Weeping Sunflower

 

Tears Fall

I try to stand to tall

But it happens not at all.

∞

The tears begin to fall

I cover my eyes

The shame swells up inside.

∞

As it overflows

My heart knows,

I’ve failed him,

I’ve failed them.

∞

Through the angst,

The anxiety

Influenced always by society

To be an appearance of notoriety.

∞

The loathing of self

Leads to impropriety.

∞

For instead of the love that’s there for him,

For them,

The words and actions

Appear to condemn.

∞

Causing pain

When I mean to encourage,

I just can’t explain

Why my thoughts can’t abstain

From making their way into

Words of disdain.

∞

If I understood me,

If I could define me,

Would it be possible to be free?

∞

Would they begin to believe

That my love does exist?

Or is it too late?

Has my opportunity to love been missed

Because of words resembling hate?

∞

No, they would say,

It is never too late,

For we love you

And will never hesitate

To take you in,

To hold  you close,

For we will always love you most.

copyright Robyn Graham

Weeping Sunflower

1 Corinthians 13:4-7: Love is patient, love is kind….It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 

I chose two different backgrounds (one dark and one light) and two different editing styles for this post, edits were both custom edits in Topaz Labs.  I am absolutely in love with Topaz Labs Black and White Suite.  I would love to know which image you like best, and which you feel best accompanies the poem.  I wonder if your thoughts are the same as mine.

Christmas Cactus Series – 2013 (My Heart Burns with Love)

My Heart Burns with Love

The burning,

The yearning,

My heart is full of love for you.

You’ll never know the depth,

It cannot be seen.

♥

Actions may at times lead you to believe you know,

But,

Life’s ebb and flow cause you to blink,

And in that instance your mind questions

My devotion to our link.

♥

My love, like art,

Is timeless,

And priceless.

It will forever be.

♥

As the touch of a feather

Lingers on your skin,

So too, will my love endure

A gentle breeze,

A cajoling force,

The unthinkable.

♥

Oh the burning,

The yearning,

My heart is full of love for you.

copyright Robyn Graham

Note:  In the Victorian language of flowers cactus flowers represent “endurance” and “my heart burns for you”.  The poem above was written with the aforementioned meanings in mind. Notice the red heart in the center of the bottom petal….I love the little miracles of nature!

Intertwined

Two

came

together

♥

by

chance

♥

and

began

to

dance.

♥

Their

hearts

began

to

flutter.

♥

Their

limbs

in

moments

puttered.

♥

While

the

music

played

♥

Their

bodies

swayed.

♥

Just

as

love

is

blind

♥

Their

souls

intertwined.

copyright Robyn Graham

Intertwined

2013 Tulip Series – 02

I declare,

The love we share,

Is more than fair.

Some may not be aware,

Of the bond we share,

Not to be broken with time and wear.

Our love is not a snare,

But two lives that care.

Sometimes we stop and stare,

And wonder how life does dare,

To claim a stake on our un-paling air.

For when we sit within the same chair,

Because there is no spare,

You gently touch my hair.

And at that moment, I dare swear,

We are a pair,

Whose love does not compare,

To those who live without a flare.

copyright Robyn Graham

I Declare