She stands with her hands together,
and her head down.
She thinks of the past day,
and all the sadness that was around.

First her mother who died when she was so young,
now her father, from the cancer in his lungs.
Just becoming single she feels so alone,
now everyone she loved seems to be gone.

Popular she may be,
they surround her; honey to a bee.
lost and scared,
tired and teared,
nerves on edge,
broken pledge.

They promised her they'd be there through it all,
now anger fills her heart, and she screams a heartbroken call.
She screams so loud the animal all flee,
every single bird flew out from every tree.


Suddenly a breeze hits her in the face,
and it seems like a whisper of beautiful grace.
A whisper in the wind,
that seems to calm everything that lies within.

Another wind gust and definitely a voice.
She strains trying to hear and it sounds like the word choice.
She pleads for more, but no more wind came.
It figures she thought, now I'm insane.

Supposedly going to stay at her aunts,
she takes the long way and thinks about the wind taunts.
Always believing in God she just ponders the wind,
then out of nowhere it comes again.

Patience my child you have been so brave,
you are not alone  and we are not buried in a grave.
This place is more than what you ever could have dreamed,
Know that we will be with you even though we can't be seen.

Go forth my child and don't dwell on us.
Don't be angry with God, don't dwell and fuss.
The wind dying down gave ten more words to Jo,
We will always love you we hope that you know.

She stood out side for hours everyday praying for whispers in the wind,
waiting for anything more her parents could send.
As times went on she sometimes felt the wind and heard a voice,
Love you, patience, faith, so proud, it's your choice.

The girl accomplished her goals, well most it seems
she got into Stanford, got a masters, and that was her biggest dream.
She fell in love and the man was the kindest and best God could send,
but every time she felt the air, she would stop and listen for whispers in the wind.

It's been years and yet she still crosses his mind.
His pivotal moments with her;' frozen in memories of time.

Everyday was a new day and maybe he could get her to see,
this boy who seemed so shy, always kinda behind a tree.
He watched her up close and from a distance,
they knew each other well, she knew his existence.

What she didn't know was the boy's heart,
even though she held it all from the start.
The moment he saw her his first day of school,
to seeing her in the summer everyday at the pool.

Why couldn't he speak to her the way he wanted,
for truly they were friends and very close,
they could talk all day, but his love he couldn't expose.

So the years kept going on like they do,
and still too shy she never truly knew.

This boy never had met one quite like this;
so beautiful, so smart, and surprisingly funny.
She seemed to be the Angel god was granting,
but when he tried to tell her his feelings', his mind started running.

Devastated he got when he heard she was soon to marry,
his heart felt so heavy, so heavy just to carry.
He couldn't go and watch her confess her vow,
he just stayed home and cried and thought what now.

For a long time the boy knew she was the one,
and he let it slip and now she was gone.
He tried and tried with other girls,
but none made his heart dance; dance and twirl.

He would've given all just for a kiss,
for he knew she would be the best, the one meant not to miss.
But he lost that chance, cause his love he couldn't expose.
Trapped in silence, his heart felt words never arose.

So beautiful she was, like the leaves in the fall,
she could make time stand still, and if walking you'd come to a stall.
Just to see her beauty seemed like a curse, like a leaf falling from a tree
Cause God shouldn't let a Angel go out of heaven and just leave.

So many chances the boy had to confess his heart,
but when he was ready to; his words fell apart.
Now he lives with the memories and cracks through the seams,
because every now again he see's her in his dreams.


Many years later the boy came to find out,
that the girl liked him and waited throughout.
But he never took the chance being too shy,
and who knows what they lost; in the moments of time.

Both their lives' could be so different from what it is,
husband, wife, son or daughter who knows, but it wouldn't be this.

He often wonders if she thinks of him.
If he's happy, sad, or curious if he has kids.

Every time he thinks of her he ends it with a sigh,
Cause what would've happened if he wouldn't have been so shy.

Maybe soul mates if you believe in that stuff,
He just hopes she's happy, and the man she's with gives her enough.

Enough love and respect the boy knows she deserves,
God if only he hadn't been so reserved.

Sometimes she smiles with a broken heart.
Sometimes she is with you, but yet she's far apart.
Sometimes she's angry at the life she chose.
Sometimes she wonders of all the other choices that arose.

What if she chose this road? would life be better,
She will never know, but she misses the words he use to put in a letter.
Confessing his unrelenting love,
God, how it made her feel as pretty as flying dove.

Sometimes she thinks she should just let go.
because this man is not the man she use to know.

Sometimes she gets angry at God, 'cause she expected more.
Because the strain on her life is more than she can afford.

Sometimes the lies are too much to take,
for he doesn't seem to care what's at stake.

She wants to fight for this man,
and goes above and beyond.
But what's the point,
for he hardly responds.

Sometimes she thinks maybe all will get better,
and in each others' eyes:  get lost together.

She sometimes thinks he's too far away,
sometimes she thinks, maybe it's time to pray.

Sometimes she thinks if she's patient til the end,
that sooner or later her Angel will be him again...

His days are filled with books and a beautiful view.
He reads all day, then watches the sunset, every day from his room.
All kinds of books that penetrates him to another world,
for as kind as he is; at school he tries to go unnoticed. Find a corner and curl.

