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One of My Poems... |
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She's the One She's the one Who sits beside you in your workspace She's the one Who pilots the aircraft you commute on She's the one Who tends to your broken bones She's the one Who teaches your children on a daily basis She's the one Who rings up your purchases at the checkout She seems to be strong and confident Yet inside she is crumbling and falling apart She appears to be enjoying life Yet inside she is ready to give up the race She is able to laugh and tell jokes Yet inside she is weeping and distressed She seems to be holding it all together Yet inside the dam is ready to burst She's the one...with hidden bruises and pains She's the one...Do you know this one? |
View from the Pali Lookout in Honolulu |
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Characteristics of a Mother |
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A mother Is perfectly human Unable to leap tall buildings Yet able to bridge the gaps of age A mother Has a love for her child That resembles a majestic waterfall Its depth cannot be seen A mother Is endowed with a compassion Fierce enough to protect her young Yet gentle enough to soothe the deepest fears A mother Is a gift to her child One that doesn't require opening As her heart doesn't know how to shut down A mother Is her child's best advocate Able to come to her child's rescue At a silent cry for help Copyright 2004 Kelli G. Deister |
A Poem I Wrote For the 2005 Annual Candlelight Vigil |
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I Am Reminded... When I hear the heavy rains pouring outside I am reminded of those nights that you wept in pain Longing within to be held in arms of comfort I yearned to run to your side and embrace you Affirming to you, your worth and importance to me When I hear the thunderous roars of the stormy skies I am reminded of those treacherous storms That consumed your life on a daily basis I yearned to tenderly draw you close to me And whisper to your spirit of my deep love for you When I hear of the wars occurring in our world I am reminded of the battlefield you called home In which you were wounded and battered daily I yearned to rescue you from the weapons of abuse And bring you to a place of comfort and peace When I see the lightening as it strikes in the dark skies I am reminded of those dark secrets which I knew you held Being too terrified to trust and speak them out I yearned to sit close to you and tell you that I knew And carry you away to a place of freedom When I see the rainbow stretching across the sky above I am reminded of the hope which you now have eternally As you no longer remember the pains you once knew Now living in a peace you previously dreamed of knowing When I hear the laughter of a young child I am reminded that at that very moment You are consumed no longer with tears and sorrows But with child-like laughter and joy When I see the first rays of the morning sun I am reminded of your spirit of gentleness And that as I watch the sun rising in the sky You are being forever embraced in the light of hope When I sit on the beach and watch the waves come and go I am reminded of your life which still continues on Through the sweet memories that I have of you Which will remain with me for all of time |
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