Newjerseychick

poem for the dog that stayed

newjerseychick — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:34:35 +0000

When the levee broke, the water came,
And flooded the entire town,
To save the folks, men came in boats,
So not a soul would drown.

"Not any room," the rescuer said,
"For dogs, or cats, or pets,
Men, women, and children only,
Sorry," he expressed regrets.

"You can’t go, girl," her master said,
As, with tears, he turned away,
"I promise I’ll come back for you,
But for now, girl … SIT and STAY!"

So Princess sat on the front porch steps,
While the dark waters swirled below
Her doggy heart nearly broke apart,
When she saw her master go,

She could have jumped into the water,
And dog-paddled after him,
But SIT and STAY were the words she heard,
So she made no effort to leap in.

Always an obedient dog,
She listened to her master’s voice,
And his command still fresh at hand,
Gave her no other choice.

She had water; she had food,
Enough to last for several days,
But her doggy appetite left, too,
When her master’s boat got under way.

The first night on that dampened porch
Princess felt fearful and alone,
She whimpered nearly all night through,
She missed her master and her home.

The next day came, and then the next,
With no boats approaching her,
She saw a few rush by her porch,
But most of them were just a blur.

One night the house began to shudder,
The porch shook and broke away,
Then, like a raft, it floated off,
While on it, Princess SAT and STAYED.

In the morning, far from home,
The raft was caught in tangled weeds,
Back and forth poor Princess paced,
A pathetic sight, indeed.

She stared up at a cloudless sky,
Her eyes too tired to really see,
But she thought she saw a rainbow,
Up above the flooded trees.

It started near the porch’s edge,
It seemed like a bridge high in the sky,
Perhaps if she could reach it,
It would lead to some place dry.

She stretched to reach the rainbow,
She stood tall on her hind legs,
She lost her balance several times,
And almost fell into the dregs.

If it truly were the Rainbow Bridge,
She knew it would lead to Heaven’s Gate.
But … what about her master,
Who had commanded her to wait?

She could not forget his orders,
And always she obeyed his words,
So she’d SIT and STAY and wait for him,
No matter how absurd.

Limp, exhausted and resigned,
She fell asleep on the old porch floor,
Then she awoke, surprised to find
The rainbow closer than before.

Easier now for her to reach,
She wouldn’t have to stretch at all,
But then across the murky waters,
She heard a sweet, familiar call,

"Princess! Princess" Where are you, girl?
Her master’s voice rang loud and clear,
She stood and weakly wagged her tail,
While whining softly she was here.

A reunion to end reunions!
Wet kisses, wags, and hugs!
Tears of joy and happy howls!
Heart strings pulled and! tugged!

The Rainbow bridge no longer seen,
By the loyal dog that had obeyed
Nor would it reappear for years,
For the dog that chose to SIT and STAY.

i’ve learnt

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:41:19 +0000

I’ve learned that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I’ve learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance …. the same goes for true love.

I’ve learned that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I’ve learned that it’s taking me a long time to become the person i want to be.

I’ve learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words, it may be the last time you see them.

I’ve learned that you can keep going long after you think you can’t.

I’ve learned that we are responsible for what we do no matter how we feel.

I’ve learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I’ve learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done regardless of the consequences.

I’ve learned that my best friend and i can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I’ve learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you are down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I’ve learned that sometimes when i am angry, i have the right to be angry but that doesn’t give me the right to be nasty.

I’ve learned that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others, sometimes you have to forgive yourself.

I’ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret, it could change your life forever.

I’ve learned that two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different.

I’ve learned that you can’t make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved.

I’ve learned that no matter how much i care, some people just don’t care back.

I’ve learned that the people you care about most in life are sometimes taken from you too soon.

I’ve learned that destiny does exist and fate takes a hand. You can control which path you take but they lead to the same destiny.

I’ve learned that I can fall in love in an intant .

I’ve learned that what will be will be.

places

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:40:46 +0000

Do you know what’s important about finding a place,

Somewhere in time where your mind can unlace,

Where the beauty of visiting slows down the pace,

And the senses are exposed to a sharp ‘about face’

The point is well taken and called introspect,

A world all in harmony that is picture perfect,

A place drawn from visions like those seen as a kid,

Images that are breathtaking appear enchanted.

Nature and beauty that are right on the track,

Bring on the feeling…take up the slack,

Slow down the real world from inside the mind,

And reflect in the pleasure of eternal time.

It takes just one visit to want to go back,

To a place where there’s safty and not an attack,

Enjoying the moment and the feeling within,

Your life becomes peaceful and all genuine.

Worry and mind games and thinking too much,

Results in much clutter when used as a crutch,

Learn how to wind down and calm down instead,

Develop the eyes in the back of your head.

That place we all search for should be easy to find,

It’s created from images within our own mind,

Meditate on this vision and reside in that place,

A feeling of comfort … Pressure Erased

souls

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:40:24 +0000

After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,

And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
And company doesn’t mean security,

And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts
And presents aren’t promises

And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open,

With the grace of a woman,
Not the grief of a child

And you learn to build all your roads on today,
Because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans
and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.

