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Winged
BrainTeaser | May 8th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
When we give our souls some wings, they will surely soar, up above the clouds, to the stars, to the heavens, and to dimensions beyond the reach of time. My soul is here, with me, yet it is really gone. It’s somewhere beyond the depths of the deepes read more
Pen, Unresting
BrainTeaser | April 24th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
Slumber shamelessly enticed and beckoned and my pen, tired from scuffle, succumbed. In the abyss of dreamlessness she lodged frozen, lying there totally unperturbed. Precious solitude, my pen found in the chamber Wailing, none was heard; not a sin read more
Pen, Unresting
BrainTeaser | April 22nd 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
Slumber shamelessly enticed and beckoned and my pen, tired from scuffle, succumbed. In the abyss of dreamlessness she lodged frozen, lying there totally unperturbed. Precious solitude, my pen found in the chamber Wailing, none was heard; not a sin read more
Images and Lines
BrainTeaser | April 16th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
If good pictures could launch thousands of ships, and meaningful words could reach the depths of the soul, allow me then to put my lines and images together. If they could at least launch a wooden boat and touch one weary soul, then I would know I’ read more
A Hymn for the Soul
BrainTeaser | April 12th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
She floats like an eagle And whispers like the breeze. She soars high like hope; She’s calm like peace. She’s a storm when she rages; A nightingale when she sings. She is sadness when she wails And bliss when she beams. She is a small st read more
A Poem for Yza
BrainTeaser | April 9th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
Angel, you came and filled our hearts with gladness Your smiles, so sweet; they turned away the sadness Your stay so brief, our hearts would burst with grief But for the hope of seeing you again, with your wings so swift. Peaceful is your sl read more
Autumn in Summer
BrainTeaser | April 3rd 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
. It’s summer; the sun’s smiling brightly But autumn reigns inside me. I feel like a tree who just lost a leaf Because you left; now inside my heart Is a terrible heartache. Help me feel I am no tree And you are not a leaf; Instead, you are a r read more
Autumn in Summer
BrainTeaser | April 2nd 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
It’s summer; the sun’s smiling brightly But autumn reigns inside me. I feel like a tree who just lost a leaf Because you left; now inside my heart Is a terrible heartache. Help me realize I am no tree And you are not a leaf; You are a river, and read more
Only When
BrainTeaser | March 31st 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
Let’s not walk through this road, forgetting . That only when we let trust stay afloat Will we be able to drown our cloak of doubt. . Dreams don’t soar in our sleep; Only when we are wide awake Are we able to give them wings. . And only whe read more
The Pursuit of Love
BrainTeaser | March 31st 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
I sought to understand love Through my misty spectacles. I tried to observe its different facets In my muddied existence. . Though I knew it was supposed to be great I saw only glimpses; And though I tried to analyze it I couldn’t begin to fathom read more
Sunset After the Storm
BrainTeaser | March 30th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
. I watch in awe as you slowly walk to the horizon’s end Amber and gold flashing; I imagine that is you winking. I feel the calm of your peace, taste the truth in your promise I know you’ll be back to hold me tight in your embrace. . You pa read more
My Birthday Poems
BrainTeaser | March 25th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
The Thirtieth Page My pen, she’s almost done Writing on the current page; Few more scrawls and soon She’d be turning another leaf. The next leaf, smooth and glossy, It’s the diary’s thirtieth page; Still a blank, clean surface On which my pen read more
Thy Footsteps, My Guide (Poetry for Dad)
BrainTeaser | March 18th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
In this life, I had your footsteps to guide me through; From them, through them, Father, I saw The road you took, hard and long; your progress, slow; Grueling was your journey; that I now know. . Up to the crossroads, your footsteps took me, Father read more
Ode to the Night
BrainTeaser | March 16th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
The night, in its obscurity Is the wide canvas upon which the moon’s mysterious smile is painted. The rich backdrop against which the stars’ gleeful dancing is performed. Dark, he lives in obscurity. Alone, he is nobody. Yet, Without him — The read more
Senses
BrainTeaser | March 13th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
; Listen to the tapping of the falling rain, and you’d hear the beating of my heart; whispering nothing but your name — a love so true, a music that won’t stop. . Caress the soft rays of the beaming sun, and you’d feel the warmth of my e read more
Sunset by the Sea
BrainTeaser | March 10th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
; Fiery shades of red Dazzle across the canvas; A tint of orange Lingers in the Painter’s brush; Hush the vast expanse. ; Enchanting music Of waves coming home to shore Serenades the Sun Lulling in the horizon; Precious peace, she hums! read more
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