Embers
Burning embers in my loins
Ignite the passion, flames
Dance inside my bleeding heart
Purifying the sins that broil
Away my soul and defy time.
Fueled by betrayal and coaxed
Like the greenwood that never burns...
Burnt orange and deepest blue
Roaring through my mind, melt
Away the years and tears
That quench the fire which burns within
The solace of my cave, unloved and dying
Embers only remain, now cold from time.
Valrie Poems My Way 04/26/2010
Secrets
Secrets...upon my lips are sealed from all.
How deep they lay hidden, not small-
Overflowing the rooms until
I release them to your ears.
Share or betray the solemn words,
That until now, no ears ever heard...
Unfolding, undoubtedly shedding tears.
Yet who will weep with me?
Does anyone really care about truths?
And still I hear the words, behoove
Yourself to release them into the sea
Of tears, shedding fears, birthing hope
A new beginning where secrets are no more...
A brighter view on life, what lies in store
Beyond these outdated ways to cope?
A secret you say that needs to be shared,
Humanity remains unkind, so mute I remain.
I will not heed the words, and so refrain
To offer up my soul to thee, nor dare
Expose the laden memories of yesterday
That haunt my barren heart, ripped apart
From keeping long these hidden lies, a dart
That pierces through and forever stays
A part of me for none shall see
The complexity of my life,
No longer a woman or a wife
Simply put, my secrets are for me.
Poems My Way Valrie 03/16/2010
True Love?
Broken heart, will you ever heal?
Is sadness my destiny forever?
My loved one has forsaken me for another.
How will I go on? My stomach is an empty cavern,
Bottomless, is there no return, nor an end?
When can I climb back out of this pit I’m in?
My life was so dependent on your love…
And now it is over. I gave myself to you completely.
I was your virgin bride – and now, I am your throw-way.
Mother of your children, our lives will be linked forever,
Bound by the chains you have imprisoned me with.
You love another, yet cannot let go either.
How shall I live without you? You have your future,
Planned. But what becomes of me?
You have cast me out into the sea of sadness.
Out of this sea, I am engulfed by yet an even stronger love.
You needn’t worry, for I am not alone – I have Jesus,
And He will provide. Go, seek your happiness.
I release you from the snare by which you were trapped.
My love for you is strong enough to let go.
Can’t you do the same for me? Let the choice be yours.
It is your triangle, your indiscretions, which has caused my pain.
But, the Lord will heal me. It is Him alone, that I completely
Trust. You too, are in search of happiness. Are you searching
In the right places? I pray you find it, as I have found mine.
At long last, I am at peace with myself. I have God’s love
And HE has mine. I thank Him for our children and the chance
To carry on the task HE gave us, and raise them in His light.
As you travel through your journey, find time for God.
He loves you. I love you, and will forever…
Poems My Way Valrie
LOVE
LOVE is friendship on fire.
LOVE doesn't take your breath away,
LOVE makes you want to breathe the breath of who you are with...
LOVE ignites the burning desire deep within one's soul.
LOVE makes you feel alive, no longer alone inside.
LOVE brings joy to everyday things and makes everything okay.
LOVE melts away the brick wall you enclosed yourself within...
LOVE kindles a friendship into something everlasting.
LOVE surrounds you with a glow.
LOVE, true LOVE lasts forever,
LOVE when set free returns to me.
LOVE puzzles you when you try to define it.
LOVE doesn't just happen, like a flower it blooms.
LOVE seems a dream to me; to be in LOVE
LOVE must be felt, shared and nourished.
LOVE is more than words can share.
LOVE and trust go hand in heart.
LOVE eternal, is it ever meant to be mine?
Poems My Way Valrie 02/27/2010
Heartfelt Thoughts
A special way of telling you what you mean to me
Is not just in words I use but through my poetry.
I never knew how great a love I could have for you -
I never really knew true love before I knew you.
This isn't to a man in my life, rather to my children
For the love I have for you is full of wisdom.
