Lynn West

Dawn came, sweet and slow, rolling in smooth, like the softness of a woman's skin Birds singing to the morn, day's light breaking anew just before the sun began its burst of color and

Touch me in the darkness, with fingers of pure flame Kiss me with your tempting lips, hot as molten lava Feel my body open to welcome your impasse Move with me as a ship to storm, wave

Flakes like frozen moonlight, falling on my face I raise my hands out, toward the sky, loving this time, this place Tiny white-like angels, whirling all around A winter snowfall

She came to me once, in a dream and I knew her heart was black Mass and pretending mattered not; I saw her, layers peeled back The evil oozed from her being and her face held a

Floating away now Toward the edge of reason What will I find there?

There are times when you find laughter through the tears, when memories and ties that bind forge you on, like the dawning of a new day Treasured moments spent in the circle of family, to

Tender moments, touches await in my dream filled nights Elusive arms that long to hold me tight Untouchable you, unreachable me, twin souls a world apart Desires unquenched from

Lost in a world of \"who am I,\" abandoned by his own memories He searches the room, seeking some clue, an answer, for \"who is that man in my mirror\" His loved ones sit by, helpless

Feelings washed up like broken seashells along the shore Doubts ebbing my very soul as it cries out like a lone gull, searching, wandering, lost in a storm of my memories You have played

Hurry sunset, I need my moon, in all it\'s quiet beauty Be still, wind, I want to \"hear\" as eventide breaks o\'er the horizon Silence, birds, head to your roost, it\'s time to close this

Her emotions crippled by years of abuse and she wonders how to make it end She keeps the secret to herself, not even telling her best friend She prays for strength to face another

She livens up the party, just by walking in Every time he looks at her, a new world does begin He loves the feel of her touch, he lives to hear her talk Heaven knows he\'s not the

You say to have none above you and I truly don\'t mean to But if I\'m honest with us both, I think more of him than you He\'s wise and strong, loving and caring too But all this

When the magic happens, swift as a gazelle, I find my inner \"crystal ball\" and crawl right of my shell And when the rings are tossed, I know not where they\'ll land but I keep my eyes wide

Eden lady, apple in hand Cannot fight temptation, afraid to take a stand Your choice did cost you to know pain I wonder, Eden lady, would you take a bite again?

Morning in all it\'s glory, seeping through my windowpane Dawn\'s break of the day, washed clean and fresh, again Birds are waking slowly, singing to the dawn Dew has left a

Butterflies darting, air dancing to their own tune Land on me, won\'t you?

Time speeds by like a rocket ship, a little faster each day Hurry, hurry, hurry has become the only way If only we could take the time to slow things down a bit We might find our

Acceptance does not necessarily mean \"giving in,\" rather in can mean opening your mind to other possibilities

Lazy Daisy refused to bloom so Father Sun asked why Because in order for me to bloom, the blue skies have to cry Silly flower, those are not tears you see It is simply mist off the

I drove slowing along the country road, mesmerized, as the wheat waved in the breeze, it\'s golden splendor reflecting light for what seemed like miles Drawing closer, the worn, dilapidated

Testing the waters of madness, my foot slips in and the icy awareness snaps me back to reality The circling buzzards wait and watch as I falter, yearning to pick clean my bones I climb

I surrender completely to my unshed tears, building like a starburst in my chest I let them flow like tiny streams, building to a mighty river where I will sail into the mist of unknown

Forever silent, to cry no more never again to suffer the blame he bestowed Eternal beauty, long golden curls, eyes blue as midnight - asleep for all time Harsh words always spoken,