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#ASMSG SHIP WRECKED

SHIP WRECKED

Taken from the anthology

‘Heartfelt Baring All’

It has been so long for this ship to have wrecked itself

Along the craggy rocks and shoreline

That has been new and scary all of the time

Beaten, battered forlorn bones shaken and bruised

Tattered, ragged like the edge of a knife cutting through

The shabby, messy and tatty exterior of the ship

Sails shredded with nothing to sail against the winds, rain

And torrents of waves

Left dilapidated open to the currents, sinking, drifting swaying

Tossing and turning with the tidal waves

Surrender to the elements was the only way

Take a course to the nearest shore, danger ahead there be

But surely that is where I need to be?

I would rather try to swim ashore than be swallowed alive

Gasping for breath so near to death

This time instead I find and recover this stealth

That is so abhorrent, disgustingly clear but I must go on

Find the strength the power to thrive, survive and strive

On and on for the sake of how long!

Resuming the good from the bad

That had sent me to a near death

Sunken pallor, sunken stinking ship

I hold so dear so gently to steer

This wayward course of life and limb

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

16^th March 2013

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Teresa Joseph Franklin

#ASMSG THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DAY

The Beginning of a New Day

Yesterday has gone

With all its sorrows

Trials

And

Tribulations

Today is a new day

Everywhere is green

A renewal day

Spring is on its way

Shining through

Sprouting through

The undergrowth

The warmth of the sun

Surrounding

Glowing

Like a new born

Sun

The reflections of the new

Evergreens

Sparkling

All the colours

And the hues 

Life has begun

The arrival of the

Native wings

Calling to each other

Brothers

And

Sisters

All as one

New life

Will come

Under this new sun

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

10^th May 2012

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#ASMSG FAMILY AND FRIENDS UNITE

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

UNITE

We are all one tribe

Coming together as one

Never alone

Brothers

Sisters

Aunts

Uncles

Grandparents

The elders of any tribe

And family

The matriarchs

The chiefs

The sultans

The shamans

Coming together for no matter what

Celebrations

Marriages

Deaths

Births

All as one

When in times of trouble

Hardships

Loneliness

When threatened

FAMILY AND FRIENDS UNITE

Despite

Difference of opinions

Traditions

They come together as one

Working it out

Working through it

Helping out

Helping through it

Family is family

Blood is blood

FRIENDS

Real friends

The best of friends

Standby us through the thick and thin

They are there

We cannot see them at times

BUT THEY ARE THERE

Not lurking

Skulking

In the background

They are there

They are here

Ready and waiting

To lend a hand

Lend their ears

Their shoulder to cry on

Friends part of the global tribal family

Loving

Caring

Sharing

Always

Now and forever

Love and life comes together as one

FAMILY AND FRIENDS UNITE

UNITED

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

16^th August 2012

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#ASMSG CALLING TO THE FAMILY

CALLING TO THE FAMILY

Way beyond the sky

And the mountains tops

Echoes of haunting sounds

The lonesome sound of a wolfs call to his family

Kith and kin way up in the mountains and beyond

The land below with an eerie mist that covers the slopes

Rising, rising up and up above the trees

Where kith and kin could be concealed

Avoiding the quagmire

Swamp, slush, sludge that lays below

The lonesome wolf

Stands by the ancient

Native of these lands

Campfire burning

Warming

Lighting

The night

Calling on his ancient instrument

To the spirits of this open land

Way beyond the mountains

Tree tops

This is not

And never was

A

No man’s land

This land is filled with

Secrets to be unfolded

Retold

To young and old

Wisdom of

The elders

Scattered near and far

Who once roamed

 This

Ancient, ancient land

Let this be a moment

In this time

Hold what is

And what once was

A very spiritual land

Where all lived as one

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

21^st May 2012

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#ASMSG ONLY A CHICK

Only a Chick

But not a chick flick

I am only small

But

Huge on the inside

We that’s what I think

Now mother is calling

I’m trying

To flap these wings

But they aren’t doing

A thing

Now this makes

Me angry

And upset

Cos other birds

Are flying

And doing their thing

With their wings

Now what is the next step?

