Unsheltered Heart

A sudden link broke...
left me shaken and torn.
A rippling force so powerful, my heart shattered
it's protective shield now gone.

An inevitable effect,
It's aching and overwhelming underneath
Something is happening from within
and it's drowning out my heartbeat

It's now difficult to breathe,
 I'm gasping for air!
A spasm from my heart's core
left me groping in despair.

And so i can't control this weather
who but God can?
A storm has befall me
over my heart, a cloud now stand.

Heavy, dull and pouring out
and overflowing from inside
The liquidity of my wounds, my pain..
my eyes can no longer hide..

 The eye of the storm,
who has ever loved this part?
the lightening has struck me
and i couldn't protect my heart.

One moment, one drop
and from my eyes a flood of tears depart
For it's raining and it's pouring.... 
on my unsheltered heart.

Copyright © 2010 By Keisha de Verteuil

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A rippling roar burst out..
 amongst thick, grey, parting clouds, oh how it rained!
Frequent downpour of tears, seized so sudden
  saw a rainbow, life seemed so colourful again.
Twas my heart crying out,
  from beneath its thick, grey, cracking coat
Breaking free from a cocoon, call it love, infatuation
suffocation, now i can breathe, us both.


Rays started peering in
  illuminating my heart, my eyes and now i clearly see
Hope still floats above me, a sun so certain
  felt like flying, for i was free.
Should i soar like a bird once caged?
or once crippled, now with mended wings
i was flying, though i never left the ground, a state of mind
Depth of hopes and height of possibilities freedom brings.


Whoever said the best day of your life
 can't be that of a rainy one.
When else can you see a rainbow,
value hope, value colour and the rays of the sun.
A silver lining indeed,
these clouds revealed to me
 Restored my once lost hope
and now I'm flying cause I'm Free.

Copyright © 2010 By Keisha de Verteuil

Losing You

Losing you.........
   is like losing my heart
     it simply means
           that I'm falling apart.
I feel the nearness of departure
   and fear that we'll be lost forever
For my arms are growing oh, so cold
  and there'll soon be no one here to hold.
For I'm losing you..........
   and it's like losing my way
       it simply means
            that I'm fading away.
I called out to you one day
  I'm still awaiting your reply.
There's nothing left for us to say
  Guess, this is our goodbye.   
For I'm Losing you...........
    and its like losing my breath
        it simply means
             I'm now bereft.
You once touched and softened this heart of stone
  now I'm hardened, and all alone
My journey to love, is at its end
   for I've lost the will to ever love again.
This first cut would be the deepest for sure
  what I'm left with has no cure.
Is once a mended heart, now left in two
  and a lifetime memory
                                      of Losing You................

Copyright ©2010 by Keisha de Verteuil

Oh Mother of Mine

Oh Mother of Mine

Mother of mine, you've built me a world
when you made our house into a home.
Just with your presence ever so bold
you sheltered a daughter from the cold.

Mother you're special, Oh mother of mine
you are strong willed, you're one of a kind.
Behind you a history, around you fine art
Home its' frame, family, its' portrait, proud I'm a part.

A mother so true, a mother so pure
a woman I look up to, a woman I adore
Oh mother you are blessed, Oh mother you are mine
mother you're simply Love defined

Principles, values, right from wrong
molded and shaped me to be strong.
Oh mother of mine, I stand proudly and say
you're the reason I am who I am today.

         Oh Mother of Mine.............

Copyright by Keisha de Verteuil

If That's What It Takes

For whats to come,
We'll take chances, we'll take risks
we'll even take turns to lead the way.
We know that love defeats and conquers all
for it's what brought us here today.

When it'll seem like the world has turned its back,
remember we'll have each others arms.
That consoling grip would surely feel,
like we're grasping the whole world and it's charms.

We'll snatch from life what we can
while we're young and sane.
Better to take what's in stored today,
for to wait for a better tomorrow, is a sure wait in vain.

Step by step, heartbeat to heartbeat,
we'll trod through life to whatever awaits.
And we'll face and battle every obstacle,
if that's, my friend, what it takes.

Copyright © 2010 by Keisha de Verteuil

Passages

PASSAGES

These words are pieces of my heart
Pieces I let slip away.
They melt and run through my eyes,
fall to my lips, and so i say.
Even though we've hurt and cry in this love,
you're still a part of my life, my heart, my song.
May it's music forever pierce your ears, your heart
May it's words forever stay and belong.

These words are pieces of my heart,
pieces that my heart sheds at night.
They melt and flow through my veins, to my fingers,
fall to my pages, and so i write.
Sweet poetry from the sacrosanct depths of my soul,
reflecting loves ambience, its pain, its art
An insight, and x-ray, a blueprint
of whats engraved on my heart.

