Liquid Ice Musing

If Only I Had Time

Posted by Maggie on Monday, January 26, 2009 | 41 Comments

The little girl asked her daddy
Each and every day
If he would come for a few minutes
So the two of them could play

Her daddy was so wrapped up
In worries of bills to pay
He did not note the sadness
In what his daughter had to say

One morning as he hurried
To drive down his long driveway
He did not notice his small child
Sitting there playing with her clay

It was such a horror scene
Played over and over in his mind
Even though her death was an accident
No peace or comfort could he find

Longing to have back his daughter
Filled with yesterday`s regret
Echo`s of her pleading voice
Daddy, do you have time yet?

Maggie

A New Day

Posted by Maggie on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 | 4 Comments

Fading Memories

Posted by Maggie on Sunday, January 18, 2009 | 19 Comments

There are some days
Like fine wine
As seasons pass
Sweeten with time

Until one day
Age takes it`s toil
Where memories lie buried
Beneath the soil

Of the mind
Which is not always kind
As it robs a memory
And no where can it find

The joys of of the past
Which left too fast
Leaving faded memories
Which soon will lapse.

A Woman`s Song

Posted by Maggie on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 | 6 Comments

For years deep within the green forest
There stood a very strong oak tree
Standing straight and stately tall
Beckoning all to come and see

Many people happily visited her
Found comfort beneath her shade
They enjoyed the sweet nourishment
From the acorns the tree had made

She stood firm against the cold winds
With pride her branches only swayed
While weaker trees standing around her
Caved in to the elements and broke away

She was worshiped with admiration
By everyone passing within her reach
Many took the time to pause beneath her
Eating the acorns that fell at her feet

The years passed too quickly and alas
Acorns falling to the ground were few
Soon the visitors stopped coming to see her
And her branches stopped yielding to the dew

Disease attacked weakening her branches
They fell like snow falls to the ground
Soon there was only a rotting stump left
At the place where the tree was found

Beneath the soil her roots were still alive
And she struggled to tell this to the world
That had once enjoyed her sweet bounties
Her voice only reached a neighboring squirrel

Then she remembered with new found joy
The times she had been swollen with pride
Some of the acorns that fell from her tree
Were taken by squirrels to bury and hide

From a distance the sad decaying old tree
Saw her babies from seeds come back alive
And the new trees even out of her reach
Gave her a new sense of peace and pride

It no longer mattered if she had visitors
To the place where she once stood strong
Her seeds were slowly growing into trees
Within her mind she would never be alone

Now she sat living within pondering life
How the cycles never stop revolving or end
As with mother nature and all that lives
So it is with the existence of women and men

© 19 January 2002

A Summer`s Day

Posted by Maggie on Monday, January 12, 2009 | 14 Comments

it was
a summer`s day
when I was
born to play
a Gemini
by calender`s birth
chasing myself
on this earth
simple to see
complex to be
then winter came
and ended
the summer` game
until the seasons pass
as many times before
until a new summer`s day begins
for all to play once more.

Maggie Lee Scott-2009

Letter To My Grandchildren

Posted by Maggie on Friday, January 9, 2009 | No Comments

Forever you will remain
A small child to me
Whenever you look around
My love, you will always see

I will never leave you
Although you do not see my face
Continue to grow in Grace and wisdom
While I reside at my Heavenly place

Can you not see the truth
We will never be apart
My life lives in the love
You carry within your heart

Smile at the many visions
You bouncing upon my knees
We will always be together
Within loving memories

While life will give you heartaches
Pain will cause many a tear
Remember my love from the past
I am close to you my dear

©Maggie Lee Scott

Lost

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Today has been a day of tears for me
I feel like I am blind and can not see
Maybe I am lost and that is why
You can not see me as I cry
I am all mixed up, confused, I say
Is there anyone to guide me today

©Maggie Lee Scott

Let Me Help

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I am at a place
I want to be
Seeing things
As I want to see

No more is darkness
In the daylight
My light shines brightly
Such a beautiful sight

I whistle and sing
A happy song
If you are unhappy
Just come on along

Let me help you
Carry your load
We`ll toss it to the side
As we travel down our road

©Maggie Lee Scott

Knowledge

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Born into a world
Survival was internal
Controlled by forces
From the external
Knowing that always
Life is eternal.

