Summer Night of Love

It was a night in early July the heat floating in the air

Yet the weather wasn’t the provider of

the heat she will soon write about

Instead the night air was unusually cooled by

a passing rainstorm or two

Her hear t beating faster than it had in a long while

Why was her heart doing this?

It wasn’t like she hadn’t seen the love of her life

at a great Tahoe Fox show two weeks prior

it was in that moment she realized time didn’t matter and

she also realized how much she really missed

everything about him in a short period

Then she saw him and instantly felt the flutter of

butterflies take over like a nervous schoolgirl who had

her first crush on the guy of her dreams

As she pulled in next to him electricity from somewhere

deep inside their hearts drew them closer to one another

Suddenly their hearts seemed to be speaking a language

both have heard before but as of late

they’ve forgotten to listen to

All it took was the scream of the guitar and

time seemed to melt away

That summer night of love

will be one she hopes will always be

a night they never forget

Her greatest hope is if life ever

takes them on separate journeys

as it has many times before

They can draw strength from that magical night

they shared

Home

Home is a place where friends you make

can leave an indelible imprint in your heart

that may last a lifetime

Home is a place where the

people who you’ve been lucky enough to love

want you to reach for the dreams you keep

hidden from the rest of the world

Home is a place where you are given

the tools you need to successfully make

those dreams you never thought would                      

come true a reality

Home is a place where you can go when

you feel as if your world is crashing

down around you

There is always someone

willing to listen with words of encouragement

to lift your spirit right back up to where it was

before the rain cloud hit

Even though I haven’t been home in a long while

the memories are still as fresh as the days they were made

Whenever life brings me down the words of encouragement

I received all those years ago still have the power to lift my spirit up

Troubled Genius

He was a troubled genius who was to pop music what

Elvis Pressley was to Rock and Roll

Like Elvis his music was the soundtrack of a generation

 The stage seemed to be where he

felt most at ease and could take flight

 Easily transforming himself

 from a simple man to one of the most

recognizable musicians in the world

For those of us on the outside looking in

It appeared as if this troubled genius

 had everything a man could ever want

 Everything from the love of three children and

fame and admiration to money which breeds power

I believe it was this power that lead to his downfall

It seems this troubled genius didn’t know

the meaning of the word no therefore

he did what he could to avoid ever hearing it

Those that knew him should not have been afraid to

put the king of pops’ health before his cravings for drugs

Maybe then this sad tragic chapter

wouldn’t have had to be told  

Now here we are all we have left is

the musical legacy and the

great memories he left behind

This is the side of this superstar

I choose to remember and I always will

Her Guardian Angel

She had no idea an ordinary afternoon swim in her family pool

could turn into an event she won't soon forget

The water gave her a sense of freedom unlike any she'd ever felt

A freedom that made her feel weightless and carefree

Little did she know the water she loved so much

was about to show her that guardian angels

really do exist

She swam to the side of the pool

tried to grab on and fell

backward into the water, because

she had tired herself out

She tried to fight her way to the surface

soon realizing by fighting against the water

she was making it harder for loved ones to reach her

Suddenly she saw a familiar face

flash across her minds eye

She then heard a voice

A voice so clear she no longer heard

the splashing of the water surrounding her

The voice said,

"Don't panic just relax."

She did as the voice told her and

was pulled out of the water

Before falling asleep that night

she thanked God for her guardian angel and

asked Him if she should thank her guardian angel herself

for saving her life

Even if he didn't know what he'd done

A few days later she told her guardian angel

the whole thing and thanked him

for saving her life

Not realizing at the time

how her experience would

forever inspire him

Songbird

Singing is an outlet that allows her to cope with the

stressors of her life like nothing else does

When she is having a bad day

and one of her favorite songs comes on the radio 

her troubles seem to melt away

Song has been wrapping itself around her heart

 like a warm hug from an old friend

for as long as she can remember

So don't be surprised if you hear

this songbird's songs for many years to come  

Happy

What does it mean to be happy?

Many have asked that very question

time and time again

It is a subjective state of mind that

is different for each and every person

who is in search of it  

Being happy can mean waking in the morning and

just thanking God for another day

To some being happy means

closing a life chapter and starting anew

While to others happiness is measured in material possessions

To her being happy is being in love

with the love of her life who loves her

as deeply as she loves him

All she’s ever wanted is to be there to

provide him with the love he deserves

The first thing she asks herself as

sunlight greets her at dawn is

what can I do to make his life better?

