http://slow.writerscafe.org/Rhymer7 The original writings of author Val Dohren en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775972850 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Whilst gazing up towards the skyI saw a wondrous sightFor in the beauteous heavens aboveThe day turned into nightThe moon was dancing with the sunFixed in a long embrace -A lovely courtship had begunUp there in silent spaceSuspended high in dark displayAs one, entwined in loveAgainst the black and s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1048493/ Oh heart of mine don`t tarry longAmongst the woeful earthly throngOh let me `bide in worlds aboveTo feel that great celestial loveOh heart of mine don`t linger hereTo dwell in sadness, pain and fearRelinquish yet the dark unknownThink not to ever be aloneOh heart of mine beat silentlyThat none may k.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1048491/ I am the wind that blows in your hairI am the joy in the smile that you wearI am the grass that cushions your feetI am the rose with her perfume so sweetI am the rainbow spanning the skiesI am the teardrops that fall from your eyesI am your candle with flickering flameI am the language that speaks o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1041867/ Each one gives, each one takesSometimes loves, then forsakesEach one wins, each one failsWeighs the cost, tips the scalesEach to come, each to goRising high, sinking lowEach one came, each one leftHearts to bind, hearts bereftEach one laughs, each one criesEach one lives, each one dies http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1041864/ Lost memories I seek to findIn dusty caverns of my mindTo travel those abraded trailsTo lift those misty tattered veilsAs set through time, where thought prevailsAnd if perchance this worn terrainShall yet such memories containThat I may see anew the dayAnd witness yet again the wayThe light upon th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1041863/ Beautiful lady, born of the nightFloating across the full darkened skyClothed soft in gossamer, shimm`ring bright`Neath all your charms, to love and to cryWith threads of silver curled all aroundSpreading your hair as moonbeams that fallStrands of your glory touching the groundCelestial light, I ris.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1041860/ At the dawn of man`s becomingSpun a web of dark deceitSo to seize his soul foreverClothed in envy and conceitIn the darkness moves the shadowLike a veil of ebonyClouding all the sleeping sensesTracing out each destinyDeep into his core it burrows`Til he bleeds a stream of tearsStealing his tranquill.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1041858/ To feel the sun upon my faceThe dew beneath my feetThe soft and gentle summer breezeHer perfume oh so sweetAnd winter`s chill to complementThe scorching summer`s heatWith raindrops dancing on my handsThe trickling rambling streamThat glints below the shining sunLike diamonds as they gleamAnd then a .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1041855/ They fly beneath the cotton cloudsWith plumage virgin white As angels, spread their beauteous wingsTo bear them on their flightThrough air so sweet and rarefiedAbove the earth, so cold,Yet with the sun behind their wingsIn light soft aureoledThen as they shed their feathers, downUpon the land they f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1041853/ Great eagle spread your golden wingsAbove the world, my load to bearTransport me to the realm of kingsThat I may find some solace thereAcross the wooded land to flyThen mingle with the salted airWhere`er the silver seagulls cryTo thus relinquish all despairWith breeze as sweet as ether`s breathEmpyr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1041852/ The Garden blossoms well, my dear,As there you wait for meBut do not think to take my soulI will not bow to theeAnd I will sit beyond, my dear(The Dark Moon high above)One hundred buds each day shall dieBefore I give my loveThis flower to your call won`t bendNor will I lie beneathFor from the earth,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1038277/ A crimson river, labyrinthine flowsDown streams traversing sinister terrainsAnd onwards drifts along the path of lifeThrough myriad courses, rivulets, and veinsAlong a way that takes it to the heartThen on to where the ring of love remainsA crimson river weaving through your mindThat twists and turn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1038276/ Calm be the soul Full bathed in sunlightSoft be the heart That dwells on loveStill be the mindThat thinks of kindnessBright be the eyesThat search aboveFeared be the soulFull bathed in darknessSad be the heartThat dwells on woeGrieved be the mindThat thinks of hatredDull be the eyesThat search below.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1038274/ Oh let me not your heart e`er breakNor yet your joy to stealFor I would not your love forsakeNor mine own heart concealIf in my palm I held your soulTight-closed my hand would beThen I would e`er your life extolAnd keep you safe with meMy love will dance upon your heartTo bring you sweet delightFrom.