Oh mum give me a break

I’m trying

Everything

I’m giving up

And do this walking lark

Instead

And an early night

In bed

Rest this weary

Chick instead

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

13^th May 2012

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#ASMSG POETRY GODDESS - AUTHOR PAGE

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#ASMSG LEAVE THE GHOSTS BEHIND

LEAVE THE GHOSTS BEHIND BE THE WARRIOR YOU WERE BORN TO BE

Taken from the Anthology ‘Warrior Women’

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

There lurking in the deepest, darkest shadows

Are your nightmares, skeletons

Shrouded in the darkest of clothing

The lurk, prowl, skulk

Like vultures waiting to pick at the skeleton

Picking, nipping bit by bit

Until there is nothing left to pick

You are vulnerable, weak, and susceptible

Defenceless, helpless

Exposed to the elements of the darkness

The sky blackest of blackest

The mist eerily surrounding the vultures, the ghost of past

Seeking, watching your every movement

Every moment

But you have one defence an incredible light

Glimmering shimmering

Blue mist smoke lifting rising upwards

All around you like a protection

A warrior fighting the ghosts from the past

Letting the light shine a path upwards, downwards

Side to side

Evoking a sense of security from the darkness

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

14^th March 2013

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#ASMSG IN A WORLD SO FULL OF UNFEELING

IN A WORLD SO FULL OF UNFEELING

Taken from the anthology ‘Warrior Women’

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

In a world so full of unfeeling

Disconnected, rejected

Fraught, distraught

Uncaring, despairing

Dispassionate, impassionate

Emotionless

Couldn’t care less

Detached, miss-matched

Disjointed, misappropriated

Who cares? Who dares?

Is this the world and its state and stature?

Could we change it? Can we change it?

Would you change it?

But where does the beginning begin?

Me, you or them

When does it happen the coming together?

As one with feeling, compassion

Jointed, joined enjoyed

That glorious feeling of being together

As family, friends, companions, colleagues

Working together as one

Grasping those feelings

Wondrous, marvellous never to be disjointed ever again

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

13^th March 2013

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#ASMSG THE PHOENIX HAS RISEN

THE PHOENIX HAS RISEN

Take from the anthology ‘Warrior Women’

© Teresa Joseph Franklin 2013

The put down the sit down!

The fire extinguished

All of your life finished

Or so you thought!

The put down is now erased

Defaced

Time to sit upon your own throne

The queen of your life

Reigning supremely, graciously, divinely

Rising from the ashes

Rising with the flames

So like a Phoenix rising from the flames

Renewing, regenerating a new life

Strength, power, might all right!

Queen, empress

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

12^th March 2013

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#ASMSG QUIET SPACE

QUIET SPACE

This quiet space

Is the place where I can sit

And feel

This quiet space

So private

Yet so welcoming

The wide open space

Vast as the planet in the distant

With the aura so bright

That fills the sky

Stars

Glistening

Twinkling

Casting a magnificent hue

Beautiful

A meteor

Shoots through the sky

Silently

Quietly

As if it knows this is

My quiet space

Beautiful wonder of the universe

This quiet space

So calm

So peaceful

Feeling of being as one

With myself

Happier

Healthier

Brighter

Contented

My mind so free

Of the days breeze

Grounded

Astounded

Amazed

By the beauty

Of my solitary quiet space

This quiet space

The gentle breeze

Airing

Freshening

This face of mine

Bringing a glow

From long time ago

Airing my mind

Swishing and swirling my tresses

With a glow

This quiet space

Can never be erased

Fazed

Defaced

This very, very quiet space

An escape from the

Realities of life

Once in awhile

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

17^th June 2012

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#ASMSG CONTROVERSIAL

CONTROVERSIAL

Being different from the crowd

Speaking out loud and proud

Contentious, pretentious

Who’s inventions?

Without the being argumentative

Antagonistic

Aggressive

Unfriendly

Or hostile

Debatable I maybe

Arguably you may agree

Controversial this I can be

Free to be

Expressive

Just like anyone is free to be

At times but this is who I am

Divisive

Never creating or causing disagreement

Never creating or causing hostility

Notorious who isn’t at times?

Provocative

Challenging

Vexing

Annoying

Never would I insult

Offend

But watch out for the defend

Pretentious is not with me

Hypocrite

Heck what is that?

Never has and never will be

Who you see

And who I am is the real person

That speaks out loud

Always daring to push that boundary line

Way, way, way

Forward

Daring to be different

Love me or hate me

That is your choice

But heck we all have a voice

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

10^th June 2012

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