She opened her eyes
And looked at the dull ceiling,
Praying to see sky.

One dying voice can
Drown out the words of a man
Who's never been lost.

Five for three to one.
Dreams come and go so quickly.
One day you'll lose them.

How quickly a kiss grows cold,
Held alight only
By the fragile flicker of memory
In a waning time.

Rekindle the fire again
And let it burn.
But not, I pray you,
To where the flames consume.

Come sun.
Come rain.
Beat down on this skin of mine.
It can take it.
I know because I can.

I will not be beaten.
I will remain.
And I will dance,
Thrive in your glories
And strife.

In the common man's tongue:
"Come at me, Brah!"

8th grade Pastiche

I'm a nobody; Who are you?
Are you a nobody too?
Oh, I'm alone. Please don't tell.
I'm sad enough you know.

8th grade poem

A heart.
A dream.
A love.
Who tells the truth?
Dare I dream again?

The curse of the silent
Is to watch our dreams break.
But the curse of the loud
Is to see others cry.

The blessing of the silent
Is to hear and know everything.
The blessing of the loud
Is to make their dreams true.

To be silent,
To be loud-
Leave me be.
Let me mourn my loss.

Midnight Villanelle

Wasting time but happy to,
As the screen flickers ever bright,
If only for a glimpse of you.

I've been up an hour or two,
Writing things that are small and trite .
I'm wasting time but happy to.

As these poems from my pen do spew
I'm passing through this time called night,
Looking for a glimpse of you.

When I started I think I knew
That such a plan could not go right.
I'm wasting time but happy to.

There's elation in my heart to view
The online icon blink to light.
It's my only glimpse of you.

The moments then of joy are few
As your icon turns back to white.
I'm wasting time but happy, too.
I've had my little glimpse of you.

The Intensity Villanelle

Fill your soul with intensity.
In the end, it's the only choice
Freeing you from density.

In dancing you have propensity,
Thus in music please rejoice.
Fill your soul with intensity.

Live in peace and serenity
And conduct yourself with poise.
You won't be trapped by density.

Improve yourselves steadily:
In progress you'll find joys.
Fill your soul with intensity.

Make this group your identity.
For this family make some noise
And you won't be trapped by density.

You'll one day reach Infinity,
So now listen to my voice:
Fill your soul with Intensity
That you won't be trapped by density.

The Infinity Villanelle

Divided we are many,
But when we unite as one,
Together, we're Infinity.

We can ne'er be an entity
When from obstacles we run.
Divided we are many.

But we join with solemnity
And strive 'til work is done
Together. We're Infinity.

Achieved goals know just brevity
If cooperation we shun.
Divided we are many.

This show choir has known victory
And boy, it sure is fun.
Together we're Infinity.

When we realized our affinity,
Then out glories have begun.
Divided we are many;
Together, we're Infinity.

The Illumination Villanelle

Illuminate the darkness.
Brightly shine your heart of gold
So the night will ne'er be starless.

Those without dreams are hopeless
And all too quickly grow old.
Illuminate their darkness.

There are those that are heartless
And their souls turned stone cold,
Making the night ever starless.

You must hold onto happieness.
In the game of life, never fold.
Illuminate the darkness.

All will fade, so will sadness.
Be bold. To your friends, you must hold
And the night will ne'er be starless.

As women's groups go, you're peerless.
And your glories are yet untold.
Illuminate the darkness
So the night will ne'er be starless.

Bam!
Slipped that last poem in
Just in time
To qualify as yesterday's writing.
Because today is today
And yesterday is never tomorrow.

Wasting time
But happy to
If only for
A glimpse of you

Timeless

Wait for me

What is timeless?
And who could be?
It's a strange way to be,
Timeless.

Forever slipping through eons.
Open to interpretation,
Running through the ages.

Maybe I could write an
Eternal something.

Though time flies

The clock marches on.
Hours pass
Over quiet gatherings
Unique and fervid,
Getting stronger as these works
Have grown.

These writings,
Images in the mind,
Matter to us
Earthly creatures.

Fleeting though we are,
Longevity still graces us,
Immortality eludes us,
Eternity beckons us.
Selah.