November 2006 Theme ~ "Fences"

Fences

I sit alone and wonder
Wonder of a time where dreams are real
Where no one will ever stand alone
Where life is at peace
Within the soul of time
Where the truth of living
Holds no hidden secrets
And the winds of eternal being
Will tell all to learn the ways
That are true for all to behold
When one reaches out
To feel the hand of love
To touch another to bring a gentle warmth from within
When the many bring down the barriers that divide us
Taking away the fences that keep us apart
And stops us from understanding each other
To feel the strength and come together and stand united
With a bond in eternal time
That will last forever
The understanding of one another for who we are.

© 2006 ~ Tootypup

Fences Come and Go

This fence sets my limits
Controls my emotions
Feelings and passions
Comparable to a looking glass.

This fence has no color
The wires are strung tight
Electricity passes through
Locking in and locking out

A fence is like a wall
High in nature, solid as brick
Protective of my inner being
Careful to keep me on task.

Fences come and go.
One day this fence will fall
No more holding back or in.
There are no fences in Heaven.

© 2006 ~ Tdybear4ever

Fences

I sit at my desk and feel fenced in,
Apart from the world, alone,
Divided from all humanity
By this brick box I call home.

Lonely, I turn on another box,
My computer, which springs to life,
And as it lights up my little room,
It also lights up my life.

I connect....with family near and far.
I connect....with friends I've not met,
Although they are very dear to me.
I connect....with a world wide net.

The fence that surrounded and separated me
Is no more. It has turned into
An endless connection of posts and wires
Stretched across the planet....to you.

No longer am I set apart, alone.
I am A PART of this fence,
This living, loving fence of humanity
That is the world wide web.

© 2006 ~ Grandma Lyn

Fenced In

I sit here at the window
watch the sun set through these chains
the many links all cloud my vision
all endless and the same

If only I could imagine
the future opened to believe
without any reservations
no fences blocking me

If only I could wander
if the boundaries were all gone
the horizons full and endless
no fences to slow me down

But wired deep and sharp
the fences hem me in
pricking all my inspirations
before they can begin

Darkness fills my dreams
the light forever out of reach
the fences looming high
and the posts are driven deep.

© 2006 ~ Raven

The Fence

Beyond the field wide and green
There lies a fence that's barely seen
Was it there to keep men out?
Or were there animals romping about?

The fence lies broken pieces worn
Vines growing long on the side adorn
I wonder who first made it strong
And how long has it been since they're gone?

Past gone by, people leave homes
Fences last where no one roams
Animals or flowers or whatever be
The fence has started to bewilder me.

I know I will wonder and try to find out
Why this fence is laying about
What souls lived here in the past
And why the fence lays in the grass....

© 2006 ~ Lady Deb

Fences of Family Thanksgiving Dinner

Every fourth Thursday in November
The family sits down for Thanksgiving dinner
Everything seems all right
Not a single sign of a family fight

Mama is there, so is grandma
Brother and sister are gone
Nothing will go wrong
Just me my son and husband

Peace and love is all that I saw
It was amazing with all of the heartened
The food was enough for all of us
Not a single reason to fuss

On October 3 2003
Mama was taken away from me
Thanksgiving of 2003
It was not the same as it was meant to be

Thanksgiving of 2004
Eating dinner with grandma was no more
As she had moved away
The fence of family is remembered every day.

© 2006 ~ Selena

Fences

The fences that line my mind block the memories that most times are so unkind.
The fences sit miles high, never to let the pain happen and scare me again.
The fences block my good memories and then I forget all the nice dreams
Which I had when I was young, which so many never were carried out....

But allows me to have new ones with no pain or daylight nightmares,
Allowing parts of my mind to wonder, often leaving me to daydream....
The wonders of my vast world in my mind or out in my physical everyday life....
Always looking for new things to make me wonder in awe at the beauty of the imagination,
Or even the amazement of the new things that my children do.
That helps me to keep my eyes open rather than closing them for good.

With the excitement I receive every day from my loving children,
Shall stop them from knowing of the sadness and pain that I lived
And days of horror I went through as a child.
The fences of my mind stop them from ever knowing.

I one day will be able to knock those fences down, when I know that I'm okay.
Those memories can't hurt me the way they did when I was young.
I get a little stronger every day that goes by.
I won't give in without a fight. As days go by and I fight the pain,
The stronger I become and closer to
Knocking those fences down in my mind.

© 2006 ~ Annsea146

Fences

There on the other side
Before I found out he lied
So naive and blind
Not knowing what I'd soon find
A dream of what could be
Was all I allowed myself to see
The truth came forth with tears
And with it a whole new set of fears
Now there is no going back
To find that which I lack
The barrier where none was before
Blocks the path forever more
To the future I now proceed
Working to provide all that I need
A fence between that time and this
Keep reminding me of that which I miss
I don't really want to return
Yet sometimes that fence I wish to burn

© 2006 ~ Lady V

Dividing

Something keeps me from you
It keeps me from touching you
It is invisible to see
But it is felt in the heart
You hold me at bay
At arm's length
Afraid to let go
Afraid to move forward
Afraid to trust
Afraid to love
Let me take your hand and show you the way
So little time but a lifetime to love
Take my hand and let me lead you on the journey
Can you trust me?

© 2006 ~ Spirit

Fences

Surrounding
Confining
These fence walls
No way to leave
Won't let me be.

Agonizing
Tormenting
These fence walls
No escape
No way to be free.

Realizing
Accepting
These fence walls
This safety net
That's protecting me.

© 2006 ~ Windstorm