©Maggie Lee Scott

knowing you...knowing me

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have i told you lately
i tried to do so
but was unable
to let you know
i do not regret
i will never forget
through eternity
knowing you knowing me

©Maggie Lee Scott

JUSTIFIED

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Just as if
I had never sinned before
Saved by His blood
Now and forever more

I heard the sweet message
Of how it came to be
Jesus shed His blood
So I could be free

Whether you are a murder
Or someone who had lied
It is only through Jesus
You can be justified

Do not ever think
There is some other way to choose
Without the saving blood of Jesus
We would all forever lose

When, you serve the Lord
Your needs will be satisfied
When you accept God`s salvation
Then you will be justified


©Maggie Lee Scott - 9 February 2002

In Church

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A building is not a church
Because it is built with a steeple

A building becomes a church
When the church is in the people

A building protects the flesh
From the rain, cold and sun

The church protects the Soul
When each passing day is done

A building may have many members
The church has sisters and brothers

Those in a building think only of themselves
While the church is always caring for others

This Sunday, when you enter a building
And you sit upon a pew

You will know if you are in church
Because, the church will be in you.

©Maggie Lee Scott - June 1995

Impersonation

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Silicone mountains
Viagra land
Images of the mind
Planted by man

At great length
Faking a fire
Pretty young things
Males do desire

Showing trophies off
To another man
Each always wondering
If the other one can

Rise to the occasion
When timing is sure
Pleasing to a woman
Able to endure

Keeping it up
Without any haste
Satisfaction will come
In the right place.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Internal Beam

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Soar like eagle
Do not deny
Scream anger
Painful cry
Heartaches abound
Teardrops fly
Depression hits
Creating a sigh
Arise to voice
Load within
Gather light
Flowing pen
Expressions hurt
Another time
Life anew
Searching mind
Growing strength
Serves relief
Inside self
Lies belief.

©Maggie Lee Scott

In My Sight

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You reminded me
Of the full moon last night
I lay there on the bed mesmerized
The room lit by your loving light
When your lips
Brushed against mine
Sweeter was your taste
Than a bottle of fine wine
Your hands reached out
Drawing me within your arms
There I felt so safe
Protected free from any alarm
You kissed me
With your lips so tender
My body yielded
I did surrender
To the love we shared
Until the early break of day
Sharing the sweet words
We both had to say
Letting each other know
Exactly how we feel
We are so blessed to have each other
Resting in a love that is real

©Maggie L. Scott

Illumination

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Looking around
Inside out
Past shadows
All about
Wearing purple
Sometimes red
Forging paths
Never led
In mind
Always free
Traveling alone
Being me

©Maggie Lee Scott

Infinity

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Walking along
The Milky Way
Lit by the Moon
Sharing it`s ray
As lovers strolled
Hand in hand
Enjoying the beauty
Of an enchanted land
Stars were twinkling
In each other`s eye
Planets were discovered
While traveling high
Breaking new trails
Joys to explore
From mountains to valleys
And, so much more
Emotions spread wings
Opening a view
As time stood still
For only two
Joined together
Soul to soul
Emerging from a fire
That will never grow cold

©Maggie Lee Scott

If

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If I were an umbrella
I would protect you
From the falling rain

It I were a doctor
I would cure you
From all of your pain

If I were the sunshine
I would warm all your days
If I were a candle
I would light all your ways

If I were able
I would do all
This and more

Because you
Are a friend
Whom, I adore

©Maggie Lee Scott

In Mind

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Have you ever enjoyed
A journey in mind
In a peaceful setting
Leaving troubles behind

Gazing with your eyes
On a far away star
Stop the wishing
Finding where you are

Traveling all over
Throughout the land
Seeing a need
Giving a helping hand

Making others happy
Is happiness for thee
It destroys chains
Setting ones free

©Maggie Lee Scott

Interlude

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Time waits for no one
Many will fully agree
And that is exactly why
Moments are treasures to be

Spent and enjoyed
Each and every day
Allowing nothing
To stand in the way

While pursuing happiness
Making a new road
Without false expectations
For help carrying any load

Understanding that lies
Can cause much grief
Clouding the mind
Destroying past belief

So always be cautious
With everyone you meet
One never knows
Who is filled with deceit.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Help me, Lord

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I tell myself
I must not forget
Then I laugh
With some regret

Days and weeks pass
No one comes along
Where are your friends
When you are feeling alone

The children are too busy
With a life of their own
They all work long hours
Too tired to call on the phone

You think of your church
Sitting upon their pew
When the body is unable
Do they still care for you

I miss their fellowship
Much more often these days
I miss the pastors sermons
The choir singing God`s praise

These times are hard
Both at night and day
Please give me strength
To go on, dear Lord, I pray

Help me acknowledge
In all I say or do
Everything I am
Lives only for You.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Historical

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Can life in bondage
Be better than death
Which ceases to measure
The depth of a breath

Yet releases a soul
To fly away free
Leaving behind nothing
But a brief history

Living in the hearts
Of those who cared
Good and bad times
For those who shared

Breaking out of chains
Living without shame
Where truth prevails
Without playing a game

