With every mystical sunset
And fresh new sunrise
Nature's gift is shown to us

A magician of seasons
It can snow in July
And reach boiling temperatures
In mid-December

A complex system
Of rain and sunlight
Providing necessities
To give birth
To new scenes

No picture
Nor any poem
Could ever capture
The miracle of nature's gift
Yet we live in it
Every day of our lives

Inhabited by humans
Forests gave way to cities
Disrupting the cycle
That was meant to be carried out
Changing the plan
And molding it to our lives

Acting as though
Nature cramps our style
But we have never lived without a tree
And paper to write on
Never been forced to understand
What this life would be like
Without the miracle
of Nature's Gift
Epic Myst©

Stands before the pillars of the great hall
Resting lightly on the clear waters beneath
Doves and butterflies at her beck and call
Surround her from head to feet
So happy and carefree her life is here
Living with nature in harmony
With boundless wonder and nothing to fear
Her spirit is completely free
Shadow Whysper©

They say time heals all wounds
Time will even heal a broken heart
But how can time begin to heal
Without knowing when to start?
Time can be our hero
It can bring a spark to flame
Make the glow forever burn
After passion has been tamed
Time can make the same sun set
For two souls that are apart
It can make the rain hide the pain
Of tears cried in the heart
But time can be so cruel too
The shadows seem to crawl
The full moon hides the brightest stars
And no one sees them fall
Time can take the blush of love
And fade it day by day
Store the memories, dry the tears
And turn your heart away
So my fear, I guess, is of Time itself
Each grain of hourglass sand
Will they take me to.... forever and you
Or to the emptiness where Time began.........
DreamSeeker©

As the clouds arch open, the sun peeks through
The butterflies flutter after the mornin' dew.

With the soft summer breeze blowing in my hair
I can smell the flower blossoms in the air.

Walking carefully among the water lilies floating
I hear the sweet sounds of the young birds chirping.

Swirling around me are the many doves
Preparing to leave me, as once did my love.

Not knowing at all where my future lies.
In this mystical beautiful paradise.

With just a glance there's a lot to see
And at the center of it all, is me.

Deep in the shadows of my mind
I wish to remain here frozen in time.
Stolen_Tear©

As we look around us
Many paths to choose
Each a difference fate awaits
Some we will win others lose

Enter the darkness
Enter the light
Swirling fog upon the ground
The coming of the night

Quiet whispers about
No one will ever shout
Silence will ensue
About this is no doubt

Walk along our paths
Listen to the sounds
Is this where it ends
Or will life abound
Star_Fire©

Sweet Dryad through the forest walks
Gliding silent, stepping light.
An aura all around her glows
While doves swoop 'round in flight.

Willful spirit, ever restless
Youthful, happy, wild and free.
Look deep into her soulful eyes
Serene, peace-filled and wise.

They're soulmates for eternity
Steadfast love, so pure, so true.
They met a lifetime long ago
But lifetimes end too soon.

So though her arms now empty ache
Thoughts of his warm embrace.
She knows someday he'll come again
Love's call will find it's way.
NeecyD©

When I was young I loved simply
Now as I mature I find
The Love I knew as a child was precious
Love was given freely without reservations
Now it is given slowly and with much deliberation
Will I be denied or accepted?
Is there hope in this world of despair?
Can childlike innocence be recaptured?
When cynicism and doubt abound
Can true love be found
As a teen Love was but a word, a means to an end
A word spoken in haste to achieve an adolescent goal
The word comes so easily but the emotion longs to be fulfilled
Is there but a chance at happiness
or has it escaped my grasp forever
Oh damnable fate that would let one see but not have Love
In a world so devoid of human compassion
Can one hope to find a soul mate?
Or is life to be lived without
Love
Hope
Compassion
Further down Do I spiral into the pit of despair
longing for loves tender caress?
Only to be denied by the one whom I seek
Can fate be so cruel?
Anguish torment bitterness despair
With all that one can acquire through wealth
Only that which can not be bought is worth having!
Cast me down oh hilltop upon the rocks of my failures,
break me on my loneliness
Envelop me in darkness so that my soul cries out in pain no more
For the one I care cares not for me.
Bitter is the knowledge
Bliss is the ignorance of youth
Would that I could return to the warmth of childhood dreams
Alas only the cold sterile truth that I shall be forever alone.
CLCKSTPR©

