tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72673915582052848432024-02-20T04:10:59.882-08:00INSPIRED : Poetry for KidsFROM THE FOURTH COLLECTION BY ANGELA EDGARAngeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-71154866891891214232009-08-19T11:21:00.000-07:002009-08-19T11:22:12.477-07:00"HIGHER CALLING"God’s called your name<br />He’s called you to your purpose<br />It’s time for you to realise your worth<br />It’s time to do God’s bidding<br />Here, in your time on earth<br />It’s your higher calling<br />He’s blessed us all with some talent or skill<br />To create beautiful art<br />Or speak words to unite <br />Or gently stop ill will<br />To be able to listen<br />To be able to guide others who are lost within<br />Taking something good from something tragic <br />Washing away our regrets and sins<br />Everyday thank and sing His praises<br />There are many more ways we can do our part<br />Yes, when you wake up thank and sing His praise<br />From the very bottom of your heart<br />For it’s your purpose He’s ordained<br />From before your conception, <br />From long before the idea of your birth<br />Don’t deny your higher calling <br />How else can all feel God’s loving girth<br />Accept your higher calling <br />It is to spread His gospel word<br />In your thoughts, actions and daily deeds<br />Through you He’ll answer the prayers of those in need<br />Reach those who feel they can’t cope<br />Reach out a hand to those who feel they’ve lost hope<br />His love and spiritual guidance will set you free<br />To bring glory to His name eternally.<br /><br />So to follow your higher calling <br />Now and always, Blessed you will be.<br /><br /><br />© 4th November 2008 – 19.20pm Written by Angela Edgar<br />WWW.ANGEE.CO.UK All Rights Reserved.<br />Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.Angeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-72216764894602731912009-08-19T10:45:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:46:23.506-07:00"HIDING BEHIND A SMILE"Hiding behind a smile<br />So outsiders looking in<br />Think that everything is fine<br />It’s your armour and your defence<br />To the ever prying questions <br />“Are you alright?”<br />Your repetitive nonchalant replies of<br />“I’m fine” or “I’m okay”<br />When you know deep down inside <br />That nothing is dandy anymore.<br /><br />You hide behind a smile<br />One that is so glowing and bright<br />Sparkling like your effervescent personality<br />That you also use as a shield<br />Which you hope will deter further investigation<br />Into your wellbeing into your inner psyche<br />But your eyes will never lie<br />They’ll always betray your deepest feeling <br />Your darkest emotional state of mind<br />If someone wants to really see the truth <br />They will see instantly <br />They won’t be jaded or blinded by preconceptions<br />They’ll clearly see just how much you hurt inside<br />And if you let them, the can offer you a hand<br />Help raise your spirits once again <br />By pointing you back in the right direction<br />So you’ll no longer have to hide behind a smile<br />Because you will have something to smile about<br />And everything to live for again.<br /><br />©8th December 2008 – 14:42pm Written by Angela Edgar<br />WWW.ANGEE.CO.UK All Rights Reserved.<br />Unauthorised Reproduction Prohibited.Angeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-20094678396642909632009-08-19T10:43:00.001-07:002009-08-19T10:43:57.795-07:00"POEMS IN THE ATTIC"Blow off the dusty atlas <br />That is my construct<br />Well travelled and traversed by letters<br />Peek through the curtains of my words<br />Delve deep into my historical abyss<br />Watch by the sidelines <br />As I pop a literary pill to relieve my vocab addiction.<br /> <br />Hunt through the archives of my mind<br />What wonders and secrets will you there find?<br />A vowel or consonant, a comma or an apostrophe<br />Blended together seamlessly or in total confusion?<br />They wait hungrily to be rewritten into something new<br />So perhaps all you might see there is a glimpse of a blank canvas <br />For these are my unformed poems in the attic of my brain.<br /><br />©17th September 2006 – 04:20am Written by Angela Edgar<br />WWW.ANGEE.CO.UK All Rights Reserved.<br />Unauthorised Reproduction Prohibited.Angeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-16410159692815163992009-08-19T10:33:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:34:14.898-07:00"WARMS THE SOUL"It warms the soul<br />When I lift the spoon from the bowl<br />To my lips they go<br />A hearty chicken and split pea soup<br />I’ve got to know<br />To get to the bottom of the china plate<br />A sensation of warming goodness on me it makes<br />A few sips here<br />A few generous slurps there<br />Oh how could it make my worries disappear?<br />I don’t want it to finish<br />It’s just too good to end<br />Bwoy… me a go box off what’s left of this soup<br />Made by Marie my friend!<br /><br />©1st November 2008 -18.15pm Written by Angela Edgar<br />All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.<br />WWW.ANGEE.CO.UKAngeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-10760748868411403272009-08-19T10:31:00.000-07:002011-06-19T18:59:00.857-07:00"HER BLONDE MOMENTS"When things are obvious<br />
