Shattered Hopes

If only you would notice,

that I'm around you everyday,

but you barely acknowledge my existence,

before you go on your way.

I wish you'd stop a moment,

take the time to talk,

but you're always far too busy,

I guess it could never work.

You have so many interests,

I know I'm not one,

I thought maybe I might have been,

but my hopes were soon undone.

I wanted you to like me,

to be interested, to call,

maybe even get together,

just me and you, that's all.

But now I know you're busy,

you just don't have the time.

I'm not quite that important,

to be able to make you mine.

Serenity

The sun is warm upon my back

the sky a blissful blue

I lie down here

and dream

of being here with you.

The light is tainted softly green

by the fresh summer leaves

I lie down here

and listen

to the rustle of the breeze.

The atmosphere is peaceful

so tranquil, serene and calm

I lie down here

and believe

the world can do no harm.

The stream provides my music

with it's tilting, babbling song

I lie down here

and wonder

at the lack of something wrong.

This place is my sanctuary

my hideaway, my home

I lie down here

and gain

the strength to carry on.

Lessons in Appreciation

I left my native country

and travelled to this land

I left them all behind me

and now alone I stand

Those old familiar faces

I discredited before

but now they are so far away

I appreciate them more

Their love I once rejected

and turned away in scorn

I overlooked and tossed aside

those to whom I was born

Their love was unconditional

and no matter how I tried

their support remained unstinting

These people I left behind.

How could I have been so foolish

Could I have been so blind

but now I am so far away

It's their love that I find.

Home

I miss the gray-blue water

that laps against the shore.

Lamlash - Photo courtesy of Tina Chalmers

I miss the well-known scenery

that I can touch no more;

the rolling hills and tall fir trees,

the leafy paths and gurgling streams,

the rocky mountain capped in snow

are encompassed in my dreams.

I remember all those things

in the views I know so well

the caressing breeze and moonlit bay,

in my memories they swell.

I wipe away my tears

and see the scene so clearly

the island that I love

this place I hold so dearly.

Little did I realize

while surrounded by their beauty

that I would miss them all so much

when forced to do my duty.

Extremes

Loneliness, like a thick, imposing cloud

ensnares, encloses and lingers.

Like a smothering blanket

Trapping all traces of hope

Is there no way out?

Rejection, like a sharp, poisoned arrow

pierces, contaminates and destroys.

Like a gleaming silver dagger

it tears your heart apart

Can you stay alive?

Love, like a simple, gentle flower

grows, blossoms and blooms

Like the eye of the storm

it rests between the two

and makes it all worthwhile.

Loss

My love, like an ancient Grecian pillar,

crumbled, cracked and crashed

like a burned out shooting star

it fell into the abyss

but through the darkness shines light