I Can - November 30, 2010

I Can

I am able without a doubt

To take whatever comes my way

Because I believe that I hear a shout

Which says "I Can" every day

When all hope is shattered, it seems

And I am in the stress of strife

I will still lift my chin and chase my dreams

In this battle, I call "My Life"

I will not wait until tomorrow comes

To do what must be done

Because there is no "Can't"

Where I come from

I am as faithful as our sun

I do not believe that the world is to blame

For my grief or cares

And I do not think a single soul

Should feel ashamed

If my load is more than theirs

I bravely walk along a path I call my own

Not a step, do I take in fear

"I Can" is the name of my song

And I will sing it

Even

Through my tears

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

For What Reason - Nov. 26, 2010

For What Reason

For what reason do my songs appear to dance with beauty

Among the red leaves tossed in autumn winds

If not for the sake of this love, I hold in my heart for thee

This fondness, which glows within

Full in your view, the loveliest apparitions fix speaking eyes

Upon the leaves dancing in song enamored of thee

A fine expression is heard in a rustling of whispered sighs

I smile in knowing, they speak to me

A splash of colors, yellow and orange begin to also hear

I watch them surrendering to dance the same

Tossed within this fondness they appear

To know and call your name

For what reason do my songs appear to dance with beauty

Among these leaves tossed in autumn winds

If not for the sake of this love, I hold in my heart for thee

Then they must dance because they can

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Speak in Rain - Nov. 23, 2010

Margarita Shuvalova

Speak in Rain

Soft shall be the calling of flowering trees that speak in rain

So it is now as I watch by the side of the way

Listening to the softest drops attain

A hush of silence as they fade

These flowers alone carry a mysterious splendor

Passing surprise into what I know

Pouring their calling out to hearts in wonder

Breathing new life as they go

In my heart of hearts, I hold a love to hear this call

Softly speaking with truth so sweet

Pouring out, as each drop falls

From flowering trees

In crystal sheets

Soft shall be my reply to flowering trees that speak in rain

As I brush my cheek against their splendor

I will always want their drops of calling to remain

As I watch by the side of the way

In silent wonder

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Life's River - Nov. 22, 2010

David Revoy

Life's River

Until the sea waves wash into the dead of night

Gathering enough jewels to wear

My life will touch upon the shores of light

And my thoughts will always be there

My treasures whirl around the earth as I speak

Clouds rise into the hours beyond

Life's river flows slowly yet is never weak

Eliciting my emotions to respond

Far and fast reaching is the hand of nature's power

I can hear her calling in the wind

My eyes seek to see better in every hour

Releasing dust that made them blind

I see no scarlet time when life could be so cruel

Yet few now remember our sea

But I still watch her gathering all her jewels

To wear upon her waves for you and me

Idle hours are gracious into the dead of night

When sea waves rush upon the shore

As jewels fall from heaven replenishing my light

Flowing life's river into me once more

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

A Gentle Smile - November 15, 2010

Mahmond Farshchian

A Gentle Smile

When all was dark in paradise I saw a gentle smile

Coming from a twilight time

With hands of fortune folded all the while

Pressed into the spaces of a rhyme

Timid choruses wondered at my passion there

The stars for no reason ventured out

Kindness sang without a care

In a melody devout

A circle from a distant time of gold recited

With thoughtful ears that heard

Verses offered up when dark was lighted

With the gift of precious words

A restful peace rose up into my blissful state of view

Offering up countless unsung refrains

In a quiet hush I brought to you

The music in my veins

Never shall I lose the sight of this gentle smile

Coming from the light of twilight time

As paradise had been dark for quite awhile

Until this smile arrived in a rhyme

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Curving Waves of Dawn - Nov. 14, 2010

Mark Spain

Curving Waves of Dawn

We tried to feel the warming flame in the curving waves of dawn
Never had we given evening the love of our faces
Our arms of passion closed and withdrawn
Seeking warmth in future places

Within our wishes we held alone more love than precious angels
Together our voices could create a flooding melody
Alone, we waited for dawn to propel
A warmth, into our need

We believed we were empty shells, waiting for the dawn
Blank faces floating in the evening cold
Distancing ourselves from the most beautiful song
Together we could have sang as in old

We could not feel the warming flame in the curving waves of dawn
Because the warmth was held in our faces
Back to back we sought the warmth of a song
We sang separately together
In different places

If you and I would turn around and look into each others eyes
Create this melody together as our song
Perhaps we could feel the warming flame that never dies
And stop waiting for the curving waves of dawn

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Raindrop of Memories - Nov. 08, 2010

Carlo Pieroni

Raindrop of Memories

Who never passed upon a thought, then found it renewed
Like a compass pointing towards the North again
Is this a tribute which our heart ensues
Or, our minds merely
Playing tricks
In vain

Is there not a breeze that walks amidst the skies
Catching raindrops of forgotten thoughts
Returning memories to spin and rise
Filling corridors which once
We thought held only
Naught

If a single thought remembered can warm a heart again
Then let me be the water in those skies
A raindrop of memories not in vain
That gently passes through
Your mind and brings
You
Blissful sighs

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Tomorrow - November 02, 2010

Tomorrow

Tomorrow, a private dance will be ending
The sky will yield a bird its blue
All shall wonder at the sight of a new beginning
On a wild pathway
Full of bountiful
Truth

No dark shadows shall dream behind our eyes
Roses will slumber in perfect peace
We will all wonder at this beauty as we sigh
Now understanding
That our pain
Will cease

Our valleys shall again belong to us one and all
Embraced by the arms of calming winds
We will all smile in wonder as we hear the call
Of our beautiful world
Turning round
Again

Today, we stand in silence, awaiting this last dance
A whole reflection of what will be
As time grows we smile and await this chance
To walk this pathway of truth
While birds make ready
To be free

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Artist *David Joaquin

Brilliance - November 1, 2010

Randall Klopping

Brilliance

Remembering the weeping water and the fire in the dark
Softly breathed into a dream of silence
Flashes of bright cerulean sparks
In a whirl
Of brilliance

Increasing waves enfolding around a storm arising
Of time forgotten, and exiting from itself
Clothed in white linen now admiring
Strength, kept upon
Your shelf

Urgent messages bend into multi-colored bows
Seeking the sun to peacefully corral them
Until a name makes them a vow
And their lights all
Become dim

Sailing on a half-hour's dream full of careless grace
I am breathing this wonderful silence
A tide of glory aglow on my face
Whirling in a flash
Of brilliance

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010