©Maggie Lee Scott

Going Home

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To all of my family
And the church where I belong
Please do not be sad for me
When the day comes and I am gone

Ever since the day
I received a brand new birth
I knew that my home
Was not found here on this earth

Jesus has gone on
To my Father and He will prepare
An everlasting home for me
And, He will take me there


I am happy I shared in your love
I want you all to know
Now, I am ready
And soon it will be time to go

To My heavenly Father
In the Heavens up above
He is waiting there to greet me
His arms open with love

If you know my Father
And have received His amazing Grace
A new day will come
When we will meet face to face

What a day that will be
We will see God upon His throne
What peace we will know
As we find joy and contentment in our new Home.
Amen

©Maggie Lee Scott - 2 November 1996

Gemini

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Yes, she is a Gemini
Through and through
Ever since birth
Living a life of two

What one twin did
Both received the blame
One deed accepted
Another held in shame

Always together
Within the light
Even when emotions
Cause either to fight

Life choices may differ
At a beckoning call
The struggles of existence
Not seen by all

Yes, I am a Gemini
I am letting you see
We are happy
Just being me.

© Maggie Lee Scott

free to be

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circles may fall
like squares at play
landing into puddles
on the road to man do lay

where flowers die
in a strange time
and clocks do not tick
without glasses of wine

giving blissful silence
from all the voices
mocking the senses
creating many choices

watching sunflowers bloom
with yellow and golden brown
surviving in the sunshine
withering in frozen ground

and once upon a time
it will come to be
beneath blue lines
where some may not see

until too late
but, that is okay
enjoy each journey
on the road to man do lay.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Frankly, My Dear

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Answers come pouring
With no questions before
The changes began
Behind a closed door

With a loose tongue
In a running mouth
Having no understanding
Customs of the South

Where men walk softly
When women do speak
Knowing wrath may follow
When patience grows weak

Allowing the force
Kept hidden within
Women of the South
Understand their men

Desiring food on the table
A warm body in bed
Paying close attention
To what the woman has said

Realizing that pain
Will come his way
Whenever he ignores
What the woman does say

So listen closely
When offered jelly or jam
Women of the South
Really don`t give a damn

©Maggie Lee Scott

Fall

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Watching from a window
The falling of many leaves
Floating gently to the ground
Nudged by a cool Fall breeze

Some limbs are barren
No leaves to be found
On the other branches
Vivid colors of red and brown

Mixed with yellows and orange
Quite a colorful sight
This follage has such beauty
Giving much delight

Realizing it won`t be long
When anyone looks out there
All of this assortment will vanish
The trees will all be bare

Birds are coming to the feeders
To chirp the songs they sing
Reminding all the leaves will return
Early in the next Spring.

© Maggie Lee Scott

Fall-2003

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Look close at the trees
To see the colorful leaves
Soon they will not be found
Gently floating to the ground
Building a bed on the earth
Nourishing seeds for their birth
Even when the trees are bare
A new life is beginning there.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Freedumb

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In school it was taught
We lived in the land of the free
However, I have learned
You have to pay a fee

Every little thing
Has a different price
Whether or not you pay it
Depends on the throw of the dice

Many, Born at the top of the ladder
Able to lick the cream
Holding high paid positions
Treated with great esteem

Always fooling the general public
Making them serve for political pay
Keeping them all in labor
While the rich just have the say

More and more are waking up
And learning how to speak
Letting the ones in power
See, they are neither dumb or weak.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Eclipsed

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Watching a butterfly
Gliding in the air
Displaying beautiful colors
Roaming every where

Out in the meadows
Where the flowers grow
Rich with sweet nectar
A bountiful flow

As the moon rise follows
The setting of the sun
My footsteps trace yours
When each day is done

You feed my mind
And so much more
Like no one else
I have met before

It is almost like
A brand new birth
As you share the beauty
Here on the earth

Love is the butterfly
Gliding in the air
Love is your footsteps
Showing you care

You are my moon
I am your sun
It is with understanding
We become poetically one.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Emotions

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Emotions
Strong
Swirling deep

Chasing
Robbing
Me of sleep

Churning
Burning
Eyes do weep

Grounding
Pounding
To a heap

Restless
Yearnings
One does meet

Awful
Emotions
Locked in keep

©Maggie Lee Scott

Evening Tide

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The blue shades of darkness
Cascade over the night
Covering the false shadows
Of things giving fright

Causing a mortal body
To ache and sometimes moan
Encased with contradictions
Afflicting flesh and bone

As tiny flickering embers
Slowly fade away
And the vessel grows colder
With each passing day

While the Lord of a soul
Is whispering to come see
The releasing of earthly chains
Setting one spirit free...

