Changeful Storm

New Blog - December 09, 2010

2010-12-09T19:22:00.001-08:00

Thank you to everyone who has

followed this blog. I now have a new

one that can be located at

http://www.changefulstormpoetry.blogspot.com

Neva Flores

Paint It Clean With Love - Dec. 08, 2010

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Paint it Clean with Love

Life for me is beautiful, like a dress of cool water and shining sun
Decorated with glowing stars and flowing dreams
If you wonder, why this smile of mine rarely comes undone
And what paints this rainbow as my theme

I could tell you stories of dark ways I have had to walk
Speak to you of anger and disgust
But I would rather know, I spread my smile as I talk
So I just leave those stories in the dust

I seek a better home that will wrap around all aching hearts
Built with strength and faith, painted clean in love
Big enough to share and always impart
Sweet warmth, like a glove

Life for me is beautiful, I embrace each day as it dawns
Wearing this smile, it brings to me
Each day is full of cool water and shining sun
I smile at the rainbow I see

If you will watch closely, you can see the glowing stars
Help me find this home I am dreaming of
We can smile and walk together; I hear it is not far
Hold my hand; we will paint it clean with love

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

In the Midst of a Journey - Dec. 6, 2010

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In the Midst of a Journey

In the midst of a journey within a look of the sweetest eyes

I would imagine flowers as the mightiest giants

When I smelled smoke

I would know there was a fire

And my name would be written in sunshine

Instead of words of defiance

I would never be lost or glance behind me at dawn

Blankness would never claim my day

With gladness I would be filled

I would recognize the swords of those

Who were friend or foe

When entanglements came my way

My time would move ever slowly on the best of days

I would hold all the keys to change

And could tell the difference

Between promises made by the way

Without having fear of my life

Being rearranged

Instead in the midst of a journey within this life of my own

There exist giants who are certainly not flowers

Nor do I always smell smoke

When there is fire

My name is not written in sunshine each hour

Yet to the clouds

I will never give power

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Breath of a Rose - Dec. 5, 2010

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Breath of a Rose

Is there no breath in a glowing roses dream

After the night has scattered

None so fair warms a heart it seems

Or equals a breath

That matters

When the night is over in a golden sense

Climbing up above the sea

Would you care or take offense

If a dreaming rose

Could no longer breathe

What follows until the last light shines

Within all your memories

Inside small spaces are you so inclined

To be the dreaming rose

That still breathes

Do you dream willingly, continuing to bloom

After the night has scattered

As you take each breath do you presume

That which warms your heart

To be what matters

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

I Can - November 30, 2010

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Veiled - October 31, 2010

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Veiled

Though I have found you within the walls, you arise
Checked with beauty full of bends and curves
Alone, you hold bright spaces
With the softest footsteps
Of great reserve

Who would have guessed that I would have found you
Emblazoned in all your infinite mystic light
Surrounded by a warm white mist
How hard your essence
Would be to fight

There for a while all was veiled in this warm white mist
Which flew in anew each day on the wind
I slept with feathers round my bed
Ignoring the burning bush
I defend

Now I sigh at the sight of your infinite mystic light
As the wind blows the mist aside
Though I have found you within the walls, I arise
To seek that from which
I hide

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

A Breath Apart - October 26, 2010

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A Breath Apart

Those breathings of the softest hours turn
On golden leaves that fall away
Your kisses upon my neck will still burn
When heaven's stars meet
The light of day

Half-awake, I still stand a breath apart
Remembering a budding flower
Lovely angel wings flutter in my heart
As I recall those sweet
Love filled hours

Among the things which move the waves along
Is my tender vision of your hands
A gentle grace with moves so strong
My ebb and flow
At your command

A dove's wings sweep across this flaming blush
Spreading like the rising sun
Upon a chest of happiness a burst of rush
Softly hints of an eternity
Of two becoming one

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Open Window - October 25, 2010

2010-10-25T07:18:00.000-07:00

Open Window

A cardinal is looking in my open window

Searching for his beloved sky

I can see his eyes in the morning glow

Can tell that his wings

Are aching to fly

I can feel a whispered breeze calling out to him

So why does he continue looking here

Instead of lighting there on yonder limb

Is he merely confused

Or full of fear

I dare not utter a single, solitary word

Or move an inch, you see

Recognizing a kindred spirit in this bird

Looking here in my window

Searching, just like me

I am staring at the world through an open window

Always, searching for my beloved sky

One day when I find what I seek, I will go

Spread out my wings

And swiftly fly

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

A Thousand Joys - Oct. 23, 2010

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A Thousand Joys

Oh, to love a spirit that clings within my mind
Twines around my heart
Where all those lovely colors gently bind
Into sweet verses of magic
Which never part

This is the happiness I hold close within
Where my best affections lie
A thousand joys softly race across my skin
When I look
Into your eyes

All my darkness crumbles away to naught
When you twine your colors here
Binding verses your heart has taught my own
To chase
Away my fears

Oh, how I love a spirit that clings within my mind
Softly weaves its magic here
Brings a thousand joys to race across my skin so fine
Makes my fears
All disappear

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Whole - October 17, 2010

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Whole

I glimpse your eyes staring at the shadows in my soul
Seeking to calm the wildly rushing storm
That keeps my heart out of control
Unable to keep
The beat
Pulsating whole

I stare into eyes that seek to calm the storms
To make my heart their own
Leaving chambers once cold now warm
And my heart begins to pulsate
To the beat
Of a song, its always known

Buried longings softly rush, to be finally freed
From this heart out of control
Once a half now pulsates complete
As your eyes chase shadows
Calming storms, my heart
Returns to whole

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Naive Hearts - October 15, 2010

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Naive Hearts

Silken impressions can entice a novice

Unversed and starry-eyed

To leap from a cast iron refuge into raging fires

Relinquishing any thought of their pride

Sweet tempting trickles of honeyed bliss

Dance magically in their eyes

While chasing thrills with their naive hearts

Unskilled in determining lies

A novice becomes tempered in raging fires

Versed in the troubles of love

When their naive hearts are utterly broken in two

Crying out to the blue moon up above

Experience reigns master, as a naive heart learns

To chase those thrills and yet discern

How to patiently peer from the refuge of iron

Before leaping into love's fiery burn

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Effervesce - October 14, 2010

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Effervesce

Filling and fading with a soft caress
My playmate by the deep
Our memories diminish into effervesce
Held upon the sands of time
They keep

We bind and softly lay them all along
Like small sparks of fire
Yet out of the mist they are burning strong
As our soul's
Deepest desires

The dusk of evening, breaks into light
Filling with a soft caress
Memories are found through clouds of night
In the surging foam
Of effervesce

Those sands of time will unbind the fires
My playmate by the deep
Found in our soul's deepest desires
The smallest spark
Will keep

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Dancing Moonlight - Oct. 11, 2010

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Dancing Moonlight

Misty moonlight falls on dancing waters
Shimmers as it plays
Lights the fall of a gauntlet's challenge
Called the sunrise
Of the day

Straining beams of iridescence quietly appear
Changing in a glow
Accumulating dust from a starlight's sphere
A brilliant sparkling
From long ago

A splash of velvet is the midnight sky
Cradling our moon
Softly singing the sweetest lullaby
Knowing the challenge
Is ending soon

Streaks of crimson, fiery red appear
Across the velveteen
The moonlight's dancing end is near
As the sun again
Is seen

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Keystone - October 07, 2010

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Keystone

If I asked you what you see in me
Would those rivers
Flow the same
A vessel for to hold the sea
Or a levee for to claim

Would you see walls you can absolve
A tree with no leaves
A riddle
No man could ever solve
Or a truth you can believe

Tell me true, what you can see
When your sky
Is not blue
A web interlacing what cannot be
Or one that ties my heart to you

Would you tell me you celebrate the jewel
You've found
For a kingdom of your own
Kept as a keystone
To create a harmonious sound
You cannot compose on your own

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Come To Know You - Oct. 5, 2010

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Come To Know You

Through the sphere of consciousness
I travel into your mind
Sharing your deepest feelings and beliefs
Yet not feeling less
Than if they were mine

I hear the echoes of your private pain
See visions of your pleasure
Take inside my inner self all that you are
Within your domain
We stand in equal measure

