Thoughts forbidden
Nudge through barriers
Finding cracks and crevices
Burrowing deep
Until walls crumble to dust
Opening new holes
Releasing ambitions denied
Flooding dreams with
With fantasies bold
Until reality blurs
And destiny is born
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
We join as one
Heart, body and soul
I am yours as you are mine
But we are not alone
Love encompasses those who show
Loyalty, strength
Above all willingness
To open their minds and hearts
To possibilities unbound
To love thrice found
Growing each day
New surprises as power is displayed
We learn together nothing is beyond our reach
Nothing is impossible or will be denied
So we ease into this new world
Of lies, hate, betrayal
A world where pain forges alliances
As well as foes
We will survive
With strength in numbers
With strength in mind
And above all else
With strength in love.
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
Do I know you?
You seem familiar.
As I stare into your eyes
so clear
I know somewhere,
some…time,
I have seen those eyes
that sees into my soul,
laying everything bare
at your feet.
Do I know you?
Oh, this is so ridicules!
I mean,
I have heard of this.
Others meeting someone,
someone they have never met before
yet somehow instantly recognize.
They call it
love at first at sight.
But that is only in fairy tales
fantasy.
None of it is real…
is it?
Do I know you?
Have we met before?
At some party,
some other place
other….time.
Can it really be true?
That we live other lives,
each one a new experience
a new lesson,
yet in those lives there is that one person,
that one soul,
who will always follow us,
waiting for that moment
when they finally find the one they seek.
Is it always like this?
So sudden,
so unexpected,
so…final?
Do I
know
you?
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
This was from a dream I had a while back. One where my family member that had passed on were all there. But there was one person who I did not know yet they were very familiar. Like I should know them. This poem comes from that feeling of knowing and comfort even though you may have not ever seen them before.
Throughout our lives
we dream of love.
One that is pure
fulfilling
eternal.
We search
for that one person
who will fill our souls
with peace
joy
completeness.
Some of us find that love.
Build our lives around it,
full of happiness
comfort
serenity.
Some search forever.
Seeking that one who will
fill the void in their heart
that aches with loneliness
anger
dispair.
Never realizing that in order
to love another,
you must first learn
to love yourself.
You must be brave
strong
accepting
to the possibility that
pain is a part
of love.
Love is there
if you only open yourself
to the idea
even though it is not
perfect,
it is real,
and it is yours for the taking
if you only
believe.
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
To write
Put into words what I see
What I feel
To watch the words form on paper
To weave a tale
That excites the mind
Takes the reader to a place
Far from their existence
Into a world of make believe
Where monsters bring evil
And white knights wield light.
Where love is true
Forgiving
Always bending
Binding
Never judging
Demanding
Encompassing those who
Are willing
No matter the price
To give everything
Anytime
Anywhere
Forever
To weave a such a tale
Is what makes me
Me
What makes me happy.
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
You pull me into your embrace
Yet I feel no warmth.
You whisper words of love
Yet my heart shrivels and dies.
The air around me grows thick
My breathing comes in gasps
As I sink to the cold stone floor
As darkness surrounds me
Smothering me
Too late I realize what is suddenly so clear
You are not my love come back to me
The one my heart and souls calls for in the night
But evil incarnate come to claim me
To pull me down into the depths of hell
For my betrayal is too deep
And there is no God or Angel who can save me
Only the Angel of Death can release me
Yet even he turns his back in shame and disgust
Leaving me to the one who will own me
Use me
Until I scream for a mercy that will never come
Until you forgive me for what I have done
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
I will pounce thee
And you will submit
My fur on point
My claws razor sharp
There is no place to run
No place to hide
You are mine
Time to die ©
This picture was posted on Twitter. It was so cute and it screamed write for me.
Sunday morning a twitter friend of mine decided she would say good morning to me by “(dripping water on your forehead and saying in a sing song voice) good morning Heidi!! ( now running like hell) ; D”. This was after yelling my name then quietly saying hello the morning before. It was ON!
As you must have guessed by now, I am a writer. We writers write, among other things, action sequences all the time. “Joe walked across the room, grabbed Lisa into his arms and kissed her as if she was the air he needed to breath.” This is how we let the reader know what is going on in the story. On Sunday, it bled out onto Twitter. I chased my friend with my super soaker 300S. (There was not enough room for the 300S part so this will be news to her 😉 ) I brought in help from another friend and we played a game of hunter and prey, with a little Elmer Fudd thrown in for good measure. Maybe this all sounds weird and silly to you, but if I can make someone’s day better, make someone laugh or inspire someone to write then it is all worth it. It’s also a blast! We were both laughing, her day was much better and someone new to me wrote a haiku based on our antics.
I could never create a haiku. It’s one of those elusive things and I have a huge amount of respect to those who can do it. Here is the one that was created for me Sunday morning by @HapRochelle.
a misty morning ~
the great northwest … slips away ~
a patient hunter
#forHeidi #haiku
He has graciously told me I can use this as I wish for it is mine. He has also posted it on his website on this page. http://haprochelle.blogspot.com/2013/08/haiku-page-2.html Take a look around and see what else he as done. I also have him on my list on Twitter called Poetry Corner.
His words gave my muse something to grab onto and fly. Here is what I came up with from his wonderful haiku.
Through misty night
Trees so tall
the hills roll on
silent footsteps fall.
The prey is quick
crafty
small
but hunters push on
their minds resolved.
This trickster light of foot
needs lessons taught.
Sleep is fleeting
so leave the sleepers untouched.
Retribution is high
it’s blood they seek.
Tonight will be done
no more tricks
they will sleep.
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
Thank you Hap for the inspiration! And thank you Suz for making my Sunday morning fun.
(Song lyrics from Epiphany, Nightcastle by Tran Siberian Orchestra.)
The darkness holds many secrets
Tales have been spun of evil
Searching for lost souls to feed their lust
I say be gone
For no evil lurks in the darkness
Only superstitious fools seeking
To control that which they do not
Understand
As I walk this path
Through mist and trees
As sound travels from twig and branch
Sight hindered by darken night
My mind wanders to tales of woe
Of fairies and pixies playing tricks
To lure the unsuspecting
To deaths veiled door
Suddenly those I scoffed
As charlatans and liars
Who warn us
Beware of nights promised delights
With beginning dread
Words become true
When eyes so bright
Surround me whole
And darkness descends tenfold
I realize then there is no hope
For prayers and song will not bring
Valiant knight to save my soul
I am lost
My story’s end unfolds
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
Here is the link to the Free Write at Kellie Elmore’s website that I participate in every week. Please go take a look at all the wonderful contributions from some very talented people.
You claimed me
Made me yours
Then tossed me aside
Breaking me
Forever lost
All to save me
From something
I never understood
Nor cared to
Now you return
Telling me
It was a mistake
Stupid
That you did not understand
What you had
What you were doing
As I watch you
Watching me
The thing that scares me
The most
Is that inside
Where my heart
My soul
Used to be
I believe you
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
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