Ramblings: My Angel Sky

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Posted: 12/22/2006 9:42:05 AM

Ramblings: Thanksgiving 2006

This Thanksgiving was a blast! Most of the family was able to gather at my parents and we stuffed ourselves silly! Those of us still able to move played basketball out back while the rest of us told stories and teased each other. I, of course, took loads of pics - about 200! I love my family! | View Show | Create Your Own (0) Comments

Posted: 12/1/2006 12:59:26 PM

I'm a Grand-Mother!

My son, David, and his girlfriend, Ashley, have a new baby girl! Her name is Skylar Gray and I absolutely ADORE her! (1) Comments

Posted: 10/17/2006 12:25:11 AM

Poetry & Prose: Blessed Serenity

Through the pitch darkness And clouds of confusion A benevolent hand Reached forth toward me I received this hand Warily with mine And followed to discover Where it would lead I began to detect A faint incandescence A multitude of Sweet beckoning voices Lovingly encompassed me As the light became brilliant Never did the hand discard me Once into the blazing light With the gloominess An indistinct recollection Then is when I saw that The accommodating hand Which had led me away From anguish was yours The voices I’d heard Were amazingly those of My beloved ones Summoning me back From the pit of Ominous nothingness I had worn as a shroud Never before had I felt Such blessed serenity I realized where I belonged I finally knew who I was I left all self-doubts And suspicions behind In the torment And dark despair That had become my life For almost an entire year I was myself once more Copyright © 1992 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (1) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 1:09:04 AM

Poetry & Prose: The Dance

The dance began with the sweetest of looks: It was a sideways glance with a smile for a hook, Inviting a light flirtation that could never hurt, Unless you’re the one who’s going to get burnt. The dance continued with a light caress Soft upon my arm, so close to my breast. His eyes burned brightly, attempting to undress. With a sensuous smile, I was then blessed. The dance moved along with smoldering promise, Crafting passionate exchanges out of soap-opera dramas. Discreet little moments we secretly shared in the dark Coupled with whispered endearments where love had no part. The dance ended quickly as it had begun, My head told my heart its course had been run. No longer could I be with this dear, sweet man, For he no longer had a place in my life’s plan. The dance was over with such bittersweet regret For the minutes we shared from the moment we met. ‘Too close for comfort!’ was the silent cry of my heart. “Goodbye, wonderful man from whom I must part.” Copyright © 1998 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 1:05:59 AM

Poetry & Prose: Time for Goodbyes

I don’t know how to say goodbye. I don’t know how to stand, to seem, to look. I want to hold your hand and drown in your eyes. But now is not for dreaming; It’s time for goodbyes. I want to run my hands through your hair And feel your sweet lips upon mine. But this is not the place, nor is it the time For loving and wanting; It’s time for goodbyes. I feel so empty inside at the thought of leaving you behind. I always thought that you and I were two of a kind. Now is when to show our differences, To cut our ties, and to separate our minds. This is not the time for Being as One or ‘Happily Ever After’. It’s time for goodbyes. Copyright © 1990 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 1:04:14 AM

Poetry & Prose: Such Ignorant Bliss

A great love of mine is gone that never really was. In its place – The pain of heartache without just cause. I felt you slipping slowly so very far away from me But I never even had you, so how can that be? You were long gone before you were even here, So why is it I must shed these damn tears? You were never more than the ordinary men, So why must I put to this paper, this pen? A mere few months with you of such ignorant bliss – Is that the Heaven I’ve convinced myself to miss? I though the gleam I saw in your eyes was Love. For you told me you were sent special from above. The multitude of lies you told I do this day forgive. For it is a wiser and more peaceful life that I now live. The moments we shared were all just a dream, For nothing about you is truly as it once seemed. You never meant a single sweet word you said. Just played me for a good time until your interest was dead. I gave you all that I had inside me to give, Thinking now that you were here, I would truly live. You lifted me up and gave me such unfounded hope, It’s taken me quite awhile just to learn how to cope. I planned so much with our future together in mind. Never once thinking that you’d leave me behind. You taught me a lot about this world and yourself, With the way you threw me up high on this shelf. If I trust my instincts, I’ll never be let down, Or played for a fool again all over this town. I’ll hold myself dearer in the coming years, And keep away people who cause me these tears. My heart is too precious to give to the likes of you, So I’ll hold a tight rein on it until I find a Love that’s true. For one day I will meet my soul mate, my true man, And I’ll know it’s right when He takes my hand. Copyright © 2000 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 1:02:12 AM

