A Spark of Hope

The Lantern Tree

By: the iHope Poet

In the blackness of the night

When there was nothing left to see,

I did glimpse you with the light

Hanging a lantern on a tree.

The tree was tallest that there was

And then the brightest place to shine.

No, I am not so scared because

There’s no more darkness left to fight.

May we all choose to be the ones to hang a lantern on the tree, 

for everyone who's left in the darkness to see. 

:) Smile!

No Matter What

My Side, Here!
By: the iHope Poet

You can try to tell me
That I’m fighting on the losing side.
You can push me down,
Just to see me get back up.

No, I won’t give up.

I believe in what I do,
 So you can never win;
Not when I’m around,
For I will never lose.
I refuse
To let you pull ‘round every string.
I want to sing
My “everything” right here.

So don’t tell me that
I'm wrong
That over there is where I belong.
I’ll only listen if you tell me the truth.
And I don’t mind
if
I let you see me fly, because
I know that in the end
I’ll only be helping you
See...

Wishing

Princess Dream

By: the iHope Poet

Once upon a time…

forever ago

not now

…In a land far away…

a world just out of reach

in my dreams

…there lived a beautiful girl…

could she have been me?

maybe so

Those luscious words

Of a story just beginning

Perhaps I will determine the ending

Right now

Right here

First, tell me

Was there a castle?

Did she get to go there?

Wait, stop

That is for me find out

I must finish the page before

I turn to the next.

…there she wept. Now she would never make it…

it’s all unfair

I wish the tears would stop

…and her Fairy God Mother appeared…

I love magic

we should all believe

…The white palace came in view…

wishes do come true

but maybe not always in the way we expect

If only we

Could always realize

That our chance is right next to us

All we need to do

Is look around

Not back

But here

Then it could all come to pass,

True love,

Magical tears J

I’ll wait, if I must, to have that –

Forever-ness.

…She lost her glass slipper along the way…

there will always be disappointments

I’ve learned to hope anyway

…Even so, the prince recognized her! ...

but happiness can always prevail

if we put our best efforts into our wishing

…So he rode with her back to the castle,

Where they lived happily ever after.

And we will all

Have that chance:

To live a happy ending

And tie up those happy words that began the journey –

Once upon a time,

They lived

Happily

Ever After.

   

I wrote this poem a few years ago. I  can't remember why, but I'd guess it's because I read some fairy tale or another. I thought I'd share it with you...:)

A Struggle

Some things require effort.

Over the Mountains

By: the iHope Poet

Something unexplainable

Expects you to explain

So you travel over mountain sides

In search of who to blame

What you seek is very difficult

To find; it’s all in vain.

There is nothing you can’t do

But very little left to try

It’s apparent this has happened

So that you could learn to fly

Happy Birthday!

                   It's my sister's birthday today! This is the poem that she and I wrote together to celebrate our sisterhood a few years ago. Here goes...

Song of Sisterhood

By: the iHope Poet and Hallie Gibson

Butterflies will fly away

And many stars are meant to stay

But we are always shooting for a choice.

It may be up, around or down

We’ll break the bonds if we are bound.

It’s a fun and easy way to live

Without leaving one another behind.

We are meant together

From now on to forever

We’ll

Find something amazing to do.

Boring times are over

Now we can discover

The

Magic of our friendship is true.

I’ll never forget you.

Our imagination

Is the vibration to the

Epic times we always share.

Dancing, singing all the day

We have no dreams to throw away

So on to bed we’ll go without a care.

My Version

Twinkle, Little Star

By: the iHope Poet

Twinkle, twinkle little star

Why does heaven seem so far?

How I hope to one day shine

Bright as day all through the night

Twinkle, twinkle little star

What a brilliant one you are

Wish that I could have a friend

Help me let my brightness bend

Give the world a chance to see

All the wonders I can be

Twinkle, twinkle little star

Though you’re high you’re not so far

Every night I look to where

Your own sparkle seems to bear

All the space of pressure in

One small jar where light has been

Twinkle, twinkle little star

Oh, I wonder how you are

Someday I won’t feel alone

Soon I’ll be up there with you

Glinting brightly in the sky

No one else will wonder why

Heaven always seemed so far

Cause I’m the twinkling little star

Who found out what it means to shine

Like the glorious stars up high.

So twinkle, twinkle little star

Twinkle little star

little girl, BIG expectations

With the Sky in My Hands

By: iHope Poet

What will I do with the sky in my hands;

With the clouds and the birds and the light in my hands?

What will I do as I hold to what’s true

With what’s there and so “real” and so “now” and so “blue”?

 I will stand very tall

Just to reach it and all

Oh, I'll probably falter a few or more times.

But still I’ll remain

With the world yet to gain

 I’ll have to have vision; be honest and brave.

Where will I go with the sky in my hands?

Will I travel to places not seen here on land?

How will I grip what I hold in my mind,

If right now I struggle to leave what’s past behind?

Well, the universe works

With the shadow that lurks

At the edge of all colors and stars up in space.

Though that darkness is bleak

I will not be made weak

By the things which seem evil; for good’s what I seek.

Why do I think of the sky like it’s mine?

Sometimes people feel they need big things to shine.

Well, I realize now that it’s not what I own,

It’s the good I achieve that will make my worth show.

So for now I will do

All I can to be true

Like the universe, sky and this massive world, too.

I won’t try to hold things

That are greater than me,

Instead I’ll take time to reach who I should be.