You are beautiful...

Many will bring you down
with pure joy from it
never be sad or frown
you’re a most BEAUTIFUL fit…

When others spread their hate
hold your smile in place
with love, it’s never too late
allow light upon your face…

When life becomes hard and unbearable
remember you’re admired by many
truly BEAUTIFUL in every single way
I leave you with these words from my heart and soul
with love always…

When the days grow cold
reach for my hand
to comfort and hold
for I do understand

Words cut like a knife
lean on me anyday
you’re not alone in life
I’m there in everyway

Never live in shame
you’re a most BEAUTIFUL flower
others are to blame
this is your finest hour

When you’re lost in pain
count on me being there
to shelter you from the rain
for I truly care

You are never alone...

Live with all your heart
hold onto your dreams
I won’t let you fall apart
when your life’s in seams…

Shoot for the moon above
beautiful star for all infinity
my heart is with love
to give you for all eternity…

Be that bird in the sky
with a song in your heart
spread your wings and fly
with strength from the start…

When you’re at the end of your rope
feeling lost with nowhere to turn
remember you’re too important in this world
it would never be the same without you…

I leave you with these words from my heart and soul
with all my love always…

Never feel you’re alone
you can count on me anytime
our friendship has grown
no mountain we can’t climb

You’re loved by many
life would be sad without you
take this lucky penny
my love and friendship are true

Never give up on hope
stronger than you know
I’ll help you cope
when you’re feeling low

In the darkness of the night
you will always shine
when you need more light
I’ll give you mine

You're loved always...

Throughout all the years
seasons bring joy and pain
filled with smiles and tears
drowning in Sunshine and rain…

When the days are long
you always have a friend
this love is with song
words to you I send…

Remember, you’re loved always everyday
I’m with you through thick and thin…

I leave you with these words from my heart and soul
Happy Valentine’s Day to one and all
with all my love always…

Life is with eternal change
unpredictable as the raging ocean
embrace my promises of forever
unfolding before you with compassion

Through gentle and stormy weather
my spirit’s everywhere you go
feel it within your heart
you’re loved more than you know

Breathing every Sunrise and Sunset
perfumed flowers in the air
pebbles stretched along the sands
knowing my soul is there

Like the deep endless sea
with all the words I say
my heart’s with you always
you’re loved every single day

Have faith...

We lose our way
through time and healing
love showers our day
life has new meaning…

Step into the light
leave behind the lies
counting stars at night
hearing our anguish cries…

I leave you with these words from my heart and soul
with all my love always

Have a little faith
never lose the fight
demons are our wraith
wisdom is your light

Search within your soul
embrace all the love
wanting to be whole
praying to heaven above

Clear out the pollution
follow your own destination
love is the solution
healing our dying nation

Seek out the truth
believe with all passion
living souls are proof
with heart comes compassion

Live with good reason
peace rules the day
conquer another mad season
hope’s here to stay

You're heart and soul...

Live your best life
leave behind the sorrow
pains like a knife
look ahead to tomorrow…

Break from the darkness
for hurt only shatters
leave behind the sadness
love is what matters…

I leave you with these words from my heart and soul
with all my love always…

Love makes it real
the pain has lied
it’s time to heal
the demons have died

Seek out some solitude
grab peace of mind
keep your positive attitude
happiness is never blind

Find reason to live
set your spirit free
with hope to give
sorrow drowns by sea

Others may resent you
come forth in voice
they haven’t a clue
there’s always a choice

Time for a change
take back the night
inspiration is an exchange
breathe in morning light

Words shall be told
you’re heart and soul
life never grows old
let your love roll

With love and appreciation...

When you’re feeling down
alone through the night
I’m with you always
bringing you some light…

Count on me everyday
my heart is here
when you need comfort
from a long year…

I leave you with these words from my heart and soul
with all my love always…

Let your heart shine
when broken in two
I’ll give you mine

Life can be cold
embrace all my love
with arms to hold

I’m by your side
never do you harm
my light will guide

My words are true
never feel you’re alone
I’m there with you

When you need inspiration
listen to your soul
follow its given direction

Speak through your pain
allow yourself to weep
you never need refrain

If lost in despair
count on my heart
bringing tender loving care

You have my admiration
through words of praise
with love and appreciation

Always with you...