These words are of the heart,
a part of its shape, its body, its core.
They melt and mould us, our love
it's foundation, its pain, its happiness, its ardor.
And so these words melt, and take passages
forever would they flow and be a part of me, as it is of you
in my heart, my soul, my mind, my hand,
for that's where you are too

Copyright© 2010 by Keisha de Verteuil

One Way Love

One Way Love

I feel like a flower,
whose petals have been blown away
I feel like the sun,
shining only in the midst of day.
I feel like a spider
trapped in a web I've weaved
I feel like a widow
yet I've never been bereaved
I feel like an hour hand
awaiting my turn, as others tick by
I feel like an ant
never did a molehill seem so high
I feel like an anchor
searching for a grip, a rock, stability
I feel like time is running out
this ship will be lost at sea.
And so this ship is lost
and I'm in search for land
Feel like the bonds we had
were written on the surface of sand
Like a book, like a trophy
I sat on a dusty shelf
One day we looked into a mirror
saw only a reflection of myself.
Though together, I was alone
the love vein to my heart, grew dust
I gave all, all the love I can give
I was loving for both of us.

Copyright © 2010 by Keisha de Verteuil

Rain On Me

RAIN ON ME

Where can i hide, where can i go
to escape today, to escape tomorrow?
I'm hurting, wounded, I'm aching inside
I'm bleeding, I'm shedding, on the outside
Love crippled and injured me.
It's getting difficult to breathe and see
I'm bleeding through these blurry eyes
where now, does this broken heart lie?
And so i'm standing in the pouring rain
trying to hide my tears, my pain.

Would these wounds ever heal? Is there a cure?
It's killing me slowly, can't take it no more.
Time keeps crawling, on and on,
where does this broken heart belong?
Its heartstrings, burst, its' content gone
hear the cadence of its' beat, its' heartfelt song.
It faded... now it cries, no more would it sing,
till I shed this cocoon, till I spread my wings.
Until then, I'm here still standing in the rain
hoping no one would see my tears, my pain.


Copyright © 2010 by Keisha de Verteuil

So Few

SO FEW

Snatch this chance at life
      we get so few of them
Embrace this shot at love
      we get so few of them
Enjoy this beautiful day
      we get so few of them
Cherish true friends
      for you know, there's so few of them.

Praise God for ALL our blessings
      we say thanks for so few of them
Seize all chances today, rather than tomorrow
      we might get so few of them
Capture every smile
      we get so few of them
Welcome every tear
      for you know, never would there be so few of them

Copyright 2010 by Keisha de Verteuil

Twilight's Dance

TWILIGHT'S DANCE

As  the sun sets, colours disperse and blend

Boldly bedecking the horizons' end.

Captivating! As God's hands painted the sky

Divine! A decor of dusk is nigh.

Everwelcoming, ever breathtaking

Fascinating! As gaiety is everflowing.

Graciously into lovers hearts

Heaven displays a work of art.

Igniting passion, as the sun sinks into the distance

Just by its aura, triggering a spark of romance.

Kissing the ocean as it slowly dips in

Leaving a splash of colour beyond and within.

Majestic! But soon the curtains will close

Night's prowl, is on Twilight's toes.

Oh such ineffable joy, illuminating the sky

Praises, for another day is sinking by.

Quietly, subsiding with today's trouble and worry

Rejoice and dance with Twilight in solemn reverie.

So long my little dove, sweet dreams little flower

Too soon, her sun bows, her dance was over.

Underneath, his shadows grow

Venturing through  lands high and low.

With his black cape, hovering over the green

X-raying the twinkling spectators that once stood unseen

Yonder, his moon and creatures would come out to play

Zealously, till she dances again, to start another day.

Copyright© 2010 by Keisha de Verteuil

Below the night

Tonight, as the moon shows its' face....
I'll close my eyes and feel,
your forever warm embrace.


Tonight, though all the stars are bright...
I close my eyes and see
your still the brightest in my sight.


                       I won't forget you.......my love.
Below the night,
    there's tears on my pillow,
           It's where my heart lies.
Below the night,
        I can't hold back these escaping tears,
               even if I close my eyes.


Tonight, as the wind steals serenity....
I close my eyes and know,
you're whispering to me.


Tonight, all angels sing along
I close my eyes and hear
your forever heartfelt song.
 
                      I won't forget you........my love.
Below the night,
        there's tears on my pillow,
                  It's where this broken heart lies.
Below the night,
         though I can't hold back these escaping tears,
                   I'll still forever close my eyes.

Copyright ©2010 by Keisha de Verteuil

Though I Was Silent

Though I Was Silent

Though I couldn't grasp,

I held onto you.

Though I couldn't cry,

when you did, I silently wept too.

Though I couldn't breathe,

I lived through you.

You held onto me,

so I held onto you.

You saw me when i was invisible,

heard me though i made no sound.

A mother's sixth sense, I'd say,

to each other, we'll be forever bound.

And so you sang to me,

a song I heard many times before.

You stopped, I felt you weeping,

then you sang to me once more.

Then God's angels sang to me,

as I fell asleep one day.

To the echo of your heartbeat,

as mine slowly faded away.

Said a million words

In this short time I've spent

Cried a million tears,

though i was silent.

The bond we've shared,
who but a mother can understand.
The tears we've cried

are right there in your hands.

It's okay mommy,

from an unseen world, I now depart.

Though I couldn't trace your face,

I got to trace your heart.

Copyright © 2010 by Keisha de Verteuil