The days the two of You, having both entered my life,
Are the best days in my memories, not ones of strife.
A little bundle to love and to hold, first my girl, then my boy
And now looking at the two of you - I have such joy.
Knowing that I have two miracles right in my life; I love
You both so very much, Heaven sent from above...
Two gems intrusted to me to raise and guide along the way.
At times I know to both of you it seems I lost my way.
I am your mom and love you so there is nothing I wouldn't do
To help you meet your goals in life and have your dreams come true.
If I could turn back the hands of time, I know some things I'd change,
But nothing ever about the days we had together, just the same.
I do not know where your journeys will take you, nor
Where or when they will bring you home to my door...
I do know that I love you now more than ever
And hope in my heart and dreams, once more we will be together.
Poems My Way Valrie 02/14/2010
Troubled Waters
The river flows with tempestuous speed
As the storm ceases not, tears drowning
In the sorrow of what once was
But not to be any longer...
An island in the stormy sea.
What sanctuary is there to find
Among forlon hopes and lost dreams?
Rise above the banks of flooded shores
And seek safe haven in what grounds me
I am told, no longer to explore
The winding road called love.
'Tis for the best, as many a day was lost
Along the path taken, in err to my best memories.
Is it "better to have loved and lost?"
Or if you will, "than never to have loved at all?"
The twirling waters do not lie still for me;
I too often revisit the journeys past...
No more, the past no longer matters;
It is to the bright future I place my sight.
Clearer waters than those of salty tears
Of which I'd grown accustomed.
Deep hues of sea blue green and tropical
Paradise I see before my eyes, the flower
Of love, perennial, eternal, I am not sure...
The bridge is before me, I only need to
Find the courage to take the leap over
Missing planks and not fall perilously
Into the traps of years gone by.
Troubled waters rise but they will subside.
Poems My Way 03/04/2010 Valrie
The Road I Travel
The journey started long ago;
where it ends I do not know.
Valleys, mountains climbed; obstacles blocking
all the time. Determination, diligence,dedication
Thanking my faith and all creation, sustain me,
fill me, support and love...
Grace, freely given from those above.
Despair and grief, joy and laughter;
Life is eternal, none else matters.
Emptying out my burdensome sorrows
For who knows about life, tomorrow? Today is real,
I am alive, happiness, for this I strive.
My legacy will remain,
The seeds I planted grow! You, my loving children
Are sure to show the love and Guidance I have given,
Travel along my winding path; learn as I have,
Attempt to grasp the knowledge only you can gain,
Forever loving, your mother, I remain.
A Blossom
Softly tenderly a sprout began to grow
Yet it wasn't water it needed you know...
Starved for someone to listen to craving
Love the little tulip hibernates no more
No longer fear which blocked the sunlight...
She shines and basks in unparalleled glory
The greatest, purest wholesome story
In days of old to be told, as we hug and hold
Each other close into the night each breath,
Each loving kiss and caress surpassed
The fear and pain, how quickly you've unmasked
The woman who hid deeply wounded and lost wails
Are rejuvenated with moments purely white pal
Blankets of snowflakes, shields of butterflies
Dancing, fluttering, and truly as I doth now surmise
The deepness and conviction I saw within your eyes
I can't help wonder and leap forward, hopeful a surprise
A dream unfulfilled attained, my soul ignited passionately enflamed
So diligent we play the dance of love again, but not the same
Of lost failures, too old, unwanted to behold
We've sparked the embers of our hearts, await our story told -\
I have no doubt much joy that we will share
And my dear sweet, my love for thee is here.
Cherish me, honor me, want me an love me
I in turn open my arms and will for eternity
Be linked to your inner circle of blossoming love
Like olden times we sing our love, hopefully doves
Sing a true and binding love song two people
Not weak, nor wandering or empty feeble
Steps of the past, rejuvenated power of love
To thee I send, I pray 'tis blessed above.
