ANN LANDRUM STOCKSTILL

ANN LANDRUM STOCKSTILL

TOUCHING MOONBEAMS

My eyes gaze at the galaxies of stars

Fingers touching moonbeams as they dust the sky

Breathing in the fresh night air

Soaking in the stillness of the moment

Night sounds are God’s own chorus

Surrounding me like a symphony.

Life’s energy radiating out toward the sun

Forming rainbow prisms in the sky

Bringing promises of a new day

My soul soars on the wings of angels

As my eyes gaze upon the multitude of stars

Fingers touching moonbeams as they dust the sky.

All rights reserved.  September 15, 2016

TOUCHED THE SKY

I touched the sky

When the rest of my life was falling down

Grace forgave me

Love found me

A new light shone all around.

It takes a great awakening

To make you see

How insignificant one can be

Like grains of sand on a beach

Or multitudes of stars in the sky.

One of many whose life extinguishes

Like a flame

As new life replaces old

So it goes on and on.

I touched the sky.

All rights reserved. 2017

BIRD IN A CAGE

Like a bird in a cage

With my wings clipped

I can not fly

Held captive by your manipulative

Cold heart and lies that bind.

I remain inside even with escape in sight

Afraid of you tormenting me

Keeping me always in your sight

No freedom and scared to fly.

People wonder why I remain

Leave, go, run away

But I am unable to leave the ones I love

To take my place inside that gilded cage.

Abuse comes in all sizes and shapes

It is hard for the abused bird to escape

Mind games and threats of violence ensue

I could never win any mind games with you.

Hoping a lover will come into view

That can rid me of my hang-ups

Caused by trusting and loving you

Soon I will try my wings

Lift myself up towards the sky.

Abuse comes in all sizes and shapes

It is hard for the abused bird to escape

The gilded cage serves as a safe place

To hide from the world and dream

Of beautiful places that are just a flight away

If the abused  bird can learn to spread her wings and fly.

All rights reserved.  March 5, 2016

ANN LANDRUM STOCKSTILL

ANN LANDRUM STOCKSTILL. I love poetry and writing verses that free the mind and soul and often serve as therapy for trying situations.  I am currently working in the Criminal Justice System as a parole officer.  I retired from teaching Jr High School science and English in 2008 and started writing several years later. I have published 10 poetry books, 3 children's books and working on adult novels and another children's chapter book.  My passion is my horses which have won world titles and produced offspring that have been shipped internationally. My favorite horses are black/white paints and I specialized in breeding homozygous paint horses. I enjoy reading and am working on putting my poetry on audio books for people who like to listen to books while driving. Anthologies are great resources of work around the world and the common needs people have for love and acceptance.