©Maggie Lee Scott

Esteem

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I save each message
You leave on my phone
To hear your voice
When feeling all alone

This is just one
Of foolish things I do
To give me comfort
When I am missing you...

©Maggie Lee Scott

Enchanted

Posted by Maggie on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 | No Comments

Soft butterfly kisses
Sweeter than strawberry wine
Deepening with great passion
As two bodies did entwine

Melting into one
It seemed to be true
Heartbeats beating together
Me falling into you

Exchanging solemn vows
Never to be apart
With deep understanding
Written in the heart

Have I told you lately
How much I truly miss
Sounds of butterfly wings
Bringing close your kiss

As I recall past times
Sweeter than wine
When passions were strong
Believing, you were mine...

©Maggie Lee Scott

Encore

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A basic instinct
Of any primitive animal
Or educated human being
Is a state of survival
By any means
Always careful with actions
Being self-contained
To live another way
Can not always say
There is no surprise
Hidden with lies
And nothing new
From the time of birth
Until reprise comes
Returning to earth
Evolving with changes
Never, the same
While existing each day
Playing life`s game

©Maggie Lee Scott - 2006

erased

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some matter can disappear
as one world turns blue
needing no more questions
to answers already knew

that time can stand
even lost in space
this is a reality
leaving no trace

as belief in life
becomes a shame
seeking to finish
an illusionary game

suddenly waking up
wearing a new face
releasing much pain
now, in another place.

©Maggie Lee Scott - June 2005

A Vision To Behold

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Do you believe in miracles
I do
I met a miracle
The day I met you
So, unbelievable
I never will regret
As ages pass
I never will forget
Two souls together
Sharing a need
When, one had a pain
Both would bleed.

©Maggie L. Scott

Dust In The Wind

Posted by Maggie on Monday, January 5, 2009 | No Comments

Do not weep for me
When I am finally gone
Sick and tired of fighting
This hard battle all alone

Being torn into tiny pieces
Watching loved ones survive
Too busy to even notice
I was barely alive

Just listening to sounds
Of different voices
With so many excuses
For various choices

Making me realize
It really is ok
For me to take leave
While loved ones stay

Fighting their battles
Struggling to survive
The way I once did
When I was alive...

©Maggie Lee Scott

Dreams

Posted by Maggie on Saturday, January 3, 2009 | No Comments

I had a dream about you last night
Of times we made love
How you held me tight

The first time our lips met in a kiss
And the way you held me
Was just pure bliss

I was so happy calling you mine
Our bodies melded together
As we intertwined

Your slightest touch set me on fire
Giving so much pleasure
Satisfying every desire

Now I am alone and that is true
But at times like tonight
I live in dreams about you

©Maggie Lee Scott

Delta Sunrise

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Admiring the wilderness
Contained in the wind
Quite invisible to many
Lacking vision within

Surrounded by yellow
Centered in brown
Feeding the pages
Morsels do abound

Nourishing one famished
On an island of blue
Ignored thru the ages
Lost from view

Until the wild wind
Calmed a heart dying in clay
Bringing new expectations
Blowing time away...

©Maggie Lee Scott

daybreak

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because of other choices
voices without a key
do not ever wonder about
that which had to flee

behind walls of silence
drowning in a sea of tears
waiting for the darkness
to erase all previous years

never mind the morning email
or checking a caller id
there no one will find traces
for mortal eyes to see

searching for a kind shoulder
of a dear beloved friend
silence started a story
time will show the end.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Changes

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March winds roar
Blowing things away
Winter things die
Spring will stay

Giving new life
Heart can behold
Clay washed away
Leaving only gold

Memories in mind
Of happiness past
Bodies may break
Love will last

While hearts beat
It will survive
Ashes replenish the earth
So, new life can thrive.

©Maggie Lee Scott-2004

Cock-A-Doodle Done

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Locked in the barnyard
Strutting and proud
Crowed an old rooster
Cocky and loud

Roaming all over
Cooing to every hen
Bragging who he was
Telling where he`d been

Ruffling many feathers
Each and every day
Boasting and conceited
Demanding his own way

Never for one moment
Did he ever realize
The lowly little hens
Never believed his lies

And before very long
He caught the farmer`s eye
Who quickly set a time
The old rooster was going to die

Roosters are a dime a dozen
Hens earn their way
The tough old rooster was cooked
The very next day.

©Maggie Lee Scott - 22 July 2004

Call On His Name

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When you are down in the valley
Feeling so low
The body feels forsaken
You can not remember where to go

Take your burdens to Jesus
Because we are weak in the flesh
Our body, He can mend
Our spirits, He will refresh

No matter how we struggle
In the strength of a man
We can never succeed
Until we take Jesus by the hand

He will lift us and guide us
When He lives in our heart
It is never too late for anyone
To ask Jesus for a new start

There will be times in our life
When our load brings us to the ground
But there will never be a time
When our Lord can not be found

So, call on His name
When you are down in despair
Before the words leave your mouth
You will find He is already there.