Through the gates of life we must pass
Remembering good and bad from our past

As the muddy bottom oozes through our toes
On and on life continually goes

Some days are fun, others are silly
Some days you rest on the water lily

Some days are lousy, some days you sink
Other days, life just plain stinks

Above the clouds, the sky is still blue
How your day is, is up to you
mwm44©

I see her before me
In the glade free from winter's grasp
Doves and butterflies swoop and drift
On their sickened dance
Offering a peace I no longer feel
Quiet tranquillity in morning's glow
The clear water brings no respite
It's depths no more pure than she
She gestures with an elegant grace
With a calculating smile she whispers
“Take what you will for here is plenty”
All the beauty turned sour in my eyes
The chaste offers me her deceitful rose
A flower now dead without scent
“Never” I say “The rose like you shall wilt”
“It is a flower I choose not to pluck”
Bedecked in a finery that no longer appeals
A paradise that reviles all I hold dear
She smiles with machiavellian intent
“Give your heart to me” she croons
“Stay here awhile and rest with me”
Fleuretty©

The cold had penetrated the world for so long
A cold so bitter and numbing
That life had all but ceased.
At last the spell had been broken and
The scales and bindings had fallen off
Life was coming forth again rebirth had come.
The sun was shining and warmth was returning
Her heart was full and peaceful.
She gently sent out the messengers of peace
Each one carrying the message
She had been given.
Love IS alive and precious
It is the completion of ones self and others.
Seek it
Treasure it
Spread it's Joy around
For love melts a frozen heart
And is to be given not kept inside.
Love is free accept it and
Taste the freedom that it brings.
Love is what will change your world and mine.
Lady Valor©

For only a given time may ones wisdom always hide.
The flow of a thousand temples which life seems to guide.
Destinies are unfound for every mortal soul.
Some have lost the way unsure of where to go.

As dusk awakens sweetly, a mentor of time appears.
Bringing forth the knowledge releasing all pain and fear.
Sending throughout the courage, all hope compassion and faith.
Lessons learned in history's sky, never to be any scathe.

When at the break of this glorious day you begin to see.
Millions of her tiny doves appear, just know the time will be
For opened hearts and emptied minds to silently withstand.
Releasing of the spirits sent forth from her small hands.
LoveStar©

The sun shines through the archway:
Backlights her auburn hair.
She is at one with nature:
Gracefully gliding there.
Her beautiful blue gown adorns
Her perfect shape and form;
A lady of such style and grace
As she becalms the storm.
The doves of peace swirl round her:
The roses at her feet.
Tranquility tinged with passion,
The bitter with the sweet.
But if you try to love her,
Please heed now, what I say.
The lady here will show to you
Four seasons in one day.
The promise of the early spring;
Your summer in the sun;
The fading light of autumn
Before the winter comes.
She will show you all of this,
Then disappear from view.
Your heart will travel with her,
But not the rest of you.
And as you lie there broken
Like a wave upon the shore,
This lady will be on her way,
And you'll see her no more.
Peter Jones©

within forest grove
lush
deep
sugar pines sing to lilies sweet
masked in flora
bathed in sunlight
undiscovered mysteries weave

sentinel of guarded spring
eternal mistress of impetuous hearts
benevolent benefactor
of fantasy and dreams
dances Hylas mate

maidens unencumbered
with trappings of first sin
graceful in their folly

alabaster virgin nymphs
rejoicing to aqua whispers
awaiting blissful rapture
to carry them upon
loves inaugural wind.
Synapse©

Ice blue visions
against an ice blue sky
reflecting a prism
of beauty near
the ice blue pond

Serene her beauty
silence her vow
pristine in clarity
stoic and proud
softly inviting

Hands outstretched
beckoning me onward
carrying my dreams
on butterfly wings
soft to touch... velvet

Dreams in flight
no end in site
glorified by
the rising sun...
real? or fantasy?