I can feel the awesome presence of your power
Know that which makes you weak
When I travel into all that you are inside
To truly come to know you
Is what I seek

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Motives of Ivory Veils - Sept. 30, 2010

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Motives of Ivory Veils

I felt a rumor softly touch the air I breathe

Mingling in my exhale

Such a sweet sachet of fleeting mystery

Lost in motives, of ivory veils

Unassuming pleas of poignant measure

Quivered in each breath

Purifying with a gravitational pleasure

Unparalleled, in its depth

Melodious testimony rang within the rising

Of my lyrical express

Sang in tune, along a harmonious horizon

A masterpiece, no less

The rumors touched me with no hearsay

I had inhaled the truth

Found within the mysteries sweet sachet

Motives, of ivory veils of youth

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Seeking Answers - Sept. 29, 2010

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Seeking Answers

If I could only climb the highest mountain peak
Or quietly rest upon a jagged cliff
Perhaps I would find all of life's answers I seek
To all the what's, why's and if's

There I would sit for hours in total silence
Never uttering a word
Strongly taking hold of all my given patience
Waiting for answers to be heard

I would look into drifting clouds above me
Searching for a single sign
A picture to enlighten me of my destiny
I would surely seek to find

However, I cannot climb the highest mountain peak
Or quietly rest upon a jagged cliff
I have to live my life in the here and now and seek
Answers to all the what's, why's and if's

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Within - Sept. 27, 2010

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Within

I saw her standing there dressed to the teeth
Every shiny hair in place
Yet her eyes did not match the smile beneath
Pasted perfectly on her face

His shoes were worn and his cuffs were frayed
He could certainly use a haircut
However the smile he gave, my morning made
Changed my mind, so much

You know the Smith's down the street from here
Their big home is so beautiful
A lovely place to live on the outside it appears
So why are their eyes so dull?

Ms. Jackson's roof is leaking and falling in
I know you have seen her place
I wonder how she could be happy living within
Keep that glorious light on her face

Realization dawned on me, this I must confide
Outside appearances fooled me again
What is important is not what is on the outside
Only that which is carried within

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Little Things Make Me Smile - Sept. 26, 2010

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Little Things Make Me Smile

It is the little things in life, which mean so much
They are very quietly innocent
Like the wondrous feel of a clean bed sheets touch
Infused with an April Fresh Downy scent

Waking up startled at a quarter past eight
Jumping up straight from bed
Thinking worriedly that I am going to be terribly late
Remembering, it's my day off instead

Coming to terms, that to my name, I've not a dime
Accepting my usual penniless lot
Then there in the pocket of my faded jeans I find
A crumpled up, forgotten five spot

Sitting down now with my paper and pen
Searching for words to write
Thinking to myself, my mind has gone blank again
Then finding the ones, perfectly right

To win the lottery or an all expense paid vacation
Would be so incredibly nice
However, I will settle, for these small sensations
Any ole day of my life

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Sigh of the Forest - Sept. 25, 2010

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Sigh of the Forest

Resting on a fallen tree looking up into a shaded sky
At orange and yellow spectacles aglow
I faintly hear the ancient forest breathing in a sigh
Drifting to my wonder here below

A glistening dewdrop shudders in a crystal mesh
High above from a speckled leaf
Aching to just let go and begin its life afresh
Grasping for a taste of relief

I hear a lively rustling in a nest way above me
Joyful chattering of a tiny squirrel
If he knew, I was here now, listening to his glee
Such a hush would fall upon his world

A song of jubilation rings through changing leaves
Planning a journey to warmer climes
Singing winter is a showing, cold wind we will receive
Gather round all my family, it is time

Countless hours I have rested on this fallen tree
Looking up into a shaded sky
I too can feel a cooler breeze setting winter free
Along with the ancient forest I now sigh

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Sometimes - Sept. 21, 2010

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Sometimes

Sometimes, life feels like a rainbow, flowing in beautiful colors
Thoughts and ideas flow from me like a river washing clear to my soul

I find great joy and beauty in everything I see and hear and life is so good

Other times, life feels like a massive gray cloud, pressing down on my heart
Squeezing the very life from me and obscuring my vision of all beauty

I despise these days and fight with everything within me to escape this gray cloud

Words of love and tales of fantasy are my escape, disappearing into a world of my own creation

Eventually that old gray cloud lifts and my rainbow comes back along with my cleansing river.

Life is good again and I can smile inside.

I suppose what I describe is the life of every poet or possibly just life period

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Freely Captive - Sept. 18, 2010

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Freely Captive

Her delicate hand holds a snow white dove
Captive and yet still free
As her grip is as light as the air he breathes
Flying over his sparkling seas

By her lovely side he sits for hours on end
Never moving a single feather
Happily content to be held in her delicate hand
Through even the stormiest weather

One could easily ask how such a wild creature
In captivity, could be so at ease
With wings that could take him to places unknown
On the simplest touch of a breeze

Perhaps his contentment lies in the knowledge
That he is always free to fly away
Knowing that the delicate hand that holds him captive
Will continue to love him anyway

*Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Dancing Anew - Sept. 17, 2010

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Dancing Anew

Round and round a blazing fire they dance
To untamed music set aglow
By beauty emanating from their almond eyes
Radiating gently from their souls

What fascinating moves, spun in grand majesty
Whirling streams of stark white linen
Flowing round and round bare legs of darkest brown
Revealing innocence, still hidden

Lovely gypsy maidens all adorned in flaming hue
Firelight spinning from their toes
You can feel their warmth within your heart
Dancing wildly to and fro

Remember when that untamed music ends
To hold it ever close to you
Recall the flaming beauty in their almond eyes
See their dancing start anew

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

The Raven Queen - Sept. 14, 2010

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The Raven Queen

The Raven Queen came from simple country roots
No royal silver spoon did she carry
Raised by unpretentious witches holding great wisdom
Old Gertrude, Esmeralda and Tregarry

Three witches known as spiritual leaders of the valley
Of lowly peasants and abundant woods
Raised her up simply infused with a fiery spirit
Proclaiming the law of the land to be good

Two faces reigned within the leaders and peasants
One which was shown to The Law
The other kept hidden as they lowly bowed to the wind
Praising the moon and icy snow as it thawed

A tale of hidden woe these three leaders carried
Unbeknown to the Raven Queen
Of her true heritage and the tainted gold they kept
From the night Old Death intervened

Old Death quietly crept in on her birthing night
Stole her sweet mother away
Yet for a fee the wise leaders took her in to love
Knowing who she would be one day

An eager student their young queen became
Learning the wisdom of the truth
Quite an apprentice in the ways of the wind
She became early in her youth

All at once the fiercest Winter ever known to the valley
Brought in terrible winds and bitter snow
The young queen watched as the peasants trembled
As savage wolves entered their fold

Great hunger came to the valley along with Old Death
Dissension was called into play
Soon, each of the leaders knew the time had come
To teach her the dark side of their ways

She was pulled from light into the darkest shadows
To embrace her own true destiny
Her dark light shone through the woods and the valley
Bringing the savage wolves to bay

Fear of the Raven Queen's light spread from the valley
Coursing through the veins of The Law
Sending in fierce horsemen thundering with vengeance
Her own lifeblood they came to draw

She answered their thundering with her own call
Heads for heads, raging fire with ice
Saving the ones who took her under their wings
Returning their tainted gold at a price

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

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In My Dreams I Go Home - Sept. 13, 2010

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In My Dreams I Go Home

In my dreams, I travel places, far away from here
Where you and I run hand in hand
Full of laughter and midnight kisses under starry skies
In a turquoise ocean touched by ivory sand

Our turquoise ocean is filled with gentle waves
Sparkling under a smiling moon
Swirling slowly around our bodies as we dance
To our hearts, own blissful tune

This place of beauty held only in my dreams
I visit every single night
Knowing you will always meet me there
Underneath our smiling light

When I close my eyes and drift, off to sleep
My heart begins to roam
Hand in hand with you in our turquoise ocean
The place that I call home

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Separately the Same - Sept. 11, 2010