© Maggie Lee Scott

Culminated

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Dandy lion
Jungle king
Always taunting
Chosen queen

Strutting proud
Without ring
Increased tempo
Hearts sing

Sounds mingle
Dialect clear
Stalking boldly
Creeping near

Claiming mate
Victorious queen
Tamed lion
Became king.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Clear Water

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I never liked fishing
With a rod and reel
A little line, hook and cane pole
I`d catch me a meal

My recent view of the water
Makes me sigh with great sorrow
Man`s pollution of yesterdays
Gives poor standards for our tomorrows

Although the window of time is closing
A better quality of water could appear
If all took the chance and worked
To help make our water clear.

©Maggie Lee Scott - 1998

Carrie`s Birthday

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January 16th is Carrie`s birthday
She is my daughter
The 12th of April 1970
I was driving my car
In Douglasville, GA
It was a Sunday afternoon
A drunk woman
Driving a white car
Was speeding
She plowed into my car
My daughter, Carrie
Was dead on arrival
At the Douglas General Hospital
She will always live in my heart
And in my thoughts
She was eleven years old
When this wreck happened
No matter
How many years pass
She will always be eleven to me
I am thinking
Of her today

©Maggie Lee Scott

Being Myself

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Rebuking the dark clouds
Which chase sunshine away
Sending only gloom
Turning a day into gray

Refusal to wallow in sadness
Surrounding others with gloom
While keeping to self
In a lonely dark room

Wanting to be myself
Without having to pretend
Afraid of hurting feelings
Of another person or dear friend

When somebody loves you
And they say their love is true
You will know it is really so
When, they want the honesty in you.

© Maggie Lee Scott - 2002

Blue Light Special

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Dry pain drops
Fill a thirsty soul
Leaving more emptiness
Than one can hold

Deluges of matter
Down mind slides
Falling into memories
Time only hides

Illusions and names
Once very clear
Replaced in present
Mastered by fear

As comfort supercedes
Excuses never stops
While thirsty soul fills
With dry pain drops.

©Maggie Lee Scott -2005

Blue Lips

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hello hello
what is that you say
you were just wondering
if i had company today

i wish I could tell
there was something new
but everything is the same
how about you

what is that you say
hello hello
you want to talk
but you need to go

there are many thing
more important i see
well i will shut up
and let you be

hello hello
what is that you say
perhaps in the future
you may call out my way

but when you dial the receiver
to my silent telephone
reaching out for my company
you will only hear a tone

because i will be unable
to hear what would be said
while everyone was busy
strangers found me dead.

©Maggie Lee Scott-26 July 2005

By Choice

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Shifting sand
Vocal breeze
Expounding signals
Relaxed tease
Betray entombed
Breaking down
Invisible walls
Within sound
Simple Simon
Knowing true
Silenced voice
Existing blue
Keeping cool
Poetic fire
Glowing endlessly
With desire
For understanding
Without pretend
Cherished one
Soul friend.

©Maggie Lee Scott-Oct-2004

Be Still My Heart

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You are my sunshine
Lighting each day
You are the path
Showing the way

To golden moments
Where water is wine
Going to my head
Knowing you are mine

Filling my heart
Fluttering like a bird
Voices calling
Everything heard

Songs of love
Fill the air
Life goes on
Stillness there

Peace has come
Bringing earned fame
No longer confused
Remaining the same...

©Maggie Lee Scott

Blood Harvest

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Chattering and snatching
Seeds from the land
Clinging to crumbs
Falling from a hand

Filled with memories
That will not let go
Reliving life`s battles
Blow by blow

Dividing many families
Tearing them apart
Ignoring the love
Imbedded in each heart

Aching with pain
Surviving miserable days
Unable to comprehend
Going different ways

Wishing that each one
Knew how to begin
To accept one another
Helping broken hearts to mend

©Maggie Lee Scott

By Ways

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It is an honor to walk
In shadows where you go
Taking away darkness
Leaving a glow

With pearls of wisdom
Riches are shared
Revealing exactly
How much you cared

For the oppressed
Often, you cried
Giving strength to others
You always tried

To do your very best
In minutes, hours and days
Forsaking man`s paved roads
Forging your own ways

Where loneliness lived
Across your fruit full land
Touching so very many
Who will never understand

And miss the golden pleasure
Of getting to see
Rivers in the mind
Flowing and free

©Maggie Lee Scott - 2004

Dedicated to L. J.