Hopeful expectations
without explanations
cast off shadows doubt
rejoicing in solitude
embracing my sanity

Refreshing my soul
from the waters cold
exhilarating rush
that open the pores
to my mortality

I welcome the vision
that lives within
the quiet heart
that loves.. and lives
the ice blue dream
Reina©

She stood there without a care
Upon the Lilly-pads of the galaxy
As they drifted atop the lake of eternity
She held the blood red rose of life
Gently plucking at its petals
Tossing them into the wind
As the white winged messengers of death
Flapped violently to ensure their course
Never dare stray….
As they flew toward the gateway
Leading the souls into the hereafter
While the red haired maiden of destiny
Kept her back toward the gate
Denying herself the pleasure
To look upon the tree covered mountains of heaven
Denying herself the pain
Of gazing upon the blazing round orb of hell
As she looked instead into a winter's future
With a look of serene indifference
That flowed like the blue gown covering her soul
Protecting her from the cold reality
Of what she had been created for…
Nightscribe©

On the brink of life she awaits
As death is closing in
To guide us through those pearly gates
And lead us home again.

Ascending from the misty snow,
Her presence warms the air.
She sweetly whispers, "We must go,"
Then eases our despair.

Behind her brighter grows the light
Of those who've gone before.
They've waited years so that they might
Greet us at Heaven's door.

The angel of death turns away,
Doves swarming at her back.
She still has many souls to meet.
She fades into the black.
KathyK©

A kingdom once awaited me here,
life's love and partner at my side.
The peace and joy that calmed my soul,
palace walls could never hide.

Together we built this castle grand
filled with beautiful treasures found.
Undying devotion... soft words spoken,
our hearts be forever bound.

Armor clad and off to battle
as the very soul within me burns.
A messenger comes to deliver news
and my love will not return.

So don't let this view deceive you
though the setting so serene,
darkness hides behind these eyes,
bitterness tucked beneath these wings.

Constant struggle for release,
sorrow flee from deep within,
never seeming to take full flight
encircling only to return again.
blushin©

What is this I see?
A lover strong in life and beauty
The winds and the seasons bow to such splendor
and the frigid air of the world touches her not...
Yet it creeps into her realm seeking to devour
The life, love, the truth of such greatness
Is beauty strong enough to overtake this?
_hedge1©

  I must not
  tarry too long
  winter's hood has
  long since fallen
  and
  spring's resonance is
  whispering
  insistently
  in my ear...

  Oh, it's late
  and I have let
  the dawn tiptoe in
  whilst I in my
  deepened slumber
  lay nestled against
  loves tranquil
  shoulder...

  I must arise
  for I hear the
  call of the dove
  gently tugging
  against the sleeve
  of my repose...
  I am guilty of
  a long winters
  dreamless dream

  There is much
  to do
  and I have slept
  too long
  too deeply
  in winters
  arms

  Arise I must
  and herald
  in the
  beginning
  of another
  spring

  Ok
  I'm up!
  Kristin©

In passing through portal of time
with blooming flowers in her wake
as songbirds twitter, chirp and chime
of them she never would forsake
The leaves she has all painted green
as lily's bloom upon the pond
the air so fresh and pure and clean
fern fiddle head becomes a frond
The white rose nestled in her hair
a red bloom in her dainty hand
can all but hear the trumpets blare
as Lady Spring invades the land
The white dove swirls to soar above
and spread across the endless sky
the sweet coquettish wink of love
is carried by each butterfly
Sir Winter with his frosty breath
retreats before her golden smile
and melts into his yearly death
Spring lovely he would not beguile
For Spring is love born fresh and new
and warms the heart of every soul
her kiss as soft as morning dew
so each may hear the love bell toll
Sir_Sun©

The budding oaks, cottonwood, birch, and maple
unfurl their leaves like ancient standards
for all the world to gaze upon.
Awakening from their winter's slumber
the pines shake off the last remaining grasp
of the month's past.
Long gone are the memories of cold and harsh days,
and bitter nights....
Now there is only warmth,
and joy,
and a spirit of new beginnings
Spring has come
with her gentle flowing tresses
her gentle touch
and her loving embrace.
Spring has come
and all is ....
as it should be.
crple©

Like winter snows, my heart did melt when first I felt embrace.
You'd promised you would bring me spring, when first I saw your face.
Our days were spent with such content, to know our loving hearts.
Time stood still to shelter us, we swore we'd never part.
Many a tear I cried that night, when you said that you must leave.
You placed a flower in my hand and left me there to grieve.
My heart so filled with love for you, now into pieces shattered.
I struggled long my peace to know, as all my strength was gathered.
Yet still I feel this emptiness, not knowing reason why...
You gave your love, a precious gift, and then away did fly.
Linda2001©

While driving around this new found town
true disparity catches my eye.
Clouded horizons are common place
as storms race across the sky.

