****LOVE/EMOTIONS****
ANCIENT LOVE
He brings me hints
of love that lingers
upon
the surface of my skin
and deep within
my mind he lingers there also
like the chill of an early morning
or the
sweat of an afternoon
you know he will be there
waiting for you.
In the pit of my stomach
His touch intensifies
nurtures
heals
the way I feel.
Brings me to the edge
of that which I dare not dream
and of that, which I do.
In a moment,
I am all his
Powerless, afraid;
Possessed without question of another way
He knows me well.
Wave after wave after
wave
Of lingering ancient love
He lifts me to the stars
and the heavens above.....
v.kipp 1/11/01
THANK YOU
He looks up at the stars
And counts them,
one by one
They belong to him.
Maybe not in the way we might see
But they are there,
In his mind, his soul, and
his heart.
He need not even count.
Ever wondered what it was like
To be blessed with the light
Of a billion shining
stars?
Their light swirling thru your soul
Exploding into your conciousness?
If you met him, he might not seem as though
The
universe was contained within him
He still puts his hands in his pockets
And takes them out again with regularity
As
he goes about the day with the work
Of human minds tumbling from his fingertips
Just like any other.
If he turns his gaze upon you
The night will
reveal itself
The day will begin with awe
And the future will unravel
Before your very eyes....
Do you have the courage?
Do you have what
it takes?
Can you stand before him and count the seconds
That now have become hours and days
Perhaps even years?
It could make you whole....
Or it could split you into a billion tiny stars
That would shine
just for him.
He looked at me one day,
And I fell to my
knees
As
my hands covered my face
And I felt the rain begin flow...
I dared not look at him
For I knew he knew me.
He had picked me out
of all those
stars
And said my name...
I felt my light flicker;
Tremble with his touch.
I had no idea how fragile I was til then.
He knew that too.
All my thoughts
seem to turn to Stars
And the Light was so bright
That all I could do,
Was whisper........
Thank you.
v.kipp 2000
IN SUNNY CALIFORNIA
ON VALENTINE'S DAY
Sunny day today
In California
Walking along
the beach
hand in hand
soul in soul
barefooted warm grains of sand
between our toes.
barefooted warm thoughts
of love
between our souls...
In Sunny California
on Valentine's Day.
We laugh and we joke
and my thigh touches
yours
skin to skin
and my other hand extends
around your neck
heart to heart
we stand embraced
In Sunny
California
On Valentine's Day.
You grab me tight
Press me up against you
The sun is no longer my warmth
but
I am far from cold....
I feel your warm arms
around me holding me loving me
I am protected from the world
as
you lay me down upon the nice warm sand
your arm still around me
your other hand
touching me softly
with the love
of your soul
filtering thru your fingertips
onto my skin and into my mind
touching my soul with your love
I feel
your warm lips
upon mine and we dance
and we play
In Sunny California
On Valentine's Day.
v.kipp 2/14/01
DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT
While I was dancing
In the moonlight
Shadowed
rays
Of reflected light
Dancing in my reality
I drempt of you.
Ah, what a feeling.
You took the pain away
And
it felt as if sunlight
had entered my kingdom
Flowers growing once again
on the edges of my soul.
I drempt of
you
Oh yes I did.
I guess I woke up one day
Hearing things that took
The sun away
Left me bruised and shakey
Uncertain
and alone
Perhaps it is the moon
That makes me so
For the dancing and the light
Will always come again
And
I will always know.
v.kipp 1/27/01
RED HEARTS AND LOVE
Kiss me again sweet lover
I need your
kiss
upon my soul
Your love
upon the waters
of my mind
when I awake
Turn them red
with your wine
Red
hearts and love
nights spent with you
intoxicate me
Warm my very soul
fill me with passion
make me glow
Make
me want to stay
in your arms
all night long
and I love you so!!!
All I want to feel
is your red hearts and
love
and our souls as one.....
Please love me now
let me feel your love
Please love me now
I need your love
Please
give me more
I love waking up with you;
Such a magnificent wine
all your red hearts and love.
v.kipp 2/14/01
LONELY WIND
The wind blows
sweetly thru her hair
Lifts
the strands
gently here and there.
Some cross her face
and bury her chin
Like burying the past within.
Have
you ever wondered
about the strands
That cover your eyes
and leave you blind?