Blessed Moisture

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Drowning in a desert
Shifting dry tears
Blinding the eyes
Behind so many fears

In the middle of no where
Sweet passion did arrive
Giving nourishment to the dead
Helping one to survive

Stopping the hands of time
Without having to pretend
Emerged two spirits
Beginning without end

Sating a thirsty soul
Alone for so many years
Opening new doorways
Closed by false fears

©Maggie Lee Scott

Beat The Drum Slowly

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Wheels of emotion
When set into motion
Creates a force
Stronger than locomotion

Skin the color
Of sun-toasted wheat
Awakens the senses
As humanities meet

Bursting with discovery
Beyond body and mind
Very seldom encountered
By any human kind

As the law of the jungle
Observes the flight of a bee
Drawn to the nectar of a flower
Sweet and free

Giving in surrender
With no darkness there
Awaiting the new dawn
Living without a care.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Anticipation

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(acrostic)


Actions are agreeable
Necessities are determined
Taking ones to new levels
In solving things
Coming from various places
In different ways
Putting forth good vibes
Accelerating movements
Taking away negatives
Improvements soon show
On every side
Now...is the time.

Maggie Lee Scott-2005

Asunder

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A house
Decorated with
Many a broken dream

Where silence
Is spoken
Leaving echoes to scream

Days turn
Into nightmares
Leaving ones with fears

Eyes are
Now blinded
Full of dry tears

Lovers dead
Time forgotten
Memories of another

Ghosts pass
Within walls
Oblivious to each other...

©Maggie Lee Scott-2005

Adaptable

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Existing in a world
Cursed by many lies
Expressing one truth
Before beloved eyes

Without any pretence
Emerging so bold
Baring an empty heart
Exposing an open soul

Feeling more intense
Than humanities can conceive
Still, playing in roles
Desiring to believe.

©Maggie Lee Scott-2005

Another Person

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Sometimes
In one life time
A person may be so fortunate
As to meet another person
Who will have a great and positive impact
On life as it is seen and felt
Through each other's eyes
Although very different
In the words both do say
Each understands the others way
And when problems arise, as they always will
Help comes from each other
Knowing how each does feel
Sharing the good times accepting the sad
Giving to each other whatever can be had
To add to the joy giving peace to the soul
Adding a treasure more valued than gold
I am most fortunate as I see the sun
Understanding with its warmth
New life was begun
This time I am so blessed more than mere words can say
To meet another person at a time I was living in strife
This person has added so many dimensions
And cares to share in my life
While my life is so much richer
In everything that I do
I want only blessings
To flow to this other person
And the problems to be few
As each day comes I am more thankful than before
My cup runneth over I ask for no more
Than the treasure I have already received
When another entered my life
And my strife was relieved
My biggest desire is happiness for each other
I am so glad I met another.

©Maggie Lee Scott- 22 January 2001

Amused

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You think you know me
And all that I be
When all that you learn
I willingly let you see

But, there is so much
You will never know
Because I keep inside
Places no one can go

This keeps me safe
From every suprise
I have learned how to judge
From truthfulness to lies

Playing many games
Without any rule
Watching other players
Acting like a fool

I simply smile
Staying in my place
Then, when I tire
I leave with no trace.

©Maggie Lee Scott

A Point Meant

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Observing many words
Dancing in the air
Grabbing at a few
To write how much I care
Hoping you will see
These words expressing love
Letting you be aware
It is you I am thinking of
As I put pen to paper
Beginning at the start
Desiring to give you
A message from my heart.

©Maggie Lee Scott-2001

A Fresh Start

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Plants around the school house
Are slowly turning green
Birds happily chirping
Heralding the start of Spring

Teal blue lake water
Glistening in the sun
Over in the meadow
Where the boys and girls run

Dewdrops linger longer
On the flower blooms each day
A butterfly sips the moisture
As it wings along its way

Everywhere seems to show
It is time for Spring to start
With it`s warmth and fresh beauty
Which seems to gladden each heart.

© Maggie Lee Scott-2004

A Different Drumbeat

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Listen to the mournful
Whistle of a train
Confined to tracks
In sunshine and rain

Carrying it`s load
Commanded by man
Who sets the boundries
All over the land

Observing beautiful birds
Soaring in the air
Wishing for freedom
To travel up there

Carrying a message
Filled with love
From the pits of hell
To the heavens above

Continuing a journey
Without beginning or end
Filled with passengers
Lovers and friend

Interesting travels
Memories galore
Deeply imbedded
Forever and more.