Poetry & Prose: Last Night

I dreamed of you for a while last night. Gloriously sweet dreams that never might Ever come true in this present lifetime, But for a moment last night, you were mine. Your eyes were shining; your tender embrace was true. When your lips met mine, all I could think of was you. The Love between us was clearly real and right. At least for the time in my dreams last night. Copyright © 2000 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 1:01:39 AM

Poetry & Prose: DOS Blues

Windows or DOS – There is no contest. I despise the latter, I must confess. Command files surging through my head Will drive me to distraction until I’m dead. Partition or Format? I’m at a loss. How much did they say this course costs? External or Internal – What’s the damn difference? I swear this makes absolutely no sense! Delete then undelete, and you get back the same Then you can Move or even Rename. FDisk and ScanDisk – What does it all mean? Echo On or Echo Off – I’m going to scream! Why must I learn a system I won’t use? I’m telling you, folks: I’ve got the DOS Blues! Copyright© 2000 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 1:00:40 AM

Poetry & Prose: Innermost Thoughts

What is honest in your secret heart? What is true in your innermost thoughts? How many locked doors are there deep inside you? Would anyone tell me if anyone knew? Tell me your secrets; Whisper your dreams. Show me your plans and elaborate schemes. The past is gone, for that was another day. The present is here, but how long will it stay? The future is tomorrow, yet so far away. In your life, I want to be a part of it all: From winter to spring, through summer and fall. Can’t you share yourself with me? Openly, honestly, true and free? Copyright © 1998 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 1:00:18 AM

Poetry & Prose: Nomad

Roam Nomad roam Far away from home Or even near. It’s all so clear: It matters not where you go Your absence still shows How we stand apart. Are we close in heart? I think not Since you’re caught In your deceit When you creep. Do you think me naïve? Believing this web that you weave? You should know I’ve learned For I’ve been burned By that thing called Love Supposedly from above Near fear Nomad, dear I learned long ago That actions more clearly show What words try to hide Yet is clear in my mind: We weren’t meant to be This what I see: Stop trying to hide. Just say “Goodbye.” Copyright © 2000 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:59:30 AM

Poetry & Prose: Circles

Circles of being Never beginning Never ending Eternal All encompassing Uniting all In the mystery of life Continuing round Connecting us To one another What I do Concerns you Halfway around The world Circling through From me To you And back again Lifetimes of love Pain and disaster Circle around To completely master Each of us In turn Touching us all Will we learn? Copyright © 2005 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:56:26 AM

Poetry & Prose: Sometimes in the Night

Sometimes in the night I hear echoes of sighs Long past and gone For I am alone Sometimes in the night I feel a leg across mine A phantom limb Lost from me with him Sometimes in the night I see passion in eyes That no longer can see Who I’m trying to be Sometimes in the night When the moon’s just right I can almost believe He’s still here with me Copyright © 2005 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:56:09 AM

Poetry & Prose: A Pleasant Dream

A kiss, a caress Whispered breaths upon my breast Sighs and moans Holding me close to home A hope, a wish I’ll be the one he’ll miss Content, no fear Fly and leave the heart here Craft and sing Does it mean a thing? A pleasant dream Two halves of a team Copyright © 2002 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:55:31 AM

Poetry & Prose: Crossroads

Wondering which way to turn: Fences to mend or bridges to burn? Paths to take which lead me away, Or ties to bind that make me stay? At a crossroads is where I stand. Should I run seaward or remain inland? Copyright © 2004 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:54:37 AM

Poetry & Prose: Remembrance of You

Your hand glides over my skin Soft and sensuous, worshipping My tender soul housed therein Sweetly loving, but not without sin For the touch of your hand Stirs within me need, a demand To be taken as only you can For my strongest desires, you understand I need to be wanted and cherished To be treated with respect unperished I need to have a love that’s not garish So we have no reason to be embarrassed What’s between us only we can say Regardless that others want it another way What we have could be here to stay No one but us can ever take it away I look into your eyes and I can see Compassion and trust there for me I hope that this will always be For you know I feel the same for thee You bring laughter and pleasure to my life Which before was so filled with strife The tension could have been cut with a knife For with stress and worry, it was truly rife Now I’m happy, and it’s all because of you You bring me smiles which before were few You make me see through eyes that seem new Giving to my life a lovely remembrance of you Copyright © 2005 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:50:38 AM