How maybe they sooth
the pain
for a while
Take away the doubts
and the fears
Most of the times
they dont cover all
But they will wipe
away
a few tears
And give you something else
to think about.
Sometimes they caress your neck
Like the touch
of
a comfortable lover
Or the brush
of an intriguing stranger
All the same exciting you
in some intangible way
Altering
your perceptions.
Touch me lover, gently;
Make me feel my life has meaning
And that somehow, in some real way,
I
really do matter.
v.kipp 2/01
FORGET ME NOT
When I think of you lover
So far away
The
distance cruel and cold
Circular rotations of
Another reality
Swim before my closing eyes
As I sink far into
your soul.
Sharply erotic thoughts
Encounter my emotions
And there is a warmth that begins.
It reaches deeply
within me
Baring my innermost thoughts
And laying me upon you
Intimately hints of unnumbered days
Forgotten hours
and countless ways.
Oh how I long to be in your strong arms!!
With the touch of your skin;
The warmth of your breath,
The
beating of your heart,
And your soul intertwined with mine.
Forget me not, lover...
v.kipp 8/17/00
I DONT KNOW
All I ever wanted
Was a man who loved me
From the very depths of his soul
One that I could trust
One with honesty
And a loving heart I could hold.
I wouldnt want to change him
Nor bring him any pain
I would love him with everything I had
He would be there
for me
And even those long and sad
Wouldnt make any diff
For integrity is more the thing
I could count on
him
Just loving me
No matter what the day would bring
Is it so much to ask
That a man be true
Not
to hurt nor to lie nor deceive?
To love me thru all
Thick and thin
So that in the end I could always believe?
I dont know.
Maybe so.
v.kipp 6/13/01
PANES
She is silent
Looking out the window
Washing
all the panes
By hand
watching the world go slowly by.
Wanting this
Needing that
Defining, refining
She
contemplates that which
Arises in her soul
and ends in a sigh.
If she moves just a little bit
She sees thru the
pane
In just a little different way
but its still the same.
She knows it is peace she wants
And love she needs
But
thru the pane
It is fear she sees.
If she moves just a little bit
Will the vision finally clear
Will the road
become unblocked
And bring love to her?
Or is it just another sigh
of window panes that pass her by..
v.kipp 2001
A NEW DAY
I have felt the despair
Of things gone
wrong
No matter how hard you try.
You grab in the air of a one step song
And it leads to another sigh.
Its not
that flowers dont exist
In their many splendored colors
Or a star not brilliant in the night
Regardless of all the
others
You carefully put on that pretty robe
And you begin to step in the Light
Everything comes out just like Job;
Thru quite painful and fractured sight.
What the heck is this you say?
Do I have to go thru this again?
Am I
to lose the precious day
All the stars falling within?
And when I am done
Doing all the wrong things
Will you
still say its okay?
Will you say to me "I understand
Like you, I see a new day."
v.kipp 9/11/00
MIDST THE LILY FIELDS
We run thru the Lily fields
You and I
Laughing
carefree
Hearts standing still in time.
We play peekabo
in the tall grass
You look for me
And I for you
and
we find each other at last
And we do what lovers do
laughing as we hit the ground
arms embraced
We gently lay
down
Here midst the lily fields
Beautiful flowers standing proud
Tall and fragrant
Promises vowed
Of eternity
and love chaste
Midst the lily fields
and meadow grass
Warm hearts and loving days..
v.kipp 6/25/01
STORIES OF LOVE
She sifts the sands thru her fingers
Counts
them one by one
Tho she gets lost
Still it is done
With love.
She lets the sun shine thru the clear ones
And
she polishes the red and green ones
And she builds with the black and white ones
She does what she is told
And no
one really cares.
When the waves come
She thinks of going for a swim
But the water is too cold..
And her heart
too warm.
v.kipp 2/01
AMBER RAYS AND YOU
The amber rays of sunset
glints in the distance
seen
thru the trees
and the flora
past the far edge of the lake
shining brilliantly
for all to see
As we sit together
in
the cool night air
watching silently.
Oh how I love to watch
the sunlight fade
with you by my side
with love
in the air
as the dying rays
give way to the night
like your undying love
gives way to me.
It is love you see....