©Maggie Lee Scott-May 2004

A Soul Friend

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Watching a butterfly
Emerging from it`s cocoon
Is like a vision of you
When entering a room

The butterfly flips around
Easily sharing it`s beauty
You flit around a room
Never ignoring a duty

Speaking to one
Then to another
Always a sister
Sometimes a mother

Always seeking
Inside your soul
Gaining experience
Sharing to all who behold

There is a beauty
For which there is no kin
It discards the outer
Dwelling deep within

The soul is your own
Upon which you can depend
While patiently waiting
To receive a soul friend.

© Maggie Lee Scott - 1998

A Brewing Problem

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She was just a young witch
And her spells were few
This kept her grounded
While the older witches flew

Then finding a surprise
And also great delight
She tasted some of their special homebrew
While they were all out of sight

She drank and she danced
All around the deserted room
Her eyes suddenly fixed on
An old witches broom

With a head that was spinning
And an unsteady hand
She grabbed for the broom
While chanting a flying command

A window was open
And she held on tight
As the broom went into action
And they sped away in flight

Her ride was jerky
Going upwards and then down
She could not control
This broom she had found

Her mind was fuzzy
From drinking the brew
She chanted and she chanted
Not knowing what else to do

The broom was quite confused
By her chanting, you see
As it climbed and descended
Finally crashing into a tree

The older witches came running
And carried her into their home
While asking the young witch
What caused her to roam

She confessed what she had done
And how she knew it was wrong
No more would she drink and fly
So happy to be where she did belong

She had learned a hard lesson
While breaking a witches rule
Never drink brew and chant in flight
Or end up looking like a fool.

©Maggie Lee Scott

And the Band Played On

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You sang
Such a pretty love song
"Dear One
I will always be true"

When your music
Had ended
You were in the arms
Of someone new

Never did you
Want to stop dancing
But, when
Our love tune was through

You left me
Empty for a moment
Until another tune began
Now, I am dancing anew

© Maggie Lee Scott

Am Bushed

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Just like an ostrich
Hiding face in the ground
The presence of one
Is hard to be found

In a place called
The White House
Many scurry in holes
Sneaky like a mouse

Leaving dirty droppings
Where ever they go
Led by a coward
Who loves to blow

Things out of proportion
Always wanting more
Pushing the minorities
Forcing them to war

While the elite golf and fish
Keeping cash in hand
The poor blood flows
In a foreign land

Leaving mothers and wives
Alone to cry
While watching a bush
Living a lie.

©Maggie Lee Scott - 31 July 2004

A Beautiful Skater

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(acrostic poem)

Alluringly dressed in shimmering white
Beautiful sight to behold
Entertaining all appreciating gracefulness
Animated in gliding movements
United as if one with the ice
Taunting and teasing in delivery
Involving all who attended the performance
Fascinating them with sights and sounds
Understanding her rhythm and flow
Learned from years of practice
So, her actions now exploded on ice
Keeping all enthralled
Artistic in motion
Tonight`s escapades champion
Revolving on a sheet of ice.

©Maggie Lee Scott - 06 Feb 2002

As the River Flows

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She is as the sages
In the days of yore
A true soothsayer
And so much more

She is older than time
Long before planet earth
She is younger than creation
Before there was a birth

She is a sister to anyone
Who heeds her beckoning call
To join in a sisterhood
Filled with nourishment for all

She shows true reflections
Which live deep inside
Exposing a true image
One can wear with pride

She is called, Amias
Who is boldly seeking fame
Never forgetting, Linda Jones
Which is her given name.

©Maggie Lee Scott - 24 Feb 2007

Abstract Duo

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Things are different
Viewed by few
Water is ice
Sun turned blue

Searching for answers
Obscure in lies
Needed to survive
Living in disguise

Changeable as weather
Actions on whim
Eyes are staring
Visions are dim

Trying to dance
To other`s choice
Having to conceal
A screaming voice

This is natural
Existing in two
Water is life
Sun turned blue.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Actually

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I gave you my heart
Shared my very soul
Loving in great depth
While you played a role

Saying so many things
Leaving me in the middle
Always making me wonder
The truth and the riddle

Until at long last
Answers finally came
The past was dead
My dreams were a game

Played to be shredded
Keeping you amused
Causing me misery
Keeping me confused

While our precious time
Goes speeding on by
Longing to visualize
Your love in my eye

Desiring complete life
Neither playing a role
Sharing together
Soul to Soul...

©Maggie Lee Scott

Adieu

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Mysterious one
Multi too
No walls
Glass view
Entry open
Doors wide
Only honor
Abides inside
Coming together
Common cause
Sharp retorts
Bring claws
Pain ensues
Questioning why
Total understanding
Rumors fly
Snake slithers
Shedding shame
Vision clear
Resignation came
Much pretense
Excellent show
Saying goodbye
Now, go...