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Separately the Same

Restlessly, he is sitting home all alone

Pulling one petal off at a time

From a flower he has safely hidden away

In the farthest reaches of his mind

With each petal pulled, he says aloud to himself

She loves me, she loves me not

An old childhood game he sits and plays

He thought he had forgot

Miles away she sits restlessly, home all alone

Playing that same old childhood game

He loves me, she says, as she pulls a petal

Then softly whispers his name

He wonders if she ever thinks of him

When she is all alone

She loves me not, he says, pulling a petal

Deciding, he should not phone

He is all she ever thinks and dreams about

Those nights she spends alone

Pulling off petals from that flower in her mind

Always praying that he will phone

He loves me, she loves me not

Pulling petals, in the game

She loves me, He loves me not

Separately, the same

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Maiden of Lake Tyrian - Sept. 09, 2010

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Maiden of Lake Tyrian

She first appeared from the vapors of Lake Tyrian

An apparition clad in azure mist

Shrouded in the sheerest veil of antique lace

Bands of burnished gold upon her wrists

She had wild champagne locks of untamed curls

Swirling down to her waist

Reaching out to caress gentle breezes

As if, to give pursuing chase

Her splendid feet completely bare of dress

Seemed to freely glide

Across the hazy vapors of Lake Tyrian

Her beauty held in pride

I felt no alarming fear inside my heart

Towards the lovely gliding maid

Until I saw slowly emerging from Lake Tyrian

A sword's glistening blade

My gentle heart skipped a fleeting beat

Swiftly freezing in icy fear

So afraid the lovely maid of Lake Tyrian

Would see me standing there

Watching the sword rise up into her delicate hands

My heart stopped in dreadful fear

Yet, as she had first appeared in the hazy vapors

The maiden of Lake Tyrian, disappeared

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Aglow - September 08, 2010

2010-09-08T13:58:00.000-07:00

Aglow

Heaven touched my face aglow with light
Kissed my cheeks with rays
Caressed my soul with a shimmering fire
That burned into my ways

I tasted illumination at its very finest
Upon the tip of my tongue
As Heaven touched my face aglow with light
My spirit softly sung

I lift my voice into the air and sing a melody
Softly spun with silken words
If you will listen with your heart and soul
My song of Heaven can be heard

Heaven touched my face aglow with light
My spirit dances in the air
The joyful bliss that has touched my soul
My ways cannot help but share

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Lake of Silver Glass - Sept. 07, 2010

2010-09-07T06:13:00.000-07:00

Lake of Silver Glass

Elegantly drifting along on a lake of silver glass

Stunning visions grace my view

Of Weeping Willows hung with purple moss

Resplendent in their royal hue

A taste of crisp morning air greets my face

From lazy clouds slowly rolling in

I can hear the softest splash from a lily pad

As a bullfrog's day begins

Gliding by the hollow reeds, I hear whispering

Calling out, pick me and let's play

A song of sentiment to capture every heart

Listening to our lovely cabaret

Up ahead in the distance, I can barely see

The sandy banks of my shore

Yet I never wish to leave my lake of silver glass

Why can I not just stay here forevermore?

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

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Burning Embers - Sept. 06, 2010

2010-09-06T15:29:00.000-07:00

Burning Embers

A quiet affection pulses deeply within

Smoldering fire in your eyes

Burning embers of glowing persuasion

Lifting hope, I hold inside

Honesty I sense in boundless measure

So tenderly offered up to see

Each time you hold my gaze with your own

You melt the heart in me

You thrill my soul when you caress me

With your smoldering gaze

Persuading my heart to hold you near

Until my end of days

My hope is wholly lifted each time I see

Tender love and honesty

Blazing in the burning embers of your eyes

Gazing gently back at me

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Cleansing Storm - Sept. 05, 2010

2010-09-05T07:06:00.000-07:00

Cleansing Storm

When fiery lightning strikes those cloudy skies

You can hear the crashing thunder

Resounding echoes across a spinning world ablaze

In weary hearts so filled with wonder

Legend holds grand acclaim for its cleansing power

Proclaiming infinite tributes of ensuing grace

Affirmed with no need ever of words or questioning

By the marvelous look there on your face

Radiant crystal particles are motivated by a unity

Methodically altering a gloomy day

Sending down a melodious sight for sore eyes

To chase all your weariness away

An uplifting stimulation wonderfully inspiring the soul

Striking impulses into your inner core

Magnificently cleansing you inside and out

Vigorously, as the rain pours

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

No Fear - September 04, 2010

2010-09-04T08:16:00.000-07:00

No Fear

We are living in a time of immense transformation

Evolving with our Earth at lightning speed

Tremendous change is ringing in the air we breathe

Often times planting a fearsome seed

Every occurrence, moving in these winds of change

Is safely wrapped in the arms of love

We need not have any fear of the changes we see here

Flying in to rest upon the wings of a dove

We are able to rise to the challenges we meet

Carrying a wealth of strength inside

Setting a fine example by displaying a still tranquility

Into the empty fear that change provides

Open up your glorious hearts with overflowing love

Reflecting all the joy you know is here

Reach out your extended hands to everyone in need

Showing change, need not bring fear

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Your Sun Will Shine Again - Sept. 03, 2010

2010-09-03T06:06:00.000-07:00

Your Sun Will Shine Again

Do you remember what you said that day
How terrible you felt inside
When all those clouds of disappointment
Blew into your lovely skies

Your life could not get any worse
To yourself you sadly said
Because your glorious sun no longer shone
While lightning crashed ahead

Your teardrops fell like rain that day
Unnoticed in the downpour
Torrential streams from the blackest skies
One had ever seen before

One day your sun returned to shine again
Winds of disappointment changed
Your flowing tears glowed into a radiant smile
As your life's direction rearranged

Now here you stand, downcast once again
Black cloudy skies moving in
Never give up looking for that sun of yours
To shine through those clouds again

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Hands of the Wind - Sept. 02, 2010

2010-09-02T04:57:00.000-07:00

Hands of the Wind

I softly close my eyes inhaling the wind in adoration
Strokes of heaven brush my lovely face
Splendid, satisfying streams of the touch of angel wings
Have surely come to greet me in this place

My flowing hair of silken ebony is lifting in the breeze
Reaching up to touch the hands of the wind
Adoring the strokes of heaven, brushing every strand
Welcoming each touch, again and again

Slowly opening my eyes, of the deepest emerald green
I look to find the face of the wind
Yet nothing do I see, but the briskly falling leaves
Adoring the strokes of his hands

I must take my leave, from this lovely wind I so adore
Leave his strokes of heaven in this place
The briskly falling leaves, have all taken him from me
I can no longer feel his hands on my face

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Dance of Spontaneity - Sept. 01, 2010

2010-09-01T05:14:00.000-07:00

Dance of Spontaneity

Luminous passion flows quite magnificently
A dance crying out to be heard
Persuading your spirit to honor the motion
So sweetly, as it stirs

A remarkable immersion of inspiring sensation
Uncovers a welcoming glance
Softly held on the face of the persuaded spirit
Who hears the cry of the dance

Gratifying spontaneity demands your attention
Be delighted by the cry that is heard
Inspiring the spirit to gently whirl and spin
To a lovely music without words

Beautiful effortless moves of revealing delight
Are honored without any question
By the spirit who hears the lovely persuading music
Of the dance of spontaneity's suggestion

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

In the Evening of Our Minds - Aug 31, 2010

2010-08-31T05:33:00.000-07:00

In the Evening of Our Minds

The quiet hum of fragile wings of burnished gold
Gently races through a hollow ring
Whirring within falling leaves of ancient trees
A sudden change of season brings

Astounding measures softly wake unchecked lists
Found in all your distant memories
Skating along a lucid sea of hazy dreams
Inside unvisited shades of history

Could we all be listening with enchanted hearing
To the wings lovely whirring hum
Softly waking our most distant memories
Of seasons that did not come

How fragile are those wings of shiny burnished gold
Can they fill the emptiness of the ring
As we recall those unchecked lists of hazy dreams
When those wings of gold come a visiting

In the evening of our minds, we hear the fragile wings
Racing through our list of things to do
We lie wondering if we will ever fill the hollow ring
Before all our change of seasons, say adieu

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

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Kiss of a Crimson Poppy - August 30, 2010

2010-08-30T03:42:00.000-07:00

Kiss of a Crimson Poppy

Last night I sweetly dreamt of fragrant flowers
In a changing kaleidoscope awhirl
Twirling as I yielded to their stunning presence
Thrilling as they gently swirled

