POETRY THAT COMES FROM THE HEART AND SOUL: 2013-02-03

Saturday 9 February 2013

CARPET RIDE

CARPET RIDE

I dreamt that I was

Taking a magic carpet ride

Way beyond

My dreams have ever been

Or seen

This magic carpet ride

So mysterious

Delirious

With joy and happiness

And the feeling of

Total bliss

I just wish that you were here

On this magic carpet ride

Here by my side

Sharing the sensations

Of this heavenly bliss

Where no one can find us

In this land of

None existence

But it is all but a dream

Which we all believe

That maybe one day

It will be real

So surreal

Until then I will dream on

22^nd April 2012

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BEAUTY SHINES FORTH

BEAUTY SHINES FORTH

Mysterious as it may seem

Strange and out of place

Veiled covering half the face

Crimson red

Fire and passion

Love and desire

A glimpse of beauty

With a trace

Gilded eyes

Outlined

Defined

Refined

Edged in black

What more can be said?

There is a beauty

Beholding our eyes

Mesmerizing

Captivating

Our insides

Wanting to see more

And more

Wanting to know more

And more

Explore

Discover

This beauty in red

Halved veiled in red

The mystery’s that she holds

Just have to know more

29^th May 2012

TIME

TIME

Time comes and goes

Time flies by

Time can drag its feet

When all we want or need is for it to fly by

Sitting constantly watch

Waiting

For the hands of time to move on

Faster

Quicker

(c) Teresa Joseph Franklin

Extract from A NEW BEGINNING

A NEW BEGINNING

Opening the book

To pastures green

Green and lush

With so much to write

And so much to see

And hear

Maybe

The beginning

The place

The time

The here

And now

(c) Teresa Joseph Franklin

Friday 8 February 2013

I just love writing about the wolves of the world, the are in great danger of being wiped out of their existence, these wonderful creatures, yes wonderful have been tormented, tortured for centuries the roamed these lands and places long before man ever stepped foot on the Earth, the need our help to survive right now

A shadowy figure that walks in the darkness
Your world filled with starkness
Not a light in sight
Heaven knows why when there is a world so bright
You roam the plains madly insane
You creep and crawl on the forest floor
Nothing and no one can save you not even yourself
You blame the world this cruel world
But what has it done?to my your world undone?
Nothing except in a world that is full of glum

TOO MUCH LAYED BARE

TO MUCH HAS BEEN LAYED BARE

This soul and heart so naked and bare

The tears the silent tears flooding surging and overflowing river

The colours of my life floating away

Far away, so desolate, despair within

I no longer can hold you, feel you

You’ve gone far away

Your warm embrace you sweet face

Just a memory that is fading into the distance

I close my eyes I still hear your voice

Sweet nothing but they were bliss

Oh how I miss

But what a fool a stupid fool

Why do I reminisce? Oh those kisses!

Maybe too much too soon

This room full of gloom

Too much layed bared to soon

8^th February 2013

TIME TO LET GO

TIME TO LET THEM GO

GO WITH THE FLOW

LET IT ALL GO

ARMS STRETCHED OUT WIDE

WINGS TO FLY AS HIGH AS THE SKY

BREATHING IN THE CLEAR, CRISP AIR

THE FRESHNESS

THE CLEANLINESS

WASHING AWAY THE WINTER BLUES

THE SHORELINES WAVES

SOFTLY RIPPLING

BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS

CLEANSING

THE MIND THE BODY

AND SOUL

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

23^rd December 2012

THE TRUSTED SIDE THE REAL SIDE

THE TRUSTED SIDE

THE MADE UP SIDE

There two distinct natures to ourselves

The truth

The made upside

I prefer the truth

The justice

The compassion

The empathy

The reality

This poem came to me in a moment when I was thinking about which side of us is real, and trustworthy to all our friends and family and also the faces and images that we portray on a daily basis to the outside world especially in our work places and environment, are we for real was my original question but I am sure that if we know ourselves completely we know who we are !! Hence the image provokes our deeper thoughts and thinking of who we really are

Teresa

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Thursday 7 February 2013

NEVER PRESUME THE OBVIOUS

Never Presume the obvious when there is beauty all around us

About the Author

Firstly hello to everyone that will be reading this blog.
I haven't been writing very long it has only been just over a year now with especially my poetry, what inspires me can be anything from real life, fantasy, Wolves, Native Americans of which I am of the bloodline and the Nation that I belong it is the Sioux Nation who were and are still the great plains warriors for their land and homes. I have such a spiritual connection with all life and nature too
My friends and family who are the best who have sent images such as the one below which have had me sit for a few minutes with it or them and bam!! a poem has been written within minutes ( I write fast and furious) and will not stop until the poem is perfect.
I live here in UK in a small village called Wool, meaning water, and the area known as the Purbecks is steeped in much history especially where i live where once the great Lawrence of Arabia resided before his untimely death on his motorbike, alongside this I have Thomas Hardy the great writer who lived in Dorchester Dorset and Tess Of The Dubervilles was filmed just five minute walk away, along with this just a twenty minute walk away is Monkey World and if anyone remembers 'Challenge Anneka' where she had to produce a sanctuary for ill treated monkey's Orang Utan, well it is all here in Wool Dorset and I would highly recommend the visit as it is all worth while to see that they are now safe and sound and out of harms way from those that have harmed them across the globe.
I am a mum to 3 strapping sons, all spread across the globe, (globe trotters) but they are happy and I am happy that they have reached their ultimate goal in life to be the best as they can be
My future does hold that this is going to be a author and writer, one that I thought would never happen or believe that any of my works would ever be published, the sun is shining
Okay I am not good at this talking about myself so if you want//need to make any comments or ask any question please do. Oh and I am single wild and free spirited
Teresa Joseph Franklin (c)

