Valerie Dohren

Today I slipped into a dream And saw a better world A world of peace and gentleness Before my eyes unfurled…

Oh, is love but a fantasy a dream on feathered wings? - elusive as the morning mist and distant whisperings?…

After the rain the air is sweet With glist`ning pools beneath my feet Raindrops dripping down from the eaves Teardrops slipping off shining leaves…

At first I didn't think it It wasn't in my mind I didn't want to hurt you Nor wished to be unkind…

Let go of all that binds your heart Unveil your eyes from clouded sight Release your mind from tethered thoughts Then fly in freedom through the night…

I cannot move a mountain Nor stem the turning tide I cannot stop a raging storm Nor make the stars collide…

A single rose with thorny stem On mother nature`s tattered hem Which no-one cares to steal away So left to wither and decay…

O gentle as you please, my love, I am yet still a maiden And ‘though I yearn to know your will My heart is heavy laden…

Swift as lightning Within confined She weaves her spell Into your mind…

No more rhythm, no more rhyme Out of step and out of time The planets in their orbits falter Our destiny we fail to alter…

Another year has set its course Within the wheels of time With many pathways to traverse And mountains yet to climb…

I tried to hold a piece of love Within my trembling hand I tried to clasp it oh so tight But it was just like sand…

A poem fluttered down and nestled in my hair - It tried to get into my head to find a place in there.…

It drifted past my window As I gazed into the night It sparkled as a diamond - A poem taking flight…

The sable sky devours the dying sun Apollo sleeps, thus silent be his lyre, So I shall sleep, for now the day is done And shadows fall beneath the fading fire…