ABOVE AND BEYOND (wolves poem)

ABOVE AND BEYOND

These great mountains and the skies

There is a spirit that passes us by

Maybe once in a while

His greatness and his grace

His presence we embrace

Above and beyond

The Great Spirit that is wolf

Once was

And told of

Above and beyond

Stories once told

Victories

Battles of old

But above and beyond

This character will behold

His presence is now held

With the old and the new

Who knew this great!

Spirit way above

And beyond

Above and beyond

His spirit will shine on

Just like the morning sun

Never ending

Never ceasing

Always begun

Above and beyond

The pack he belonged

Lives on

Way beyond

The rugged terrains

The snowcapped mountains

His spirit will remain

And reign

Way above and beyond

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

2^nd May 2012

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Taken from the Ebook, Paperback Editions

(c) Living Under The Same Sky

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DANCE TO THE MOON AND BACK (New Poem)

DANCE TO THE MOON AND BACK

If you’d only could see

The luster, the shine

Is not always mine

Its glorious glint

Where there is not a hint

Glamour and glitz

The showiness

The stylishness

The show business

The dancing and prancing

Is all for nothing

I kept telling myself

“The show must go on”

When I just didn’t want it to go on

I needed, wanted it all to stop

Jump off this merry-go-round

And come to firmer ground

Take a final curtain call

And say goodbye to it all

It has served its purpose, purposes

Those purposes no longer wanted or needed

I’ve heeded my inner gut feeling, feelings

And know it must be a graceful bowing out

The pain of surrender, surrendering is no longer

Here or there

I would’ve dance to the moon and back for you!

My partner in crime

But it is now time

That you find your own path

The path to enlightenment

And I know you’ll find it!

It’s out there among the throngs

Away from the limelight

The bright lights of the stage and screen

It’ll be painful

Sorrowful

But and yet your path leads elsewhere

Whether it is

North

South

East or West

You’ll know what is best

But heed this one piece of advice

Listen, watch

And now I am bowing out gracefully

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

10^th May 2016

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A POWER WITH FIRE ..........LIVING UNDER THE SAME SKY

A POWER WITH FIRE

That burns through its veins

Emitting his strength and power

Over all things that be

Be on your guard

He is on his

Ready and waiting

Not just to stalk

Or walk

But run so fast

You won’t last

His pace

Fast and furious

Ready for the kill

And the thrill

Beware of the fire

In his veins

He may not always show it

But he is at the ready

And won’t you know it

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

2^nd May 2012

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Taken from the book of poems

© Living Under The Same Sky

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