Amber
rays
Orange rays
Red is the night come
My heart as your heart
And my soul as your soul
begins another day
In
a magical way
filled once again
with colored hues
All those Amber Rays
and you..
v.kipp 6/24/01
AZURE SKIES OF BLUE
Overhead I see your face
eyes piercing my
soul
framed by the
azure skies of blue
as I rest my head
in your warm lap
of love.
Its funny how things
can
seem one way
yet be another...
the bright skies
the halo of your soul
as I gaze into
your face above.
In
my mind I feel
can even see
the brilliant rays of blue
love that intertwines
and becomes
one with me
and
with you...
Is there any other way
would I want it
if there were?
I dont think so....
For you are the heart
and
the love
that surrounds me
the Azure Skies of Blue
that roam my soul
and sets me free....
v.kipp 7/7/01
BROKEN HEART
What do you say
When
the magic goes away
And you've decided to part
Fond memories of
A rose-filled love
Now only a broken heart...
What
do you say
When it all disappears
All those love filled nights
That used to make you
Feel so special
And bring
you to such heights
Do they now become
A forgotten dream
In the recesses of your mind?
And all those moments
So
tender and true
That you sought so hard to find?
Did it mean so much
To lose your touch
Did we really have to
part?
What do you say
When the magic goes away
And leaves you with a broken heart?
v.kipp 6/23/01
From a sentence sent by
Jerry Willis
"What do you say when the magic goes away..."
DRIFTING IN AND OUT
I sleep dreaming of you
and all that you are
how
very wonderful
the spirit
as you slowly drift
in and out of me
I love being next to you
close to you
all
that you mean to me
And our love so beautiful.
Wake me up lover
gently caress me
With all that you are
Let
me know your love within?
sweetly now
as I drift between realities
Let me feel
Your slow want
gently wrought
This
mornings caress
Of wonderful love
You
make
me
sigh!
Which reality is real?
I think
they both are
As
you drift in and out
of my soul and I....
v.kipp 6/25/01
EGGSHELLS
She reaches down one more time
and picks up
the eggshells
Begins once again to glue
The edges of all
the jagged little pieces
Funny how they remind her of
you.
She searches in vain
for the pieces which fit
They've got to be here
somewhere....
She gets angry at
herself
For feeling pain
For trying so damned hard
to care
The tears appear
one by one
And mingle with the
glue
maybe the tears are
wet to the touch
Maybe the tears are you.
Like all the little pieces
of eggshells
They
each seem to contain
their jagged little edge
of protectiveness
And self-preservant
Pain.
v.kipp 3/27/01
Published 2001
in "Silence Within"
Winner of Multiple Awards
BROKEN STONES
I finger the ring
Upon my hand
And the
stones they shine so bright
Each stone contains
A memory
As my mind remembers the night.
I sift thru your letters
One
by One
Oh, I remember that day!
You were so cute
and the love so real
How could I not want to play?
My hands
find the flowers
You told me to save
The faded but beautiful rose
Tho dry and brittle
and falling apart
still
smells of the love of your soul.
Today my hands
removed that ring
from the finger you placed it upon
I cant
help but cry
as I humbly ask why
the Love in your heart is gone?
But the visions came
And the Angel spoke
He
told me you were going to part
And all you would leave
would be broken stones
in a pure and innocent heart.
v.kipp 6-12-01
IF I WERE THERE
If I were there
Id give you a hug
Id smile and touch and love
Id give to you all that I could
If I were only there.
If
I were there Id let you cry
Upon my shoulder my chest
And wipe away the tears as well
If I were only there.
If
I were there Id hold you tight
And never let you go
And you would know my love for you
If I were only there.
But
Im not and so I can only dream
and the distance cruel and cold
Does nothing to lend a helping hand
Does nothing to
keep us warm.
Dont you know how much I love you?
How much I dream and hope and pray?
How it bothers me
that we are apart
And that I think of you every day?
Your love
your health
your wants and needs
just for one
second to be with you
To hold you in my arms
Is worth more than everything
Life has to offer
Oh, how I wish
I
were there..
With you.
v.kipp 1/01
MAGENTA WITH THE SUN
Thru the mists of time
The lovely dreamtime
mists
that hover one's soul
in weightless space
She writes to you.
Sings to you
and waits for answers
that
may or may not come
Looking thru Rose
colored glasses
She perceives the oneness
and the sameness
The familiar
leather glove
of softness and melancholy
wrapped around her
like a blanket of warm love.
