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 Whispering Wind
 
I hear the wind whistling through the leaves
Whispering to me your name
Leading me ever onward
Deeper and deeper into the forest
Not knowing where it is taking me
Yet I am not afraid
The whispering wind suggesting safety,
Peace,
Hope,
Contentment,
Love
I bear onward
Looking for a sign
Anticipating the moment when I find you
I hear the wind whispering now from all sides
Calling to me from everywhere
I feel I must be close
Frantically I look everywhere
Behind a tree,
Under a fallen log
Inside a hollowed out tree
I scan the treetops for any sign of you
There!
In the corner of my eye
I spot you!
And when I turn my head
Giddy with anticipation
You're gone
I frown
Then smile knowing the chase is on
I hear laughter now from in front of me
Tantalizing me
Teasing me
Again leading me onward
Only this time I know I'm on the right path to you
I press onward listening
Listening for the sound of your voice
I hear it off to the left and change direction
I am running deeper into the heart of the forest now
With your voice as my only guide
I don't care where your voice leads me
As long as you are there at the end of my journey
I feel that I must be getting closer now
I know that in my heart to be true
I am running, running, running ever onward
When all of a sudden I start falling
They ground gave way beneath me
I am not afraid however
I just think of you and know the journey is almost over
I land softly, gently
Without looking back I continue on my voyage of discovery
I hear your voice getting louder, stronger now
Over there!
I catch another glimpse of you and know I am doing right
I run faster now, with a renewed sense of purpose
And enter a clearing, a meadow, and the sun shining down purposefully
I hear a sound now, your voice I'm sure, right behind me
I turn slowly
And find you there smiling
Laughing
Loving.
I reach out to touch you,
To hold you,
To kiss you.
I wrap my arms around you
And you return the embrace
An embrace suggesting safety,
Peace,
Hope,
Love.
It is then
At that moment
That I realized
That you were there
All the time
With me,
Near me.
All I had to do was open up my heart
To the possibility
And when I did
That was when I found you there
Waiting for me.
I don't want to let go
Don't want this feeling to end
We leave the clearing,
Together
Hand in hand
With a smile full of love on our faces
We go onward
Deeper into the forest
Only this time we are together
Not alone, 
Not afraid, 
Not looking around
Wondering where to go
It doesn't matter now
As we have each other
We have each other to help
We know in our hearts that we can weather any storm
So, off we continue
Into our voyage of life
Knowing each of us is stronger, better
Discovering each new day as it is presented
There is no fear,
No loneliness,
No despair,
No sadness.
Instead there is only hope,
Peace,
Contentment,
And most importantly,
There is love.
 
by : Jason Krish
from : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dedicated  Krista Rychliski
 
 
 
If I'm a bitch, it's only because I'm afraid, 
afraid to be myself. 
Sometimes I am 
and you say that you love it. 
I love to be with you, around you, 
although it doesn't always seem it. 
And all my thoughts are of you, 
and I wonder whether you'll ever feel 
the same way about me as I do about you. 
All of my friends know 
but I deny it. 
Not because I'm ashamed 
but because if you knew, 
would you still talk and flirt with me? 
What will happen when you're not here? 
Will I cry to my friends or hold it in? 
I hope I don't ever have to find out. 
But eventually I will...
You'll go off to college 
and I'll be left in high school. 
Whenever the phone rings
I hope that it's you. 
Calling simply to talk to me. 
Me, nobody else.
And I look forward to every day 
when I know I will see your face. 
And when you let me do little things, 
like drive your car or shift gears 
& even put glitter on your face, 
I smile when I think of them. 
Because it was with you. 
And I know you're joking 
when your hand's on my knee, 
and even though I push it away 
I know I like it. 
And I know sometimes you get pissed at me, 
because I'm mean to you and make fun of you, 
but it's only to conceal my true feelings. 
Why do you have these feelings for some chic 
who hardly knows you're alive? 
Does she talk to you? 
I do... 
But it's not me.
And even though my mom is yelling at me, 
for saying bitch and pissed in this, 
I don't care. 
Because these are my true feelings. 
Will you ever feel this way about me? 
I hope so. 
 
by : Christine
from : United States
 
 
 Hangman's Tree
 
Great white oak tree,
Rise tall, as far as the eye can see.
Let your leaves come down,
Thouching this dead heart in me.
I sit beneath you,
My skin wet from morning soaked dew.
Thinking of this tired life,
And all of things I must do.
 
I do have a love,
To her I'm not enough.
I wish tough,
I was in her heart of gold.
Touched long ago,
By an angel with gold wings.
I couldn't wait-
To see what love could bring.
Love has brought me nothing.
 
Feeling in me now,
Heate that won't go away.
Forever, I'll be like this-
Forever I'll be stained.
Love has brought me nothing,
But trouble in my mind.
I have tried my hardest,
To leave it all behind.
 
Great white oak tree,
I think of this life of mine.
Is thereandy way you can help me,
Help me leave this behind.
Let down you branch,
A green that is devine.
Let me wrap my self inside of you,
Let me hang from you, forever feeling fine.
 
by : Mark Anthony
 
 
 
Love is a tricky thing,
It fluctuates just like a childhood fling.
It comes real fast but goes real slow,
It comes back now and then, it's a steady flow.
Your very first love you will always cherish,
Even after you both do perish.
When love is on your side you feel so complete,
But when it turns it's back, your heart stops it's beat.
It is easy to grab but hard to give up,
It is as fragile as new born pup.
You want to hold it tight,
And not give it up without a fight.
 
 
by : Peter Gennett