come into my open arms
filled with love
a home of gentle knowing
strong to see you through

come into my arms so I may
wrap you in my warmth
touching tender recesses
of your heart

no need to stand guard
against hurt or judgement
come into my arms
filled with love


Copyright © 2015 Christi Michaels. 
All Rights Reserved

Please find and take heed
Words written by a poet to read
Words of feelings that flow
That come from within the soul

Some words so hard to write
Never before shown the light
Treasured words that are shared
Given by a poet now bared

One poem reading a million others
Words of sorrow or for lovers
Each poet, to find, to be inspired
Words of passion that are fired

Give every poet just that chance
Let those words come and dance
For those that come from the dark
Allow those words leave their mark

Read them and let them be seen
Understand what their words will mean
A million poets writing in the sun set
Writing with a heart we will never forget

Walk down the street you get so much attention,
People stare,
That makes you feel great,
But don't let your life and happiness depend on it,
Because as life gets late,
Looks fade,
Before they fade,ignite the beauty within
So that when the outside fades,the inner will glow

. . . . . . . . . .  Silent
                    fog
                    eases
   ­                 in . . .

                    "Enveloping"
                    softening­
                    jagged
                    boulders

       ­             on a mountain top

                    Silence
                    descends
                    deep
          ­          into my ways

                    Numbing
                    away
      ­              caustic
                    pain

                 ­   of hollow victories

                    Buried
                    deep
  ­                  vapid
                    vapors

                    Lockout
        ­            Sun's
                    rays
                    Bl­ack hole

                    Massive attack of Heart

was one of the first poets
to comment on my work
here on Hello Poetry.

He's a fantastic poet
and has been a friend.

I'm dedicating this poem to him.


*SHORES

i
rise
from
the
limpid
waves

aqua
and
sapphire
the
currents
drag
­at
my
feet

i
have
stayed
on
the
other
shore
long
only
catching
g­limpses
of
a
far
land

but
now
i
am
close
enough
to
see
its
sands­

each
grain
a
diamond
sparkling
in
my
mind's
eye

the
sand
is
di­amond
the
trees
emerald
the
sky
opal

yet
the
shores
i
left
behin­d
are
familiar
and
i've
stayed
there
a
little
while

are
there
fa­miliar
faces
here
also?

the
waves
drag

then
i
see
Him

His
hand­
beckons
on
the
shore
i'm
approaching

He
stands
before
a
multitu­de
of
other
faces

some
i
recognize

comfort
comes

and
acceptanc­e

and
serenity

but
He
will
allow
me
time

time
to
say


goodbye­