Their love will always be her

true source of  happiness

Cry

I know it’s hard to pick yourself up when all you want to do is

curl up with the darkness of your own sadness and shut the world away

Right now you’re thinking of all the things you could’ve done

no you should’ve done to reverse the cruel twist fate has given you

Could’ve and should’ve only make the heartbreak you now feel worse

I write this to let you know I’ll be here if you need an ear to listen

I remember what it was like to be in pain so deep every heartbeat brought

tears from deep within my soul making it hard to catch a breath sometimes

So it’s okay to cry letting those tears come and go as they will

Just remember when you’re ready to see the sunshine

you’re angels and I will lend you our hands  and

show you there is still a brighter day after your dark night has gone

Fourth of July Fireworks

The day begins just before dawn

as two lovers go to the beach

to share some long awaited time together

As the sun rises to greet the pale blue sky

they find themselves playing in the cool water

like two children whose mothers got them exactly   

what they wanted for Christmas

Not wanting their day to ever end

they retreat to the warmth of the sand to

gaze up at the clouds and take advantage of

the opportunity to hold one another close

A few hours later they find themselves intertwined

sharing a passionate kiss or two here and there

All the while knowing their bodies ache

for something more  

By nightfall she gazes deep into his soul

and with her touch the fires of their passion are ignited almost instantaneously 

They try to resist but the heat of the night

drives them to fulfill each other in ways they’ve only dreamt of

As particles of red, white and blue explode into the sky above

they experience an explosion of pure ecstasy    

For them the words Fourth of July fireworks

will forever have a special meaning 

Healing in Love

The moment true love found her heart and wrapped it in warmth 

years of feeling lost alone and trapped were behind her  

Suddenly she felt her spirit take flight

For the first time in her life

she knew her dreams of love had come true

The one she loves may never truly know how much his love has taught her

but she’ll never stop trying to show him just how much he means to her

His love has shown her how to let herself be free and forgive

those she once thought didn’t deserve her  forgiveness

She can honestly say the love they share makes it possible

for her to love him more than she loves herself   

Even though she’s found a freedom

she once believed only belonged to everyone else

She knows pain is a part of life but

as long as they have each other

there will always be healing in love

Little Angel

She had her whole future ahead the

earthly flame in her dark beautiful eyes

burned out to quickly

She will forever be the

picture of innocence that now lives

in millions of hearts and

will never be forgotten

Little angel may you never worry

If you're scared He'll wrap you in His love

He will soon give you wings

With those wings will come the freedom to fly

On your endless flight may you find

your heavenly flame and follow the

path He has chosen for you

Kaleidoscope

In the dawn of life very few realize what a gift   

 of mesmerizing beauty God has given them

When the dawn begins to fade and people find that

 the craziness of it all starts bringing them down 

It’s easy to forget there is something  greater than ourselves

 somewhere out there in the vast unknown

 

At this point she’s beginning to realize

 life is a prism, each experience adding itself to

 the brightly colored arrangement you see as you take

a look into the kaleidoscope that surrounds us

The next time she finds herself in a place of darkness

she’ll remember to take a breath and allow the kaleidoscope of

life to be a  colorful source of inspiration 

Freedom in Words

As she sits here writing she can't help but

think about how far she's come

She was a scared teenage girl afraid to let

her thoughts be seen on paper

she didn't think she had the right

to say what it was she had to say

So she kept her words locked deep inside her head

That all changed with some

encouragement from a few friends

and some hard work she wasn't sure she could do

When she began allowing her words to flow like a faucet

she found a freedom she didn't know existed

She never thought she'd find her freedom in words

Now that she is no longer afraid of seeing her words on paper

she hopes she'll never lose the inspiration and passion

for the writing she learned to love a few short years ago

Like her friends she hopes she

can encourage others to go after something that gives them

the same freedom she's been blessed to find

Precious Moments

Precious moments are increments of time in which one may realize

everything they ever dreamed of just might come true

Their longtime love has thrived on just such moments and

will continue to do so until the day their hearts become one

She’ll tell anyone who will listen they never have nor

will they ever take any time they are together for granted

She believes whole heartedly this is why their love has

withstood the test of time

Do you remember what it was like to hold the one you love

in your arms for the first time?

