Saturday, February 14, 2015

I call out to you ...



I call out to you
You who were once my friend
Now it is I who need your help
But still you say no words to me
I have not seen you
Have you forgotten me?
I don’t ask much of you
Just a little of your strength
Would you catch me if I fell?
For I have stumbled and fallen.
It would light my world
In seeing your words… or
Knowing that you are still there
In the deep blue of my night sky
Or in the colours of my sunrise
As it shimmers on the horizon
Painting the sky with golden light
Sweeping the night away
Hoping you are there once more
Watching over me
At the edge of my world…

Poem - Dianne Dawes ... ♥
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Sunday, February 8, 2015

To say hello and explain my abscence

Sorry I haven't been around to visit your blogs or reply to your comments, I had a bad fall last Thursday week and did quite a lot of damage, That is not the worst of my problems, I have been in hospital since last Wednesday with a nasty infection in my pancreas and gall bladder stones. I am being stabilised with antibiotics and when I have the all clear from the Cardiology team I will be having surgery. I hope to be back soon as I am missing my blog, home and all of my blog friends.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Where the Desert meets the Sea ...


The soft muted blue of the sky at dusk
Is soon streaked with a blaze of colours
Hues of purple, orange and red
As the sun sets over the sea
I stand at the water’s edge
This oasis at the desert’s edge
The sand is wet and cool
As little ripples of foam
Wash over my feet
And tickle as they rush back to the sea
The soft breeze that whispers
In the trees at evening
Carries with it the scent of flowers
And the salt of the sea
It caresses my face
And blows my hair about
Blowing the sheer fabric
Of my gown tightly against my skin
Then blowing the fabric around
Like the sails of a ship at sea
I look to the dark sky
It is now the deepest of blue
Punctuated with a myriad
Of sparkling stars
The silver moonlight
Lights my way as I walk
Along the sandy shore
And through the perfumed flowers
Of the tropical sea-side garden
I return to my room on the beach
Through the light drapes
Either side of the open door
Moving like sails in the sea breeze
As I lay on the bed
In the moonlight
Drifting in and out of slumber
Recalling the events of the day
Remembering the golden sand
The heat of the sun
The scents of the day
Remembering the cool of the water
As it enveloped my body
So clear and fresh, the colour of aqua
As I swam, so cool, rippling against my skin
Salty water and tiny bubbles
Such a liberating feeling of weightlessness
Soon I drift off to sleep
Listening to the waves
As they gently ebb and flow
The song of the waves
As they softly lap the sandy shore…

Poem - Dianne Dawes ... ♥