"Time deepends love,
as the heart well knows,
Like the sunshine deepens
the bloom of a rose"

I want to thank blast for writing this poem for my page.

Here's a rose for all the children
Here's a rose for all the wives
Here's a rose for all the parents,
who even really tried

I picked a rose of beauty
I smelled a rose so fresh
I closed my eyes and dreamed,
of an aroma so fresh

So give a rose to a girl
Give a rose to make her smile
Give a rose and hold her hand
If its even for just a while

There are roses red like wine
You'll see roses blue like sky
But the rose that stands out brightly
Is one pure and white like mine

~ DKJ 2001 ~

I Give To You

I Give To You
A fire to light inside your heart,
to feel the warm embers glow.
A piece of the sun's warm rays,
to bask in it's fiery show.

I Give To You
A piece of a rainbow to color your
world, when all seems totally gray.
Some roses for the sweet perfume,
to kiss your senses with its bouquet.

I Give To You
A sprinkling of some twinkling
stars, to wish upon at night.
The morning dew to kiss the day.
To bask in it's delight.

I Give To You
A summer's breeze to caress your
face, to show that someone cares.
The sweet song of the nightingale, to
remind you that they're always there.

I Give To You
My lasting friendship, always true.
A gift of love to hold inside,
whenever you feel blue, or just
because you need a friend.
This friend, that will always
be there for you!

~ Author Unknown ~

Don't

Don't undermine your worth by comparing
yourself with others. It is because we
are different that each of us is special.

Don't set your goals by what other people
deem important. Only you know
what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things closest
to your heart. Cling to them as you would
your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

Don't let your life slip through your fingers
by living in the past or the future. By
living your life one day at a time, you live
all the days of your life.

Don't give up when you still have something
to give. Nothing is really over until
the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you
are less than perfect. It is the fragile
thread that binds us together.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that
we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying
it's impossible to find. The quickest way
to receive love is to give love. The fastest
way to lose love is to hold it too tightly.
And the best way to keep love
is to give it wings.

Don't dismiss your dreams.
To be without a dream is to be without hope.
To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Don't run through life so fast that you
forget not only where you've been,
but also where you are going.
Life is not a race, but a journey
to be savored each step of the way.

© Melissa MacDougall

Letting Go

To let go doesn't mean to stop caring,
it means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off, it's
the realization that I can't control another.

To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning
from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness, which
means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame
another, I can only change myself.

To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge, but to allow
another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle
arranging all the outcome, but to allow
others to effect their own outcomes.

To let go is not to be protective, it is to permit
another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings
and to correct them.

To let go is not to adjust everything to
my desires, but to take each day as it comes,
and to cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize or regulate anyone,
but to try to become whatever dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and to love more.

© Kay Lafly

As it is promised by the wind,
As it is tendered in the heart,
As it is written across the sky
Love makes all things possible.
Love is hope's shining star.
Happiness is not in our
circumstances, but in ourselves.
It is not something we see, like a rainbow,
or feel, like the heat of a fire.
Happiness is something we are.

~ Author Unknown~

Thanks Sal, for sending me this poem.
They always say "Love Isn't Suppose To Hurt"
It does when you don't have a cold heart.

Then It's Love

Does your heart ache, and
break when they're sad?
Then it's love

Do you cry for their pain, even
when they're strong?
Then it's love

Do their eyes see your true heart,
and touch your soul so deeply, it hurts?
Then it's love

Do you stay for their confessions of love,
because you don't want to hurt them?
But do you stay because a blinding
incomprehensible mix of pain, and
elation pulls you close, and holds you?
Then it's love
Do you accept their faults because
that's part of who they are?
Then it's love

Are you attracted to others, but stay
with them faithfully with no regrets?
Then it's love
Are you willing to give up all of
your favorite things for their sake?
Then it's love

Would you give them your heart,
your life, your death?
Then it's love
Now if love is painful, and tortures us so,
why do we love? Why is it all we search
for in life? This pain, this agony
Why is it all we long for?
This torture, this powerful death itself
Why?

"Because it's love"

~ Author Unknown ~

This was given to me by Cheri
Thank you

Let Me Look Into Your Eyes

A little boy asked his mother why are you crying?
Because I'm a woman, she told him.
I don't understand, he said.
His Mom just hugged him and said,
and you never will....

Later the little boy asked his father,
why does mother seem to cry for no reason?
All women cry for no reason,
was all his Dad could say....
The little boy grew up
and became a man,
still wondering why women cry...

Finally he put in a call to God;
and when God got on the phone, he asked,
God, why do women cry so easily?
God said: When I made the woman
she had to be special.....

I made her shoulders strong enough
to carry the weight of the world;
yet gentle enough to give comfort,

I gave her an inner strength
to endure childbirth
and the rejection that
many times comes from her children;

I gave her hardness that allows her
to keep going when everyone else
give up, and take care of her family
through sickness and fatigue-
without complaining.

I gave her sensitivity to
love her children under any
and all circumstances,
even when her child has hurt
her very badly.

I gave her strength to carry
her husband through his
faults and I fashioned
her from his rib to
protect his heart.