They just recently got to experience that and

it was heaven on earth in their minds

This was more than either of them dreamed it would be and

they kept praying it would never end

They also found themselves falling deeper in love

as they became lost in one another’s eyes

For her it was as if he had touched a place beyond

her heart deep within her soul

A place inside herself she never knew existed

His eyes seem to let her know he felt the same way

All of a sudden they realized that the precious moments they were sharing

were fleeting fast and they would have to hold the

memories they made in their hearts until

they can pick up where they left off

She will never forget how special he made her feel

If the memories bring a tear or two to her eyes

she’s sure they will be tears of joy

Dream Chaser

She’s always chased her dreams

until they’ve come true

Even the dreams some thought were

completely out of her reach

A reach she didn’t know she had at the start of this dream chasing journey

Through the years she’d learned

as long as she has faith in herself and her abilities

 as well as having  the will to do whatever it takes

the dreams she has will be realized    

It’s time for this dream chaser to chase a few more dreams

She knows it’s taken a while for her to get to this place to

draw from the strength she’ll need to persevere 

Yet she knows if she doesn’t chase these goals for herself

she’ll do it for the people she loves most in this world

Her biggest dream stems from a promise

she made and intends to keep to one of her biggest fans  

 The second is a dream a high school girl

was so afraid of at first

While she’s realized part of her second goal

it’s only the beginning

In turn she hopes her second dream will play a huge part

in that promise she made coming true

For all those out there who are wondering

if their dreams have a chance of ever coming true

Take it from someone who knows

it’s never too late to be your own dream chaser

Light in the Darkness

She sometimes sinks into the darkness

Left by his departure from this world

Loneliness, anger and guilt fill her heart

even though she knows

there’s nothing she could’ve done

She is acutely aware that the pain and emptiness she now feels will never completely heal

The one thing she is sure of

Is that he will always be her light of

Hope illuminating the hand of darkness

that life may deal her

Just like he’d done before his untimely departure to heaven

She will pick herself up and move on because she knows that’s what he would want for her

Why Now?

She wakes to her phone vibrating ever so softly under her head

which makes her jump out of her skin and

in one of those moments when she is the only one

that can hear herself scream as her words are bouncing around in her head she asks

Damm, what do they want from me this early?  

Her next thought is; do I really want to hear this now?

Then in one motion she looks at the caller ID thinking

Oh, they can wait

Do they know she was in the middle of the type of dream

one only writes about in the most private of journals?

Just as she picks up where she left off in her dream

her phone vibrates once again 

Why now, can’t you wait a few more minutes?

She asks the phone as if it were a person

She looks at the caller ID once more and

sees that the call is coming from the same number as before so

in the sweetest voice she can muster she answers the phone

To her surprise the caller replies

“Good morning beautiful”

What he doesn’t know is he’s the one

 she’s been dreaming of all this time

The Why now question is finally answered

I’ll Always Be

You the blonde haired little girl I know and

love with all my God given heart  

The girl who makes me smile without even trying

Your smile I long to see every time I think of you

the one seeming to ask my heart

Can you stay here with me forever?  

I hope you know if I could be there I would be

Your hugs I wish would never end

The ones I cherish in my memory that are brought back to life

 each and every time I hear your voice or

someone speaks your name

If someone were to ask me what my definition of magic is

I would reply “Her hugs”   

  

I know it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other and

every time we get the chance you surprise me

You’re growing into a beautiful young lady

A beautiful young lady I am very proud to know

I may not be with you in person all the time but

if you keep me in your heart I promise

I’ll always be there anytime you need a friend

I will always love you!

Ten Years Since

Can’t believe it has been ten years since

a clear blue sunny sky turned into a scene right out of a horror movie 

A scene I along with many others watched unfold in a daze of disbelief 

Our country rocked due to a deep rooted hatred most at least in my lifetime

 didn’t know still existed outside the history books we once studied       

People forced to breathe their last breath simply because

they were in the wrong places at the wrong times

Can’t believe it has been ten years since

That day taught all of us strength isn’t determined

 by the one left standing  after the last punch has been thrown

Rather strength is determined by the one who took the last punch and

through the darkness left behind rises moving on to the next challenge

trying to keep the lessons they learned in their memories

Can’t believe it has been ten years since

Heroes have been made and sacrificed so much for

this country they loved without being asked to do so 

 To all I say your lives will never be forgotten and

we are blessed because you defined what our freedom really means

Thank you so much