Sheltered

Sheltered

You are
the lighthouse
I've long
searched for
through life's
stormy seas,
a guiding light,
my David Star

You are the song
I hear each night,
the owl in my
lover's flight

When your arms
encircle me,
my heart
is put at ease,
you are the wind
beneath my sails,
my life's constant
breeze

In you, I find serenity
and shelter from
the cold, my shy and
tender one, our
story has started
to unfold

Lynn West
(C) 2013

Be Better

Be Better

Ever changing,
silent wonder
knowledge that
life will pass you
by if you stand
too still

Be in your life,
make your
star shine brighter,
make your smile
a little sweeter

Touch people with
your kindness
not with spewing
anger

The lessons we
learn as we travel
our path can
make us bitter
or strong

Be the best you,
be the one who
they will fondly
remember
not the one
the wish they
could forget...
v Character is at
times built with
heavy stones
and hard burdens
v But when you
allow your heart
to grow and fill
with goodness
you can't help
but shine...
v Lynn West
(c) 2013

Feeling the Sting

Feeling the Sting
Life is not proving
to be as expected,
constantly used,
my attitude is
negatively infected

My expectations
are naught after
what I've been
taught

I'll cruise for a
while, just me,
solo style and
live with hope
for someone
worthwhile...

Lynn West (c) 2013
Inspired by words from my friend, E. Allen Jones

Addi Girl

Addi Girl

Daddy's angel,
arms folded
in prayer, as if she's
looking up at me

She doesn't even know
I'm there, her eyes
just cannot see

I hope someday she
will realize I'm
with her, whenever
she feels a breeze

As I watch her grow,
Miss Happy, ever
wanting to please

I'm watching every day,
I want you all to know
how much you're loved
from heaven's shore,
I'm sorry I had to go

But remember
the love we shared
and all those
memories

Be happy, Addi,
Daddy's with you,
just like wind
blowing through
the trees

Lynn West
(c) 2013
Photo Courtesy of: Dana Pickern Jones

Is She the One

Is She the One?

His mind is always working
to make his fantasies real

He wants her touch,
he needs her love,
but isn't sure how to feel

He doesn't know if
her heart is true
or if she is the one

But time will tell
whether their paths will cross
and a new life has begun

If their paths are to cross
and their lives meld as one,
will she bring him eternal bliss,
will he be what's behind her
setting sun...

Lynn West
(c) 2013
Photo courtesy of EAJ