FAIRY TALE

To Joanne May

Look for me where I am not,
And there you may find me…
On the leaf inside the rain drop,
Or… hidden in the tree.

I grow the wings for those who dare,
To step inside my world,
And let the colors of the mind,
Become the story told.

I’m not the riddle veiled by words,
I’m what the dreams unveil…
I’m all the colors of the sun,
I am… a fairy tale.



© 2010 Josephine Lake

PUPPET SHOW

The puppets play on stage,
Sweet music right behind…
They dance for the audience
Enticing everyone.

The smiles and the applause,

Oh, what a great time…!
The hats are flying high,
Confetti all around!

But audience doesn’t see

What’s there behind it all…
Pathetic, pompous blitz,
Designed to fool the most.

The puppeteers laugh,

As their show goes on;
They know so well the craft
Of getting what they want.

They pass on the candy

And few little crumbs…
“Oh, they're so generous!!
Let’s give more applause!!”

“Let’s give them all we’ve got!

And then again some more!!
They love us! After all,
We’re the ones this show’s for!!”

“We can sit back, relax…

‘Free will’ sounds all too strange…
Let’s just do what they tell us
And contribute more change.”

The puppeteers reign

Just like they did before;
The audience falls again,
For puppets’ charm and lure.

The audience sits in haze,

As puppeteer’s hand
Takes golden horn of plenty,
That gave life to their land.

© 2009 Josephine Lake

UNTAMED

Come to me at dusk,
When colors fade away,
Like summer memories
On cold November day.

 

Come with your gentle touch,
And soft words on your tongue.
The hidden flame inside,
Is burning far too long.

Then take me to the place,

Where the wild horses run,
Where the winds brush my hair,
And where dreams rise with sun.

Let us forget the world

And all that we don’t care.
Let us have this one night
With all that we can dare…

 

Our lips in warm exhale,
As bodies touch unwrapped,
The hearts beat in one tone,
Embraced by love tonight.

…

I send this wish to you,

With my untamed desire…
Don’t let me wait tonight,
Come now and feel the fire.

 

© 2009 Josephine Lake

EMBRACE

I wished for you
and you came
with drops of dew
touching my face,
and gentle breeze
brushing my hair.

You found my soul
when it was lost
in someone else’s life.

You brought the dawn
with copper glow
that lifted the haze
of unveiled desires.

Eternity was now,
confined to embrace
with no beginning
and no end.

And now was the eternity...

It feared nothing
for it was meant
to live beyond time.

I wished for you
and you came…
and your touch
made us one
for eternity.

　

© 2009 Josephine Lake

EADEN II

There we are…
Living the gift of life

Rich and poor,

proud and modest,
arrogant and humble.

Surrounded by life and death,
by love and fear,
by good and evil.

I want Life to blossom,
I want Love to prevail,
I want Peace to reign!

© 2010 Josephine Lake

REMEMBER ME NOT

Remember me not… but let me for always,
Hold you in my heart,

Like I should those days.

Days which won’t come back, even if I try,

Through the tears and pain,

Bring back what I miss now.

I missed all the things you so loved to give.

You were trying to tell me,

Each time ready to forgive.

But I wasn’t there to care and to hold,

And the pain broke your heart.
Then… my world stopped.

I still see you now with wind in your hair,

And I miss you so,
In deep pain and despair.

You are gone now and only the heaven,

Deserves your heart
To rest in forever.

And I don’t want you to hurt anymore,

So remember me not…
As I was before.

 

Copyright © 2005 Josephine Lake

EDEN

We found her,
and She gave us life,
She felt our thirst
and She became the water,
She felt our hunger
and She became the food.

We were given an Eden
and what have we become…

We’ve torn Her flesh…
She cried in silence
as the seas turned red,
filled with blood
of her children,
but we turned away…

Told it was ok…
by sickening egos,
manipulating minds,
arrogance scared of dying
and clinging to the vapor of its life.