When falling into darkness
with nowhere to go
I’ll swallow the sadness
your light shall grow…

Time on your side
I’m with you friend
with tears I’ve cried
these words I send…

When you’re feeling doubt
overburdened by the years
I’ll see you throughout
slaying away your fears…

I leave you with these words from my heart and soul
with all my love always…

Throughout night and day
with every single breath
I’m here to stay

Changes are in the air
listen for my gentle whisper
knowing I’ll always be there

I’ll shine the light
sending out your prayers
heavens are listening tonight

While miles and oceans apart
these arms are open wide
holding you in my heart

Hands drinking your tears
painting you hopeful dreams
colouring away bitter years

When you’re drowning in pain
my soul will swallow darkness
erasing sorrow fallen like rain

Miracles are long overdue
never lose your faith
I’m always with you

Mother Earth...

Mother Earth is…

Paint by number
heaven and Earth
swimming in colour

Drowning in tears
consumed and raped
destruction for years

Beauty with grace
land and water
our sacred place

Full of rage
neglected and abused
confined by cage

The human race
past, present, future
time and space

Choking on pollution
blind and helpless
without a solution

Every living creature
great and small
our bountiful teacher

Looking for blame
man and war
a crying shame



© lisameryl, 03.13.2011

Heal your broken soul...

When misfortune falls upon you
life has become unbearable
darkness overshadowing light
take pause for reflection
heal your broken spirit
with hope for better days…

Unburden yourself of bitterness
that sits upon your soul
it will eat you up
never to let go…

Live, laugh and love
for time is too precious
to be wasted on pains
clouding your heart…

If the weight is too much
I leave you with these words…

Lean upon my strength
to lift you up
it’s with great length

I’ll never do harm
my love and compassion
outstretches my arm

Release those forbidden tears
of blackstained memories
washing off the years

Unburden your heavy heart
from its dead rage
it’s tearing you apart

Heal your scarred past
from the dark clouds
of it’s black overcast

Remember I’m always there
comforting and consoling
when it’s too much to bear

Definition of thyself!

I’m a fragrance
buried in bloom
longing for release


My soul is wailing
unclothed before thee
yearning for cleanse


I’m an onion
to be peeled
layer by layer


My fruits are ripe
taste thyself
beckoning its thirst


I’m an old soul
walking the Earth
for all eternity


My spirit is seeking
exploration of character
conquering thy labyrinth


I’m of complexity
fancy consumption
hungry for understanding


My desires are extreme
craving love and patience
a worthwhile journey


I’m the curious child
and feisty cat
hanging on a hot tin roof


My eyes burn of fire
with reckless abandon
for whisperings of love


I’m a woman of passion
longing an equation
of mind, heart, body and soul!


Written by L.M.P.

A flower for Kat

Life is all about the path you choose
remember it’s a rollercoaster
filled with ups and downs,
even though the scenery changes
the people along the way
make the journey memorable

Like the seasons we all change
remember to live with passion
never never never regret…
dance when no one else does
remember to write
memories should never be forgotten

Enjoy every kiss
you never know whether it will be the last

Make the most of every moment
with family, friends or lovers
whether near or far away

Sometimes you’ll be alone
other times you won’t
but never let life get you down:

LIFE IS LIKE A FLOWER
bit by bit it falls apart
but with time it blossoms again and again,
Kat was our beautiful flower
she will forever bloom in our hearts, minds and souls.


Written for Redbubble Project: "A Flower For Kat" who passed away at 23 years old. Kathleen Collins was a beautiful soul, friend, artist, writer and poet.

We Cut and Bleed The Same Color

*Specially written for The Anti-Racism Poetry Event for World-Poems Net group on Facebook*

Don't fear my skin,
open your heart,
and let me in.

We must learn and teach,
take the olive branch,
it's a loving reach.

Erase the fears,
and add in hope,
for better years.

Let's respect eachother,
for we cut and bleed,
the same color.

Let's respect eachother,
for we cut and bleed,
the same color.

Be open to my culture,
step out of your anger,
and embrace my color.

Respect all of me,
let's hold hands,
and sing in harmony.

Time to end the hate,
and learn from history,
before it's too late.

Let's respect eachother,
for we cut and bleed,
the same color.

Let's respect eachother,
for we cut and bleed,
the same color.