I twirled and twirled inhaling the freshest heaven
I never knew could possibly exist
Lost inside an unforgettable aromatic world
My senses will never forget

A touch of satin rose petals brushed my cheek
As purple violets tickled my nose
Crimson poppies slipped though my fingers
Gently kissing the tips of my toes

I believe I found heaven in my dream last night
Twirling in an aromatic silken bliss
When I felt the touch on the tips of my toes
Of a crimson poppies kiss

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Unconfined - August 29, 2010

2010-08-29T06:14:00.000-07:00

Unconfined

Enlightened by the insight found in ultimate reasoning
Your emotions run as bitter as wine
Wisdom gained as you find the conclusions
Riding on the backseat of your mind

A beam of comprehension, the likeness of a spark
Abolishes the dark shadows of the day
As your dedication to leave the acts of suppression
Is slowly poured into the vessel of clay

Feel the glorious liberation, freedom from restraint
Pouring from the vessel so free
As you release your spirit from those who confine
From the clay vessel of boundaries

Pour the fire of comprehension and enlightenment divine
Into your vessel of clay abundantly
Take up your glorious wings and fly into the radiant sun
Unconfined and so wonderfully free

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Tears of the Bluest Moon - August 28, 2010

2010-08-28T04:43:00.000-07:00

Tears of the Bluest Moon

Captivating radiance streams from the glowing reinforcement

Satisfying the anchoring of the bluest moon

Appealing to celestial spheres with such delightful notions

Reflecting off the glass of a bottomless lagoon

Swirling kisses of lighted jubilance dance upon the waves

Sweetly admiring the gratifying view

Tasting all the glints of teardrops falling from his face

Transparent as the crystal fallen dew

Angelic faces with wings of gossamer appear upon the glow

Staring up wistfully at the bluest moon

Wondering if he cried because the sun had left his side

When she disappeared behind a sandy dune

An enthralling music filled the air from the wings of gossamer

Singing truth to the tears of the bluest moon

Words of heavenly delight filled his aching soul that night

Reassurance he found in their tune

The captivating radiance still streams from the glowing

Yet the bluest moon cries there no more

See the bluest hue disappear with all the glints of tears

As he watches for his sun from the shore

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Link of the Spirit - August 27, 2010

2010-08-27T05:29:00.000-07:00

Link of the Spirit

A blush of former meditation lies inside the tender vision

Of a fascination portrayed in harmony

Scattered pieces distinctly measured, acquired by only faith

Divided between our hearts in unity

A spontaneous transfiguration manifests in gathered wisdom

In our mutual sharing of the mysteries of truth

As we incite in motion our thirst for the energy of life

Carried within the lines of our roots

The spirit that we divinely share in all our tender visions

Is delicate yet resilient in all ways

Unbound but clear and witnessed in the evolution

Of the joining of our hearts every day

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

My Sea of Wonder - August 26, 2010

2010-08-26T04:58:00.000-07:00

My Sea of Wonder

A taste of heavenly wonder greets my adoring face

In the distinct form of salty spray

Such magnificent showers of mist filled hours

You bless me with each day

A lullaby of mesmerizing verse I hear in every wave

Crashing upon your delightful shore

My heart cannot help but sing along with you

Deeply love you even more

I faintly hear the distant cries of the soaring gulls

Impassioned by the sight of thee

I wonder if you intensely bless their tiny souls

The way that you bless me

I feel the warmth begin to fade from the setting sun

Soon, I know I must leave your side

Travel along your sandy shores, safely to my home

Knowing in my dreams, you will still abide

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Becoming - August 25, 2010

2010-08-25T05:54:00.000-07:00

Becoming

Are you looking out the window of effortless perception
Glancing with no interest at the ordinary land
Planning a concise method of astounding metamorphosis
Exacting some excitement in the plan

Do you envision spaces filled with elegant contemplation
Titillating predictions of delight
Then polish and enhance your wings of gossamer
Seize the very moment and take flight

Soar into the gilded heavens with an optimistic smile
Seeking out the challenge of the rare
Flourish in the glowing essence on the edge of reality
Taking hold of the potential, you find there

A transformation of your spirit will unfold in conclusion
As you soar into the depths of your plan
An astounding metamorphosis has taken place inside
Sculpted by the imagination at your command

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Memorized In Spaces - August 24, 2010

2010-08-24T05:38:00.000-07:00

Memorized In Spaces

Your memorized replies haunt all of these hallowed spaces
Winding profusely around the precious truth
Dispersing beads of splendor into the sweetest memories
That I will always have and hold of you

The ink will never ever fade, or vanish from these pages
Which hold the words, deeply written in my soul
Engraved in these hallowed spaces of the precious truth
Completing, the other half of the whole

Glowing gifts of revelations sweetly haunt my memories
With the spirit of the Muse you put in place
As I respond to your replies in the crystal ink of my tears
With a smile of blissful joy upon my face

No matter where I roam or where this life may take me
These engravings are etched into my heart
Memorized in spaces, of the tracks of my tears of joy
Never from my spirit to depart

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Precious Time - August 23, 2010

2010-08-23T08:05:00.000-07:00

Precious Time

You earnestly plea with precious time to slow down just a bit
So you can accomplish more in your day
Holding tightly to his swinging hands in desperation
To place another second into play

Your attempts to slow him down he finds quite endearing
Smiling at you from his spinning face
Wondering if you even recall your pleas of yesterday
Crying that his hands were stuck in place

Precious time seems to always swiftly fly right past you
When you find you are running late
His hands are spinning round, faster and faster
Accelerating more, if you hesitate

Precious time slows for no one, nor does he accelerate
He passes by us constantly, the same
Laughing at all the fickle faces there, staring at his hands
Which not a one of them, is able, to tame

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Quiet of the Offing - August 22, 2010

2010-08-22T05:53:00.000-07:00

Quiet of the Offing

Look yonder at the graceful misty suggestions
Delivering a gentle welcoming gain
Evanescent, yet so remarkably memorable
Infused with the kiss of rain

A fine gossamer glaze of crystalline blue
Creates a jubilant rhapsody
Vigorously dancing within the rushing embrace
Of the passion, known as the sea

Flawless perfection, delicately fragile as porcelain
Unfaltering, lines of exquisite detail
Quietly content the eye of the beholder
On a stately sensational scale

There is splendid comfort in the quiet of the offing
As the cherished waves rush ashore
Appealing to all of our tender hearts and minds
Compelling the joyful need for more

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Taste Your Words - August 21, 2010

2010-08-21T05:45:00.000-07:00

Taste Your Words

"You must taste your words before you speak"
She said, with the sweetest smile
Always consider the feelings of those around you
Let them rest on your tongue awhile

Do not be so quick to claim your bitter offenses
When others behave annoyingly
The truth is, you may be being too sensitive
She said, looking straight at me

There are some who are forceful and opinionated
With powerfully strong personalities
Do not ever let them mistreat you, protect yourself
Using your wisdom of tact, gracefully

Some will walk the line between being assertive
And overstepping their bounds
If you will deal with them using your softest nature
The rewards you reap are better, I've found

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010
*For Linda

Suspended in Introspection - August 20, 2010

2010-08-20T05:26:00.000-07:00

Suspended In Introspection

You sit quietly under the powerful tree of introspection

Looking inside your own soul

Seeking to find what you hold deep inside

Sacrificing precious time for it all

Not a single move do you make for hours on end

Watching the world pass you by

You see that old sun rise up in the morning

Never closing your eyes

Familiar faces and voices you know all to well

Pass right by your quiet space

However, you do not speak or nod your head

Although, you feel their eyes on your face

You hear the melodious sound of the birds in your tree

Singing their sweet, lilting song to you

You never think twice about moving along in the day

As you are still seeking to find the truth

The light of the radiant sun no longer visits you

He has went away to rest his eyes

Yet, he sent his friend the glorious moon to shine

To watch you from the midnight sky

Still there you sit in silence, looking inside yourself

Contemplating ever so quietly

Until the coolest breeze softly touches your face

Releasing your soul's mysteries

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Reassurance - August 19, 2010

