Writing Today's Poem [M -- As a Precaution]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo] Well its after midnight...so here is my poem for Feb 20, 2001

I know I am not as smart
as everyone says I am.
If I was, I would have realized
that when you swore your love
you were looking at me
but not speaking to me.

I know I am not as smart
as everyone says I am.
I always wore the mask
of a great Noh actor,
impressing everyone,
but never you nor I.
We both saw past the facade.

I know I am not as smart
as everyone says I am.
Or I would have learned
to live without you long ago,
instead of being haunted
by my own spectre.

I know I am not as smart
as everyone says I am.
If I was I would have found
A way to forget
The way I was, The way you were,
And I would figure out who
I should become...[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]...............

Late flowers bloom in my gardens,
And I walk through quietly,
Smelling their sweet scent,
And it's exotic perfume is lovely.

Underneath the waterfall,
Small silverfins flash and move,
Lotus leaves spread upwards,
And everything is beautiful.

Pink buds burst open,
Purple irises grace the pathways,
Winds play arond the grasses,
And everything is wonderful

A rain cloud passes over my head,
I pull out my umbrella,
The drops splash down,
And are soaked up in the thirsty ground.

Through a whitewashed lattice,
Vines of older days twist,
Then the shower passes,
And the pale moon peeks trough the sky........[/COLOR]

[RicoTranzrig]

[COLOR=darkblue]I walk through the thick brush of the forest.
Taking in the sweet air around me.
Everywhere, children frolick happily,
Without a cary in the world.
It's sad though...

In an instant,
All that can be taken away from them.
In an instant,
Everything that made them happy,
Will do nothing for them now.
In an instant,
They will know sorrow and woe
Instead of hapinness and delight.

Yet...
Just let them play
Give them their innocence
Just for one day longer...
Let them grow slowly...
For our innocence is what keeps us alive.[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo] Here is one for Feb 21, 2002

[b]Street Walker[/b]

I walk the streets
through the nights
through the cold
through the sleet.

I beg for compassion
through the day
through the heat
through the rain.

What made me a pariah?
Was it luck?
Was it karma?
Was it my own stupiditiy?

I want to return
to the world of men.
To be treated as man
and not as a domesticated animal
always begging
always begging.
But you won't let me.
Why won't you let me.[/color]

[seress]

Misery

My head is acheing from yur voice,
Dicisions; there is no choice
You've given me a painful life,
but pain can be stopped by arrow or knife.
Everything you say or do,
brings me closer to scarring you
Everything you make me do,
makes me want to stop loving you.
You think you know everything about me,
but all you know is what the eye can see.
I will never be your friend
Speak with me, never again.
One more word, I swear I'll jump
the pain is numb, it has been stumped.
But then, nonicane was always fun.
Or maybe that thing called weed
hard liquor, cigarettes, and speed.
Oh what? Didn't think I knew about those?
I know a lot more than you think I know
Don't try to force upon me slavery,
Lest you live your life in misery.

[RicoTranzrig]

[COLOR=darkblue]As I come up to the plate
My face becomes flushed as the catcher behind me
Crouches down and prepares to catch the next pitch.

I know the pitcher's moves
Seen him pull the same trick on me for years
Always fell for it each and every time.
He nods, I nod, ready my bat, and swing...
Crack! The ball speeds off with all of my power into it.
I hit first, the crowd goes wild
I hit second, the crowds jump up and down
I hit third, the crowd stands motionless.

As I head for home plate,
I see the crowd's glued faces.
Then I realize, it's not a home run
As I see the pitcher's face smile.
I dash back to third.
And the crowd exhales a sigh of relief.
I'm safe there, but I want to go home.

As I look at the catcher.
To my surprise,
It is not a man,
But a woman.
And I know I'm going to be here for a long time...:D[/COLOR]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]Star crossed over me,
I felt the change come,
And then I was another being,
Standing on the cliffside,

Waves streamed at my feet,
And I could feel the salt spray,
But soon it fadded,
And the light was gone,

But I could feel the magic,
Humming deep inside my veins,
It was bound to me,
Destined to remain in my soul,

For all eternity,
This immortality is a curse,
I watch people grow old and die,
But I am powerless to stop,

The hands of time,
Move forward relentlessly,
Removing my conscience,
Then betraying my soul.

[i]I will never grow old, but I will be allowed to watch others grow old.........[/i][/COLOR]

[RicoTranzrig]

[COLOR=darkblue]As a child
I knew what love was;
Something pure, wholesome, warm, safe.
That's how it's always been.
That's how it should be.

But now, older, more mature.
I've lost such a feeling
I try to look for it.
Only to come back empty.
Other feelings try to replace it,
Though nothing truly can.

Someday I'll find it again.
I'll feel safe, warm, wanted.
I won't have to worry about anything.
Because nothing will be able to break me.
My patience may be shattered,
But my hopes, my love, my life...
They will always be there.