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1038272/ Better to make someone smileRather than make them cryBetter to feed someone happinessRather than feed their miseryBetter to always giveRather than always takeBetter to dance in the rainRather than weep under the sunBetter to pay a complimentRather than to criticiseBetter to be humbleRather than be a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1038270/ Pray do not pick the daffodilsTheir life has just begun,Oh let them live as nature meant,Stood dancing `neath the sunNor pluck the roses from their stemsFor they will wilt and dieOh leave them ling`ring in the earthTo grow wherein they lieEach leaf, each bloom, each blade of grassBelongs to mother e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1038269/ Looking down through misty spheresTo visit wondrous landsHewn through time, through endless years,Green fields and golden sands With glist`ning spreads of sapphire blueUnfolding `neath my gazeThen lofty heights of sombre hueAscend through misty hazeBeneath the soft and feathered cloudsRise peaks of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036212/ Hushhh ….. can you hear the sound of loveAs soft as April rainAnd carried on a gentle breezeAh, such a sweet refrainThen listen for its tender voiceYet whis`pring soft and warmAs in a mother`s lullabySung to her child newbornAnd hear it in the raindrops, asThey tumble to the earthSo kissing f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036211/ The wind blew oh so wildlyThe night my father diedIt rag`ed like a tempestAnd on that night I criedYet upon my wedding dayThe wind blew sweet and freeGently o`er my bridal gownTo bless and honour meThe wind blew calm and softlyThe day my child was bornWhisp`ring oh so tenderlyTo welcome each new daw.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036210/ I wonder how it came to beThis thing, and how it baffles meThe reason why I can`t pretendI simply cannot comprehendI scratch my head and pout my lipsThen place my hands upon my hipsRound and round the room I paceWith crumpled brow and puzzled face From dawn `til dusk it fills my headUntil its t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036207/ As resting in my bed I layI saw an awesome sightA ghostly spectre hov`ring there,To haunt me through the nightI hid my face beneath the sheetsToo scared to move at allWhat was that apparitionWhich stood there by the wallWhy had it come to visit meTo fill me with such fearWould it stay there all nigh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036205/ (Next time, if I get the chanceI will take a different stanceYes, try to be what I am notAnd so, below, unfold my plot) .....Next time I`ll not turn a cheekNext time, I shall not be weakNo, next time, I won`t weep and wailFor next time round, I will not failNext time, I shall not be lateNext time, I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036204/ If man would pause to meditateTo look within and seek to findThe treasures locked inside himselfIn deeper levels of his mindThen silently to comprehendIn tranquil, contemplative moodThe spark of love and peace divineIn calm and blissful solitudeAnd if perchance his consciousnessShould grow enough to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036203/ No more rhythm, no more rhymeOut of step and out of timeThe planets in their orbits falterOur destiny we fail to alterMoving on towards the endStill we do not comprehendThat through the earth`s contaminationWe`ll set our own extermination No more hope and no more lightThrough the darkness of th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036202/ Tread gently through my soul, good friendFor I am sore from life`s travailsTread gently through my soul, perchanceYou touch upon some tender illsThere are no remedies for painIncurred through worldly strifeTread gently through my soul, good friendFor I am sore from living lifeNo alms can soothe this.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1036201/ Upon the glow of evening mistBeneath the darkened skyWhilst gazing at the moonlight paleI heard the night birds cry(Beware, beware, all creatures smallO see, O see, the night birds fall)The sweetest breaths of night`s descentUpon my senses lieAs deep within my trembling heartI saw the night birds fl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1033493/ Swift as lightningWithin confinedShe weaves her spellInto your mindSweetly whisp`ringThe siren`s museHear her, see herYou can`t refuseHer soft caressYou`ve always knownSeek her, take herTo be your ownShe won`t leave youShe`s always thereTry to shun herIf you would dareTearing intoYour very soulYou m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1033490/ I shall “go gentle into that good night”I have no wish to “rage, rage,” rave and fightBut rather I would welcome“The dying of the light”For being wise I know that “dark is right”And old age yet shall seek for its delightTo behold “the sun in flig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1033489/ Little hearts soft cast in goldWith eyes of azure blueSmiles so lovely to beholdWith tears as morning dewDainty hands like buds unfurledReach out to touch your lipsShell-styled ears yet softly whorledAnd tiny finger tipsSoft and tender in your armsAnd warm as summertimeSet with sweet and endless cha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1033488/ When shall the world in splendour riseTo touch those sweet empyreal skiesAbove all things in shadows cast As captured there through years long passedAnd when shall the world with eyes that seeUnite as one, in harmony,To take his neighbour for his friendAll strife and warfare so to endWhen shall the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1033487/ Cradled deep in my mother`s wombMy soul, and hers, entwinedWith each heart beating soft and lowTwo lives, in one, combinedI heard the murmur of her voiceAnd felt her gently swayAs, tenderly, she carried meWithin her, through each dayShe bore me as a mother willIn joyfulness and painThen held me clos.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1033486/ Such princely and linguistic featsAs penned by Shelley, Byron, KeatsThough rich and eloquently grandAre oft` too deep to understandTheir thoughts, expressed through poetryIn prose, or perfect symmetryBewilder yet this humble mindTheir meaning, hidden, still to findSo if ungilded words conveyEach mes.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1033485/ White diamonds sparkle in the sandAnd speckle darkened skiesGreen em`ralds flash in glist`ning seasThen glint in envious eyesBlue sapphires dance in wand`ring streamsTo shine in summer`s hueWith amethyst in heather setIn lavender there tooBright rubies sway in poppy fieldsTo glow in fires of redAre .