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A Book of Poems
The Inner Soul
By Anthony F. Rando AuthorHouse
Copyright © 2010 Anthony F. Rando
All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4490-9991-6
Chapter One
A Drifting Tide
An endless ocean surrounding a vessel at sea
Lost with no way back home, drifting in a storm
Shattered, torn, hopeless in the hours of darkness
The heart wanders further in the storm of uncertainty
Wanting, wishing, eager to return to the safe harbor that once stored the vessel
The vessel continues to push along as the wave's crash into the fragile heart
Darkness turns to a morning sky
A glimmer of hope, a turning point, a moment of happiness
The harbor that once stored the vessel is found again in the distance
Hope turns to healing
Healing turns to happiness
Happiness turns to love
The drifting tide leads us back from the storm of uncertainty
Finding what was once was lost at sea
A Wandering Ship
My heart drifts deeper into an ocean of emptiness
Like a lost ship wandering in the barren sea
Unable to find the harbor that once captured its soul
Like a beautiful sunshine that casts a glow on the buoy of a ship
I wait for the warmth that caressed my fragile body
Like a choir of a thousand angels I wait for the one voice
To guide my vessel home
If only one chance to revisit what was once perfect
My vessel would have been safe at shore
Till them I will wait an eternity for the angel who loved me
To guide my ship home
An Angel is born
Beautiful eyes that can capture your heart
A beautiful smile that can warm up a soul
Gentle skin like the peddles of a flower
As time moves forward
Like a caterpillar transforming to a butterfly
Like a garden of flowers growing in the warm sun of spring
Memories fill my heart as I look upon when this angel was born
Beautiful Dove
A single white dove surrounded by endless flowers
She captures me from a distance
Endless beauty and a smile
That would light up the night sky
Captured by her strength and her mystery
I call to her
Like pages of a book her eyes could tell a thousand stories
With each page revealing her inner thoughts
With intensity I move closer, learning, understanding
Of this beautiful white dove
Cleansing Love
An abandoned flower surrounded by a desolate desert
Lost, bewildered, unable to grasp the roots that once nourished its soul with happiness
A sunshine that burned so bright on its peddles is lost to an endless darkness of the night sky
Withering, torn to the harshness of nature
Eager for a change a break in the night sky
A glimmer of light, a ray of hope
Tears from the sky fall on the abandoned flower
A sense of hope rains down on the flower cleansing the darkness from its soul
Sunshine in the distance strengthens the roots
Returning love and happiness to the desolate desert called life
Clear Blue Sky
Like a gentle song on a warm summer day
I call upon the angel who once caressed my soul
Clear blue skies that once filled by heart
Is now surrounded by darken skies that fill my soul
Tears from the heavens fall from above
Raining upon my sadness in my empty soul
An endless chill that fills the night sky
I call upon the angel to breathe life back into my soul
Darkness in My Eyes
Like a drifting timber on a sandy beach
I watch the tied push you further and further away
The sky like a dark sunless life
The rain falling from tears of blankness in my eyes
As I call out to you with all my passion I watch you fade in the darkness
In the end I am left with the memories that surrounded my heart with love
Darkness upon Us
Eyes that reveal a soul of hurt and pain
I turn to her to capture her thoughts
I caress her gentle skin as she cries endless tears of pain
Revealing I turn not older with years but newer every passing day and moment of my life
Loving life does not begin and end it continues in my heart forever
Learning, listening, understanding the darkness in her soul
I cry with her as emotions take over my core
In the arms of darkness I begin to learn the meaning of life and love
Fields of Love
The memories of you
The times we spent
The happiness you brought to my life
The emptiness I feel when you are gone
The endless tears of my heart thinking about you
The gentle warm wind that caress my precious life
As I wait till the end of time for the flower who blossomed in my soul
For Every Day That Passes
For every day that passes
A tear falls from my heart
Flowing like a river and turning to a ocean of sadness
For every day that passes
My soul grows weaker like a flower
Missing the sunshine in the winter time
For every day that passes
The darkness in my heart grows stronger
For every day that passes
I hold on
My Empty Heart
Sweet kisses
Warm hugs
A heart filled with endless love
An angel brought to me by the heavens above
Beautiful smile that lights up the emptiness in my heart
Wanting to stop time to capture this memory till the end of time
Time moves forward
As an Angel disappears into the morning sky
A river runs through my heart bringing tears to my eyes
Wanting, hoping and wishing my angel returns to me
As the pain in my heart fills with emptiness
My Rose
You are the single rose in a garden of flowers
Your vibrant colors glow like the shinning star in my heart
Your stem reaches out and embraces and caresses my fragile heart
Your fragrance fills my life with love, joy and happiness
Turning my empty life into a garden of love
Never disguise your pedals, let everyone know
You are beautiful
My Rose
Night Sky
In the night sky a star begins to shine in my heart
Glowing so strong it brings light to my life
A star so beautifully shaped to perfection
Like a perfect diamond waiting to be held to the light
Soft winds begin to sing songs of love
As I say thank you
For helping me experience life in the night sky
Passing Storm
Drifting apart by challenges of time
I take a moment to remember the laughter, the joy, the love
That passed through my heart like an endless horizon on
A warm summer day
Words that I could not capture
Thoughts that bring to tears to an endless ocean of happiness
In the silence of my heart I remember each
Moment that brought light to the darkest skies of a passing storm
Holding on to every memory
Till the end of time
Unable to change the path of passing storm
I drift forward to the emptiness of life.
Reaching For the Heavens
A lonely heart stretches his arms to the heavens
Grasping the stars above
A whisper in the wind
A voice singing to my soul
A butterfly appears before my eyes
Shinning on my brittle soul
Transforming this lonely heart to a loved filled soul
She Is Everything to My Fragile Heart
On a warm windy morning
I look to the heavens to bring the love back into my heart
I search for one who makes the sun touch the land
With a breathtaking glow of happiness
Her sweet smell of the morning sea that captures
My fragile soul
Her radiant essence
Can be felt from endless horizons
Her touch, her skin
Gentle like a delicate peddles of a rose
Eyes that can capture your heart from a distance
Echo's of tears fill my barren heart
She is my heaven, my earth
She is everything to my heart
The Rose from Afar
The sweet smell of her skin
A warm wind embracing my heart
Like a blanket rapped around my soul
The morning sunshine surrounding the mountains above
A beautiful rose appearing from afar
Colors so vibrant that it can illuminate your darkest days
Tears filled my eyes as I watch the rose disappear into night sky
Missing my rose, like love missing from my empty heart
The Weeping Heart
As the day turns into night
A loud cry from the distance begins to rain down from the heavens
A colorless night with endless shades of black surrounds his soul
A lost shadow searching for the angel who once embraced his heart
A barren desert were once a pasture of love stood
An empty heart searching for the love that once filled it with happiness and joy
Moments in time begin to move faster than a river turning into an ocean as
The weeping shadow waits for the heavens to fill his soul with love
Wanting, wishing, hoping an angel returns to his
Weeping heart
To Be Loved
The heart grows weaker with each passing breath and with each passing moment
As the one true love leaves this damaged soul
Darkness falls upon this heart
As bitter shallow lakes run through the veins of this empty soul
Tears from sadness streaming down the face
Like a river spilling into a sea
I turn to her for one last kiss, one last hug, and one last touch of her skin
As she departs in the distance in the cold winter wind
(Continues...)
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