2010-08-19T06:26:00.000-07:00

Reassurance

I see you twinkling back at me from the midnight sky

Sending guiding light through the air

Instilling marvelous wonder into my beating heart

With the sweetest peace, that you share

Your light fills my soul with the sustenance I seek

To reestablish all that has gone astray

Filling me with the courage of everlasting hope

The strength I need to walk another day

No longer do I sit alone, desolate in my despair

With you there above me in my sky

As I can hear you singing inside this soul of mine

To take heart, as the future is so bright

Sweet guiding light in heaven, twinkling back at me

Such peace and contentment you bring

As you shed your light, I see all the possibilities

Waiting for me now in life's wings

Promise of a Rainbow - Aug. 18, 2010

2010-08-18T05:43:00.000-07:00

Promise of a Rainbow

Can you hear the call of splendid change ringing in the air
The voice of fate resounding in a roar
You can call the sound you hear coincidence if you like
I believe that fortune is knocking at your door

You have spent your life preparing for a beautiful dream
To be painted in your heart like a rainbow
This promise is ringing in the air, resounding like thunder
Will you hear the call of your dream, or let it go

Within your heart lies the courage of the fiercest lion
Enfolded in your strength of compassion
This you have built in a lifetime of steady preparation
To follow your dreams and your passions

Look upwards into the heavens at the clearest sky
See the rainbow you know your heart is due
Good fortune is knocking with the brightest sunshine
Fate has painted that rainbow for you

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Unfazed - August 17, 2010

2010-08-17T07:21:00.000-07:00

Unfazed

Subtle whispered streams of gentle sighs
Elate silken strands of hair
As they softly dance and weave upon the neck
Of the yielding radiance they find there

An exquisite submission sweetly lies divine
In all the welcoming allure
Felt like the velvet kisses of whispered fire
In the obscure haze of ashes they have stirred

A touch of heaven, swiftly moves the earth
Inhaled by the single silken strands
Tempting enchantment in a fiery blaze of motion
Within the whisper of love's command

Deeply mesmerizing in their intriguing flow
The radiance is invited, by the gently streaming haze
Yet still you wonder if the whispered streams will be welcomed
If the spirit remains unyielding and unfazed

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Sword of Awareness - Aug. 16, 2010

2010-08-16T09:41:00.000-07:00

Sword of Awareness

A sword of awareness can be drawn to deflect all sides
Averting misleading deception
Striking immense fear into the heart of those
Who can see your apparent perception

A razor-sharp discernment will cut straight to the chase
Shrewdly seeing all in undying motion
Rendering powerful blows to break down a charade
Bringing a swift end to chaotic commotion

The spirit of instinct wields your sword of awareness
Sharpened by the vision of your third eye
While knowing rules the heart of the sword bearer
Gallantly fighting through chaos and lies

Do you have hold of the hilt of your sword of awareness
Lifting your blade of discernment up high
Are your edges of perception sharpened and ready
To slice through the chaos and lies?

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Kiss of Promise - August 15, 2010

2010-08-14T21:37:00.000-07:00

Kiss of Promise

A kiss of promise, brushes your dispassionate composure
Gently opening your silent heart
Inviting possibilities, you had decided never could exist
Resulting in a fiery burning start

A spirit of harmonious splendor has gently grazed your hand
Inspiring you to open up your eyes
Daring you to attempt objection to its lovely graceful plea
Leaving you with only joyful sighs

A kiss of promise leaves one breathless to the possibilities
Of following their former heartfelt dreams
Stirs you in anticipation of a journey you thought lost
With the setting of yesterday’s sunbeams

Return the kiss of promise, with an open invitation
Explore all the possibilities it holds
Hold the hand of the spirit of a gentle harmonious splendor
Do not let your heart remain empty and cold

Keeper of the Keys - August 14, 2010

2010-08-14T04:24:00.000-07:00

Keeper of the Keys

You stand holding the golden keys that unlock the doors

To so many wonderful secret places

Fully knowing the others are looking back at you

With their deeply questioning faces

Do you even understand the responsibility you hold

As the keeper of these golden keys

Are you willing to open up those secret doors

Widely, for all the world to see

Are you holding back in a moment of hesitation

Doubting yourself and your admission

While knowing deeply in your heart of hearts

You will not falter in your mission

Look into the revealing mirror of life's given wisdom

Behold experience reflecting back at you

Take courage from what you hold in your convictions

Pick up the keys, you know what you must do

You are the keeper of the keys of wonderful secret places

The only one who can unlock the doors

Share what you hold inside with all the questioning faces

Giving them the hope they came here for

Wrong Choices - August 13, 2010

2010-08-13T02:31:00.000-07:00

Wrong Choices

You quickly passed into the crystal wall of reflection
To marvel at inciting bits of temptation
Found yourself lost and intoxicated in false delusions
While your energy dissipated into frustration

You looked upon treasures just out of your reach
Sadly crying out in dissatisfaction
Continuously attempting to hold and pursue them
Thinking they held satisfaction

You lived in your imagination in a castle built with sand
Forgetting to lay a strong foundation
Upon a shore in a land full of tumultuous storms
Where it rains without cessation

So still you became as if you could no longer move
All your energy expended for naught
Soon, forgetting who you were and all that you stood for
Everything that you had been taught

You are not trapped inside the crystal wall of reflection
You are free to leave most any day
Stop living in your castle of crumbling sand
Because of wrong choices you made

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Building Straw Houses on Sand - August 11, 2010

2010-08-11T05:21:00.000-07:00

Building Straw Houses on Sand

Has unquenchable wanderlust taken you places
You had never intended to see
Down paths of misadventure apart from your nature
Which separated your honor from reality

Has this old world and all its material treasures
Called you away from your home
Seducing you with the idea of instant gratification
Until you left stability and comfort to roam

Do you now find the need to focus on practicality
Your world to better understand
As you no longer wish to chase unrealistic ideals
While building straw houses on sand

Then take this moment of stillness and quiet your soul
Embrace the melody of your song
Turn your eyes inward to seek your balance
Be still and you will find home

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Call of Love's Embrace - August 10, 2010

2010-08-10T14:53:00.000-07:00

Call of Love's Embrace

What calls to you in the loudest voice you have ever heard
Sending waves of tingles down your spine
Lifts your spirit to a realm of heaven here on earth
Rushes all around you in whispers so divine

What can swiftly bring you to your bended knees
Send your spirit soaring through the air
Lift your tender heart to places you have never seen
Strip your precious pride completely bare

What can make you want to change your life's direction
Look deep inside yourself with honesty
Embrace a life that carries a precious meaning
Open your eyes wide and truly see

Love calls you in the loudest voice you have ever heard
Rushes all around you in whispers so divine
Lifts your spirit to a realm like you have never seen
Sending waves of tingles down your spine

Love will swiftly bring you to your bended knees
Make you set aside your precious pride
Embracing you with a life full of honest meaning
Sweetly changing who you are inside

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Synchronization - August 8, 2010

2010-08-08T06:36:00.000-07:00

Synchronization

Come closer, said the softest whisper in your ear
Listen quietly to the gentle flow
Of the tranquil waters running through your spirit
Providing peace and healing for your soul

Dive and swim into these peaceful cleansing waters
They are pristine and clear
Feel them wash away imbalance in your life
Relinquish all your fears

Deeply inhale the essence of sweet moderation
A lovely aroma so divine
Drifting into your spirit from the tranquil waters
A soothing solace for your mind

Listen to the rhythmic flow of these healing waters
Releasing balance into your soul
As you look inside yourself and take inventory
Of what you must let go

Now stand up proudly in the peaceful waters
With one foot settled on dry land
As you ground yourself in mind, body and spirit
Harmony takes your hand

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Beautiful Heart - August 4, 2010

2010-08-04T06:29:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Heart

Smooth and cool as pebbles cast upon the sand

The unique essence of your voice I hear

Echoing through my spirit triumphantly in command

Of every bit of resistance I have near

The deepest pools of heaven are that of which I see

Each time I gaze into your eyes

I find I am drowning in your victorious glance

While stripping myself bare of all my pride

Such sweet anticipation that glows into a flame

The very sight of your hands ignites in me

Evoking melodic recollections of immense pleasure

If not felt, one would never believe

So heavenly is the beauty that I hear and I see

Yet, that which I love the most stands apart

You are the most magnificent man that I've ever known

But most of all, I love your beautiful heart

Sleeping Trees - August 02, 2010

2010-08-02T06:46:00.000-07:00

Sleeping Trees

A cool breeze lulled the trees to sleep
The wise old owl did cry
All the forest creatures looked at him
Shook their heads and sighed

