Dawning

Sunrise

Dawning
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Birthing, beginning, appearing, occurring,

Rays of light shining bright,

Sparks of perception,

Conception, in the night,

Comprehension, apprehension,

Understanding, awakening, insight

Emotions grow wider, softer

As we age, time spent intent

On introverted expansion,

And other dimensions,

Getting to the kernel of recognition

Of what makes us tick and others tock.

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Poem and Image: ©Denise G Allen, 04 May 2013 06:37

The Spirit of Art

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Flesh and bone can write the music

And the heart supply the beat,

But for the music to be whole – it needs soul.

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Every artist has a soul and his work will not be whole

Unless he leaves a part of it behind.

Painters, sculptors, poets, all,

Often manage to enthral admirers

With the wealth of their emotions.

Joy and sorrow, anguish, pain

Reflected in their work

Can sometimes miss the mark

Being overdone like rumpsteak in the pan.

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©Denise G Allen, 28 December 2012  07:04

Passion is…

The ability to get excited
By something or someone
To the exclusion of all else.

Life without passion
Is like sipping cold soup
On a bleak winter’s day.

©Denise G Allen 19 December 2012 14:41

Touch

~

The touch of a baby’s breath

On your cheek,

Its gaze tracing

Your face;

The touch of a lover’s hands,

A lover’s lips,

Gently caressing

Your heart;

The touch of God’s grace,

His love,

His blessing,

Embracing your soul.

~

©DGA 12 March 2012 04:05

You

 .

The heart of my soul

Is a part of Your Whole

A spark of Your flame

A drop in Your sea

You are the God in me

 .

©DGA 06 February 2012 05:04

Remembering

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Memories rattle round

Like the old pots and pans

On a wandering tinker’s dray

With an enormous array

Of potions and lotions

And creams galore

Piled up high on the wooden floor

Scents and events long forgot

Bring a knot to my throat

As I drown in the gush and the rush

At last released from the heart of the past

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©DGA 19 December 2011 06:29

Fulfilled

*

All the words in the world

Will never be enough

To describe my love for You

My heart overflows with feelings

That I cannot articulate

Cannot communicate

Emotions that flood my soul

Fit to burst or spill

You are all that I need

To be complete

*

©DGA 26 November 2011 06:16

Anguish

 *

the agony

and anguish

unbearable pain

rips, and splits

tears me apart

wrings out

my heart

like an

old

floor

rag

d

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m

p

e

d

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©DGA 10 November 2011 21:02

Mist on the Water

Mist on the Water

Mist on the water
Forest on the rise
Two canoes together
Desire in your eyes

White water river
Swollen by the rain
Thunders over rocks
Drowning out the pain

Remember when we cut
Mixed our blood together
Blood brothers we would be
And lovers forever

*

Photo with kind permission of http://bythecanonviewfinder.blogspot.com/

©DGA 08 August 2011 19:08

Some Enchanted Evening

Sorry, no time – no rhyme. But a golden oldie for today… enjoy!

Some Enchanted Evening

Emile:
Some enchanted evening
You may see a stranger,
you may see a stranger
Across a crowded room
And somehow you know,
You know even then
That somewhere you’ll see her
Again and again.

Some enchanted evening
Someone may be laughin’,
You may hear her laughin’
Across a crowded room
And night after night,
As strange as it seems
The sound of her laughter
Will sing in your dreams.

Who can explain it?
Who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons,
Wise men never try.

Some enchanted evening
When you find your true love,
When you feel her call you
Across a crowded room,
Then fly to her side,
And make her your own
Or all through your life you
May dream all alone.

Once you have found her,
Never let her go.
Once you have found her,
Never let her go!

http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/southpacific/someenchantedevening.htm