a dreamer’s paradise Paint me skies in hues of gold And sunsets of emerald green Paint me a world With heart-shaped fishes And rivers that brim With hugs and kisses Paint me dreamer’s paradise Where coconuts walk hand in hand And jellyfish leave their prints in the sand Paint me a world Where Mr. and…

DEPRESSIVE LAMENT If this be happiness Then give me hell I would rather die Than rot Sometimes I wonder Would death be better Than this dark torment If this be happiness Then give me hell Cause I can no more take The dejection and disaster She emits Whenever she’s awake Surely, death would be better…

ECHOES IN MY SOUL His voice is such pure timbre That it awakens echoes in my soul The whole of me trembles at the sound And I crinkle my toes Between us two An electric energy flows A physical phenomena That continues to grow Day by day And year by year Never will they tire,…

I WILL Tomorrow, I will rise And greet the day with glee I will sing a song If only just for me I will walk with bare feet Just to feel the sand between my toes I will take in the aroma of the gardenias Even though they tickle my nose I will lay in…

BLACK RIVER Oh, Black River Where do you run As daylight fades away? And from where Do you return When the sunshine greets the day? Simona A. Brinson Photo by Clint McKoy on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

IN THE MEADOW In the meadow Beyond the fields Where the lilies bloom Is the place I secret daily To visit my future groom We hold hands And steal kisses As we watch the clouds go by I see love And feel warm inside When I gaze into his eyes I have never known A…

WHEN YESTERDAY WAS LOVE When yesterday was love The skies were never grey When yesterday was love Butterflies flitted throughout the day When yesterday was love I knew the softness of your kiss When yesterday was love We were one in bliss When yesterday was love Harmony filled the room When yesterday was love I…

MY DARKNESS, MY DEMON She is my darkness She is my demon, too She is with me When I rise and when I rest She follows me throughout the day She is my Black Hole Sun Every calendar day of the year She doesn’t understand the meaning of rest She’s like a hamster in a…

GOING-ONS The cheep of a cardinalAnd a Carolina wren’s callI wouldn’t hear these soundsIf behind 4 wallsI wouldn’t know the feelOf sun-kissed brown skinOr the flavor of the breezeThat is carried on the windIf I stay locked behindThe 4 walls of this houseHow would I ever knowThe going-ons of the field mouseWho stays busyDoing this…

SAY MY NAME There was a time When black skies were blue When you loved me And I loved you When clover was our Attire of choice And time stood still When I heard your voice Say my name Say my name Simona A. Brinson Image by Comfreak from Pixabay  © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.