I Remember

I Remember
Into the depths
of my memory,
in my mind’s
eye, I can still
see - playing
leap frog and
riding a horsey
on daddy’s knee

Gone now for
a while, yet
memories still
cause a smile

Time fades the sad,
all things good and
all things bad…

In the depths of
my memory, my
soul is pure and
my mind is free

And as I grow
in life’s time
table, I know I will always
be able to
come back
to memories
and feel the
love that
still surrounds
me from those
now riding
the stars above

Lynn West
© 2015 revised My first poem, written in the late 80s or early 90s, revised 2015

Musings of a MoonAngel

Musings of a MoonAngel
Change
A bend in the road is not
the end of the road,
unless you fail to make the turn.
Sometimes change is scary and
you aren’t sure whether to make
that turn or “turn back” but once you
become truly aware that life is
about change, embrace it and move
forward, you may find yourself happier
than you ever realized that you could be.

Courage
We walk in hope of future,
we dance in memories, we live for
better times. The courage comes
from within and when you realize
that you can be the person you
want to be, when you find that
inner strength, pull that courage
from deep within your soul,
when you do that, you will
start to feel the shift,
you will arrive at the knowledge of
your own self worth and nothing
and no one can take that away from you.

Lynn West
© 2015

Walls

Walls
I’d love to fall
in love with you,
yet obstacles
prevent me
from letting
down those
walls I seem
to have erected

Someone once said
“I’ll redesign your
walls and add a
window so that
you can see me
and begin to
trust again

Time is such a
wise teacher,
we only have
to listen and
learn from
Old Father
Time and
King Lessons

Lynn West
© 2014

Searching

Searching
May it never be said
that chivalry is dead

By honor be bound
from the day that
you’re “found”

I know you are
out there,
wandering
somewhere

Are you searching
for me whilst I’m
searching for thee?

Time will tell, as
the path I walk,
be it narrow or
stoney, takes me
exactly where
I’m destined to be
Lynn West
© 2015

Heart's Desire

Heart’s Desire
I want to count
the stars with you;
I want to ride the moon

A lazy day by the lake,
no, wait, the entire
month of June

I want to cheer my
team with you
on a chilly autumn day

Touch you as we
dance real close,
just an easy
intimate “sway”

I want to roast
marshmallows
on an open fire

And kiss you
for the rest of
my life, yes,
that is my
heart’s desire

Lynn West
© 2015

Taking Chances

Taking Chances
Taking chances
life's full of dances,
be them fast or slow

Don't wait on happy
make your own, as
on life's path you go

Smile as often as you can
and others will smile with you

Speak good of others or
say nothing at all and
happy will always shine through

Take chances, live now
who knows what tomorrow
holds, anyhow?

Lynn West
(c) 2015 (C) Lynn West 2015