So easy to believe,
so easy to forget
and leave behind the awkward…

We were given an Eden
and what have we become…

It’s not a nightmare…
it’s Her life, it’s Her blood,
it’s our life She doesn’t need…

We want it all;
we take and reach for more
in worship of false love,
and yet… She gives again…

Who am I…?

no one…

A grain of sand in the desert
bears more significance…
A drop of water in the ocean
bears more power…

so… why does it hurt…?

I want to wake Her wrath,
I want Her will
to move the mountains;
I want the arrogance
to decompose
in the realm of Her power
and become nothing…

I want to wake Her wrath.

We were given an Eden
and what have we become…

© 2010 Josephine Lake

WOULD YOU COOK FOR ME?

I’m not much of a cook
So my meals are plain.
If you will cook for me
I’ll never complain.

I will clean the dishes,
And serve the dessert,
I will rub your shoulders
If you’ll ever hurt.

I will iron your shirts
Making sure they’re clean.
If I will do it all
Would you cook for me...?

　

© 2014 Josephine Lake

DECEMBER

Whether it’s fourteenth or the twenty fifth,
I favor December just a little more.
It’s crispy air pinching nose and ears,
Reminds the winter is just at the door.

Mittens and hats find new life again,
Along with coat they keep me wrapped up.
Even if some of them look kind of plain,
They get me ready for winter in a snap.

I walk on the beach on cold, frosty day,
When thoughts only keep me warmed up;
Thoughts of warm breeze, of sun’s bright ray
And hot chocolate steaming from the cup.

The lake has been calm like it wanted not
To disturb the reflection of the winter sky,
And trees and mountains covered with snow,
And the eagle gliding with ease so high.

December brings time to say good bye
To the old year with all its good things.
Though I couldn’t have given life better try,
I look forward to what New Year will bring.

　

© 2013 Josephine Lake

NOVEMBER SUN

When frosty wind blew not so strong,
It took the leaves in graceful glide.
They lingered just a bit too long,
Like they were hoping we forgot.

Though raking them was quite a drag,
I missed them waving from the trees.
But then, I thought, November sun
Has more of Mother Earth to see.

I picked one up, so big and bright;
It told me: “Don’t cry over me.
I will be back with all my pals,
I’ll come next year, I guarantee”.

Relieved a bit and quite surprised,
Kept raking them without much fun.
When I looked up there was the prize…
They did unveil November sun.

　

　

© 2013 Josephine Lake

MISSING YOU

I miss you
when your touch
is not here
to awaken my dream,
when your smile
is not here
to dismiss the hesitation,
when your embrace
is not here
to shelter my heart.

I miss the moment

when the day escapes
the burden of time
leaving the reflection
of the sunset
in your eyes.

I wish you were here…

© 2013 Josephine Lake

AUTUMN

I wish I could paint like you,
Then I would not have to write
Clumsy words, pretending only
To know what I’m talking about.

You come dressed in orange,
And red, and brown, and gold,
With red hair draped on your shoulder,
And smile that cheats the cold.

Your keen eyes with hazel hue,
Remind to what is left in green:
Hot summer nights are over now…
Better get used to frosty sheen.

I see you deep in the forest,
Where falling leaves compete,
To touch your hair and then become,
Soft carpet under your feet.

I think of you: Abundance,
For nothing else brings such,
Great riches of the harvest,
We all enjoy and love so much.

So, there you come with grace,
And paint my world with ease.
My sister Autumn - welcome back!
I couldn’t be more pleased.

　

© 2013 Josephine Lake

I’M NOT AFRAID

You come least expected,
Bring misery and tears.
You tear the hearts apart,
And paralyze with fear.

You try to take from me,
The only life I know,
But I am not afraid,
And I will still go on.

The fight has just begun,
So brace yourself today.
My faith will bring you down,
And things will go my way.

I stand up tall and strong,
To all the pain you bring,
And tell you that I am,
Not ready for defeat.

I choose my fate today -

- It’s not for you to decide,
My love and faith will prevail,
As I am the miracle of life.