She’s sometimes oblivious to that fact<br />
Who ever said hair colour<br />
Influences intelligence or rather common sense<br />
May have been onto something<br />
Her blonde moments<br />
When the simple becomes…<br />
Simply impossible.<br />
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© 9th April 2008 – 09.22am Written By Angela Edgar<br />
All Rights Reserved. www.angee.co.uk<br />
Unauthorised reproductions prohibited.Angeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-22818178472220913102009-08-19T09:16:00.000-07:002009-08-19T09:17:06.336-07:00"GRASPING BALLOONS"A sky full of balloons waiting to be caught<br />Multi-coloured delicate rubber<br />Varying in shape and size<br />Long billowing streamers <br />Trail behind them on the ground<br />Waiting for a hand to grab hold of<br />We run and chase after them<br />They bob and weave teasingly just out of reach<br />Like intangible thoughts<br />Like emotions laid bare<br />Eyes heaven-ward, we grasp and reach up<br />Stretching to our tippy toes<br />But the streamers trail through fingertips…<br />As we fail to hold onto them<br />We lose balance as they fly high, rise high<br />All we can do is weep and stare up<br />At loves long lost or missed opportunities<br />And thoughts disappeared behind a puff of cloud…<br />We’re left stranded, standing alone in our field of dreams<br />Eyes heaven-ward, defeated arms hang sadly by our sides<br />As we realise what we had hoped to hold dear<br />Are forever gone… All Gone…<br /><br />© 27th August 2008 – 11.05am Written by Angela Edgar<br />All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.<br />www.angee.co.ukAngeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-6238497815806303052009-08-19T09:14:00.001-07:002009-08-19T09:14:33.379-07:00"SHINE BRIGHT"You gotta shine bright<br />You gotta see you are a light<br />A shining star sent to guide others<br />Fathers, Mothers, Sisters and Brothers<br />Showing them a different path, from the one they now tread<br />Showing them that there really is nothing to dread<br />Showing them there always is another choice<br />Showing them it’s okay as one to share their voice.<br /><br />You gotta shine bright<br />You gotta see you are a light<br />One that will lead others back to the right<br />Open your heart, so others will sing<br />Bare your soul, give the dark keeper back his bling<br />By believing that you can, look deep and have faith<br />Work hard, you can have it all, perhaps even too the cake.<br /><br />You gotta shine bright<br />You gotta see you are a light<br />Show them it’s possible, you can reach that dream goal<br />Together we protect, we are one of the same fold<br />Tarry awhile so you don’t stumble or fall<br />You were destined to shine bright for them after all <br />It’s part of the process so worry not, just do you <br />With God by your side, He will help us all through. <br /><br />You will shine bright<br />Don’t you see you are a light<br />You are one of many specials <br />Born to lead others back to the right.<br /><br />© 21st October 2008 – 12.22pm Written by Angela Edgar<br />All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.<br />WWW.ANGEE.CO.UK<br />SAngeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-88224722836506033762009-08-19T09:12:00.000-07:002009-08-19T09:13:43.154-07:00"RUN TO FLY"Our predecessors who came before us<br />Sacrificed much to give us the best<br />Going through unbelievable tribulations & trials<br />Some failed so others could pass this future test.<br /><br />To sit where we were not supposed to sit<br />To say what we were not supposed to say<br />I guess others thought this was still slavery days<br />Where ‘Da Massa’ still had his own wicked way.<br /><br />Setting up paths we were meant to follow<br />To name Rosa Parks, Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King<br />They alone braved up and faced the scorn<br />They weathered the storm others wanted to bring.<br /><br />In 2008, this fourth day of November <br />Finally brought in a chance to rearrange<br />In a mixed race Black Kenyan and White Kansan<br />Sixty million Americans voted him in to bring about change.<br /><br />Others said it would never happen<br />Others wanted to keep our dream as unfulfilled broken dreams<br />But when a nation finally came together as one<br />In Barack Obama a new breed of President and hope will be seen.<br /><br />Millions held hands all over the world, <br />All colours and creeds celebrated crying tears of unbridled joy<br />Because who would have thought what was an idea…<br />Having a Black Man as President was no longer a ploy.<br /><br />An inspiration to all especially our black youth<br />This is a glorious day to remember<br />He proved that to go to school, get a job, dreams can come true <br />So remember and hold dear onwards on this fifth November.<br /><br />Don’t deny your aspirations<br />Nor let them pass you by<br />Mr Obama ran and won the race for President<br />Achieving the impossible... so you can fulfil your dreams, soar and fly!