was not so tame?
There is a wonder if I know what you do not
And I wonder if I have the ways to let you aught
I keep wondering, pondering on my hidden thought
That if I left it untold it will be for naught
So here I am in a bewildered mood
Asking myself what have I that might be good?
Wondering on how to tell you oh if only I could!!!
And if for certain I had it, I promise I would
As I now know the words to which I am bound
And yet I sit her simply scrabbling, scrawling each word down.
Each word so plainly written
Are they all worthy of being written down?
The flame that I hold that is in my soul
Is a flame that I would somewhat want to hide
I know I should with uninhibitedness reveal so wide
And just let those words of Life within my soul roll
With the ebbing and flowing of the tide
There are things that I know, which you may not
At which I hold an inordinate and eternal thought
These eyes of mine see with love by which they have been bought
And now how I would stumble to make that love forgot!!!
And now it is time to reconcile this war inside my heart
So that peace and harmony to you I may convey
Then on this road of Life you could restart
I will be glad that you will be leaving I won’t miss your heart.
© Teresa Joseph Franklin
6th April 2012
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WARRIOR OF THE LIGHT


WARRIOR OF THE LIGHT
Soldier
Combatant
Competitor
May face many challenges
Tests
Trials
Tasks
On their long, long road
Meet with many
Encounters
The brave
The heroic
Confronting
Enemies
Face to face
Tirelessly
Fighting for the right
The light
Weary
Exhausted
Down but never out
Never crushed
Defeated
Wiped-out
By the darkness
The warrior of the light
Crouching
Bended knees
Head bowed down
Not in defeat
Resting
Reposing
Ready for the next battle

© Teresa Joseph Franklin
15th June 2012
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ONE SINGLE TEAR DROP

ONE SINGLE TEAR DROP
That’s all it took
That has rolled down my cheek
When you said goodbye
This week
Not one tear fell from your eye
You just walked straight on by
Oh how you made me cry
But I’m sure not
Going to die
ONE SINGLE TEAR DROP
That’s all I wanted to see
Just look at me !!!
Did I mean anything to you?
Or was it just a ploy
Or was I a toy
Just to play around with
Oh boy!
ONE SINGLE TEAR DROP
That used to show
That I loved you
One boy
One girl
Together as one
ONE SINGLE TEAR DROP
That’s all it took
When I saw you
With someone new
I just turned and walked
The other way
With that one single
Tear drop in my eye
Goodbye

© Teresa Joseph Franklin
20th April 2012
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Wednesday 23 January 2013

A DREAM UNFOLDING

A DREAM UNFOLDING
Each new day is a bright as the sun
They day has begun
I feel bright as a button
The nights before dreams are unfolding
Night after night
They come but never leave
They are so vivid
So clear
So dramatic
Just like watching a movie scene
So whilst I sit here in day’s sunshine
Pondering
Wandering
Will these dreams come true?
Dreams are made of this
Dreams do come true
Visions so clear
Of the brightest moments
The best is yet to come
They are yet to happen
Whilst I sit here in the sunshine
I take it all in my stride
Let the time come when it arrives
In the meantime I will write each one down
So that a picture emerges
Day by day
Night after night
Patience, perseverance
Is all in the game now
But they are all so overwhelming
Wow!
Let this day begin
On this bright sunny day
© Teresa Joseph Franklin
4th November 2012
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Tuesday 22 January 2013

SHROUDED

SHROUDED
Cloaked
Covered
Veiled
In an air of mystery
Remaining anonymous
Unidentified
Enigmatic
Secretive in the air of
Grace and elegance
Red for passion
Fiery
Blistering heat
Fierce
Sweltering
Sizzling
Be careful of the blistering
Blazing, intensity
That she exudes
Emanating
From her body
Her soul
Her mind
Keep an eye on those eyes
Piercing
Cutting right through you
Intensifying
Deeper, deeper and deeper
Penetrating right at your core
Powerful
Forceful
No mistaking ever ever!!!
Or exaggerating
Dare to look?
Or dare to look away?
Either way
She will get to you
© Teresa Joseph Franklin
19th October 2012
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WILD AND FREE

WILD AND FREE
Let the music run free
Take you places
High and low
Fast and slow
Run, run
Wild, wild
Free, free
Open spaces
Let this inner spirit go free
Release the tensions
Release the mind
From all the clutter
Confusion
Days ifs, buts and don’t knows
Sink
Go beneath the surface
Subside
Sink into the peace
And serenity
Colours taking over
Swirling
Vibrant reds
Yellows
Golden
Blues
Whites
Rushing
Pulsing
Pounding
Stampeding
Thundering
Beautiful noises
© Teresa Joseph Franklin
3rd June 2012
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THE MUSIC WASHING OVER ME

The Music Washing over me
I lay here in the quietness of the room
Listening and feeling
The rhythm of the music
That is over-powering my gloom

The sound so sweet
Beating with my every
Heart beat
Drowning the noise
That has been in my head
Since daybreak
Pulled this way and that way
A decision that has to be made

It can wait
Until day break
The music is now washing over me
Taking over my senses
Which need to be cured
I can feel its embrace
Feeling the warmth and a
Mind being cured

I don’t want to lose this feeling
Feels so perfect and pure
A feeling of being so assured
Oh this is heaven I am feeling
My heart now beats with the music
Quiet, peaceful, slow but sure.

© Teresa Joseph Franklin
16th April 2012
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Poetry nomination 2012