Their eyes are closed, can't you see, he said
Not a single one has moved
They all smiled back in response
As if they all approved

A complete rush of stillness fell upon the air
Like one had never felt before
Nothing moved at all or stirred about
Upon the forest floor

The wise old owl sat completely stunned in wonder
Colossal eyes, searching all around
Thinking perhaps the trees were not the only ones
Who were sleeping sound

Suddenly the earth began to move and tremble
Shaking everything within his sight
All was stirring in the quiet forest
Trembling now in fright

The wise old owl no longer felt the breeze
Which lulled the trees to sleep
Now afraid to even move one inch
His stillness he did keep

Such awful terror filled his tiny heart
Off racing went his mind
Wondering if the trees were now awake
Angry and unkind

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Fading Ink - August 01, 2010

2010-08-01T07:25:00.000-07:00

Fading Ink

Countless pages are silently turned in unread books
With quiet secrets passed through the ages
Mysteriously holding inside, wisdom passed down
Deep thoughts of the sages

Sensational scenes of marvelously profound dreams
Lie patiently there waiting upon the fading ink
The rich abundant thoughts of great men of worth
With an innate drive to uniquely think

A gentle breeze of knowledge blows across one's face
Softly calling out a sweep of welcoming hail
Tempting minds with a voracious need to learn
To come and read their untold tales

Take a moment out in your life's seeking journey
To rest your eyes upon these unread lines
Read and treasure the wisdom offered in measure
Satisfy the hunger you hold in your mind

If you find your mind is hungry and seeking appeasement
Driven deeply, by a powerful need to learn
Take a taste of the great wisdom left there in earnest
Satisfaction waits, in those pages you turn

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Night and Day - July 28, 2010

2010-07-28T06:16:00.000-07:00

Night and Day

She quickly took the fiery sun from the astounded sky

Replaced its brightness with the moon

The sky was stunned for the briefest of moments

Until the air was filled with a sacred tune

A sacred tune sang by the dazzling stars of silver

Which filled the sky with radiant light

Emanating from their hiding places in heaven

Filling the sky with wondrous delight

Soon, the astounded sky forgot about the fiery sun

In peaceful bliss it smiled and listened

Now fascinated by the glowing moon and sacred tune

Sang by the silver stars that glistened

Without warning she returned and quickly took the moon

Replaced the sacred tune with fiery light

The sky was stunned for the briefest of moments

Then filled with wondrous delight

Incessant Inspiration - July 25, 2010

2010-07-25T07:24:00.000-07:00

Incessant Inspiration

Never-ending, incessant inspiration, is welcomed by the hand
Sweetly held treasured from the very start
A silken caress of soothing persuasion, stirring the steady flow
Of your imagination, nestled gently in your heart

A release of cherished wonders, splendid in their course
Dignify the expression in their flow
With the breath of enticing bits of passionate emotion
Gratifying in their bliss, pleasing as they show

Deeply captivating is the gravitation to incessant inspiration
Ensnaring and hypnotizing the consenting soul
To express admiration with a measure of immense flourish
As an exhale of unrestrained emotion with no control

If you find you are intensely drawn into this sweet continuum
Of fascination gently rippling in the flow
Treasure the inspiration nestled gently in your heart
Express your imagination in the show

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Medley of Intrigue - July 20, 2010

2010-07-20T06:58:00.000-07:00

Medley of Intrigue

The passion released in the medley of intrigue
Flows restoring as an onrush of air
Deeply inhaled as a kiss of aching persuasion
Gently arresting the heart waiting there

A resonant fascination mesmerizes the pulsation
Tempting the acceleration to exceed
The natural precision, which is known to maintain
A rush of harmony, as the heart beats

There are some who will emphatically attempt to deny
This medley of delightful intrigue exists
As they have never inhaled, the passion released
By the aching persuasion of the kiss

If your heart has never felt this deep fascination
A swift acceleration that rises above
The natural precision, the heart's known to maintain
Then you have never, truly been in love

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

The Saga of the Bee - July 18, 2010

2010-07-18T07:14:00.000-07:00

The Saga of the Bee

You softly light upon me unannounced
Offending all my tranquility
Sly and cunning in your swift approach
As you creep right up on me

I watch your quest with breathless interest
Yet, silently in increasing fear
Submissive to your persistent touch
As I wonder why you're here

Do you see me as a frustrating hindrance
Or am I part of your life's crusade
Are you taking delight in my fearful plight
Or merely wishing I'd go away

Have I become your latest amusement
To incapacitate with dreadful fear
Or would you prefer I assert my valiant pride
And vanquish you from here

I am not quite sure of your intentions
Perhaps you are not sure of mine
But I've grown weary of this wondering
And all this rising fear is asinine

The time has come for one of us to finally make a move
Regardless of the reasons you are here
As I know the pain you can inflict is powerful and strong
You can watch me run along in all my fear

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Your Heart's Violin - July 14, 2010

2010-07-14T04:57:00.000-07:00

Your Heart's Violin

You softly whisper to yourself, love's music ends right here
As you put away your tender heart's violin
So utterly sincere in your resignation to quietly exist
To never play your heart's violin again

You hear the sweetest music played around you every day
With no desire to join in with your own sound
So quietly existing in this world of your resignation
Such a sense of peace, you have found

Then one day when you awaken, the worlds a bit too still
You sit and wistfully stare at your heart's violin
Think about your resignation and the peace you found within
And ever so quickly, you turn away again

The world keeps on a moving, not only quiet but so dark
No longer do you hear any music played
Makes you begin to wonder if this peace you've found within
Is also, what made the music fade

The solitude and peace found in this bittersweet release
Has now become your heart's only friend
You resign to the fact that your violin you must play
If you want to hear the music once again

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Sea of Obsession - July 11, 2010

2010-07-11T07:30:00.000-07:00

Sea of Obsession

When did you become a stormy sea of obsession?
Confining in all of your ways
Renouncing all moves in any direction
When one does not yield to the calls, you play

Attempts to govern unclipped wings can be exhausting
The very thought is so gravely insane
Yet you still despondently try to cage in free spirits
With those borders you set and maintain

You reveal uncertainty in your own validation
In the faith you hold in your own
When you desperately try to close off the sky
From free spirits thirsting to roam

Did you know that your borders are guarded by insecurity?
They are useless and protected in vain
Take a look inside the cages you obsessively provide
Not a single free spirit remains

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Unbroken and Unbound - July 10, 2010

2010-07-10T04:47:00.000-07:00

Unbroken and Unbound

Gentle acceleration secures your every need to lie unbroken
In the midst of the opulence you have found
Prompting the splendor of the arrival of mystical inquiries
Into a tumultuous ocean of feelings unbound

A deluge of fortune revered and proficiently secured
Pours in the radiant warmth of cinder
Polishing the obvious abundance of your need
With moves so unbelievably tender

Unbroken and unbound your intuition refines the spaces
Once only exclusive to a well chosen few
While all knowledge of the mysteries glowing in the cinder
Plunge deeply into the soul of you

You rejoice in the enlightenment of the opulent treasure
Which empowers the depth of the knowing
While watching from the shadows in the back of your mind
Unbroken, unbound and glowing

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Crystal Threads of Assurance - July 09, 2010

2010-07-09T05:19:00.000-07:00

Crystal Threads of Assurance

Crystal threads of flowing assurance, delight a thirsty soul

A sustenance of radiant light for the weary

A calming balm of delightful heaven to nourish and console

Healing respite from a world so dark and dreary

Plunge your essence underneath the flow and breathe

Inhale the sweetest solace there awaiting

As you finally find the answers to the questions deep

Your inquiring heart has been contemplating

Embrace the flow as you drink from the crystal cup

Of a comforting assurance so divine

Now serene in the knowledge that you have found

To sustain your ever seeking mind

Unspoken Words - July 08, 2010

2010-07-08T05:58:00.000-07:00

Unspoken Words

Unspoken words lie deep within the caverns of your heart
Consuming you in anguish in their silence
So ruthless in their stand to stay all bottled up inside
They reflect upon your pride with feigned innocence

They speak to you of the grim rejection you will surely find
If you divulge the passion which you feel
Reminding you of the many tears that you have cried
Each time that your true feelings were revealed