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032579/ Sleep on, sweet babe, lest you should seeThe depth of man`s iniquityHis measure of what life is worthUpon this wrecked and war-torn earthYes slumber on and feel no painNor see the evil one to reignDo not your eyes be open wideStay sleeping in your crib and hideSleep on, sweet babe, stay soft and pur.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032577/ Behold the pregnant, silvered moonFull mirrored in the shimm`ring seaThen shining low at early dawnThe sun, as golden filigreeReflecting in the dancing wavesTo crown each glorious day anew The sky a dazzling oriflammeSoft glist`ning in the morning dewAnd see above the drifting cloudsAs o`er the land.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032576/ The Fish are dyingPolluted our crystal clear watersOur once green valleys, choked and greyWith the debris of livingLost is all VirginityAnd the orbs clamber through space, gasping for breath The trees are lifelessWilted the flowersOnly their deathly form remainsImpinged upon my soul - I grieveF.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032575/ Sequestered deep in mystic realms`Midst all the stars in full displayEncircled there by misty soulsI heard her sad soliloquySweet Angeline in heav`n did weepHer tears upon the world were spilledLamenting as one lost to dreamsOf dreams yet dreamt but unfulfilledHer tears were gentle as the rainAnd so.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032567/ When e`er the birds no longer singThe earth no more revolveThen shall my silent heart take wingAnd life shall thus dissolveWhen all the stars no more to shineThe sun no more to burnThen shall the earth no more confineMy soul, no more to yearnWhen all the time of mortal birthHas ceased, this soul set.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032565/ Knock, Knock, is anyone thereSomeone to love me, someone to care,Someone to hold me, my problems to shareKnock, knock, is anyone thereKnock, knock, can anyone seeSee how this life is troubling meSee how I yearn to let go and be free,Knock, knock, can anyone seeKnock, knock, can anyone hearAnyone lis.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032564/ Her breast was warm and tender was her faceSecure was I within her long embraceProtected from the pain of human careIt seemed that I was ever part of herBut then I stirred awakened by the dawnThe time had come at last and I was bornThe sun shone brighter than I`d seen beforeI looked around and she w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032563/ Calm the night and stilled the seaBathed in its tranquilityA fleeting glimpse of death`s reposeGently stirred the sleeping rose(But still too blind to understandI let it wither in my hand)The lifeless form fell to the earthThere again to find new birthFor withered though the rose may beIts seed live.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032562/ A single rose with thorny stemOn mother nature`s tattered hemWhich no-one cares to steal awaySo left to wither and decayAnd just one teardrop on the handBrushed upon the dusty sandTo be consumed into the earthAs one which has no lasting worthThere stands alone a single treeNo leaf upon it you will s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032560/ Oh rest your head my little oneUpon a silken cloudAnd let the angels cradle youWrapped in a golden shroudIn love, I bore your tiny formSo pure, so calm, so stillAnd gazed upon your precious faceMy dreams ne`er to fulfillI ached to see the breath of lifeTo hear the sweetest cryRise up within your sil.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032558/ "Oh sweet breath of eternal lifeDance ever `pon her silent breastReleased from pain and worldly strifeThe one I love is laid to rest"Her flaxen hair, like golden cornFell soft about her lifeless faceAnd round her shoulders to adornAs limp she lay in death`s embrace Still young, the bloom of youth to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032553/ If e`er the human race should dieAnd I should stand aloneI`d raise my eyes up to the sunAnd take him as my ownFor he would be my guiding starTo lead me through each dayUpon my quest to change the worldHis light to show the wayThe moon would be my lantern brightThe caves my dwelling beThe amber sand .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032550/ Falling slowly into the deepSlipping away from meFalling yet through the bounds of timeBack to realityWhere worlds collide and disappearWhere all is calm and stillAnd so to be in perfect peaceOur purpose to fulfil Falling slowly into the deepPassing through layers of meWatching, waiting for all that.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032549/ O listen to the silenceSo gentle everywhereHear it, quiet, whisperingYet softly through the airSilence bathes the soul in peaceAs calm serenitySpeaking to the heart through loveTo soothe and comfort theeNone shall e`er be set aloneWho yet shall heed its callFor deep within its murmursEnrapture and e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032546/ After the rain the air is sweetWith glist`ning pools beneath my feetRaindrops dripping down from the eavesTeardrops slipping off shining leavesAnd silken webs with crystals strungWhich span across the ivy hungAround the trellised arbours greenA shimm`ring, luminescent sceneAfter the rain has kissed .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1032544/ Butterflies, sweet butterfliesLaughter lighting up their eyeFor now they`ve gone to ParadiseDo they dance and do they play Upon the stars so far awayWhilst watching o`er the ones who prayAnd can they see, or are they blindLost to love and humankindThe unconstrained and unconfinedAre they dark or are.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1031972/ Heaven .....We speak of doves and cherubimsOf angels chanting mystic hymnsWith shimm`ring, swirling mists of nightEnshrouding souls in heav`nly flightThen wait in hope that all shall findEternal peace for humankind -Beyond the stars, this holy placeWe think to gaze upon His faceYet here, in life, my.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rhymer7/1031971/