Brings to her the words
of rhyme
Brings to her the songs of time
Brings to her your soul
On a bed of Roses
Sweet, fragrant Rose petals
Magenta
with the Sun
Leave their fragrance
like footsteps upon the
meadows of love
so very deep within her.
v.kipp 2/27/01
NO CHOICE
She dragged her heart
down the street one
day
Her ragged war torn heart
as it gathered the dust
of long forgotten hopes
and dreams
That left puddles
of liquid salt
drying in the sun
into a crystalline structure
that no one would notice
sitting there in the dust....
Melting
in the rains that would
inevitably come
Disappearing into the ground
like yesterdays dreams
that never came true.
Sometimes
she just didnt care
anymore
No love
Lost love
Tainted love
Sad love
Impossible
love as well.
Droplets of fossilized love
Dripping from
her heart
It didnt really matter
anymore
What is love?
Come on heart
you excess
baggage
Tattered and torn from the
continual rains
I have no choice
but to drag you along
Perhaps I should be happy
I have one at all......
v.kipp 2/20/01
ODE TO SOUL-MATES
In the rain fields
of Heaven's mists
I
await my true love
tho I know he may not
know me
or want me
or even see me for what I am.
Perhaps we cannot
even
be together right now.
Makes no difference.
In the rain fields
of Heaven's mists
Truth is truth
and
love is love
and we are as we are.
No need to get upset
no need to strain ourselves
As for that which is meant
to be
inevitably
and quite invariably,
one day will be.
For I will call your name
And you will call mine
And
we will find each other
Beyond all,
space....
and time.
v.kipp 6/22/01
SOLID GROUND
Standing by the window
Its cold outside.
Like
the sun that peeks thru the clouds
Or the rain that showers during the day
She watches her thoughts slip
in and out.....
Her
hands raise to opposite shoulders.
Like the winter snow caresses the ground
Or the moon that caresses the night
She
caresses her emotions.
Feels them
Watches them
Loves and hates them.
She waits for her lover
She waits for
so much
She waits anxiously
With love
With concern
With pain and joy
Running thru the palette of her open
mind
Mixing their colors without prejudice.
She knows its only a matter
of time
of someone elses time
That
one day will give way to
Solid ground
Just like the summer gives way
Just like the ground outside today.
v.kipp 3/01
STEP BY STEP
Step by step
She applies the paint
In hopes
of covering the pain
In the desparate hopes of
Not feeling anymore
In hopes of dispursing the rain.
Step by step
She
comes to terms
With that which she cannot hide
With each stroke of paint
She still says a prayer
And places you
in the Light.
Step by step
The colors blend
And hide the flesh beneath
That carried the
Tears of all the pain
Now
hidden upon her cheeks.
Maybe if she covers
The stains left by love
The tears will stop for one night.
Its not
like she's done
Anything wrong
Its not like she feels alright.
v.kipp 5/30/01
THE WORDS YOU NEVER SPOKE
It isnt in the things you did
Or the fact
that you werent fair
It wasnt if you didnt love me
Or if you didnt care
It isnt all the mistakes that were made
Or
the lack of proper moves
Its not the time you didnt spend
Nor the time you had to choose
It isnt in the way things
are
Its not how you felt inside
Its not even that you hurt me
I can even put that aside
Its more the way you led
me on
and didnt give me the grace
To somehow know I would understand
And let me save some face
Its more the things
you never said
Which surely should have been
and more the words you never spoke
That hurts so deep within.
v.kipp 6-17-01
Published in Best of Poems
and Poets 2002
TOMORROW'S DEJA VU
She sits one leg up
Draws the crystal dropper
with
yesterdays scent
That leaves its touch
Like tomorrows deja vu
Peach and Spice
Up te length of her leg.
She
thinks of you.
She begins to inhale
the fragrant aroma
That
states her thoughts
of something more than this
Desire and Need
Across the depth of her soul
She knows what she
wants
She wants....you.
In the length of her draw
In the strength
of the aroma
In the depth of her want
And the desire of her need
Comes the knowing..
And the sighs
She knows
What
dreams are made of
Just like Tomorrows Deja Vu
They are made of love
And thoughts of you.
v.kipp 7/22/01
SPARKLERS
It rained today
on the fourth of July
Tho
no one seemed to mind
Not even me
As the fanciful
colorful parade passed by
I sat on the bleachers
under the
opened umbrella
Emerald green with lace
Water dripping
down the back
But all I saw was your face.