<br /><br /><br />© 6th November 2008 – 16:29pm Written by Angela Edgar<br />All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.<br />WWW.ANGEE.CO.UKAngeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-87495452274735177882009-08-19T08:36:00.000-07:002009-08-19T09:11:54.634-07:00"READING ON ROOTS"What a pleasure it was to be invited<br />To share my art and my thoughts<br />I take it as a time to celebrate<br />Because I’m reading on Roots<br /><br />I’m speaking my words<br />You’re listening to me flow<br />You all inspire me with your comments<br />I’m reading on Roots, it will help me to grow<br /><br />I’m reading on Roots<br />My voice travelling across air<br />I’m rising up high<br />With nary a care<br /><br />I’m reading on Roots<br />95.4 stop the dial you’ll feel so close<br />I hope you’re enjoying it<br />Maybe you’ll hear something you didn’t know<br /><br />I’m reading on Roots<br />Sharing the mic with the best<br />I’m certainly being challenged<br />I’m being put to the test<br /><br />I’m reading on Roots<br />I’m so blessed to be here<br />I’ll give you a taste of my verse<br />Prove that in writing you’ve nothing to fear<br /><br />I love writing new stuff<br />I love reading on Roots<br />Because a good poem shines through<br />Like a well polished boot.<br /><br />I’m reading on Roots<br />Wow, I never thought this could be<br />A newly published poet<br />Trying to get known and break free<br /><br />To Bassa & General & Roots FM<br />I thank you so much<br />I’m here as long as you and the listeners want me<br />Because reading on Roots is such a creative touch.<br /><br />© 26th June 2008 – 14:43pm Written by Angela Edgar<br />All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.<br />www.angee.co.ukAngeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-56598970247628372202009-08-19T06:25:00.000-07:002009-08-19T06:26:56.041-07:00“BLACK IS THE NEW BLACK”Black is back to being the new black<br />Black can’t be seen to be under attack<br />A new Doctor Who?<br />You know the Time Lord on British TV<br />A potential future James Bond <br />(Yeah it could be Colin Salmon the same actor too!)<br />Hamilton’s the new Formula 1 racing ace<br />Setting new targets at a breakneck pace<br />Tennis Queens in the Williams sisters already exist<br />Going for gold medals and Wimbledon shields all of us must persist.<br />Black is the new black<br />Olympic records set for fastest man and woman on the track<br />Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser and Veronica Campbell-Brown are black<br />They ran strong from the Caribbean<br />To show they had heart<br />They knew this was a race they’d win from the start.<br />But the greatest feat in the first November week <br />Saw many colours of people weep<br />A Black Man Barack Obama elected President of the US of A<br />That was something that made many people’s day!<br />We are Black and we’re proud<br />Singing it out loud… <br />Yes we did!<br />A historic moment forever to remember, for kids to tell their kids<br />Black is the new black<br />So tell me what you think about that!<br /><br />© 10th November 2008 – 14.52pm Written by Angela Edgar<br />All Rights Reserved. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.<br />WWW.ANGEE.CO.UKAngeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267391558205284843.post-5882052239062311462009-08-19T06:24:00.000-07:002009-08-19T06:25:12.490-07:00“BREEZING”I do a lot of looking out the window<br />To see what I can see<br />Today what holds my attention<br />Is this one particular tree<br />On the main road it easily stands four storeys in height<br />Its all-shaded green leaves so luscious looking<br />Like edible velvet I want to stroke or bite<br />To feel its softness beneath my fingertips<br />To wrap myself in its leafy yoke<br />Imagining butterfly touches as they trail my skin in the breeze…<br />A sight so beautiful as to make one hold a breath and choke.<br /><br />But often the reality is harsher<br />Crispy and sharp edges of bitter leaves<br />That crumple in my hand<br />That scratch me leaving marks<br />As slowly, they spring back once more <br />I look next at the patchy bark<br />Its trunk and arms splattered with age <br />And the effects of pollution<br />Then I think how long has this tree been there?<br />To have aged and grown so tall<br />How has the industrial landscape<br />Formed… changed, around its limbs?<br />What stories could this tree tell?<br /><br />I visualise myself standing, watching the tree<br />As time slides backwards around me<br />Covering minutes, hours, days<br />The change in seasons<br />Time rolls even further back, weeks, months, years<br />Buildings destroyed in reverse deconstruction<br />Landscapes revitalised to their former glory<br />To the shape of their former barren lands<br />As all traces of man vanish and disappear in nature’s fertile glory.<br /><br />©16th July 2009-16:08pm Written by Angela Edgar<br />WWW.ANGEE.CO.UK All Rights Reserved.<br />Unauthorised Reproduction Prohibited.Angeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620922633599380120noreply@blogger.com0