[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo]
Feb 22, 2002
I flirted with her
for over an hour
while we had drinks
during happy hour.

She had a nice smile
and a great body too
So I invited her home
and she follwed her que.

She said " I see that yor nice
And handsome as well
But to get in my pants,
You better be rich as hell."

So I got a guitar
and wrote a cheesy pop song
I made lots of money
And we made love all night long.

I woke the next morning
with her by my side
I popped her the question
Will you be my bride.

She said "Hon you ask a lot,
I know I'm a looker,
But thats a bit much,
even for a high class hooker"[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]Great Euphemisim Rico. ;)


There is a ring of white,
Encircling a half moon tonight,

It glows and spins,
Not changed by the winds,

Sparkling in it's light,
Exposing nothing that is right,

It casts a shadow on the ground,
Through it, things that have been lost are found,

Yet it does not stay,
For this light must go away,

The stars shine around it,
And it does not do what is fit,

Underneath it's pale glow,
I have no stone to throw,

[i]Soon it will fade to nothing, and this will be but a memory destined to ring forever in my soul.[/i][/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indgo]

[b]Feb 24, 2002[/b]

Fot the first time
in quite awhile
I am scared.

Not of the creeping shadows
or a demon in the dark,
But of the face in the mirror.

Will My inner demons
remain locked away
Or will they be unleashed?[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]..............Baby Girl...this one's for us.

Sethi and Lidan,
True blooded sisters,
Born under the same stars,
Yet destined to lead different paths,

They came together,
After years of separation,
And things that were once remembered,
Had been forgotten,

Sethi was a killer,
Tough and sarcastic,
Filled with a quiet rage,
That would lash out in great violence,

Lidan was a bounty hunter,
An assasin trained to deceive,
Calm yet unusual,
With an apptitude unlike any other,

The same hazel brown eyes,
Shimmering black hair,
Smooth lightly bronzed skin,
And equally built forms.

Coming together,
Under the keep of the Trict Five,
They were led to the enemy,
And instructed to destroy,

Obedience was never taught to them,
Nor did they conform,
Throwing aside the rules,
Sethi and Lidan changed the course of their future as equals. [/COLOR]

[mornigndew]

[color=blue][size=1]Mind if I joint? :D . [/color][/size]


[size=1] I see you in the pictures
Listen by the phone
I knew you by the Internet
You are the one for me
Though we never met
Come one day you ask
For us to see each other
I'm afraid and glad
Glad for finally we meet
Afraid that you may not be
The one I used to dream [/size]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo][b]Feb 25 2002[/b]

Smile
It is never as bad
as it seems
If you step back
and take a deep breath.

Smile
Look at the world
through anothers eyes
if only through a moment
to gain perspective

Smile
And sing a song
hum a tune
or just whistle
Its all the same
If you smile[/color]

[BabyGirl]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Heaven's Cloud [/i]
[B][color=indigo][b]Feb 25 2002[/b]

Smile
It is never as bad
as it seems
If you step back
and take a deep breath.

Smile
Look at the world
through anothers eyes
if only through a moment
to gain perspective

Smile
And sing a song
hum a tune
or just whistle
Its all the same
If you smile[/color] [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=deeppink]You have no idea how much I needed to read something like this today. Thank you :)[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=seagreen][SIZE=3]-*-Moonstar and Lee Sayi-*-[/SIZE]

My mother dead and father gone,
I, Moonstar, would sing the Song.

"Dragons, great dragons of the sea,
Answer me but first hear my plea.
Make me a teacher wise and told,
Of things to come and warriors bold,

Take me away to the peak of understanding,
Where joy and love glow around,
All is peaceful and voices sound."

Lo and behold!
From the depths of the sea,
With eyes turned grim and cold,
She is the answer to my plea!

"Oh come away my little one,
And before the day is done,
You will be a teacher wise and strong,
And you will live to sing the final song."

With horns of ice,
And claws that slice,
I mounted her back
And gave her slack,

I cried, "To where do we go?"

"To the places of snow,
And where the valleys stoop low."

Suddenly the sun blew out,
And I felt a flash of doubt.

"Never fear I know of this,"
Screamed Lee Sayi and smiled with a hiss.

"See the cobra's bodies sleek and black?
Strength you have, but must not lack."

My saber was long and ready to slice,
an evil cobra without vice.

Then Lee Sayi struck,
The serpents had run out of luck.
So of war and death I learned.
For the sky was black and the waters churned.

A sea dragon in her fury,
Is ten times as fierce as poverty.
Roaring angrily, coils spinning,
For an instant the cobras seemed to be wining.

A final scream, and thunder crashed,
Dawn revealed a cobra clan slashed,
By one sabre and a dragon.
Stained red with blood were her massive talons.