After awhile you learn that even sunshine
Burns if you get too much

So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul,
In stead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers

And you learn that you really can endure…
That you really are strong
And you really do have worth,
and you learn and learn…
With every good bye you learn.

you and me

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:39:48 +0000

you and me
pure destiny
forever meant to be.

immutable,
inseparable,
so unbelievable.

i’ve never told you
just how much i need
your every touch and sigh
so beautiful
so meaningful
so wonderful.

you’re everything i want
or have ever dreamed of
and i feel as if
i’ve been reborn
into a mystic universe
pulsing with your love.

don’t be afraid now
just hold me close
feel my heartbeat
walk in my soul
I will breathe
for the both of us.

bleed my last drop
bring forth a whole new day
love and die for you
whatever comes our way.

journey

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:39:20 +0000

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began

Now far ahead the road has gone

And i must follow if i can

Pursuing it with eager feet

Untill it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet

And whither then ? i cannot say

J.R.R.Tolkien

drifting

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:38:44 +0000

Drifting

I sometimes find i’m drifting

Through this life without effect

I often wonder if i’m worth

What i’ve been truly blessed

I search through times that have been hard

To try to understand

The many trials that i have known

The life that i have led

You see me in my daily grind

So confident and strong

Yet when i’m alone i question

Just where do i belong

I often try too hard i find

To analyze and guess

To scrutinize, investigate

My life i will confess

For somewhere deeper there must be

Some meaning to this life

Some way to make a difference

Give a reason for this strife

Is there some hidden meaning

Some agenda to be found

A greater purpose waiting

If i care to hang around

It teases and it taunts me

Always slightly out of sight

A hazy vision out of reach

Where darkness hides the light

I struggle to bring clarity

To what awaits me there

And yet this weak illusion

Always fades before my stare

It seems the harder that i try

To focus through the haze

Just serves to add more questions

Through my tired and endless gaze

Perhaps i’m trying much too hard

To understand it all

For can we ever truly know

Just what we have in store

Each incident, each moment passed

Just adds upon the next

But in the end will i find truth

Or will i be perplexed

Perhaps i make it harder

Than it has to be sometimes

But will my searching bring to me

My meaning over time

Or will it leave me broken

And confused as i feel now

While questions bring no solitude

To this my wrinkled brow

whirlwinds and ripples

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:37:39 +0000

Whirlwinds and Ripples

Whirlwinds and ripples
Hugs and tickles
The way you hold me so tight
Making me feel so loved all night

Your heart felt devotion
The electrical emotion
The love in your eyes when you kiss my lips
Your soft gentle touch when you squeeze my hips

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful man
To love me forever and always hold my hand
Through good times and bad
Through the fun times we have had
And the many more great days
Still to come our way

I thank you for being my one true love
For making me so happy and feeling alive
For the safety you bring me
In being myself
For picking me up off the singles shelf

For loving me unconditionally
And never giving up
On making our dreams come true
So our life will be fab

I love waking up and being with you
My heart aches a little each time I’m away from you
With baby Summer our family is complete
with cats and dogs all around our feet

Our life together will be romantic and fun
I can’t wait to look back at all we’ve done
The one thing that I can guarantee will be true
Will be that I will love as much as I already do

So thank you for being my husband, my friend
My lover, my life, the one on which I can depend
For being so honest, truthful and kind
For letting me read your beautiful mind
For sharing your life with a gal like me
And for making me feel totally complete

Thank you for being you!

listen

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:37:05 +0000

Dear Anne-Marie,
Please close your eyes.
And listen closely to your heart,
For it is one that never lies.

Whose name is it whispering?
Listen closely, what does it say?
Is he the one for you,
Or is there something in the way?

Are you still scared?
Are you still afraid of love?
I know there’s someone on your mind,
That you’re always thinking of.

When you were in his arms,
Do you remember how it felt?
Don’t deny the tugging of your heart,
And how it made you melt.

He’s done this much for you,
And you know it warms your heart.
So why are you to ignore,
That you hate to be apart?

Won’t you just admit it now,
About how you truly feel?
You’re starting to believe again,
That love is truly real.

He’s proving you justly wrong,
And he’s boosting your self-esteem.
And you know deep inside,
That this is more than just a dream.

You can’t look him in the eyes,
Because you know what they’d do.
They’d open up YOUR eyes,
To the world around you.

Then you’d have to face the reality,
That you’ve ignored for so long.
That true love does exist,
And all this time, you were wrong.

But you know what?
You don’t have to be afraid anymore.
Because there’s one vital difference,
From the present and before.

Now you’re not alone,
And you have him standing there.
You’ve met someone new,
That you know will actually care.

It’s time to take on the world,
Like you used to do.
‘Cause it’s about time you let him know,
"I’ve fallen in love with you."
[c] 2O05

stolen

newjerseychick — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:36:33 +0000

Just like a thief in the night
He stole away my heart.

He’s someone every guy wants to be
In which girls would die for
The center of attention
The moment he walks through the door.

His eyes, his smile
The way that he moves
He knows who he wants
He’s free to choose

It was too good to be true
And I fell too fast
If we were to ever get together
Would our relationship last?

He was nearly perfect
So perfect, it drove everyone insane
Despite it all, they still wanted him
And he just brought them pain.

Then stupid little me
Handed over to him, my heart
And he played me like a fool
And tore me apart

Now, once again
My heart has been used.
Buried in sorrow, all alone
Broken and abused.
[c] 2O05