It rained
today
But the kids didnt mind
They played anyway in the mud
As you sat beside me
Right shoulder wet
and leaning
to give me a hug.
I think you were cold
just a little bit
but you sure didnt complain
You handed me a sparkler
and
when we kissed
Thats when the fireworks began
The colors so vivid
and brilliant
Between us
That I never had
to light
For the sparkling I saw
was in your eyes
And in your heart that night.
v.kipp 7/03/01
WATERMELON DAYS
Warm summer days
lazy times of play
you
laying on the blanket
while I sit next to you
by the clear blue lake
that ripples with the
slightest touch
of
the warm summer wind
kids in the lake
ripples turn to ridges
with just a hint of white
stay there we think
quietly
in
unison..
I and my watermelon
are dripping upon
your bare chest
cool liquid splashes
in droplets upon
your
warm skin
running your fingers thru my hair
you caress my head
while i chat away
between bites of watermelon
and
spits of seeds
and droplets of juice
and you just shake your head..
but i do as you say
with a great big smile
when
you tell me
to lick
you clean
instead..
v.kipp 7/28/01
TOUCH
touch like silk...
soft warm fluidic
a
feel that goes much deeper than skin
and touches the soul within
touch like fur
fuzzy sensual
melts in your
mind
and gives way
to that inevitable desire
of more..
touch like cool water
wet inviting
cleanses
the mind
and refreshes the soul
touch like you
one of a kind
irreplaceable
makes
me sweat
melts my mind
and makes me beg for more.
v.kipp 7/28/01
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
You have caused deep within me
Something beautiful
and bold
Power unmentionable
Yet given form as your
Thunder and Lightning
In a magnificent storm
All your Thunder
and Lightning
In its most gifted of forms
And it touches me,
Wonderfully.
It tosses me to and fro
I am buffeted
by your winds
As I tumble out of control
And my reasoning spins
And if I were to stand
Firm against the force
My
spirit would surely break
Into many closed doors.
So I choose to tumble
I choose to toss and spin
I choose to
be buffeted
By all your high speed winds
All your Thunder and Lightning
In a magnificent storm
Your Thunder and
Lightning
In its most gifted of forms
And it touches me,
Wonderfully.
adapted from the song written by v.kipp 1995
SOMETHING GREY I SEE
The grey finally
met the dark
within my
soul today.
Sometimes I wish
I could part
but I cannot find my way
I wish I didnt
see my life
in terms of
what will be
for the darkness
overrides my joy
when its something grey I see.
Its not that im doing
anything
wrong
to find myself in pain
but for allowing
life to live
in the healing of the rain.
I dont expect another
to understand
or even to believe
Im not asking
for a second chance
Im not asking you to leave.
Its just
days like this
Ive hit my limit
I guess I need rest instead
so before I do something
Id rather not do
I think
I'll go back to bed..
v.kipp 7/28/01
QUANTUM LEAP
(a purely romantic tale)
You called me on the wireless
said Hey
come visit me
Im sitting here cloaked
all set to go
on Planet Ecstacy.
I shook my head
'How will I recognize
you?
I asked half asleep
You said I look
for a starboard star
and a ship that isnt cheap
long black
silver
lines
they will lead me straight to you
with that special glint
on the Starboard side
of a heart that still remains
true.
Oh cool I said
Im on my way
Now dont you go leaving me
And I called a friend
and hopped aboard
his
little two-man dinghy.
We flew thru space
til we came across
The planet you described
And sure enough
There
was your ship
with you, sitting inside.
Its rather funny
I looked thru the window
I could see your ship mid-air
I
turned to my friend
scratched my head with a laugh
'Now, how do I get down there?'
You spoke thru the wireless
One
more time
Woman, are you coming or not?
And I had to laugh
Cause I knew you were joking
(I could feel it in your
thoughts)
So I took that jump
That daring quantum leap
and landed right beside you
Wow this is way cool
I said
with a smile
Now what do you want to do?
You were always one
Of style and grace
My sexy intelligent man
You
smiled at me
and kissed my face
As we perused the land.
Crags to the left of us
Rocks to the right
And nothing
much below
But the seven moons
On the starboard side
Lent a purely romantic glow.
