I am

I’m not always how you see me
or all you percieve that I should be
my faults they are many, and varied
i am what I am.i’m woman, I am me

i am strong when strength is needed
but i’m not made of steel
my heart is fragile in your hands
i am what I am,i’m woman ,i am me

i’m loving and loved ,i nuture and care
a loyal friend ,i’m always there
i’m not always how you want me
i am what I am,i’m woman,i am me

i’m mother and lover and wife and friend
from one to another I often transcend
i’m not always with you ,sometimes absentee
i am what I am,i’m woman, I am me

the face that you look at and sometimes don’t see
what goes on behind it ,there’s no gaurantee
i’l be what you want to or want not to be
i am what I am,i’m woman,i am me

Take me as I am,or leave me,let me be
and i’l pick up the pieces,clear the debris
i am strong enough to cope and to heal, maybe
it’s because I am woman, and because I am me.

Words that lie before me

My language is but simple
the words I use are plain
i hold not degrees of knowledge
nor letters to follow my name

The words I write transfer from thought
and feelings deep inside
i speak from love ,i speak from life
words my heart just cannot hide

At times I wonder if you see
what lies beneath my pen
and if you do can you see
the me that is…that lies within

i often wonder if you have read
this Theasurus inside my head
and do you ever when you’re there
flick quickly through or absorb with care

And once my words are spoken I cannot take them back
sometimes you get their meaning,sometimes you’re far off track
For you must take them as you see
Understand ….or question me.

Paint my world

Paint my world with colours of love
sky blue your smiling eyes
precious gold your gilded crown
lines of laughter that sometimes frown

Colour me shades of morning dew
and evening’s crimson my desire for you
the nectar of honey,sweet to the taste
the white that is snow,and purity chaste

Emblazeon with light stolen from stars
brush stokes gentle ,the man that you are
give me a rainbow and show me again
what lies beyond it after the rain

Tinge with hues of fertile green
where love grows wild and free
where nature meets with nurture
visible,clearly seen

Paint my world your heart the brush
whispering colours that won’t be hushed
vivid and vital the shades that are passion
Scarlet and fire.

Deep

When you’re in your deepest ocean
and retreat to it’s darkest depths
you take with you your burdon
leaving me in debt

This debt I cannot pay
unless you let me in
and find you in that darkest night
and take you from within

I too have been in that place
that place you call "my own"
A place no one can visit
a place to be alone

And when your’re done you’ll find me
where i’ve always been
inside the very heart of you
inside your very being.

Did i say

Not everyday you make smile
nor all the time your eyes beguile
not always dawn to start the day
And I love you, did I say?

Not everyday your humour bright
but still the moon of my every night
nor always flowery words ,nor bouquets
And I love you, did I say?

Not always conversation that rivets
at times only with me in spirit
and at times you are so faraway
And I love you, did I say?

Not always the rock on which to lean
and often or not nowhere to be seen
for in my heart is where you play
and for all this I love you….Did I say?

Dark Night

Darkest night before the dawn
wondering if ever will come the morn
Mellow moonlight my only guide
blackest clouds within reside

Sinking deep into the storm
Thoughts fill up,start to swarm
memories flood my weary heart
awakening needing life’s clarity chart

Never knowing when this night ends
or if into daylight darkness transcends
and so the old story goes
that only a woman’s heart knows

Strength and stature swept away
and even what’s weightless begins to weigh
Dark cloud beckons with no guiding light
nothing to hope for,nothing in sight.

Valentine

Valentines and quirky rhymes
and matters of the heart
pledges of love for all times
promising ne’er to part

Roses and chocs in gift wrapped box
candlelit meals for two
telling him your world he rocks
He says he loves you too

Lovers and loved ones across the miles
sending cards with kisses and smiles
postman working overtime hours
ensuring this day is for us…and ours

Couples and candles,and bended knee
The joys of youth for all to be
timeless,ageless Cupid’s arrow
aims for the heart when released from his bow

Starlight and moonlight in February’s night
hope lies eternal that true Love’s in sight
lovers and dreamers are never the few
Hearts upon sleeve this day in view

Moonlight and roses and love and romance
cheek to cheek music playing the dance
A time for loving and a time to say
"i love you" for you on Valentines day.