dVerse Open Link Night - week 7

Sometimes people get to a point in their lives when they feel like giving up.  I was in that place not long ago.  Someone came into my life and said "When the world says give up.  Hope whispers "Give it one more try", with her help...I'm glad I did!

Believed In Me

I have hit rock bottom
Seems there's no where else to go
But into a deep dark hole
I was at my lowest low
I feel the world's against me
I can trust no one
But you've come into my life
And helped me see the sun

Because you believed in me
You've talked me through the pain
Yes you believed in me
You've helped to stop the rain
You've helped me see life differently
Through someone else's eyes
And helped me see I have the strength
To spread my wings and fly

Thank you for your support
And you're belief in me as well
Over the past year or so
I think I've been in hell
With someone who I can trust
I'm dealing with my past
It may take a little while
But my heart's healing at last

Because you believed in me
You've walked me through the rain
Yes you believed in me
Some self-esteem to gain
You've helped me live my life again
With confidence and faith
And cared enough to help me
Get to a happy place

Isn't it just something
A beautiful angel from the start
Who's willing to help a broken girl
Fix her shattered heart
I have come a long, long way
From some months ago
And I have you to thank for that
For never letting go

Poetics - Third Eye Open

I just wrote this for our dverse night.  I never actually thought about the wind, the gravity etc.  So true, that all has to exist because we're here because we depend on air and gravity!  Made me see things differently...hope you like what I've come up with.

Wind, Gravity & Jesus

Hey, can you feel that?
The wind blowing your hair
How is that even possible
I see no wind, I see no air
Something must be moving it
Our eyes can't see but we're aware
That air exists we just can't see
But we know it's there

Hey, can you feel that?
The raindrops falling down
What makes them fall and not float away
And land upon the ground?
Something must be pulling them
Our eyes can't see but we're aware
That gravity exists we just can't see
But we know it's there

Hey, can you feel that?
His presence all around
His belief, his faith, his strength and love
On this path He's led us down
Someone must be touching us
Our eyes can't see but we're aware
That Jesus exists we just can't see
But we know He's there

Hey, did you feel that?
The wind and gravity too?
And did you see Jesus walking?
Is the invisable true?
Something must be telling us
Our eyes can't see but we're aware
The invisable has to exist....and we have to believe it
Because we all are here

Tomorrow Is Not Promised

Tomorrow is not promised so give all your love today
Don't hold grudges and don't stay mad - let that all slip away
Don't live in the past, that doesn't matter anymore
Give all your love today because that's what love is for

Tomorrow is not promised so give all your love today
Call your friends you've lost touch with, invite them to dinner if you may
Relive all the memories, catch up on times gone by
Enjoy your time together - I hope you laugh until you cry

Tomorrow is not promised so give all your love today
Smile at a stranger, it could made a difference in some day
Your smile could be the pick me up, they look for at that time
That just may change the way they feel, about the mountain that they climb

Tomorrow is not promised so give all your love today
Spend time with your children - they won't always be this way
Do the things that matter to them - take the time to play
They'll be gone before you know it - so give all your love today

Tomorrow is not promised so give all your love today
Live life to the fullest, can you think of a better way
To live the life God gave you - you only have one chance
So give all your love today - put on your shoes and dance

This poem is for Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft at dVerse.

First of all I want to say a big Thank you to all of you for your very kind comments on my recent poems.  Your feedback is very much appreciated...so once again - Thank You!

This poem I have chosen to post is one I had written when a very dear friend of my passed away.  The family joke had always been I was the daughter she never had.  I thought that joke stayed between her and I...until I attended her funeral.  All her sisters and brothers came to find me and hugged me and told me how much Marlene loved me and all of them said "Oh you're Marlene's daughter!"  Funny - I never realized how much of an impact on made on her life.  I just thought it was a family joke.  A year after Marlene had died, I missed here tremendously.  I thought if Heaven had a phone number I could call her...but what would I say?  Well....this is what I came up with.  I've recently put music to it and if you click the link...you can listen to it.  http://www.catching-rainbows.com/songs.html

If Heaven Had A Phone Number

If Heaven had a phone number
I'd call you up today
Just to hear your voice again
From a million miles away

If Heaven had a staircase
I'd climb them one by one
Just to see you smile again
I'd maybe even run

But there is no way to reach you
For Heaven has no phone
But I believe you're watching me
I know I'm not alone
And there are no steps to climb
So I can hear your voice once more
I guess I'll just close my eyes
And see you along the shore

If Heaven had a phone number
I'd call you everyday
Just to say "I love you
And miss you more each day"

And if Heaven had a staircase
I'd climb up to the top
And take you in my arms once more
And hug you with all I've got

But there is no way to reach you
For Heaven has no phone
But I believe you're watching me
I know I'm not alone
And there are no steps to climb
So I can hear your voice once more
I guess I'll just close my eyes
And see you along the shore