©Maggie Lee Scott - 19 June 2004

A Breakdown or A Tune-Up

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Smart in their ignorance
Ignorant in their smartness
Where was the break
What makes you say down
Now, a tune-up
Is a different story
First there is a tune
We can all use a little music
In our lifetime
Then there is up
The opposite of down
So it has to be good
Forget about a breakdown
Put me in for a tune-up

©Maggie Lee Scott

A Pleasing Sight

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You are as a young butterfly
Emerging from your cocoon
Welcomed in a new world
Gliding in the room

With wings very tender
Yet, flying so high
An astounding beauty
This is no lie

Fluttering in radiant color
Creating a gentle breeze
Seeking comfort
Settling with ease.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Autumn

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Watching from a window
The falling of many leaves
Floating gently to the ground
Nudged by a cool Fall breeze

Some limbs are barren
No leaves to be found
On the other branches
Vivid colors of red and brown

Mixed with yellows and orange
Quite a colorful sight
This follage has such beauty
Giving much delight

Realizing it won`t be long
When anyone looks out there
All of this assortment will vanish
The trees will all be bare

Birds are coming to the feeders
To chirp the songs they sing
Reminding all the leaves will return
Early in the next Spring.

©Maggie Lee Scott - 2003

A Holding Pattern

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I feel as if I am in a holding pattern
Neither coming or going
Watching as others pass by me
Listening to what they say
Being amused by them
And all my eyes do see
Wondering how they would feel
If they could only see me
I do not feel as if I am of this world
I left it a long time ago
I am in familiar surroundings
This I can not show
If you can not see me
How can I expect you
To see where I am at

©Maggie Lee Scott

A Special Sunflower

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I picked a beautiful sunflower
Among my travels one day
It was in amazement
I heard this flower say
Do not be surprised
If I am able to talk
I also am here to tell you
I am able any time to walk
You see I have many seeds
I give them all over the land
Yet when I have a need
There is no helping hand
My seeds have given nourishment
My beauty is clear to see
The reason I am talking to you
Is you took the time
To see me

©Maggie Lee Scott

Artifical Insemination

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There was a woman
Who decided to have a baby
This was something she had wanted
For many many years
She did not want a partner
So she went to a sperm bank
Soon she knew she was going to have a baby
She tried to share the good news with her family
One day after the baby had been born
The phone rang and it was the baby donor
He wanted to share the baby with her
She said the sperm was paid for and it was all hers
For a while she noticed foot prints
Leading to her front door
She never opened her door to strangers
So after a while the footprints faded away
Leaving the woman to do just what she wanted to do
And that was to have a baby
All by herself

©Maggie Lee Scott

Alien Intrusion

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Women weep
They speak
Cancer will
Surely kill
Many unless
They test
Not confuse
Medical news
Can save
From grave
Listen well
Bodies tell
People hide
Disease inside
Without blame
Feeling shame
Can`t see
Being free
And endure
Cancer cure
Staying alive
Women survive.

©Maggie Lee Scott-2007

a responce

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every fiber of being
screams for nourishment
to the sun and moon
and the brown earth below
while some hearts flutter
it will always be so
languishing in emptiness
with flames far beyond
beckoning for sweetness
of sparkling blue water
to moisten an existence
withering in a vortex
removed from the source
giving strength to both
which suffer when parted
walking on one leg
for all to behold
crying to the antagonism
keeping twins apart.

©Maggie Lee Scott

Dust On My Bible

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The dust on my bible
Oh how it did grow
As I wandered around in darkness
Going to and fro

The lessons I knew
From the tales of old
I had left behind me
With nothing left to console

The emptiness which filled me
As dangers I did seek
The visions of this world
Caused my heart to weep

Soon I will greet Jesus
These words I want to say
Thank You Lord
For enlightening my way

This is my story
About how I did stray
The Lord never did leave me
He is with me each and every day.

©Maggie Lee Scott - 24 August 1998

Dust In The Wind

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Do not weep for me
When I am finally gone
Sick and tired of fighting
This hard battle all alone

Being torn into tiny pieces
Watching loved ones survive
Too busy to even notice
I was barely alive

Just listening to sounds
Of different voices
With so many excuses
For various choices

Making me realize
It really is ok
For me to take leave
While loved ones stay

Fighting their battles
Struggling to survive
The way I once did
When I was alive...

©Maggie Lee Scott

Beyond DNA

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a blessed event
few people ever find
a connective soul
understanding in mind
apart from the seed
men implant on earth
past the umblical cord
of a mother giving birth
blended close together
strickly by choice
where actions speak clearly
needing no sound from a voice

rare as a unicorn
found in stories of old
emitting an aura
shielding to enfold
far beyond the human
conceived at birth
to a new demention
a mystery on earth
spoken by many
enjoyed by few
is the bonding friendship
I find with You

Maggie L. Scott 2008