Hanging Hopes

Hanging Hopes


Ending the season of summer
Many warm nights winding down
Occasionally having you near
Trying again to come around
Involving my feelings again
Over and down the hill we go
Never ending, never staying
Leaving me ‘till another hello,
Exploiting again my feelings
Senseless comings and goes,
Suspended hopes kept hanging.

KBS, September 2008.

Purple Hat

Today I want to kick the bucket and dare;
I am going to get a purple hat to wear!
I will not worry about the dust and dishes,
If my hair is good or if I lost some inches.

Today I will have time for my children,
To the park and the lake I’ll take them.
We’ll bike all around and laugh together,
We’ll take our shoes off, it won’t matter!

Then I will call all my family and friends,
I will tell them that I love them to the end!
I will certainly have more get-togethers at home,
Even if the sofa is spoiled and the laundry undone.

So my purple hat I need to quickly find,
Before I end up loosing my mind.
To get to a place where I really can be
All that my children expect from me!

Solitude

So vast the sky, so vast the sea,
Over the clouds, beyond the trees,
Looking far for the signs of your love,
Into the fading light that shines above.

The lack of answers is unsettling,
Undo the eagerness for your presence.
Down to the valley I go and recoil,
Ever seeking to calm my heart’s turmoil.

KBS, September 2008.

Journey in The Mist

Journey in the Mist

Through the mist of the morning I try to see;
Instead I feel lost, can’t find my way, and I weep.
I wonder during the waking hours, I wander during the night,
And I can’ find a place to lay my head, I can’t find the light.

There is a place, I know, where all of this will make sense,
Where all my thoughts will match with my senses.
In such place I will be able to hold everything together,
And the thoughts of mine I will be able to gather.

To get there I just need to keep on going, one step at a time,
Even if I am not sure of the direction in this heart of mine.
Each step is a victory, each day that I wake up to a celebration,
The journey is important too, not just the destination.

Karla B

Don't Cry

Don’t Cry

Don’t you cry, sweet heart of mine,
Put your head on my shoulder.
Tomorrow again the sun will shine,
And all your pain will be over.

The tears falling from your eyes
Draw little lines on your face.
It is now time to let them dry,
For a smile make some space.

The troubles seem unstoppable,
You may not foresee any end.
It is like an old sad fable
That always has somebody faint.

Close your eyes and let all go,
One by one let them go astray.
Have a little faith and hope
To guide you through the way.

KBS

Looking for Love

When I was an adolescent
My love was fragile, innocent.
I lived dreaming from crush to crush
Until I learned love you cannot rush.

When I turned twenty in love I fell
He was handsome but I could not tell
That beyond the looks and attention,
I was used to hide his sexual orientation.

All I knew about love then was pain,
But the disappointment I overcame.
I believed that things come when is time,
Even when I was lonely on a Saturday night.

Then one day I got red roses from overseas,
It was a delightful surprise, at least for me.
When love arrived it played no games,
And doubts I put to rest in a nice little frame.


KB

Flirting and Minding

Flirting and Minding

Flicking candle light

Fancy glass of wine

Flirting in the night

Feeling he is mine.

Finicking with rendition

Fingers moving softly

Flowing warm sensations

Flames burning quietly.

Morning rising slowly

Mingled thoughts and feelings

Meaning words lovingly

Mangled resistance falling.

More sweet embrace

Melting layers of protection

Must find and keep grace

Minding one's passion.

KBS