Overshadowed by the greenest trees
are streets that are lined with run down homes.
Although they're in need of less repair
than the broken families.

But there are flowers in the garden
brush away the freshly fallen snow.
Pretty flowers bloom here all year round
won't you come and watch them grow.
dawg_isblue©

Sunlight beams amazingly strong
Sheltering from the cold
Spring's safety net to hold her safe
While grandma's wings unfold

The winter months had been so bleak
Raging storms, his voice, clear
Frigid icy daggers stabbing
Piercing chilled frozen fear

No harsh wind blowing round about
Growth had come forth today
Tranquility for a short time
Her blooming heart would sway

Within these cemetery walls
Brought her a warming peace
Pond of goldfish and lily pads
Beauty, silence , relief

Spirits, butterflies, turtledoves
Wings promises of hope
Soaring beyond to find herself
Before next winter's slope

Lingering times of this spring day
Enchanting her so sweet
Latching on tenderly in tune
She sings of this  retreat

Encouraged, all was warmest here
Away from winter's dark
Again next year she shall return
To grandviews solace park.
gigi041©

Mina leads them in.
Mina leads them out.

This gate is useful to those in doubt.
The young and old consider a shift.

Mina worries about the future.
She knows it lies in a drift.

I observe the gate as she shuts it down.
Her unit of deeds leaving only nature's sounds.
Cluewall©

unexpected
and deeply
as noticing the breathing air
you came

surprising me
on my walking
thru the gates of happiness

come along,

come with me,

shall we meet each other also
in Light?
Dalila©

as she evolves
 out of  wintry pond
upon  lilies
freed
from now melted ice
she urges
 powers in nature
to deliver
color and life
to what was a dark,
 dreary scene
rose petals
 carry fragrance
 doves flight
is freedom
Thank you!
the spirit
has activated
a  capacity
to erase
dark winter of our past
and
present us with
a wondrous
vivid future
Awakening to Springtime
of
our lives
MiNN1©

As I'm floating through a life of torment
I think back in times of happiness
When things seemed so simple.

Doves surround me in a whirlwind
As though to place me in a state of peace
Time seems to stand still

All that can be heard is silence
Who ever thought it could be so loud
Piercing sounds of nothing

The smell of a pink rose
Brings tears to my eyes
It has an aroma of a memory
One I will carry forever.

For a love that was
A love that will always be
A love buried deep in my heart, my soul
A love floating in silence.
Angel-In2thnite©

She stands at the pillars of time
Awakened to a rosy morn
The flutter of freedom about her
To a new life she has been born

As she walks across Spring's waters
The flowering of her heart in hand
She believes that the warmth of her love
Will melt the chill on the land

A rainbow of colors then fly by
Like flower petals that dance in the winds
A song of peace is cooed on the breeze
To the rhythm of new life that begins

And as the sun rises into the sky
So does Hope as it lifts from the mists
For the beauty of Life comes from within
So that peace and love can exist
emmarie©

hark!
lest not you hear
soft as a whisper
her resurrecting kiss
upon our land
locked in yearning
natures' splendor becoming
from her temperate hand
fairest maiden
goddess
harbinger of beauty
life and love
heralding the return
of sweethearts cravings
virgin turtle doves
dispatching inhibitions
reviving hearts
as melted snow
uplifted to soar
to lands of forevermore
upon gossamer wings
regaling in sweet melodies
two lovebirds
can now sing.
MjkFingrz©

Let the contest begin so we can see who has the power
Called the voice of a knight from the castles tallest tower
And on the tops of lily pads she walked upon the water
Concentrating on all the things her father had taught her
With a sweeping gesture of her hand it was all engineered
As dove and butterflies from her gown magically appeared
Then her steel gray eyes started to glow like red-hot cinders
Showing true magic beyond the skills of the other pretenders
Deadly her beauty and wizardry to bend others to her will
For each has the ability to stir deep in the soul a kind of thrill
Every movement sorcery and every look mystical enchantment
Proudly she was everything Merlin's daughter should represent
Bear1Mage©
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