To the mountains we neared,
And yet I felt some fear,
On the tallest hill we landed,
And darkness loomed ahead.

"Now you will go on alone."
Her voice chilled me to the bone.

A huge pit drooped before me,
But appeared a little whelp.

"Answer me this and you shall get help,
What moves with untamable forces,
And is stronger than ten thousand horses,
With prisoners housed inside me free?"

"Why the answer is the ocean,
For it is like a mother hen,
And moves without any rest.
Now stand aside, for I have passed your test."

Miraculously, a bridge appeared.
"Go across." The whelp sneered.
Across I went with a flash,
And with a jump and a dash,
I reached the peak of understanding.[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BabyGirl [/i]
[B]

[color=deeppink]You have no idea how much I needed to read something like this today. Thank you :)[/color] [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=indigo] Well I hope today was a bit better. Right now I am not smiling. Thave tried to write this poem three times and everytime the computer cuts off on me....well I'll try again

Febuary 26, 2002

Beauty.
In your eyes
In your smile
In your laugh
In curve between
your neck and shoulder
But most of all
in your mind

The beauty
of your mind
astounds me
more then I thought
was possible.[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]Curling downward in a snarl,
Ivory fangs grow red,
Tainted with dark blood,
That spills from her prey.

Panthera Tigris Altaica,
Has taken her ease,
And fed from the animals,
Filling her being with power.

Uncaring of who she destroys,
She follows her instinct,
The laws of the wild,
Not of man.

Paws stretching out,
She races up the steep mountainsides,
Moving like unreality,
Nothing hinders her movement.

With the momentum,
She leaps into the air,
Baring her claws,
Scything downwards.[/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo] Feb 28 2002

I awoke
from a dream
to a clouded mind

I arose
from a calm sleep
to paranoid alertness

I moved
from my bed
into chaos

And I left
this sad world
escaping to death[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]The Faerie spreads wings,
Then sings her songs,
Blue and green,
Rising from her shoulders,

In a spray of beauty,
Her wings cleave the skies,
As she moves,
Wonderous song springs from her throat,

All who listen,
Are caught up in the rapture's power,
I add my own harmonies,
Making our tone sweeter.

When she turns to me,
I can feel her bright eyes,
Boring into my soul,
Percieving all I tried to hide.

Yet, she looks upon me,
Not with a furious rage,
But with a calm timid joy,
Then I feel a pull on my shoulders,

And my wings have appeared,
I can fly as she can,
With the same grace and speed,
She no longer outshines me.

[i]I feel happier than I ever have, for I also, am the Faerie.[/i][/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo]

You do not know me,
know my pain,
know my torment.

You do not know
what keeps me awake
at night,
what eats away at my conscience,
what tears at my soul.

All of your suggestions,
all of your advice,
it is all worthless.
You do not know me,
you don't understand me.
please go away.[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]She ducked the singing blade,
Moving to and fro,
Weaving in a deadly dance of death,
A hideous ritual,

In which all must take part,
A touch,
The cloth ripped,
And blood blossomed from the wound.

She screamed angrily,
And brought her hands upwards,
Curved into claws,
Rending across the enemy,

Tearing his soul to shreds,
She spat on his fallen form,
Red glared from her eyes,
Then they fadded to white,

And her better sense returned,
Feeling no remorse,
She turned to pick up her sword,
Then walked out the double swinging doors.

Back into the bright sunlight,
Into civilization,
And from the demon seed,
A flower of fire was raised.

It seared through her heart,
Penetrated her being,
And stole her heart,
Replacing it with pure stone.[/COLOR]

[BabyGirl]

[color=deeppink]Ooh, Raiha, I love how your poems are mystical...

And Heaven's Cloud...that poem almost makes me paranoid...lol, I'm always trying to help people and giving advice...perhaps I should cut back :shifty:.

Actually, it reminds me of this guy "friend" or mine...he hates taking advice and is the stupidest guy in the world because he thinks his life is SOOO bad...and it's really not...and shizot like that...and now I'm rambling :toothy:[/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue]:blush: Thanks alot Jenna........Oo, now I'm embarassed.

I sang the song as sweetly as I could,
And when it was complete,
I bowed to my immense audience,
The applause ringing in my ears.

Everyone was listening,
But no one heard my mistakes,
And for that,
I am truly thankful.

Holding my hands straight,
Blending with the piano,
I stood up tall,
And let the music flow from my soul.

How deep is your love?
I sang to my friends,
And do you really know,
Just how I feel.

I feel fantastic,
Because I have sang the song,
Fought the good fight,
And won the people's hearts.[/COLOR]

[RicoTranzrig]

[COLOR=darkblue]All the things that I've done.
Everything that I go through.
All the emotion that surges through me.
Nothing can ever replace.
The innocence I've lost.
Now nothing...
Can ever bring it back.
[/COLOR]