Poetry & Prose: Eternal Lovers

Whisper your desire Catch me on fire Set my soul free Come soar with me Over the trees Across the seas Locked in our embrace Time will never erase What we are to each other We’re eternal lovers Copyright © 2005 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:50:23 AM

Poetry & Prose: An Aquarian Pair

Going to our own secret little hideaway Somewhere to escape without a care Nobody knows just where we will stay Right smack in the middle of everywhere Just for three days; we can’t stay long These stolen moments must last us forever Soon we will be back to where we belong We will forget this time together never Movies, swimming, talking, kissing Relaxing, eating, and holding hands Getting the sugar we were missing Laughing at Carina with her man Cooking steaks and brats on the grill Getting stuck in just a shirt and underwear Fighting the ants just in from their hill Par for the course with an Aquarian pair Copyright © 2005 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:46:07 AM

Poetry & Prose: My Traitorous Heart

A word was said that was out of its place I saw the look grow startled upon your face Then it was when the deafening silence grew That was when I had to admit I surely knew The two of us would never, could never be I knew I had to be brave and set you free If I did not swallow my pride and let you go Then my traitorous heart would truly show I really had thought that I was so clever If I hurt then, well, I would not hurt forever But the dreaded moment that never was Would eventually return to us in time because We had pretended that it did not ever exist We just added it to the bottom of our list Of what we had ignored like it was not there About the repercussions we would not care Then one day I felt the growing distance The intensity lessened in your persistence Our time not together was naturally drawing near Of that damning knowledge, we were definitely clear The time was at hand to begin to be apart Despite the wails of my traitorous heart Copyright © 2005 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:45:21 AM

Poetry & Prose: Somebody's Star

This life can be rough; Yes, it's true Hard times come to both me and you Just breathe deeply and learn your lessons The good times will be cherished blessings You can try to run and hide But you can't escape what's inside You are you wherever you go Accept yourself and you will grow Loving yourself can be so hard to learn Society's criticisms can really burn But you are wonderful; You really are And in this life, you are somebody's star Copyright © 2005 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:43:05 AM

Poetry & Prose: West Palm Night

Sounds of the summer city Disturb my every dream Horns, shouts, and a crash Then piercing sirens scream A couple who lives nearby Is having a tremendous fight A small child tests his parents With all his young might A plan soars by overhead With little more than a roar As I lie here wondering "Did I lock the damn door?" The electricity has gone out So there is no more A/C It is so sweltering hot The sweat is dripping off me I can barely even breathe My chest feels so tight How did I expect to sleep On such a stifling night? A distant door slams shut Forcing my windows to shake Now just what made that sound I heard something out there make? I cannot shut my mind down There is too much going on Guess I will just lie here And await the coming dawn Copyright © 2004 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:42:33 AM

Poetry & Prose: Change

Things are changing every day Perspectives shifting in every way New friends come and old friends go How much they're missed, they'll never know I, too, am no longer the same The only constant is my given name I quickly move through space, I'm told At least nothing seems to grow old Copyright © 2005 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:41:30 AM

Poetry & Prose: Final Sleep

Twists and turns The hands of Fate Plot your course And set your dates Just watch and see How it comes in part To skew your mind Or break your heart Plan for the worst And hope for the best Eat right and exercise Get plenty of rest Squirrel money away In a box or a bank You’ll need it for emergencies Then yourself you will thank Do all you can To make things right Care for all people Not just those in sight Be the person you want Others to become When you close your eyes Your work will be done For the Final Sleep, friends Comes to us all You had best have lived right When to account you are called Copyright © 2004 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:39:32 AM

Poetry & Prose: My Dear

I imagine you lying Snuggled close to me, A satisfied smile on your face As you sleepily gaze at me. I love you, my dear. You are definitely my heart. I trust that you and I Will never again part. Bring yourself home To me, my dear. I cannot bear To not have you near! Copyright © 2004 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All Rights Reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:38:33 AM