So there's something to be said
About
that Quantum Leap
When it puts me by your side
And takes us to
Planet Ecstacy
On a wonderfully romantic ride...
v.kipp 7/31/01
FINGERTIPS
I slip into the room
hearing the notes
falling
from his fingertips
upon the piano.
I am drawn;
as a distant dream
a forgotten hope
as a love
to be remembered.
His
notes drip from my soul
and melt into my mind
and I sigh.
I can see him now
slightly bent
one with all that
comes
from his mind
and thru his soul
Gives to all that I am inside.
Speak to me love
Across the oceans of
sound
That rises and falls
Like the breath of one
in peace.
I want to sleep now
With you by my side
the
notes of your playing
your fingertips
dripping from my soul
and melting within me
as I become one with you.
v.kipp 2/7/01
SPEAKING OF YOU
The lady came
Stood in front of my
Self
sitting on the bench
Sun shining, warm light
Her stare made me flinch
Her worn look of years gone by
And the toils
of her life upon her
Opened my eyes made me stare
Made me...wonder.
What do you want?
My mind asked of her
And
she smiled at me and said
You are very blessed you know
With much that shows
A lovely crown upon your head
I felt
my hair and sure enough
The crown she said was there
I removed the crown
Jewels sparkled my eyes
And my spirit
began to stare
Into the light that each jewel shed
And I began to feel
The images coming one by one
As lifetimes
became real
Evoking emotions deep within
More than I could see.
But I could hear the old lady say
A gift was brought
to me.
She said Id been given
A wonderful love
Solid and very true
And it hit me hard
Instinctively deep
I
knew she was speaking of you...
v.kipp 8/10/01
RESISTANCE IS NOT FUTILE
Rresistance is not futile
When its a lover
across the miles
And he meets you mid ethers
For a clandestine endeavor
And makes you smile
Resistance is awesome
When
your heart meets the air
And his mind thinks of you
And what we will do
And you find he's really there.
v.kipp 8/22/01
****FAMILY/FRIENDS****
RACHEL
\we3ssssssss I laugh as she types
I can hardly
write this poem.
Her white furry tail in my eyes
And shame? She has none.
A kitten now full of it;
She pounces
too and fro.
She climbs my legs as I sit
And scratches Mommy I love you.
Rachel you get down from there!
I laugh
and give myself away
For the joy she gives to me inside
Is so precious in every way.
And when she lays in my arms
Her
dainty paws embracing her head
The perfect sounds of her content
Betrays her favorite bed.
Sometimes she wakes from
her nap
Looks at me with wide innocent eyes
Extends her paw and touches my face
And I know perfect love inside.
v.kipp, with genuine original typing from Rachel
9/11/00
Published
in 'Flowering Splendor' 2000
LISSABUG
Have you ever felt a butterfly
Land upon
your hand?
Or seen a falling star fall
Before your very eyes?
Have you ever felt the universe
as it grew within
you
or the peace of a thousand years
have you felt it inside?
I have.
She lives in the world
and worships us
all
and her heart is pure
She's an angel Doll.
My little Sweetpea
My Lissabug my child
She only wants peace
In
a world gone wild.
v.kipp 2000
FATHER
Father came to me today
He came to me in dreams
We
talked of this and
talked of that
Important stuff it seems
I listened very attentively
I love him very much
And
I saw the twinkle in his eye
To have me listen such.
He was just in town
For this one night
And I worried about
where hed stay
So I thought of this
and I thought of that and well,
Id just give him my bed today.
I didnt tell
him what I had planned
Didnt want him to know
But he peeked in at me
Around the corner
And said 'I have to go'.
I
knew he was planning
On spending the night
Out parked somewhere in his van
But hes older now
And it bothered
me
To see such pride in a man.
It really upset me;
I cried and I fussed
That he would leave instead
Just because
he didnt want
To take my only bed.
v.kipp 3/01
ALEX
'Her she comes to me in her fantasy
Do you
know how she feels inside?
As she winds her way thru her reality
She has a lot she hides.
My Princess holds her sword
in her hand
Crystals laying at her feet
One by one she picks them up off the land
She wants to be all she can be
She
holds herself in the light
She holds the light in her heart
She holds her heart in her hands...'
(song
by vkipp C. 1997)
If there was ever a child
worth knowing and
having
Alex is that child to me.
She's filled my heart
and my life with joy
And many more things one cant see
like
love and courage
the knowing of one's life
in the ways that others discredit
She stands for right
Despite other's
sight
She will be there for you if you let her.