 

© 2013 Josephine Lake

ONE

You found me
And I became the shelter.
I kept you safe…

I felt your thirst
And I became the water.
I gave you life…

I felt your hunger
And I became the food.
I watched you grow…

You felt my love
And you became my life.
You gave me your life…

　

© 2013 Josephine Lake

LISTENING TO LC

Glamorous but casual,
Simplistically complex,
Your songs so close and real,
Uncover life’s new depth.

You read the deepest thoughts
And secrets of the heart,
The words in quiet voice
Convince - Love doesn’t die.

How fortunate was Jane…?
How lucky Susan was…?
And Alexandra would be
If you had let her close.

And trust that disappeared
Along with faith in flesh,
Unraveled ways to live
In Light and Peace, and Grace.

And Love found other side
Of you – the real one
Once more she is the guide,
But heart found different Light.

　
　

© Josephine Lake 2013

FORBIDDEN

Maybe it was you,
Who came in unnoticed,
And sat across the room,
In silence so outspoken.

Maybe it was me,
Awaiting for so long,
The feeling of desire,
And love before not known.

Maybe it was the time,
When you kissed my finger tips.
Suddenly my world came down,
With one touch of your lips.

The feel of your embrace,
Brought ecstasy and fever,
That made me to believe,
This moment will end never.

And all the words unspoken,
Rushed through me instantly,
As promises to be broken,
Before the hearts would be.

That moment made us stronger,
But world gave us no time.
The world would wait no longer,
And tore your heart from mine.

　

© Josephine Lake 2013

I’M NOT AFRAID

You come least expected,
Bring misery and tears.
You tear the hearts apart,
And paralyze with fear.

You try to take from me,
The only life I know,
But I am not afraid,
And I will still go on.

The fight has just begun,
So brace yourself today.
My faith will bring you down,
And things will go my way.

I stand up tall and strong,
To all the pain you bring,
And tell you that I am,
Not ready for defeat.

I choose my fate today -

- It’s not for you to decide,
My love and faith will prevail,
As I am the miracle of life.

　

© 2013 Josephine Lake

SUNNYSIDE ROAD

I found a road in the rain country,
Its name was, get this… Sunnyside.
Thought... it’s an odd name for the road
That’s half the time covered with mud.

I wondered what’s there at the end,
So that one day I took the turn,
To see what’s up the Sunnyside Road;
I was just curious without concern.

The mud and puddles everywhere,
Just as I thought they would be.
Why am I here? Came the thought…
This trip goes nowhere, foolish me!

I was all ready to go back,
But then I noticed there was sun…
I found the rainbow at the end
And people having lots of fun.

They danced around and sang the songs
With smile invited me inside.
I grew to like that place, along
This muddy road called Sunnyside.



© Alexandra Garland 2009

PRAYER

Heavenly Father,
Do you hear me now...?
I have so much to thank for,
Hope to find words somehow.

Every morning you send Sun
To greet my day with light,
Every night the darkness
Follows your command.

You show me the way
Through the darkest path,
You forgive when I fail
And fall short of your plan.

You give me the strength
When I can bear no more,
You bless me with answers
Which I always search for.

You are always there
Ready to lift me up,
From chaos and despair,
You bring peace to my heart.

I handed you my life,
And it is not a belief;
It’s knowledge deep in heart
That you will be there for me.

You’ve always been so patient
With all my pleadings, Father,
Today I have only one:
Let us love each other.



© Josephine Lake 2013
　

SHINE FOR ME

Shine for me
and light my way home,
for I’m lost in the ocean
of thoughts, memories
and desires.

Show me the way
to find the fire
within my soul
that will burn away
the consciousness
of the truth within lies
that assault me.

Make me feel not
the pain of certainty
as I’m powerless
to confront it.

Take away
the vicious force
that tears me inside
and arm me with the power
to survive and conquer.

Bless the ones
who have the courage
to rise.

　

© Josephine Lake 2013