Poetry & Prose: Marilyn Marie

Every time I look at my daughter I see Pieces of the happy child I used to be The smile, the eyes, the tilt of her head Bring forth laughter, yet tears of dread Will she struggle through the same life as me? Or will she become the woman I wish her to be? Her charm, her ways, her wisdom beyond her years Cause me to laugh despite my motherly fears She shines with a light that’s all her own It attracts others, so she’ll never be alone I love her so much, it hurts my heart Yet I know that she will forever be a part Of the best Me there has ever been Just look at her once, and this you’ll see, my friend Copyright © 2001 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:38:01 AM

Poetry & Prose: Almost Possible

My once overflowing and devoted heart is now a barren and empty shell, But know that I, too, have survived this lengthy marital and emotional hell. Many mistakes were unconsciously made and some terrible things were said, And now this almost possible marriage is certainly more than completely dead. Your affirmations of love can no longer hold any real or deep meaning for me. I know that you have tossed your once precious gold wedding ring into the sea. You need more than one woman to be fulfilled, of that I can certainly have no doubt, But you must know that from here on out, you’ll no longer see me cry and pout. You murdered my loving and devoted heart when you so indifferently walked away, Instead of standing firm to your commitment to us and trying yet another way. You can’t be true to anyone. Oh yes, you know that you have said it yourself, And I can’t stand it here where you put me on this kind of, sort of married shelf. The love between us that once had possibility can definitely remain steadfast no more. Only of this final and inevitable dissolution of commitment can we absolutely be sure. Copyright © 2002 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:33:59 AM

Poetry & Prose: My Equal

I will not shed a tear for you I shall harden my heart Against such foolishness Touch me? Never! When a man lays his Hand upon my breast It will be with caresses of love I see no indication of That emotion within you When I pledge my Allegiance to one It shall be he Who has bestowed Caring and trust upon me I long for no superman Who builds cities and riches For me I simply desire the man Who is hard-working Loyal, honest, and responsible Not a boy-child Impersonating a grown-up I require the man Who’ll stand by me And put forth One hundred percent I need the man Who is my equal Copyright © 2001 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:32:48 AM

Poetry & Prose: Almost

Beautiful eyes of so clear a blue Make it so hard to forget about you. Lips that are soft, sensuous, and sweet Are guaranteed to make knees weak. A body that was sexy, with lines that were lean: Sexual attraction lay within the man in my dreams. I dreamt this lusty vision during one star-filled night. There seemed around him a shiny halo of light. He was bright and beautiful, a delightful sight to see. I knew that somehow I’d have him with me. I caught his roving eye and gave him The Look. He immediately came over, so I knew he’d been hooked. He smiled, bowed, and asked for my name. I responded with a nod, and requested the same. He asked me to dance, to which I agreed it was time. He then held me so close, I thought I’d lose my mind. The tautness of his body, the softness of his hair, The scent of his cologne made me wish we weren’t there. The evening flew by in an awesome delight, Yet we wordlessly knew when to call it a night. He drove to his place and we spoke of tender love. It was like I’d found an angel from above. He was sexy and sweet, intelligent and kind. I thought true love was finally mine. Almost… Copyright © 2000 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:31:29 AM

Poetry & Prose: Happenstance

Sad goodbyes of longing. Wishing of belonging. Yesterday was a day Where there was so much to say. However, that day passed. Now the words seem crass. A thought, a feeling: The universe was my ceiling. Mere words can’t express How I felt undressed By your simple glance. Was it pure happenstance? I wanted your embrace, Your simple caress To hold and love me. Copyright © 2002 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All Rights Reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:31:18 AM

Poetry & Prose: Wild Ride

You understand me, probably better than I know You play my games and go with the flow You keep your distance when I want it the most And when I want you near, you hold me close Your beautiful smile brightens most nights And your tender embrace feels just right You touch me so gently and lovingly, with care It feels comfortable when myself to you I bear I like being able to be me when I’m with you I know that all of my facades, you’d just see through We are lovers with no attachment to each other We never have to worry that we will smother We’re both very social, crazy, and fun But then our closeness makes us as one Where are we going, what will ever be? Let’s take this wild ride Hold on, and we’ll see Copyright © 2000 LLBristol, She’s So Crafty! All rights reserved. (0) Comments

Posted: 1/18/2006 12:25:15 AM