#ASMSG REFLECTION

REFECTION

In the real world we show

What we want others to see

Not the real us

The real you and I

Fake at times

Living a lie

Just to get by

In a world full of hate

Mistrust

Suspicions

Doubts

Distrust

Giving only what we want others to see

And hear

Keeping it covered

Hidden

Concealed

Secreted

Secretive

Unknown

An air of mysteriousness

Is maybe the key

Enigmatic

Cagey

Just like a bird

Wary to fly

High

Is this the world before us?

Living in cages

Being too cautious

Evasive of who we really are

Beautiful

From the outside in

A mirrored image

A reflection

Of the beauty of the hawk

Powerful

Free

And wild

Unattached

Detached

From all the is unreal

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

4^th June 2012

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#ASMSG A FRIEND

A friend is like a flower

More a rose to be exact

A friend is like and owl,

Both beautiful and wise

A friend is like a gate

Kept open and welcoming

For friends and family near and far

They are never too early or too late

A friend is like a heart

Beating with the rhythms of life

A heart so strong

This keeps us together, and never apart

Where would we be without such sweet wondrous friends like these?

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

3^rd March 2012

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#ASMSG CAUGHT UP IN THE WEB

CAUGHT UP IN THE WEB

We get caught up in a web

A web of deceit and lies

Libels

Slurs

Smears and disgraces

Disfiguring faces

Our places

Distorted

Facades broken

Pretenses

The charade is over

Words spoken

Bespoken

The web of lies is over

Truth be known

The truth well-known

Moreover

Forever

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

1^st September 2012

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#ASMSG BLOG SPOT/POETRY GODDESS

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#ASMSG @ASMSG1 INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO IN POETRY 2012

SUCKING THE LIFE

Sitting awhile

Quietly, peacefully

The sea rippling

The waves so calm

But beneath there is a rippling

Flowing heaving

Curling, swirling,

Riptide pulling

Sucking everything in its path

Way down deep, deep

In the depths of the oceans be

Wherever it goes it flows beneath

A rotten stagnant life full of woes

Where nothing can be real

But life is real

It tosses, turns and churns

Our lives upside down

Like a riptide way deep inside

The fear, the anguish

The panic, the pain

A love tossed aside

Way deep inside

Whilst I sit here I am letting it go

Flow, flow with the riptide

But this riptide I am in control

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

This is my new pen name if it can be noted

4^th September 2012

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INTERANATIONAL WHO’S WHO IN POETRY 2012 NOMINATION 

#ASMSG PURE HEART

PURE HEART

Unadulterated

So pure

So clean

Untouched

By human hands

Uncontaminated

Not corrupted

Pure and simple

Truthfully

Giving and receiving

Love the intention

Love so unconditional

Love be the way of life

Love that holds no binds

Love that keeps us alive

Unpolluted

Fresh as the morning dew

Clean and clear

Running and cleansing

Like the river so clear

And clean

Simply pure

Vibrant

Distinct from all that is

Uniqueness

Individualistic

A rareness that is with us all

The little waves

Creating ripples

In all directions

The North

The South

The West

The East

The Moon

The Stars

The Life of all things

And beings

A heart that beats

Continually

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

12^th June 2012

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#ASMSG DO WE STAND AND WATCH?

DO WE STAND AND WATCH?

At this very moment

Here I stand looking downwards

Not looking up or sideways

These emotions

These feelings

Garbled

Jumbled

Muddled

I do not know what to think

Or believe right now!

Part of me feels guilty

I can and do not want to face this guilt

All in the same breath

Same thought and thoughts

It makes me feel I cannot face you

Guilty, guilty feelings

Shame, shame on me

I see that look on your face

Thoughtful

Pensive

A look of contemplation

Are you feeling and sensing my thoughts?

I so want, need to change this feeling

A world gone mad, insanely mad

It tortures

It torments

It never surrenders

There is no peace, maybe some kind of peace

Is there in the distance

A vision

A glimmer of hope

I hope

But can it be real?

Surreal

It just feels weird

Odd, dreamlike

But it carries hope

So maybe this is not so bizarre

By far

Maybe I should face you

Look at you differently

From before

Should never be judgemental

Hypercritical

Critical

It serves no purpose

Listening to others

Instead of my own feelings that resides

Inside

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

24^th November 2012

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#ASMSG THE POWER OF THE FLAME

THE POWER OF THE FLAME

The force

The energy

The heat

The power

The strength

And its might

The fire of love and passion

Desire

Longing

Craving

The power of the flame

An aspiration

A request

An appeal for peace

And unity

Harmony

Agreements

A bond that cannot be broken

The power of the flame

Will always remain

A vision of beauty

A vision of grace

What more can be said

Except

The power of the flame

Exists for all to see

And feel

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

10^th August 2012

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#ASMSG SWEET HUMMINGBIRD

SWEET HUMMING BIRD

Oh little hummingbird

So beautiful, so tiny

 And oh so fragile

With wings that shine

With the colours of a rainbow

So brightly

And wings of gold spread out so wide

I see from the beauty of mine own eye

How that you fly

What do you see in me so?

That keeps you looking on at me?

Maybe that we both see a beauty

That we both possess

In both our own eyes

From flower to flower

You hover

Collecting the sweet, sweet nectar

That is so desired

And full of power

Sweet Hummingbird

A symbol of the spreader of life

On this earth

And of rebirth

A bringer of peace

You may be small

But have the power

Of an eagle

When needed to protect

Your family

Your reputation is powerful

Held in a high regard

From every Tribal Nation

Across this New World

The United States of America

Sweet, sweet Hummingbird

That will endure

Through life

Eternally

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

12^th April 2012

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#ASMSG YOU ARE

YOU ARE

You are the whisper on the wind

The love that never ends

You are my bright shining star

YOU ARE

The soft and gentle caress

You are the love and tenderness

I feel your warmth and the fire

It’s only you that I desire

YOU ARE

My strength just like the bear

Protecting through the night and day

Blowing all worries and nightmares away

I can never imagine a day away from you in anyway

You are my love laid bare

YOU ARE

My wolf, one look in your eyes

Speaks nothing of truth and nor lies

Your loyalty holds no bounds

Courageous, strong and loyal

My hero and best friend

YOU ARE

My future in all that I see

Way beyond the lands and the seas

I see a child is that you or me?

Or could that be the child in our dreams

That is meant for you and me?

YOU ARE

My whole

My soul

A legend

That will never end

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

31^st March 2012

Image by Jose’ Dasilva

#ASMSG PAINTED FACE OF A WARRIOR WOMAN

PAINTED FACE

OF A WARRIOR

We are just as strong

As our men

In our tribe

We fight for what is right

And what is wrong

We ride our horses

With such speediness

Racing into

The frontline

Waiting

Watching

For our time to enter

The foray

Helping to protect

The young

The old

All of our kith

And kin

Our faces painted

Ready and waiting

We are the

Warrior women

This cannot be denied

Strong

Powerful

Way deep

Inside

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

15^th May 2012

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