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

4^th 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

23^rd 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

11^th 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

5^th July 2012

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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

6^th 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

15^th 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

20^th April 2012
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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

4^th November 2012

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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

19^th 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

3^rd 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

16^th April 2012

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Poetry nomination 2012