You can continue holding all these unspoken words inside
As you listen to the echoes of the fear they resound
But your heart will always wonder if the pride which kept them there
Also kept you from the love you had finally found

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

I Don't - July 07, 2010

2010-07-07T05:39:00.000-07:00

I Don't

The music must be heard by both to remain enchanted

She told him with the whispering of a smile

The force of attraction is a powerful emotion she added

Then slowly walked away and left him standing in the aisle

He mulled her words over in his head for a bit you see

As confusion and irritation began setting in

He shook his head in wonder trying to figure this one out

Trying to figure out where he went wrong again

Yielding to confusion, bewildered and perplexed

He thought about all the things he had done for her

The jewelry and the cards, all the flowers he had sent

Not to mention the new car and the furs

Yet it never crossed his confounded mind even one single time

That perhaps there were things he might have missed

Such as the giving of his time, the precious gift of self

The warmth of a tender hug, and a gentle kiss

So alone he now stands with her bouquet in his hands

No "I do", will he hear from her sweet smile

A sudden dawning of realization hits him where it hurts

Perhaps he should have been there, once in awhile

Breathe - July 06, 2010

2010-07-06T05:30:00.000-07:00

Breathe

Brilliant energy flows from the depths of your eyes
Striking deep chords in my soul
Radiating a sapphire glow which possesses my own
Altering my strength and control

A mesmerizing moment of time stopped in place
Takes hold, as I look deep inside
Your bottomless sea of sapphire delight
Slipping under the skin of my pride

Such shimmering echoes of primitive desire
Waves of crashing release
Captivate my soul when I look in your eyes
As they steal my breath from me

Your sapphire glow has taken control of my soul
As I swim in your bottomless sea
I have no need to rise to the surface for air
As your energy breathes life into me

Copyright @Neva Flores @2010

The Wish - July 5, 2010

2010-07-05T05:41:00.000-07:00

The Wish

A brilliant star fell from the ancient skies into the sea below
A fiery journey endowed upon us all
Watching the fading embers of a light from the heavens
Thrilled us to the very depths of our souls

Murmurs of the softest sounds were heard among the crowd
As many of us wished upon the dying star
Elated at the prospect, of gaining the desires of our own
Not a bit of sympathy was offered up from our hearts

A thunderous silence fell among us all as we felt the first drops
Of the warmest rain ever felt in any season
Astonishment coursed through all our veins as we looked up
And began to understand the reason

The striking face of the moon was crumpled there in tears
As he watched our joy at the loss of his friend
Our wishes we all took back inside our hearts in shame
And wished instead, he had his friend again

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Beginning - July 4, 2010

2010-07-04T05:08:00.000-07:00

Beginning

Release the binding embrace of sorrow in the new day found
Offering up an abundance of the sweetest joy
Inhale the fragrance of the earth after all the cleansing rain
Has washed you free of sorrow's scheming ploys

Look into the radiant sun as your face is kissed by its glow
Dissolving all the ice inside your soul
Immerse your spirit in the warmth and treasure this display
As you feel sorrow's presence lose control

Gently smile in the knowledge which floods into your essence
As you see this fold of your journey's curtain softly close
Take a walk into life's garden and deeply look inside yourself
See the blooming of the most exquisite rose

Give thanks into the morning of your first new day of life
No longer living in the fear of tomorrow
Resplendent in your glory, as you bloom and richly grow
Cleansed free, from the binding ties of sorrow

Copyright @Neva Flores @2010

Young At Heart - July 3, 2010

2010-07-03T06:27:00.000-07:00

Young At Heart

Soft folds of velvet memories caress you
In all your vivid dreams
Of a world you wish to travel through
Upon the night's moonbeams

An effervescent glow of a distant star
Whispers to your soul
As your inner spirit dances from afar
With the strength of old

A melody of a galaxy the eye cannot see
Sweetly plays a song anew
Your heart dances young and free
Recapturing your youth

You wish to always sleep and never wake
Your dream to stay within
But morning breaks and it's too late
You're awake again

But what a glorious sunrise there to see
A new day to dance into
Your heart is still young and free
Right there inside of you

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

I Will Leave You Alone - July 2, 2010

2010-07-02T06:53:00.000-07:00

I Will Leave You Alone

Your words are heard throughout my changing mind
Saturating every part of my senses
Profusely renouncing all of my kind affections
Can you not see me building my shield of defenses

Your exasperation with life itself crushes my resolve
To see this world with you in a better light
As you seem to distrust each one who crosses your path
When I know each dog I see does not bite

All your subtle insinuations, unbendable points of view
Places a shadow on the light here in my heart
Yet, I will not permit you to ever steal my joy
Even if from your presence, I must forever part

I have always been in awe of your judgment and your wisdom
Deeply respected your opinion as your own
However, I will not be forced to think and act as you do
So for now, I will leave you alone

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Knowing - July 1, 2010

2010-07-01T07:44:00.000-07:00

Knowing

I watch you from the window of the deepest part of my mind
As I attempt to feel the depths of your soul
Oftentimes I wonder about the feelings that rush through
Do they belong to me or if they are part of you

A thrill, a quick rush of excitement, courses through my veins
One of the two of us, is having a lovely day
An oncoming sense of dread, foreboding in my head
Trouble, is coming for one of us straight away

It is so hard for me to explain, these onslaughts of emotion
Other than to chalk it off to being knowing
Please do not think that I, am sifting through your psyche
I am just a sensitive soul, who knows where she is going

One would think you'd find it nice, to have a friend so in tune
With your shifting moods, as they come and go
So do not take offense when I rifle through your soul
As your feelings, are all I wish to know

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Dew - June 30, 2010

2010-06-30T06:24:00.000-07:00

Dew

Can you see the precious releases as they dissipate
Inviting ardent admiration from us all
Appeasing the beseeching eyes of so many of us here
In the scattered dispersing of their fall

Such luminous wonders sustained by minute gestures
Of clarity in their mystical opaque releases
Appearing at first glimpse to stream from above
As if from the floodgates of secret places

A bountiful acclaim can be seen in the new animation
Of the recipients of these precious releases
As they blissfully absorb new life into their essence
Pleasing our eyes, with a beauty that never ceases

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Makeup - June 29, 2010

2010-06-29T08:12:00.000-07:00

Makeup

There is a face in the mirror intently staring back at you
Attempting to recognize the one it views
You are spellbound for one quick moment, in such wonderment
As your eyes meet, and you both realize that it is you

Was it not just yesterday that you were young and naive
Without the wisdom you now hold in your eyes
Now a stranger is boldly looking back with an unflinching gaze
Brazenly daring you to try her on for size

You briefly pause in sheer amazement at these eyes you see
Beaming back at you with a strength unknown
You smile in appreciation and accept yourself as your own
Sit up proudly and put your makeup on

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Lonely Halls of Fame - June 28, 2010

2010-06-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

Lonely Halls of Fame

Whoever would want a heart that does not belong to them
Is this not asking for a world of pain
A bittersweet induction into the hall of fame
Where lonely tears of sadness and regret are contained

Why ever do we long for the one who can never be our own
With the knowledge that their heart is not free
Perhaps we think in time we can change their mind
If our adoring heart, they will only see

There are so many lonely hearts existing in this world
Ever searching for someone to call their own
Now if they can ever catch the eye of the ones who cry
Perhaps neither one of them would have to be alone

If you happen just to find, your heart is one of these
Ever roaming these lonely halls of fame
Instead of wasting all your precious time in sadness and regret
Step out and find a heart that feels the same

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Never To Be Defined - June 27, 2010

2010-06-27T06:40:00.000-07:00

Never To Be Defined

Collected skeins of unraveled words drift along in space
Existing in the complexity of time
Bits and pieces of exchanges between two hearts
Containing the mysteries of their rhyme

Sweetness held in close regard never to be revealed
Lies waiting between each and every line
Of the secrets that the words themselves contain
Safely locked away to never be defined

Time will ever hold these words in its warm embrace
As a divine reminder of a love so true
A legacy to only be unraveled by two loving hearts
Exchanging words of love the way we do

These skeins of unraveled words exist here in this time
Complex and yet so simple in their truth
Rhyme, reason, or their secrets, are not to be defined
Until read, by two hearts in love so true

