loraine-fromm
Australian
I live on the York Peninsula in South Australia. I have a gallery in my old shed where I create in oils and other mediums / I have been writing poetry and songs for many years and would like to share some of it. / My motto in life is "whatever will be will be"
NIGHT RAIDERS
To plant a seed and watch it grow
Is one of life's sweetest moments
You water it in and keep it wet
Until it peeps above the ground
Last thing at night you take a look
Pumkins and peas, nice and green
Why think about all the hard work
You think about things you'll eat
Wake in the morning full of hope
Pick up the hose the veg to soak
But Alas!!! what do we have here?
Only stalks are left, Oh dear!!!
What is it sneaking around at night?
Leaving no trace except in it's mouth
Dashing all my hopes to the ground
Not a sign of my veg to be found
Sep 22, 2011
Sep 22, 2011 at 9:55 PM UTC
NEVER LOOK BACK
Some advice I gave my children
Right from their early years
Never regret the life you led
But look to your life ahead
Never go back after moving on
Because things are not the same
For whatever the reason it ended
You must take some of the blame
I have seen some people return
To the life that they once claimed
But once again it ends in disaster
With feeling crippled and maimed
So open your minds and hearts
To a life that needs to move on
With all the emotions we lacked
And you will never look back
Sep 22, 2011
Sep 22, 2011 at 9:52 PM UTC
HE'S A LOVE CHILD
He was a love child, an only child
It's the one thing holding him back
He was a love child, an only child
And he's moving on down the track
His mother was so young when left with a child
She couldn't settle down and just ran wild
He never knew a father or any loving care
And grew up thinking life was unfair
He's a love child a lonely child
How could he miss what he never had
He's a love child a lonely child
It's the one thing holding him back
There's a chip on his shoulder and he hates the law
He's a red hot rebel but he can't find a cause
His social graces they just don't exist
If he disappeared he wouldn't be missed
He is a love child, an only child
And he's moving on down the track
He is a love child, an only child
And there aint no turning back
There's more of him out there and it takes all kinds
A product of society, just a sign of the times
Look around I am sure you'll find him there
Or he's moving on and there's no one to care
Sep 13, 2011
Sep 13, 2011 at 10:44 AM UTC
Alas I live so far away
But I would like you to see where I live
It is a beautiful part of this land
And will show you the places
The ocean and land
That are all a part of me
lj
I just decided that I would leave my website here for anyone who would like to visit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/illouragallery/
Aug 30, 2011
Aug 30, 2011 at 9:12 AM UTC
TRUE FRIENDS
True friends can be so hard to find
Coming along only once in a while
This is the one that will withstand time
Through all your trauma and trials
There may only be that once in your life
That you find a friend so loyal and true
But it matters not if there's only the one
That person will always be there for you
You may be lucky to count on one hand
The friends you rely on to make a stand
All through your life you will find the others
It's with dread that you hate to discover
So take this friendship and handle with care
The one who stand so strong for you there
There will come a day when you will find
True friendship is very hard to find
To Hello Poetry room
I am so glad you allowed me to post in here. This is when my real work begins and I will not be back in here very often.
I did see that something runs out on the 8th September and I am not sure if this is all the time I am allowed on this site.
If that is the case then alas I must bid you farewell as I open the gallery on the 1st of September.
Once again, thank you
lj
Aug 30, 2011
Aug 30, 2011 at 9:03 AM UTC
STEP BACK
Do you remember the innocent eyes
Of the child that used to be?
Pleasures that were found every day
The simple things in life were free
I've see a girl with golden hair
She looks like the angel fair
But if you looked into her soul
It's no child that lingers there
The ugly space that used to be
Filled with light and love
Is now a void a never ending pit
Of sorrow, pain, despair - unloved
Where are the dreams that we had
As children running free?
When parents were protectors
And watched over you and me
Step back in time to find yourself
How is life supposed to be?
Is the innocent life of a child
Sacrificed for the things we need?
Aug 23, 2011
Aug 23, 2011 at 6:51 PM UTC
THIS WILL BE OUR ISLAND
Take me to a mountain high, tell me when we reach the sky
Hold my hand and we will fly, It's so good to be with you
Take me to a stretch of sand, a lonely beach not in this land
Sun bleached hair and bare feet tanned, It's so good to walk with you
Take me to a field of flowers, lay with me for many hours
Watch the clouds above like towers, It feels so good to lay with you
You can take my anywhere, all our thoughts we seem to share
Hold me now with loving care, I'll hold you and we'll go there
It's just a simple fireplace, of others you will find no trace
And like the art of tatting lace, we weave our own dreams
This is our island
Aug 23, 2011
Aug 23, 2011 at 6:48 PM UTC
IF I COULD I WOULD
The mind is such a tender thing
With fear of what tomorrow brings
It stores the memories one by one
Lets us imagine that our day will come
Far into the darkness of the night
It's only our dreams that feel so right
For with the brightness of the day
All our demons will come back to play
If I could teach you to cope I would
It's something in me I never understood
That with the darkness of each day
The light at night is what shows the way
Aug 20, 2011
Aug 20, 2011 at 9:51 PM UTC
SEEING THROUGH YOUR EYES
Although I didn't get to say I love you
I feel there will never be goodbyes
From my own flesh you came and I'm not ashamed
There's nothing in this world as real, as the love of a child
Now I'm seeing through your eyes for the first time
I know you will be with me forever more
Yes you've given me the gift of sight
Taken me from darkness into light
I'm looking through a window into sunlight
And the love you gave is washing over me
I know it's not the same and I cannot blame your life or mine
I'll find peace of mind, knowing you loved me as I love you
Now I can feel you walking in the shadows
I'm sure I hear you singing in the rain
You touch my heart anew when I'm feeling sad and blue
That's when I hear the sound of music on the air
Yes I'm seeing through your eyes for the first time
And you will be with me forever more
I thank you for the gift of sight
And taking me from darkness into light
Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 10:02 AM UTC
AS I WALK AND DREAM
I may walk among the Lilly of the valley
And see the roses growing by the stream
It's so strange to watch the weeping willow as it droops
I wonder what are its thoughts and dreams?
I hear the birds call to each other
As they build their nests and prepare the young to feed
It is sad to know there are those that don't live on
Their feathers the only thing left to see
I watch the bees around the pond
And I wonder how they survived before I placed it there
They flock to the water and drink their fill
I see a need that I am glad to fulfill
I feel the things that surround me
And I sense the life of every plant and tree
I hear the sounds of people passing as the world goes by
But they are distant and lost to me
Their human nature holds no virtue
The time lapses into seconds and minutes as they pursue
Those worldly things so filled with importance
I think the time for reflection is overdue
Aug 19, 2011
Aug 19, 2011 at 3:38 AM UTC