Nobody knows this boy who has so much to offer.
He doesn't get a chance, 'cause the cool kids like to see him suffer.
He slowly peeks around the corner, to see if they're around.
He has to get to English, the bell just rang the final sound.

Almost there he see's the door,
picking up the pace he trips to the floor.
He hears laughing and see's them pointing at his falling body.
It's the same everyday. Is there someone real he thinks. anybody?

Late that evening just finishing his latest book,
he goes to his view just to take his evening look.
Something was different, there was beauty he couldn't see.
Definitely something different, there was odd colors' behind his red oak tree.

Adjusting his view to perhaps get a better peek,
he saw a beauty he couldn't explain. He tried to holler down, but couldn't speak.
She came out from behind the tree,
Who was she he thought, for he could not see.

Cautiously he walked outside,
usually reserved he didn't know why.
He saw her just staring like a woman with so much on her mind.
He wanted to speak to her: what would he say? Just be kind.

"Hello", he said, as he took a step closer.
She turned around, and it was over.
The boy never knew something so beautiful could be so close.
For after a romance novel, from his dreams they arose.

After her initial shock she said "Hi, you must be my new neighbor."
"I just moved here from Florida, I'm not use to the chill."
The boy mesmerized thought he took one too many pills.
He tried to talk, but it just wouldn't flow, and as she stared at him
he saw her face contort, and she started to go.

He said "wait don't leave. I'm just not use to people talking to me."
He was actually a handsome boy if they would take the time to see.
He said, "my name is Cole and I live in the white house just there."
He pointed to it and noticed she didn't look. Instead at him she stared.

Her gaze made him uncomfortable, for he thought it a prank,
but the more he looked the deeper he sank.
She said, "Cole, I like that name,
mine is Lila." Lila Verame."

He saw her shiver and recalled her comment about the chill,
so he took off his jacket, and placed in around her hoping the warmth she would feel.
"Thank you" she said as she looked in his eyes.
Cole said "your welcome, this should keep you dry."

Lila giggled and said, "what do you mean?"
"There is a storm coming. I can smell it. After awhile you sense things that don't have to be seen.
She never heard a boy talk like this,
she said "so after awhile living here, there'll be things I can sense?"

Cole puzzled, said "sorry if I talk a little strange."
Lila smiled and said "no I like it, from where I'm from it's a nice change."
In Florida it's all about how good one looks in bikini's.
It's nice down here to have you talk about the scenery.

Her green eyes sparkled as he talked like never before.
Lila laughed, smiled, and even seemed interesting all the more.
So many thoughts were exchanged before the first rain drop fell,
and as Cole walked Lila home, she knew there was more to him than anyone could tell.

Back in his room he pondered the day and thought; just wait til school.
I'll be a ghost; just made a made up fool.

Cole didn't sleep as he thought what would transpire.
It was a small school and she surely would burn like a candlelit fire.
Being new and so beautiful,
It was going to be interesting for sure. Very eventful.

Anxiously and nervous he looked in the mirror,
no matter what he did, he knew he would be inferior.

The steps leading inside came faster than he ever could remember,
God why couldn't we have had a huge snow storm like it does in December?

He stepped inside and sure enough,
there stood Lila with the boys who thought they were so tough.
He avoided contact hoping not to be seen.
especially from Lila. Lila Varame.

The day went on and not one class did he have with her.
Although sad, at least she wouldn't see all the trouble the cool guys stirred.

Finally at lunch, walking outside,
He found his spot. His spot to hide.
Today seemed different for more guys sat at the cool spot.
Then he saw why. Lila, they swarmed to her like flies do to the rot.

She seemed confused and not liking all the racket,
and then his eyes lit up, as he saw her with his jacket.
No it couldn't be. If only she knew how Cole got treated.
He wouldn't fight, for everyday he went home defeated.

Finding courage he never knew within,
he strolled the cool kids way confident and with a grin.
Lila saw him for the first time that day,
and the smile on her face couldn't be contained.

He stopped as he noticed her smile,
their eyes never leaving each other all the while.
No, no, no, this can't be.
I'm just Cole. Why would she be looking at me.

But she was looking at him and walking all the same,
and then he heard the cool kids laughing saying his name.
It's over he thought, now she will see,
here they come to humiliate me.

A fire started to burn deep inside,
no more he thought not this time.
As they made their way,
he stared in her eyes feeling something. No matter what he was going to stay.

They teased and goofed trying to make him feel alone,
but with Lila looking he stood like a marble stone.

Through all the jokes he stood staring at her.
"I've been looking for you," she said. "Please get me away from them nerds."

For the first time in his life Cole didn't go home and read a book,
he spent it with Lila, and in her hands his she took.

The boy, the nerd, got the most beautiful girl in school,
and deep down she was so kind too.
Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months.
Cole was the new man in school. He was even blunt.

What if I told you that Cole and Lila found what some don't believe.
What if I told you they were soul mates. Is that something you could conceive?
Well in this book Cole found love and not through they eyes of a character in a book.
In the moment of opportunity. The opportunity he took.

He could have kept to his novels and his evening sunsets,
but he saw beauty and he took that chance.
Who would have know their love would have reacted.
who would have known, he'd find love by sharing his jacket.

Some people never get the chance,
to show their is more to them than what you think.
Just take the time open your ears,
or you could miss out on something special....faster than a blink...