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Refine - June 26, 2010

2010-06-26T04:22:00.000-07:00

Refine

Promises made beneath the moonlight amass in unison
To sing their entrancing song to the stars
Intoxicating lyrics so sweetly sung in harmony
Persuades the most radiant one to brightly beam from afar

Such alluring suggestions ring throughout each stanza
Compelling the brightest star to outshine
Each of its bright companions with its luminous light
As its own shining radiance, it refines

Reaching out into the heavens, the star beams with delight
Burning with all the essence it holds inside
Awaiting all the promises made beneath the moonlight
Anxiously hoping that its light does not subside

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

I Lie In Wait - June 25, 2010

2010-06-25T04:13:00.000-07:00

I Lie In Wait

My bow and arrow I have with me
All ready set in place
To use the very next time I see
Cupid's smiling face

I lie in wait expectantly for him
An ambush I have prepared
No sleep will these eyes of mine have until
His arrows of love I have shared

The very first moment I see him approach
Smiling and wielding his bow
I will draw back with my own true aim
Catch him with his own arrow

Then I will stand with a smile of my own
What a sight to behold it shall be
To watch Cupid fall in love himself
And see how it feels to be me

Serenity - June 24, 2010

2010-06-24T03:46:00.000-07:00

Serenity

Serenity infuses an unbounded peace that flows within
A refuge in unwavering tranquility
Possessing an intensity so luminous and warm
Breathed into the very soul of me

As I reduce the rate of speed, in which my world spins
A calming glow emanates from me
Enlightening my very essence from the peace, I feel within
Releasing all my fears into the breeze

I look into the evening's glow as the sun sets in the West
While crimson shades of amber flood my sight
And I release the stresses of my day with the setting sun
While breathing in the peace of the coming night

I have found my refuge in unwavering tranquility
In the calmness of the ending of my day
Serenity, which is boundless, has infused my very soul
As I quietly watch, my worries slip away

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Wandering Soul - June 23, 2010

2010-06-23T05:11:00.000-07:00

Wandering Soul

The shifting sands beneath my feet caress my wandering soul
Inciting in me the urge to roam and stray
Each grain invokes a message that whispers to my feet
Enticing me to visit untried places faraway

The warmest breezes brush my face and motivate me onward
To explore this world and see what I can find
Persuading me to listen as they sing into my senses
That just to stay here in this place, will keep me confined

I look up into the bluest skies and see a soaring eagle
And listen as I hear him bravely calling out to me
To follow in his path and look out through his eyes
Inviting me to fly so high and free

In these shifting sands of life I wander through each day
Taking step by step, come what may
I pray to always be motivated to explore untried spaces
And that my heart will never be lead astray

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Idle Hands - June 22, 2010

2010-06-22T06:41:00.000-07:00

Idle Hands

She drew a small circle in the burning sands of time
To convey her vehement message of truth
A merit so worthy of honor and praise from the ones
Who gathered to survey her prelude

They watched as she tenderly touched each grain of sand
With her fingertips, so delicately fine
Each one holding their breath to see what would happen
Wondering if the circle would affect their own time

Each delicate movement, each brush of her fingers
Brought forth new triumphant sighs
As each relieved eye in the crowd looked and cheered on
When no change to themselves was applied

In one final swift movement she finished with flourish
The small circle she had drawn with her hands
And the world as they knew it disappeared into nothing
Like the sands of time, they allowed her to command

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Chaos - June 21, 2010

2010-06-21T02:14:00.000-07:00

Chaos

Drifting fragments of havoc float listlessly along the laughter

Echoing gently through all the minute strands

As well calculated overtures of bursts of opposition

Seeking an innocent quarry to command

Disconnected vagrants, sages of confusion

Erratically whisper in your ear

To yield to all the chaos floating on the laughter

Inviting you to exist among their fear

Such skillful masters of perplexity exist as bits of havoc

Offering up confusion to us one and all

Will you listen to the whispers offered in the laughter

Or turn your head and disregard their call

These drifting bits of havoc though laughing may appear

To float listlessly without a single care

Are searching for a quarry, to sink their laughter in

A victim to exist, in their chaotic fear

Simplicity - June 20, 2010

2010-06-20T04:29:00.000-07:00

Simplicity

The statuesque stones were once placed in a circle so grand
Safely surrounding the secrets hidden within
Perchance as protection from the distribution of inequity
That raged from the inner recesses of man

An infinite hedge of fortification so majestic in its defense
Still stands proudly holding all the secrets within
Perhaps of the cycles of life or passing of time
Heatedly debated for ages by man

So many have come to observe this mystical circle
To meditate upon its original plan
Oblivious to the fact that what could be so simple
Can often be perplexing to man

These statuesque stones still bravely defend the secrets
While the mystified onlookers stare
Believing if the reason were simple for their existence
It would be such a sad and distressing affair

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Say No - June 19, 2010

2010-06-19T04:19:00.000-07:00

Say No

You have been broken in so many places
At times right in two
Why is it then that each time you mend
More breakage you pursue

I have glued you together with all of my tears
Thinking perhaps this time you will learn
Yet you continue to go out and get hurt
Crying because you were burned

Thinking I could toughen you up a bit
Against you I did conspire
I froze you like a block of ice
In response you jumped right in the fire

Now I do not know what to do with you
You aggravate me so
I suppose I will just keep fixing you
Until you learn how to say no

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Awake - June 18, 2010

2010-06-18T04:20:00.000-07:00

Awake

I see the crystallized plumes of my breath
Circle lazily through the moonlight
As a torrent of images from another place and time
Surrounds my waking spirit with their flight

Desire was a word that had no meaning
Until these images embraced my very essence
Now I am moved like the hypnotic motion of the sea
As I am vividly reminded of your presence

The air is heavy with the scent of oncoming yearning
Enhancing the sweet flavor of the memory of the pleasure
Of your mouth and skin against my own
I can no longer breathe, much less in equal measure

This sweet recollection dissolves all my inhibitions
Sweet modesty flees from my soul
As I recall the unearthly music we made in our love
When your kindred spirit held mine long ago

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

No Expectations - June 17, 2010

2010-06-17T05:07:00.000-07:00

No Expectations

I rest upon the windowsill of life's great expectations
Watching as the world spins by so fast
Not blinded by all the well established estimations
The world brings into our vision from the past

Curiosity and depth of soul have made me who I am
Proudly resting in my own individuality
Watching with no expectations from the windowsill of life
Freely existing in my own personality

Who you are and what you do is of great interest to my soul
Yet I have no expectations of you my friend
I am so very happy to watch you from the windowsill of life
Free to be the individual you hold within

If you will come and sit beside me and rest upon life's windowsill
We will watch together as the world spins by so fast
Just accept me as I am and I will do the same for you
Such a splendid friendship we will have

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

Release of the Spirit - June 16, 2010

2010-06-16T04:35:00.000-07:00

Release of the Spirit

So broken and shattered you yield to the pain
Which envelops your spirit from within
As you cling to the inevitable resolve you now have
To remain imprisoned by the very chains which you defend

Completely ensnared in your incessant vigilance to endure
You are steadfast and true to the end
But a victory you may never see in this time
Or your freedom, regain back once again

You now lie to yourself and paint a vision untrue
A beautiful picture with change in the hue
Knowing all the while, the shades will remain the same
As long as there is no change inside of you

Go and gather the pieces and patch them together
You will find a fit that is perfect for you
Release your spirit from this imprisoning snare you defend
To yourself, be ever steadfast and true

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010

The Truth Beneath the Rose - June 15, 2010

2010-06-15T04:58:00.000-07:00

The Truth Beneath the Rose

There lies a bitter truth beneath the rose
Which one is not always able to see
As their eyes cannot see past, the beauty of the face
Which hides the stinging truth that lies beneath

The deepest passion radiates from eyes that glow and shine
Into those of quickly pursuing souls
Warming their hearts but not warning their minds
Of the piercing thorns that lie beneath the rose

Their hands so swiftly reach to touch the loveliness they see
As their eyes are blinded to the thorns that lie beneath
She has captured many, holding wisdom great and true
Yet only thorns into their hearts did she bequeath

Take caution when you reach for the sweetest rose
With petals as soft as the morning dew
This loveliness you see, deceptively hides what is beneath
The sharpest thorns, may lie in wait there, just for you

Copyright *Neva Flores @2010