Westward Bound

The men and women`s faith
Was put to a very hard test
As they loaded covered wagons
Migrating to the wild west

All praying to arrive safely
While receiving free land
Not realizing so much danger
Facing every woman and man

Indians attacked the wagons
Angry at all the ones who came
Forcing them from their homes
Killing so much of the wild game

Thousands died due to hardships
Wagons broke down with heavy loads
There were mountains and valleys
Without any type of roads

It was a hard and deadly journey
A constant fight to survive
Fighting illness and hunger
Struggling just to stay alive

Reaching the promised land
Bowing their head in prayer
Each one was thankful
Grateful they were there

a mine field

excited like children
playing with a new toy
inspiration for creativity
fills every poet with joy

to be creative
is the only way to be
while wielding a pen
flowing with poetry

splashing across pages
all through the ages
enlightening the enticed
with tales of the sages

sharing from the mind
always giving a sign
teaching some of the time
giving images to the blind

letting all see
what can come to be
when we can let
our pens flow free

keeping it simple
keeping it true
to the muse
inside of you

[ For One Single Impression Meme ]

Veteran`s Day Rememberance

War is a dreaded disease
For which there is no cure
Leaving an emptiness in lives
So very hard to endure

Thousands killed in battle
Protecting our homeland
So all Americans can enjoy
What the fallen no longer can

Some do live after the fighting
With horrible stories to tell
Images in their mind dwell
Seeming to come straight from hell

Making tears repeatedly fall
From families and ones who survive
Knowing the high price paid
For everyone who is alive

To all on the battle fronts
And those loved ones left behind
On this Veteran`s Day
You will always live in our mind

God Bless One and All

Yes Sir

This is Maggie at the age of 19
I was in my 8th week at
Lackland Air Force Base
in Texas


The plane departed from Atlanta
Soaring high in the air
Making me sort of think about
Why I was even there

On my way to Texas
Checking a brand new course
Taking me to a boot camp
In the women's air force

Traveling with other new recruits
Chasing away a bit of fear
As a different excitement
Voided all the things we did hear

Mostly all still in our teens
Our new life would soon begin
Soon ones who once were strangers
Would come together as close as kin

When we began basic training
Our drill instructor let us know
From the day we arrived at camp
The military would tell us where to go


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For One Single Expression

On This Date

On this day in 1967, the first black mayor of a major American city was elected: Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio. And on this day 20 years ago, Douglas Wilder won the Virginia gubernatorial election, becoming the nation's first elected African-American governor. That same year of 1989, David Dinkins became New York City's first black mayor.

Here Comes The Sun

Who is to say
When this day is done
Gazing at the moon
Warmed by the sun

Shifting from reality
Into a metaphor
Where things change
As many times before

Away from the norm
Where some may see
Ones who are watching
May call this fantasy

A true reality
Which may not be fine
For ones satisfied to live
With a shift in time

Magnolia Moments

Elusive at the very start
Until one day you touched my heart
Entering into my solitary life
Becoming now a vital part

You have been such a treasure
Giving to others much pleasure
Without placing any set limits
Far beyond any known measure

A very dear and precious friend
One whom I could always depend
To allow me to just be myself
Without playing games or pretend

Thanks for every traveled mile
For making time more worthwhile
Enjoying good companionship
Sharing laughter and smiles

Thanks for all the many ways
You brought to me the sunny days
Making me feel so very special
Bringing me out of a blind haze

In everything I say or do
This one fact is always true
Anyone can always plainly see
You are for me as I am for you

Dedicated to my friend,
Linda

Well, Hush My Mouth

Born with a southern voice
You really do not have a choice
The moment you ever open your mouth
People easy know you are from the south

Even when you finally decide
This voice you want to hide
No matter where you move away
That southern drawl is there to stay

So when time comes to be a bride
Wear your southern heritage with pride
Looking everyone straight in the face
Declaring to all the south is the best place

Loving the weather in the summer time
Eating watermelon down to the rind
Sitting on the porch with a glass of tea
This is completely the life for me

When time comes to return to the ground
Southern soil is where I want to be found
No longer speaking in my southern voice
Because this time I really had no choice

grace under pressure

(A collaboration by Amias & Maggie)

living in light i breached the darkness
born in darkness i conquered the light
onward i soared into the dire night
reaching outward on my maiden flight

feeling a newborn sense of freedom
absorbing the dimensional change
my path is blocked by visual range
traveling blindly this place felt strange

i charted the course but lost my way
a premature thought falls in limbo
watching ages pass and gently flow
as it once happened so long ago

embracing each step along the path
navigating boldly in virgin space
manifesting with amazing grace
a thought created the human race

a multitude of breathing bodies
created in darkness born in light
surveying it all with pure delight
i am the conqueror of the night

© October 8, 2009 Amias & Maggie

Team Effort

The talisman was there
In the trophy case
Located in the hallway
In front of each student`s face

Finally able to show
A winning football season
Holding heads high
With plenty of reason

It was the school spirit
Which made it real
Cheering the team onward
Each time on the field

The trophy case glowed
With the talisman inside
The students high-fives
With a new sense of pride

OSI Prompt- Talisman