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The Girl of My Youth
I look in the mirror
And what do I see...
The girl of my youth
Staring at me
Wondering when
The wrinkles appeared
What the hell happened
To all of those years?
Then she bursts out
With a smile and a giggle
Blows a huge kiss
Then winks as she wiggles
Puts on her war paint
Gives a huge grin
Saying 'Sorry dear Time,
You can't shut me in,
For I'm still the girl
I was in my youth
Age is only a number
And that is the truth'
©Alison Jackson
Dancing With My Demons
Dancing with my Demons
To Life's bittersweet refrain
Would you care to join me
Or are you destined to remain
A mere spectator
At the Ball
Dancing with my Demons
To the Music no-one hears
Painted smile ever fixed
To hide the countless unshed tears
Held back 'til Darkness
Falls once more
Dancing with my Demons
To a haunting mournful tune
Whirling closer to the Edge
Hoping you'll be there to catch me
And not just let me
Fall swiftly
Into Oblivion
©Alison Jackson
Falling
Falling from the edge of Reason
Into Future's great abyss
Trusting that Destiny will catch me
Making a promise to my Heart
And sealing it with a Kiss
©Alison Jackson
The Girl Within
Beauty is skin deep, they say;
how true those words, how true!
But I wonder what you really see when you look at me....
Do you see the woman, the mother or the wife,
or do you see the girl within?
Appearance is deceptive - disregard the outer layers,
the ageing signs of passing years.
Look beyond the greying hairs, the wrinkles in the skin;
Search beyond the outer shell,
And try to see the girl within.
Older and thus wiser, so the saying goes;
But will I ever feel like that,
does anybody know?
For deep within this woman who is a mother and a wife,
Still lives the girl within.
And when this body's withered,
the bones turned back to dust;
Then you will remember the woman, the mother and the wife.
But God will have taken home to Him
the girl within
©1995 Alison Jackson/Watermead Publishing
Silence
Silence so deafening
It roars
But whose silence is louder
Mine or yours?
Silence is golden
They say
But this gold is tarnished
More each day
Silence speaks volumes
It's true
Distance between us
Bridged by you
Silence is gentle
At last
Remembering the loving
Of days past
©Alison Jackson
The rolling of thunder, the crashing of waves
These are the sounds of the wildest of days
Rainfall like bullets, lightning that cracks,
The Earth is not happy and tries to fight back
But there in her anger her beauty unfolds
Her tempest a story yet to be told
And as winds come howling with the mightiest roar
Mother Nature's symphony helps my spirit to soar
©Alison Jackson
So much to live for
Yet dying inside
Lost count of the number
Of tears that I've cried
Live, laugh & love
With way too much passion
When will I learn
To rein it all in
Close my heart
To all feelings
And let it grow cold
As stone
©Alison Jackson
If you have nothing more to say
Then tell me
If you no longer wish to hold me
Let me go
For I am weary of this world
And the fight
To keep the flame alive
Passion has died
Lay it to rest
©Alison Jackson
If I should wake one day & find I did not love you
Then I would mourn at what had gone
But at the start of each new morning I always pray
That love will simply carry on
For I need you
And you need me
©Alison Jackson
October Days
Oh sweet October days
Still bearing summer's traces
Casting golden rays
On eager upturned faces
Who know the autumn chill
Is not so far away
Oh sweet October days
Still wearing summer's colours
Casting them aside
As eagerly as lovers
Who know that time is short -
They only have today
Oh sweet October days
Still showing summer's promise
Casting hope in hearts
So eager for your solace
Who know that all too soon
Will come the close of day
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| © Alison Jackson |
To step outside and hear the sea
Is music to my ears for me;
Mother Nature sings her tune
To sky and stars, sun and moon
But when her angry passions rise,
She rails against the brooding skies;
Her whisper that caressed the beach
Does a great crescendo reach
And where there once was peaceful calm,
Waves that lapped and soothed as balm,
Ferocious now she pounds the shore,
Her whisper turned to mighty roar
Today's Haiku word: 'heed'..........
Heed your inner voice
That whispers words of wisdom
Seeks to keep you calm
Unheeded warnings
Inflamed by wanton passion
Will she burn in hell?
Today's Haiku word: 'delight'........
How she would delight
In life's pure, simple pleasures
Treasure each moment
Delight in this world
As through the eyes of a child
Lose not the magic
Today's Haiku word: 'crash'..........
She felt her heart crash
Into the depths of despair
As love turned colder
Waves crash on shores
Feelings pound her beating heart
When will she know peace?
Today's Haiku word: 'ask'............
If only she knew
What pleasures awaited her
If she would but ask
Today's Haiku word: 'rest'........
Lay with me awhile
Let me cradle you in love
Rest your weary head
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Today's Haiku word was 'join', so I came up with this........
Join with me my love
Share in turbulent passion
Bind your heart to mine
'You':-
You came, you saw, you conquered,
Seduced my intrigued mind
Our souls they knew each other
And would not be denied
You came, you saw, you conquered
This heart that sought not love
Our eyes searched for each other,
Our hands, they yearned to touch
You came, you saw, you conquered
Whispered 'til early dawn
Our lips they found each other
In the stillness of the morn
You came, you saw, you conquered
My body and my soul
Our hearts beat for each other
Together we are whole
© Alison Jackson
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