Bagging A Burden

Destiny gone bad,

it's dragging us down,
with the devil gone mad.

Another empty shell,
one for the book,
and shot to hell.

Save the sympathy,
shelter the storm,
and don't bleed me.

Sratching a soul,
bagging a burden,
and out of control.

Scratching a soul,
bagging a burden,
and out of control.

Free your fears,
medicate the pain,
and save the tears.

Another lost soul,
taking a life,
and filling up a hole.

With no love train,
we're trapped,
in a life of pain.

Scratching a soul,
bagging a burden,
and out of control.

Scratching a soul,
bagging a burden,
and out of control.

Blind By Ignorance

A corrupted human race,
preserved with prejudice,
a shameful disgrace.

Bound by false belief,
a tormented tragedy,
empty with grief.

An unsettled score,
damned for violence,
let's make love not war.

Blind by ignorance,
the world's plague,
served with indifference.

Blind by ignorance,
the world's plague,
served with indifference.

Bullied by bloodshed,
evil acts of cruelty,
with a million and one dead.

An ugly circumstance,
full of hatred,
suffering the consequence.

Consumed with angst and fear,
waiting on peace,
while shedding another tear.

Blind by ignorance,
the world's plague,
served with indifference.

Blind by ignorance,
the world's plague,
served with indifference.

Suggested Reading

It's my pleasure to give you an inside view of the many great books and novels that shaped my life and left an impression on me through the years. My tastes vary from one extreme to the next.

**everything written by Hemingway**

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf

A Brief History Of Philosophy From Socrates To Derrida - Derek Johnston

The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered - R. Eisenman & M. Wise

700 Sundays - Billy Crystal

Memoirs/All Rivers Run To The Sea - Elie Wiesel

Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil - John Berendt

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell

His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

Little Women - Louisa M Alcott

Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

Complete Works of Shakespeare

Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier

The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk

Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger

The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

Middlemarch - George Eliot

Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell

The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald

Bleak House - Charles Dickens

War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy

The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

East of Eden - John Steinbeck

Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy

David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis

Emma-Jane Austen

Persuasion - Jane Austen

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hossein

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres

Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden

Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne

Animal Farm - George Orwell

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving

The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery

Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy

The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood

Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Atonement - Ian McEwan

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

Dune - Frank Herbert

Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon

Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

The Secret History - Donna Tartt

The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

On The Road - Jack Kerouac

Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy

Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding

Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie

Moby Dick - Herman Melville

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

Dracula - Bram Stoker

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson

Ulysses - James Joyce

The Inferno – Dante

Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome

Germinal - Emile Zola

Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray

Possession - AS Byatt

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell

The Color Purple - Alice Walker

The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert

A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry

Charlotte’s Web - EB White

Tuesday's With Morrie - Mitch Albom

The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton

Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad

The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

Watership Down - Richard Adams

A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute

The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas

Hamlet - William Shakespeare

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl

Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

Heart For Haiti

Through destruction and despair,
with doubt and uncertainty,
there's hope and prayer.
Many unaccounted for,
keep the faith,
hear my roar.
With blank empty stare,
cries of anguish,
remember many care.
There's much desperation,
but with heart and hope,
brings much compassion.
Don't fret or give up,
many love you,
with their sugar cup.
Many seeking refuge,
nowhere to turn,
keep the courage.
Living without hope,
nights of silence,
we'll help you cope.
With nothing to spare,
take my healing hand,
I've got a pair.

The Rush

Chasing shadows of time,
blood runs through my veins,
foolish ideals walk a thin line.
We swim against the tide,
shake up the dream,
broken boundaries, no pride.
Empty faces at my command,
massacre of greed,
political warfare on demand.
No rhyme of reason,
we're running on empty,
man and machine, open season.
Fictional tales of rearrange,
gunshots ring out,
thunderous cries of change.

Buried U-Turn

Life's fixations on truth and lies,
behind dark thin walls,
loneliness burrows heaven's skies.
Fairytales of a perfect lie,
Summer barbeque in December,
crystals of Christmas in July.
Untold story without reason,
sealed off forgotten maze,
riptides in a rainy mean season.
Sealed doors in one's mind,
dishing dirt under pillow talk,
justice in crime very unkind!


Copyright 2002