And so my amor, te amo, falling in love can be
A beautiful journey I shall explore with thee.
Poems My Way Valrie
Sunrise of Easter Morn'
Easter morning as the sun rises in the east
Your eyes gazing on its' feast of morning glory,
Look within your hearts and share the joy
In knowing because He died, and rose again
We live because of Him, we love because of Him...
The world will go on, our worries are the least
Concern of all, better, listen to His true story,
All ages, big and small, man, woman, girl or boy
Take Jesus into your hearts, then you can begin
To fill your lives with Peace, Joy, and Love for Him.
Poems My Way - Valrie 04/16/2006
What is Love?
Love is always being there for one another
Love takes you places you could never go alone
Love brings happiness, sadness, even emptiness
Love plays you for a fool unless you are wise
Love is what love is, ups and downs, circle 'round
Love is the very first kiss we shared, gentle touch
Love is a glowing tingling tickle from head to toe
Love is what I have in my heart for you, it grows
Love is knowing when to say you are sorry
Love is knowing when to forgive each other
Love is the river of tears you have when it is lost
Love is having someone to love, sharing that love
Love is being able to love, and to show love
Love is forever, cruel or kind; your love is mine.
Poems My Way - Valrie 04/16/2006
Troubled Love
I lay awake at night, troubled,
When you are not, by my side.
My heart is laden by the emptiness
I feel with each pounding beat it drums…
It rings through to my ears.
Echoes of my past
Creep into my thought patterns,
Stalking me with fears,
All, unknown to you.
Loneliness keeps building,
Tears, flood my eyes,
I drown in them, my heavy heart sighs.
When will you be mine, Love?
In my arms, forever,
Holding our love story?
When will it be told?
When will you become mine, and only mine…
Will I soon feel your warm embrace?
Have a lasting kiss once more?
Or, are you gone, forever, from my door?
Oh, come to me my love!
My only dreams are of you, with you…
Let me be in your strong arms, for life,
I will be your loving wife.
Let me share my life, with you, side by side,
Let me be your true and only bride.
You’ll be my sunrise; I’ll be your sunset,
Let us be, in love, forever more,
Don’t keep me waiting at my door.
Poems My Way Valrie 04/1990
Pebble Beach
Two pebbles, alone on the beach –
Beneath the sand, sparkling, like glass.
So close, yet out of reach,
Their hearts yearn to clasp
The love inside, climbing high,
Yet no ladder stands tall
As these two pebbles sigh
Amidst the seagull’s call.
Orange fire ball above, yet cold as ice,
Will melt their sighs away,
The sand becomes, sun- baked, like grains of rice,
The two intertwined, consume the meal, and betray
The love that’s held inside.
Their love hardens, becomes a rock.
Oh, masterful art of pride
How can you lock
Away the love that grows
With the coming of each tide,
Or each morn’s sunrise, which shows
The love you attempt to hide?
The evening tide rolls in upon the beach,
Two pebbles, roll side by side,
Their vows were made to keep
Forever, yet now, they must hide
Until one day, when they unite
And form that rock again, just one, not two.
Building love, by sun’s guiding light,
Those pebbles, one rock, me and you.
Poems My Way Valrie 04/1990
River of Tears
Wrapped inside my troubled heart
Lays a bed of pain.
Like a river, it flows with
Endless tears, again…
From the sorrow I feel -
Being left alone
When I wake up to
Another tomorrow
And find out you have gone
Home, to her once more.
I curl up and with a heavy sigh
Fight back the tears.
I pour out my heart - into my pillow…
Giving in, and I cry,
Reminiscing of the years gone by.
I cannot hide the pain, no more.
So, this time, I’ll pack your things
And take off your diamond rings
Forever, I’ll close the door.
A part of me dies, I release my burdened sighs
No more a part of you, alas, no more lies.
Poems My Way Valrie 04/1993
True Love?
Broken heart, will you ever heal?