THE THRILL OF THE KISS

THE THRILL OF THE KISS

The kiss that never can be missed

The thrill

The steaming hot rush

Through the body

The temperature

Steaming

Sweltering

Blistering

Nothing can cool it

Wash it away

Lathering

MANIER A TIME

MANIER A TIME

There has been manier time

That there has been a love lost and won

The cradled rocked from side to side

It’s weathered the storms from years gone by

The knocks, bangs and the chipping away

At the heart and soul of everything

The time has come for some beauty and grace

A balance, stillness, a place to rest

A ballerina poised even at rest

I FEEL THE WORDS

I FEEL THE WORDS

I HEAR THE WORDS WHISPERING OVER THE MOUNTAINS

We have yet to meet

We have never met

But yet I know you

Your spirit flies as high as the sky

Flying like a bird on the wing

Soaring

Higher and higher

You love me so much

Without a touch

I sense the love around me

Happy and free

Warm and glowing

The space in between us

The mountains

The trees

Soon maybe we meet

This day will come sooner

Much sooner

The love I feel inside

I hope that you feel too

This time and space

Can never erase such feelings

It has been too long

Much, much too long

I want to hold you

Feel you

This burning, burning fire

I so desire

This passion

This hunger, this craving

This aching, aching

Longing, longing

Yearning, yearning

Wishing, wishing

To be with you right now

The mountains can be moved

There is nothing stopping us

Yet there is

We need to meet and sort it out

Once and for all

Who needs who?

Who wants to be with whom?

I want to be with you

NOW AND FOREVER

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

5^th December 2012

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Within Reach and touching the moon

The image and words just flowed and flowed

Oh can’t stand that face

Oh can’t stand the disgrace

Oh how can I hide?

Where there is no behind

Oh heck when is this all going to end?

So I can unbend

Is this the new trend?

Friend

30^th March 2012

CHIPMUNKS THE IMAGE INSPIRE ME SO MUCH TO WRITE IT

CHIPMUNKS

A spring day today

Love is in the air

New growth

And undergrowth emerging

Love is in the air

Right now …..

Spring has sprung

For the lovers too

These two know

That they love each other too

But he is not sure whether to ask or not

To tie the knot

Well this being the year of

A leap year

(Bear with me now

I know that they don’t know that,

But let’s have a good story)

He he

Now Chippy (the male)

Is shy and reserved

But he adores

His Chitty (the female)

He worships the ground

That Chitty walks on

And the trees

That she walks on

And up

And down

He would do anything for her

Nothing a bother

Always a pleasure

Nothing a pain

But he just cannot find the words to say

His words come out all garbled

And not understood

He blushes with shame

And blames himself for his

Silly, stupid ways

‘What am I to do?’

He keeps asking himself

And runs off into the wood

Chitty sees and feels

His pain and concern

And hears all the garbled words

And knows what Chippy wants to

Ask,

Chitty hatches a plan

For the next day

Knowing that Chitty is around all day

The day being

February 29th the only day

That is a leap year

When the ladies are able to propose

The their men

So Chitty is ready

And waiting for Chippy

To arrive

And surprise him the most

He standing before me

Looking all forlorn

And worried

I pluck up the courage

And just say it out loud

‘Chippy please marry me?’

Chippy is looking stunned

And now I am worried what he is going to say

And all of a sudden he stammers

‘I willllllll marrrrrrrrrrry you

Chitty just say when’

18^th Mary 2012

Tuesday 5 February 2013

THE LIGHT AND THE DARK

THE LIGHT AND THE DARK

There is a light and dark side

To all of us

A light that shines outwards

Externally

So obvious

So clear

So bright

So apparent

So noticeable

Unmistakably

Unique

It is the light that we show to others

Our mothers

Fathers

Brothers

Sisters

And friends

Behind all the light

There is a darkness that cannot be seen

The one that can mean

All is not ok

The feeling of despair

Nobody cares

We hide in the shadows

The gloom

The doom

Here in a darkened room

Feeling the blackness

Reflecting

Dejected

Disheartened

Depressed

Disappointed

With life and things

A disenchanted

Disillusioned world

Seemingly black

Like a fog that won’t budge

Dislodge

Remove it from

Mind, body and spirit

And this soul

There is a part that needs to reconcile

Settle

Reunite

Resolve

Merge

With the light and the dark

A balance is needed

Required

Equilibrium

Poise

Stability

Reconciling

The light and the dark

As one

With oneself

26^th June 2012

FRIENDS NEAR AND FAR

FRIENDS NEAR AND FAR

Friends are like buses

They come and they go.

There are friends right now

Who stay for the ride,

Wondering which destination they will arrive at.

Who they will meet and greet or passing by on the street.

But true loving and loyal friends remain forever by our sides.

The love and support for friends near and far,

That sees us through the rough and toughest rides of our lives

Happiness, joy, bliss, celebrations shared together as one.

But maybe the best of all is the love that we have for each other

That carries us through

This is a personal dedication to all my friends near and far

Thank you for being such a wonderful angelic friend

Wherever you are

From the depths of my heart and soul

I am forever in your debt for being by my side

Through thick and thin

Eternally thankful and blessed to have you each and everyday

Friend near and far

Angels in disguise

26^th March 2012