POETRY The poetry of Corinne
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Ahead of Time
Life is always Ahead of time We can never get enough
Keep with the pace is a must While trials and tribulations Get the better of us
Life leaves us focused on the second hand While life passes without an end
Through time and space Days come and go More often than not We wish it to slow
Life is always Ahead of time Be wise to waste no more
For life is full of beautiful things To cherish and to behold
Heart on a Leash
I put my heart on a leash To never love for all eternity Time and time a man would come Bringing smiles and tears Then turn to run
I turned my back on taking a chance To never hurt again from sweet romance But then you came and smiled my way My leashed up heart pounded to break away
You promised to leave me, never And that our love would last forever But how can I trust what’s never been true When you say I should believe in you
Don’t you unleash my shattered heart It could never bear another start I could never love again Only to live the dying the end
Island Love
Leaving behind the one I love Remembering his touch Flying high up in the clouds And loving him so much
The sky is just within my reach Another island calls my name But leaving behind the one I love Leaves my heart in pain
Seeing the sparkling lights below His smile outshines the show Leaving behind the one I love And feeling all alone
Take me back to where I belong His arms is home for me Take me back and set me free To my love across the sea
Leaving behind the one I love Hoping that he sees Though miles live in between us His heart will call to me
Leaving behind the one I love Hoping he believes That I’ll be home one day to stay To never have to leave
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Imprisoned Soul
Falling over, down and under Falling rain, lightning and thunder Fighting to see beyond the storm Heart shattered, pride torn
Reaching upward to climb out Yet not a soul with every shout Reaching within to find some light Empty, dark, a cold lonely night
Deeper and deeper, quicksand comforts Sinking farther with every effort Crawling out to gasp for air Endless walls everywhere
Where is the end to start the new Opportunities are only a few
Don’t resist what’s meant to be Only then will your soul be free
Sandman’s Trial
Sand through the hourglass Days come and gone
Trickling down without a heart A mind of its own
Grains as fine as seconds Moments never captured
Colors of no emotion Past visions blurred
Cold or hot sand exists Pain heats regret and hate
Sculpt, but never changes name Lies, the perfect escape
Sandman’s trial No sense of reality Sandman’s trial Truth has no sympathy
Sandman’s trial Is never a dream Sandman’s trial Nothing is what it seems
At the End of the Road
At the end of the road, withered leaves fall at my feet Memories fade, quickly weaken Carried off out of reach
At the end of the road is a tombstone of a journey Paths no longer burden To seek selfish opportunity
At the end of the road, a mirror reflects the life behind me What lies ahead rests Only on what use to be
At the end of the road, unfulfilled dreams blind me My eyes no longer see What could’ve become reality
At the end of the road, clinging tightly to what’s left of me Determined to defeat the final round Quickly losing my energy
Colors lost in the darkening shade Sounds drowned by silence Senses dulled to a painful nothing
At the end of the road, I suddenly begin living As I finally live dying
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Poems Published in the Following Poetry Anthologies The Bright Horizon, Anthology of Inspirational Poetry, 1999, published by J. Mark Press, “Choose Your Path” by Corinne Gallardo Treasured Poems of America, Anthology of Poetry, 1999, published by Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Inc., “At the End of the Road” by Corinne Gallardo Promises, Contemporary Verse from Around the World, 1999, published by Iliad Press, “Heart on a Leash” by Corinne Gallardo Crossroads, Contemporary Verse from Around the World, 1998, published by Iliad Press, “Within My Heart” by Corinne Gallardo American Poetry Annual, 1999, published by The Amhearst Society, “A Twinkling Star” by Corinne Gallardo Touched by Grace, The International Library of Poetry, 1999, published by Watermark Press, “Would You Be Mine?” by Corinne Gallardo The Luminescent Night, The International Library of Poetry, 1999, published by Watermark Press, “Love in Greener Pastures” by Corinne Gallardo Cherished Poems of the Western World, 1998, published by Famous Poets Society, “Sandman’s Trial” by Corinne Gallardo The Best Poems & Poets of 2002, published by Watermark Press, “The Abusers” by Corinne Gallardo The 1999 President’s Recognition of Literary Excellence, published by Iliad Press, “Seek to Find” by Corinne Gallardo
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