shadow-pen's poetry

The most wonderful thing my friend, is that we are a lways walking side by side, in a strange but b eautiful world, unknown to other people. We both stretch out one hand to receive from LIFE, And LIFE is generous indeed. Sign in to see full entry.

Then I asked God about love; And He replied “ Love is what I breathed into you When you were born, What your mother fed you and What your father taught you.” Then I asked God about work; And He replied, “Work is a blessing I bestowed upon you And the road you shall pave back to Me, Work is the task... Sign in to see full entry.

When the hand of Life is heavy and the night restless, It is the time for Love and Trust; And how light the hand of Life becomes and how peaceful the Night, when one is Loving and Trusting a FRIEND. I want to be alive to all the life that is in me now, To know each moment that I spend with you, To... Sign in to see full entry.

In my dreams I asked God about women; And He replied, “ If I ever needed to replace the stars, Women would be perfect.” Your Light. What is it in your Light that moves me so? Why am I so much better and stronger and Certain of life when your Light engulfs me? I do not know, and yet I love your Light... Sign in to see full entry.

You flirt into men's dreams on scented clouds, A world full of promises strewn with doubts. It's the outer ring that shares your happiness, Whilst the inner ring shares naught but sadness. How could blindness be ignorant as well, When my eyes won't see what my heart foretell. The fallen teardrop... Sign in to see full entry.

For all the poets who sometimes have that mental block and frustrate themselves because the words will not flow. I call it the "Curse'd Silence". Don't worry, the inspiration is never lost forever. My inspiration during in my former life in Ancient Egypt was the beautiful Queen Hatshepsut. Curs-ed... Sign in to see full entry.

The sound of the wind through the trees stirs my senses, The stars are fast fading in the wake of a beautiful moon; The squirrels run up and down tree branches, nibbling, Not telling me where they're going or when they're coming back. To day i feel so much alive and at one with nature, I can... Sign in to see full entry.

I will be going away for a short while where I will not have access to a computer. So I will not be able to post any more poetry until I get back sometime early in May. I wish you all well and many thanks for your visits & beautiful comments. Shadow-pen. In every verse that arises in the heart of... Sign in to see full entry.

"Even as Macbeth is closest to our Shakespearian hearts, So shall all love's words reach deep inside, and inspire us." For there is nothing more beautiful than the smile on your lips, And a kiss on your forehead to fill my heart with ecstacy. There is nothing more sparkling than the light in your... Sign in to see full entry.

The Sufis believe that all souls, before being clothed in the flesh, lived in a sphere of their own. In this sphere, their only purpose of existence is to worship God. They attract souls with likewise characters or opposite characters. In other words, they find their soul mate. At some stage they... Sign in to see full entry.