I gave her wisdom to know that
a good husband never hurts his
wife, but sometimes tests
her strengths and her resolve
to stand beside him
unfalteringly.
And finally, I gave her
a tear to shed.
This is hers exclusively
to use whenever it is needed.
You see, the beauty of
a women is not in the
clothes she wears,
the figure that she carries,
or the way she combs her hair;

You see the beauty of a woman
is in her eyes-
the doorway to her heart-
The place where love resides......

~ Author Unkown ~

A Gentle Touch

A Gentle Touch
Is like the warmth of a fragile dove.
It soothes the soul, beyond compare.

A Gentle Touch
Is unselfish and kind, bringing
happiness and joy to all that it finds.

A Gentle Touch
Is a giving song to a
lonely heart that's in despair.

A Gentle Touch
Is sunshine on a rainy day, comfort to
a shattered soul, calm to a crying child,
hope to a dying hand, and peace to
those that have grown too old to care.

A Gentle Touch
Is not a hero nor does it claim to
be bold. It brings only fortunes
of love, not silver or gold.

A Gentle Touch
Is a way to show the one you
love how much you care.

A Gentle Touch
Is love felt through out, and
will never leave one with doubt.

A Gentle Touch
Is a single action, that says so much.
Sending a message of love
through a simple thing we call
"Touch"

© Carolyn Oakley

Always Have A Dream

Forget about the days when its
been cloudy, but don't forget
your hours in the sun

Forget about the times
you've been defeated but don't
forget the victories you've won

Forget about mistakes
that you can't change now but don't
forget the lessons that you've learned

Forget about misfortunes you
encounter but don't forget the
time your luck has turned

Forget about the days
when you've been lonely but don't
forget the friendly smiles you've seen

Forget about the plans that didn't
seem to work out but don't forget
to always have a dream

© Amanda Bradley

Thanks again Blast for this poem
It means a lot to me
that you give them to me
~China~

Memory Of A Dream

You never told me
if you found what you were looking for
if you found out just who you are.
You never came back
from that place that you went off to,
said you were just passing through
and you faded
like a memory from a dream.
I still remember
the first time that we danced
the way our eyes fell into a trance.
The dream remembers
of the chance that you had beside me
of the chance you took and left me
and you faded
like a memory from a dream.
And you never told me
if you found what you were looking for
you just faded
like a memory from a dream

~DKJ 2001~

Sometimes souls touch before eyes see.
Creating the most intimate love of all.
For Love starts in the heart.
Sometimes we see through colored glasses
and do not see the beauty of the soul.

God created the rose in the likeness of a woman
The rose represents her beauty
The stem represents her strength
The petals are soft as her delicate skin
The fragrance so pure and so sweet
The leave represent her arms outstretched
always loving and giving
And for perfection...
He made her heart of pure gold

I’ve Loved You For So Long

Why can’t you ever love me
When I’ve loved you for so long?
Perhaps you could just try to see
That maybe I belong.

I might bring smiles to fill your days,
And words to fit your songs.
If only you would come and stay.
I’ve loved you for so long.

Vainly, you search elsewhere to find
The love you ever seek.
Touch and take this love of mine,
A love that’s yours to keep.
. . . NancySue Krenrich Hamm

POSSESSIVE?

Are you afraid of love?
Or are you just afraid of my love?
Please do not be frightened.
My love will not choke or bind you in any way.
It will bring you warmth when you are cold
And companionship when you are lonely.
My love will bring smiles to brighten all your days
And understanding when you are sad.
It will not obligate you to come see me every day
Or to call me every night.
My love will give you all these things,
Asking only
That wherever you go
And whatever you do,
You will hold me in your heart -
Knowing that when you return,
I will be here, only to make you happy.

. . . NancySue Krenrich Hamm

DON’T ASK ME NOT TO LOVE YOU

I’m not begging you to love me.
I’m not really even asking you.
But, isn’t it alright if I cherish that hope in my heart?

If I dream of just holding your hand,
It will hurt me – not you.
I will try to keep my eyes from shining when I see you.
And I promise
I will try not to smile a special smile
When you say hello.
But, please – don’t ask me not to love you.

. . . NancySue Krenrich Hamm

Let them build walls so high that I can't climb to you.
Let them dig holes so deep so I can't walk to you.
Let them throw balls of flames in my path.
When I think of how strong I love you,
All I can do is fly.

The Softest Kind of Love

Somehow I can look at you and know just what you feel
Your skin I touch in dreams at night isn't really real
The lips I memorize with every passionate touch
Your arms that wrap around me and make me feel such trust

I know just what you feel like, I think we've met before
The hazel eyes that look at me are eyes that I adore
Strong hands that reach to hold me, enfold me tenderly
A voice that's strong and gentle and can whisper quietly

Take my hands in your hands, take my soul and see
Everything you've ever wanted will begin with me
A soul that's like a rainbow, the softest kind of love
Eyes that twinkle when I see you, passion in my blood

Sitting by a pool of love, look at the reflection
Touching you with lingering lips that bring to us perfection
Taste the joy, feel the glow, soft erotic nights we know
Touch me now, don't let go ......
its the softest kind of love to know

~ Sanda Prouse ~

niceguysfinish1st_38 gave me permission to use this quote.
He wrote it and I thought it was worth passing on.
Thanks niceguy,
I agree with you when you said it should be shared.

~ china ~

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