You may not be here with me
But I'll not say good bye
For I'll see you again someday
At your mansion in the sky

If Heaven had a phone number
I'd call you up today
Just to say "I love you"
From a million miles away

dVerse Open Mike Night - week 5

For this week...I thought I'd share my all time favorite poem.  I wrote this from a quote my idol, Dolly Parton, once said.  "If you want the rainbow, you've gotta put up with the rain".  I was watching her biography one night when I heard her say this quote.  After watching her bio, I went to bed...with this line running through my head - if you want the rainbow, you've gotta put up with the rain - so after repeating it over and over again, I thought 'I better write this down before I forget it'.  So I did - then proceeded to try and get some sleep.  That didn't work...finally I got up and went downstairs with my note book so I wouldn't wake my husband.  Within 10 minutes, I had it written.  This is called "The Rainbow" and it is a poem about my life.  It's about me always trying to figure out who I was and what I wanted to do with my life, but ended up facing road blocks.  However, the past year or so - I've realized, my dream is coming true with my writing and I'm now seeing my rainbow.  Enjoy!

"The Rainbow"

I remember being asked, when I was a preteen
What I wanted to do, after I turned eighteen
I had so many dreams, so much I wanted to do
They told me to always watch the sky and enjoy the rainbows view

And they said:  You can't enjoy the rainbow, if you don't put up with the rain
You'll sing and dance, stumble and fall; there'll be a little pain
Just don't give up on your dreams, for they'll come true someday
So if you want to have the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain

Life's a tough ole journey, see it's not the way I planned
I had a family young, and a ring on my left hand
I thought my dreams were gone, never to come true
Until I looked outside one day, and seen the rainbows view

And I said:  I can't enjoy the rainbow, if I don't put up with the rain
I'll sing and dance, stumble and fall, there'll be a little pain
I just can't give up on my dreams, for they'll come true someday
So if I want to have the rainbow, I've got to put up with the rain

It took a little longer, for the years they now have passed
The rain has finally stopped and my dream I'll live at last
I am all grown up now but always remembered what I was told
For I'm sliding down the rainbow now, into the pot of gold

And I said:  I can now enjoy the rainbow, because I put up with the rain
I sang and danced, stumbled and fell, and felt a little pain
I didn't give up on my dreams, for they came true today
Because I wanted the rainbow and I put up with the rain
Now I have the rainbow and no longer have the rain

Poetics - going urban

I was quite excited to see we had to write a poem about our favorite city!  My favorite place in the whole world is Nashville.  It was always my dream to go there...since I was 5 years old.  Finally two years ago (in October) I went on a bustour with my dad.  I was the youngest by at least 30 years but I didn't care.  All who were on that bus lived out my dream with me and were just as happy and excited as I was upon crossing the state line into Tennessee.  I sat in the front seat of the bus and saw the 14 mile marker...that was the longest 14 miles...I wrote this between the 14 mile marker and the state line.  I've also put music to it.  It's called "Tennesse" - I hope you all like it :o)

"Tennessee"

Fourteen miles from Tennessee
Seemed like eternity
Driving through Virgina
Took forever to Tennessee

I saw that sign come closer
That said "Tennessee Welcomes You"
I'm now on country soil
Which I've always wanted to do

And I've got butterflies in my belly
And my eyes filled up with tears
I've waited many years for this
As the state lines drawing near

The overflow of emotions
I can't believe I'm finally here
I'm finally living out my dream
As I look out the window and stare

I'm on Tennessee soil
I'm on country ground
I have finally made it
Now I'm Nashville bound

Fourteen miles from Tennessee
Seemed like eternity
I have finally made it
Here in Tennessee

Check out the song -
http://www.catching-rainbows.com/songs.html

Drop of Dew

Early one morning I sat outside, under a beautiful sky of blue
And then I suddenly realized, something so very true
As I put into perspective, the dew drops on the grass
I see that I'm the dew drop, surrounded by life of the middle class

In the eye of a dew drop, it sees mountains far and wide
It sees the big blue ocean and the sky when clouds collide
It sees the beautiful forest of trees both short and tall
And it follows the flowing river, right down to the waterfall

That dew drop on that blade of grass, is me on God's green Earth
It's a tiny drop of water, but it truly has it's worth
It has it's place in this world, it has it's job to do
And the grass is the world around me and I'm the drop of dew

I've been put here for a reason, I have a job to do
I'm important to someone and I am worthy too
I see the world around me; forests, oceans and mountains high
And like the drops of dew, I see the stars up in the sky

Isn't it just something when you take the time to look
That this journey we call life, could be a really good book
And a little drop of water is as special as I am too
And that I'm just as important as a tiny drop of dew


I wrote this poem last year.  I got a one line email from a dear friend who has since passed.  The email said "You could write a poem about a dew drop on a blade of grass.  Could be a good poem Mindy."  So with that - came this.  I hope you like it.