Such a sensitive young lady
so gifted and pure
Tho the world knows
not of such things
Yet if one were so lucky
to really know her
They would KNOW the song she sings.
I love you
Alex.
v.kipp 5/30/01
WILDREAMS AND PARASUITS
You wouldnt really know it
but they met one
day
In a chatroom full of kids
Babysitting babies
with love in their hearts
and the love
of heaven's kiss.
From
across the room
Their voices mingled
thru the screams of anger and hate
A single cry
rose up for peace
They
found each other that way.
So much in common
Yet so far apart
that all they can do is send
But forever they became
Wildreams
and Parasuits;
And wonderful friends
til the end.
v.kipp 3/31/01
FUR IN MY FACE
Rachel's meowing
in my face
Rubbing her
nose on mine
She seems to think
I will know what she means
Surely I cannot be blind
'Listen to me Mommy
You
know what I want'
(As she covers my face with fur)
'Gimme some fish
Or some nummy milk
Just listen to me purr!!
How
can you resist
The love in my heart
For I know you know me best
How 'bout fresh meat
Or even some cheese
I
know you dont have to guess
For you are my person
And I am your kitty
And there's nothing more to be said
You
know exactly what I want
When I put fur in your face
And make you get out of bed.'
v.kipp 6/23/01
SILK FLOWERS
The roses sit upon my table
Magenta; and white
with a slight touch of blue,
They look so pretty
Against the peach colored walls
Each with their compliment hue.
But
they mean so much more
In such a personal way
Than anyone would guess
For they came from the heart
And were given
to me
By someone who loves me best.
So the beauty I see
is much deeper
Than just the beautiful shades
For the
roses exude
The love of my daughter
Given to me on that day.
Hers were only silk
So she got jealous a bit
When
real flowers came
But in the end
The real ones died
And her love put them to shame.
I have before me
Everyday
in my sight
Love that never ceases to grow
Stemmed by the heart
Of a beautiful daughter
Is love that continues
to show.
v.kipp 6/25/01
WHAT THEY HAVE SOWN
I have this friendship
With this wonderful
man
I talk to him here and there
And in my life
it really shows
how much he really cares.
He's such a sweetie
everytime
we speak
And his hugs are like Points of Light
He's done so much
so selflessly
Im very thankful inside
There's
something to be said
for such a friend
who's there for you anytime
Who does for you
Cares for you
Adds to the
Light you shine
Remember your friends
And let them know
How much you've really grown
Cherish those moments
Dont
let them pass
For you are what they have sown.
v.kipp 6-17-01
LOVE NOSE
(another Rachel Poem)
Love came to me
In the form of a kitten
When
she was very young
Not even weaned
and now being grown
I see the things Ive done.
I can see
the way she is
A
lot of it is me
Like sleeping still
upon my chest
Or climbing up my knee.
She fetches too;
Just like a puppy-cat
She
purrs when she wants fed
Shell get right in my face
And sit
She knows Im easily led.
But the most precious thing
Ive
seen her do
With love that forever grows
Just like I taught her
When SHE was young
Is kiss her kittens with her
nose.
v.kipp 6/25/01
RACHEL'S FIRST WINTER
I toss her out into the snow;
Im not really
mean, you know
as I chuckle and smile
a most evil grin
Yes, the fun of the winter
now begins
'Help me please....Mom!!'
She cries
As she looks up at me
with such pitiful eyes
Shes my sweet little hunny
And I laugh and I cry
She
looks so funny
With snow in her eyes.
She shakes her dainty paws
one by one
And cusses at me;
oh what have
I done?
She bounces around
in foot deep snow
Not really knowing
where she should go.
I start feeling guilty
and think inside
Sweet little kitty
shes got her pride
I guess I should help her
poor little thing!
But
I laugh as I plot:
(Wait til the mud puddles
Appear in the Spring :)
v.kipp 2000
PARADHARMA
I love that man
more than words can say
he's
brought to me so much
been there for me
laughed with me
melted my tears with his touch.
Not sure what I did
to
deserve such a friend
One of such distinction and class
He's given of his heart
and his mind and his soul
and
his love forever steadfast.
I love that man
so very much
Words will never express
All that I feel
so deeply
inside
of a friend who loves the best.
v.kipp 5/30/01