Is sadness my destiny forever?
My loved one has forsaken me for another.
How will I go on? My stomach is an empty cavern,
Bottomless, is there no return, nor an end?
When can I climb back out of this pit I’m in?
My life was so dependent on your love…
And now it is over. I gave myself to you completely.
I was your virgin bride – and now, I am your throw-away.
Mother of your children, our lives will be linked forever,
Bound by the chains you have imprisoned me with.
You love another, yet cannot let go either.
How shall I live without you? You have your future,
Planned. But what becomes of me?
You have cast me out into the sea of sadness.
Out of this sea, I am engulfed by yet an even stronger love.
You needn’t worry, for I am not alone – I have Jesus,
And He will provide. Go, seek your happiness.
I release you from the snare by which you were trapped.
My love for you is strong enough to let go.
Can’t you do the same for me? Let the choice be yours.
It is your triangle, your indiscretions, which has caused my pain.
But, the Lord will heal me. It is Him alone, that I completely
Trust. You too, are in search of happiness. Are you searching
In the right places? I pray you find it, as I have found mine.
At long last, I am at peace with myself. I have God’s love
And HE has mine. I thank Him for our children and the chance
To carry on the task HE gave us, and raise them in His light.
As you travel through your journey, find time for God.
He loves you. I love you, and will forever…
Poems My Way Valrie 04/1991
The Wanderer
Wandering through my thoughts, I stop
And ponder where my life is leading me.
What more lays ahead for me…
An even more precarious road to travel?
I am but a lonesome wanderer, a nomad
In search of a homeland of acceptance …
Where do I seek it, where should I search?
With you Lord? Will I ever be at home with you?
Am I worthy of your love, can you forgive me my sins?
So many paths to choose from, light or dark –
Right or wrong, peace and war, too great
Is the responsibility for mankind to bear?
Why do you let us flounder so? Can it be,
That it makes us stronger, affirms our Faith in Thee?
I am but your lost sheep, in need of a shepherd –
I am but one small lamb ready to join your flock.
But you must help me, I ask with all sincerity
To be guided to your side, to be led by
Your love, yours alone, with mine, and God’s above.
Poems My Way Valrie 02/1990
A Birth
Early you came into my life
So precious and tiny in your cradle,
Fighting for your life every day.
Your little hands clung to mine
As I caressed your fuzzy hair.
Noone told you how hard it would be
As a preemie, so you did what you do...
Fought for your life and survived.
Those first few days I sat by your side
Praying to God to make you safe
And to breathe life into your soul...
We walked through those early years
With great joy and great pain
Yet given the chance, I wouldn't complain
Because you have grown to such a fine young man.
You're beautiful from the inside out
And touch lives in such a unique way.
The world is a better place because of you son.
So many things ahead to do, and you will
Achieve your dreams, of this I am sure.
Life gives us many surprises, it's what we
Do and make of them that matters.
So, dear son, I applaud you, live your dream!
Poems My Way Valrie 03/12/2010
Love Gone By
Long ago in years gone by I thought that I knew love.
I thought it was magical and mine... fit me like a glove.
The love I felt, burned deep inside my beating heart,
Awakening those butterflies right from the start.
I swirled and twirled and dance around my room
At night, imagining love like a flower in full bloom.
How was I to know it hid its face from me
And what I thought was truly love, was not reality?
So many years, I fell into the patterns of these thoughts.
Love was not in store for me, it wasn't what I thought!
The love I held so true and dear betrayed me so one night -
And now the love I have for him is hidden from your sight.
I do not know when I'll love again - in the way that I loved him.
I just know the love that was tears my heart and limbs.
Someday I'll try to take the plunge within my heart
To open up the door held shut... no matter how the smart...
For love gone by and lost is not the way to live.
I have so much love I want to share and give.
The feelings of a love gone by are not all so sad you see
As there are other loves, who love me just for me.
Poems My Way Valrie 02/12/2010
