Poetry by Distortia xx

[Ms. Elsewhere]

I have almost all the original writings of my poetry. I have typed and written many messages to people for birthdays, get well, christmas and other special occassions but did not keep them. So my poetry is out there still. I also have written rhymes for activites for children. I love to write and rhyme. I would like very much to put my poetry to music one day. My favourite artist is Sarah Mclaughlin, a Canadian singer. Google her, she is magnificent. I met her in 2004 after going to her concert. She is even more beautiful in person. I aspire to be like her, to be musical and lyrical and lovely. I am a big fan of lyrics generally; I wish I could ask every song writer what they meant about their lyrics, but sometimes it's fun to interpret them yourself. At first, I sought to gain a Creative Writing degree because I like to write. But there's no IMMEDIATE money in that. So, after years of chasing after several different ideas, I finally realised where I was supposed to be. In 5 months, I will be a teacher (if I can quit getting so distracted... ahem... with stuff like this! lol) and I will be in a profession where i can inspire others to achieve their dreams, to never give up, to see that education, and especially literacy holds the key to so many places in one's life.

And so I begin this thread with one of my first and favourite poems. I started writing a whole bunch when I was on Summer Holidays in Candle Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. I was 9 years old. Enjoy!

THE DANCING GIRL

At midnight
Like tiny reflections across the lake
In the moonlight I see
A white shimmer of a girl
Dancing on the water.
Slowly the vision begins to appear
More clearly now
As she gracefully tiptoes acroos the water.
Then, with a graceful curstey
Spreading her dazzling white gown
She slowly disappears
Into the rays of the rising sun.

[FawkesthePhoenix]

....Wow.... That's really all I can say... That was beautiful. An artful simplicity that eludes to a much deeper rhyme or reason.....Fantastic, Distortia.

[Ms. Elsewhere]

thanks so much. There will be much, much more to come. They might be a bit random, but they are the best sort! I'm out at the moment, so all my poetry.. no wait.. might have some on this puter...

Here's one I wrote about my daughter. She's 4 now. I wrote this in.... 2005 I think. Sorry.. it doesn't really rhyme! I do write poems that rhyme, and I have many, but sometimes I like to just put my feelings down in ... I guess the word is 'prose'? I still want to get an English degree in Creative Writing... but I think instead I'll just get all the terminology as I go along, lol!

Daughter Poem

Beloved daughter, it’s moments like these
When time ticks on and I am reminded
How short this life is
That I think of how beautiful you are
How you fill me with such joy
How each time you try to tell me
That you want something
I can hear you speaking to me
And you can’t even talk yet
I know you want to say things to me
It is precious how you hear me echo your thoughts
“Mummy, I want the door opened.”
And all you do is point and cry.
Amazing, how you’ve begun to say “mom mom mom me”
Blessed am I to witness you grow
To have you here with me on this earth
My own daughter, to love and to keep
My own little girl to help along
Should you need me, I hope I am smart enough
To recognize you speaking to me
When you can’t speak it
When you won’t speak it
I believe in you, you have all that you need
To be an amazing person
Don’t let anything hold you back
For time goes by too quickly
And we are only here for a short time
I am proud of you daughter
I am honoured that you are mine.

[FawkesthePhoenix]

Awwwww! That's so sweet!

[Ms. Elsewhere]

This is a song I wrote when I was 16 or so.... enjoy!


You
And my world disappeared
No one to blame for what I feared
There are risks in life to take
And a heart or two that we will break
But still it hurts us just the same

Remembering good times that we had
But there were times u made me sad
And it's too bad I had to say it
This is my heart
so don't
you break it.

True
An open book was what I was
I blame myself for all the hurt it caused
You expected me to guess your theme
I played your game and lost each time it seems
I tried so hard to understand

Remembering good times that we had
But there were times you made me sad
And it's too bad I had to say it
This is my heart
So don't
You break it.

No matter how I try
I cannot walk away
No matter how I cry
I'd rather that you'd stay
How can I go on
This way.......

Now
We stand and look at what we've done
All this time and still no one has won
I guess we're better off that way
And tomorrow is another day
And i'll continue to love you

Remembering good times that we had
But there were times you made me sad
And it's too bad I had to say it....

This is my heart
So don't
This is my heart...
So don't......