Once again I find it late
But yet somehow Im still awake-
Wishing I could find some rest
But Im alone but yet blessed
I just cant get my troubled mind
To slow down it just wont find
the secrets that I long to know
I wish I had someone to show
My love to, My heart to
What oh what in the world will I do?

Its late at night somehow I fear
That forever I will find myself right here
How does it ever stop, this spinning
How do I ever find the way to winning
I am so lost In confusion alone
It makes me wonder how long will this go on
Forever is too long to sing this song
What in the world will I do?

Its to late to think.
My brain is on overload
I cant sort out
Life on this rocky road
Whatever will I do
OH its late...

When I was little I had spaces and a case of the "snaggle-tooth"-
I mean I could eat corn on the cob thru a picket fence.

But as I grew older they straightened and I guess it was just
a phase.
I dont place as much on the straightness as I do the clean-ness.
I think every smile is beautiful!

Simplicity is the most wonderful thing- You not only eximplify
beauty and simplicity-but you capture it so weel in your words.
Bravo CCP!

Hey thats a good idea. I always wanted a steel guitar for that reason.
Thanks for the suggestion..

Actually I went on a blind date about a month ago and it was fabulous.
He was cute and smart and really funny. We actually talk every day or e-mail as he lives outside my town. I actually found him to be quite the gentleman.
It was very suprizing being all the negative things I have always heard about blind dates.

Really good LA-Keep it up...
This is an excellent 1st work.. Go MOM!

Keyboards, (drum dabbler, also)
trying to figure out guitar, but I have short stubby little fingers. Any suggestions?
All genres. I a have wide range of musical tastes

Purple cat you are too funny...
You crack me up.. cheers!!

Really cute -I like it..
I can especially realt to the "hot flash" part

He said goodbye on his own terms
I said I understood
I thought one day he might come back
But I knew he never would..
He was too busy hiding
In a past of guilt and shame
I prayed for his day of healing
But he ran and it never came.
Its time for me to move on now
I have too much to do
I did every thing I could
To help him make it thru

We all have to find our own way
It comes in our own time
The dreams I had for him to heal
Aparently were only mine.
Its easy to get all caught up
and comfortable in our "pit"
Hanging curtains and pictures
And making a home of it
I climbed out of my pit
Quite sometime ago
Now I cant be drug back in
So its time to hit the road.

It pains me to see him run
To see him hide away
He has so much potential
But this time its not my say.
I will wave with a sad heart
that he must stay behind
But that is his decision alone
And I cant change his mind.
Good bye friend Im always here
Should you need a shoulder
Maybe you will choose one day
To see that when you're older

There is too much life to live
To tuck yourself away
You must find life-it wont find you
-Hiding in your pain
But til then you're in my prayers
And I will not forget
How precious to me you have become
How glad I am we met
You made my life so full
And Im forever changed
I only wish I made a difference
So you'd stop hiding in your pain.

Welcome Deann-
You will find there are alot of great folks here. I have been on this site for a year and I continue to stay becuase of the support and genuine caring of most of the ppl here.
I mainly post poems and everyone has been marvelous..
Its good to have you here,
Tressia

This is my recipe for tender ribs- you cant beat it. It takes a couple of extra steps but well worth it!!
First of all I cut my ribs into sections and put in a large pan cover them with water and simmer for 45 minutes no salt in the water it makes meat tough.
Once they've boiled I lay them on a baking pan covered in tin foil- season with garlic powder salt and pepper and bake for another 45 minutes.
Then I make my own bbq sauce and cover them on one side.
When I lay them sauce side down on the grill I then cover the other side with sauce. I always make xtra sauce for grilling and dippin'..Everyone compliments me on these ribs -I have seen many ways having worked in many restaraunts over the years but this way is by far the most scrumptious!

BBQ sauce.
Mix together according to your taste. Ketchup, terriyaki sauce. a slash of soy sauce, dk brown sugar, salt pepper onion powder and garlic powdre. stir and Wah lah Dinner is served!

Cradled in kisses new baby boy
Momma looks lovingly
At her bundle of joy
Now a new life has begun
Can she give enough to
This new little one?
Tiny fingers, baby hands
Can she ever meet
All the demands.
Wife and new mother
alot to carry
She knew it was forever
The moment she married.
All of the gifts
She has been given
Right here on earth
Her own slice of Heaven.
Shes just content
To be his mother and the misses
As hes content to be
cradled in kisses

A warm personality stalled in the making
Too much kindness, there for the taking
One giving gal in the shadows all alone
Words on her heart now etched in stone.
Never trust, never lose, never again
To feel her heart broken, she just cant win.
Always tried, but people lied
Now she is only tangled inside.
Its evidently clear, people dont care
Not one more tear shed anytime, anywhere
Shes resolved herself to go it alone
Not to open up, her hearts etched in stone.
Clenching fists is all she can do
Fighting the feelings she wont let thru
Its over and done with no one can break
Thru these shards of ice that make her shake
Clearly abundant a ground zero sight
Smoke from her wreckage, billowing high.
No visits please, no calls on the phone
Cant you see heart hearts etched in stone.

April 2006

Waiting for my prince one day
I came across a frog
He left a blurb on a site
and I returned a blog
Sitting on a toadstool
I awaited my reply
But the frog gave no response
He only ate a fly-
We looked at each other
without a word to say
And lo the lowly little frog
just slowly hopped away.
No prince to come,
ANd now no frog
But this toadstool sits real well
So I decided to hang around
and wait here for a spell.
The moral of this story is
Dont kiss someone who eats flies
Though he may look like a frog
It could be a prince in disguise

You took a heart laiden with sin
You washed it white as snow
You gave me new life within
And go everywhere I go-
Watching over me with love
Making my crooked path straight
To be with you for eternity
Will be well worth the wait.
You gave your son to die for me
To fufill your perfect will
You've waited for me to open my heart
For others you gladly wait still.
Forgiving my sin and loving me thru
All my trials and tribulations
You took a heart once made of stone
and gave me revelations
Now I am free you broke my bonds
And gave me peace inside
And I will serve you all my days
putting my own desires aside
Robed in white Ill join you there
In Heavens great jubilee
And praise you for the gifts you give
To all those out there like me

The dark gray clouds have long since gone
But the hole you left remains
I think of you in the distance now
With the passing of the trains
Hear the lonely whistles blow in the night
And a chill goes down my spine
I think of all the times we had
When your heart was joined with mine.
Tho those day are over now
I hold them close in my heart
I pray a special blessing for you
As you leave to make a new start.
Its difficult and sad for me
And I know that you feel the need
To go on and make your own way
And its what we both agreed.
But that doesnt take away
The void thats left deep inside
Of thinking I was the one you need
I must dispence with the foolish pride
So take your heart-you'll take mine too
Ive said all I can say
My hope for you is that you will find
The love you need one day.

Wow that was excellent writing christian
GEL

That is really cute Transient.I like it I swear I heard a banjo in the background. \Really good & light hearted
GEL

Thanks Cherub- you are my biggest fan.I love when you read my stuff and I love to read yours. We will cheer each other on .K?
I am Sooo excited to be back and posting again after such a long dryspell.
cheers to you my friend!!
By the way YOU look Mah-velous Dah-ling