It's Not An Emotion

It’s not an emotion…

just a feeling of the hour…

Is it our privilege?

Is this why our souls cower

in the dark all alone

in absence of its light?

We are all lost without

this word’s four letter might.

Life seems dim and lonely.

Lost, it feels most like a curse.

Crushed by low betrayal…

Sentiment born in a hearse…

But… what might we be

when we turn from the cold?

What might be our new fate

if our path may be so bold?

Between two lonely hearts…

a bond forged in loyalty…

a gift to birth our hope…

we find strength in honesty.

In it’s throes we revel…

an assured companion ours.

The heart of warmth and light 

On our future dream flowers

This pledge is an embrace

all the gift that is True Love

Love’s not an emotion 

It’s much more than we dreamed of

Love is more than passion…

always more than honest…

Love’s not an emotion.

My heart, Love is a promise.

©19 January 2015
D. Denise Dianaty

Whisper Me A Kiss

Original artwork by D. Denise Dianaty

Colored pencil drawing entitled "Whisper Me A Kiss"

Whisper me a kiss…

Softly… softly brushing my cheek

As an - Oh! - so delicate caress…

A gentle kiss upon my fingertips,

So healing in its tenderness…

Breathing your kiss upon my mouth,

You softly whisper me a kiss…

Oh! Whisper me a kiss…

In your sweet breath is the promise

Wafting me gently to a healing space

This oft tossed ship carried ‘pon your breath

Oh! Let me harbor in your embrace!

Oh love… again… whisper me a kiss…

Set us free to sail ‘cross time and space.

Oh! Again… Whisper me a kiss…

In your arms, the promise of forever…

Shining as stars in your ebony eyes

Come my love, tomorrow’s our dawn…

Floating free as the star flies 

Our love, the vessel… you, my tether…

On whispered kisses, together we’ll rise.

Softly… Softly… Whisper me a kiss…

"Whisper Me A Kiss"

by D. Denise Dianaty

© 30 August 2014

Prayer for Peace of Mind and Calm In Our Struggle

Merciful and loving Father of peace and redemption
In this time, there is fear in our hearts, Lord
Fear for the future and for the hope of our children.
Fear and worry bear us down and lay weighted
Heavy upon our hearts and our minds.

We hear hatred shouted from mouths claiming Your name, Father.
It tears at our hearts, and it disquiets our minds,
And, it wars against our peace in Your grace.
We feel the world becoming dark and frightening,
We see a world overwhelmed by hatred and violence.

We see that hatred manifested against the least of Your children
But we still hear Your commands and read in Your Word,
In Christ, to treat humanity with kindness and love.
Please surround us with Your hedge of protection, Omnipotent Lord.
Holy Lord, we seek Your solace and the Holy Spirit’s guidance

Teach us to turn our words to Your purpose.
Father in Heaven, we seek Your healing grace
We plead for intercession in hearts and minds.
Lay Your loving outreach upon all human hearts.
All Mighty Father, we raise up our cause to be perfected
In Your love, to fulfill Your mission for all our neighbors.

"May the meditations of our hearts

be acceptable in Thy sight,

Oh Lord, our strength and our redeemer.”

~In Jesus’ Holy name

We pray all believing,

Amen

Dream… A journey of growth

A poem of self-empowerment

Creating… creating myself anew…

In cacophany… embrace the silence.

Take in my hands the moment…

And be renewed.

Dream…

  Learn… 

     Do…

        Become…

             … More.

Transform… be transformed.

Illuminate the melancholy spaces.

Give room to the radiance.

Receive Astraea’s bounty.

Dream…

  Learn… 

     Do…

        Become…

              … More.

Keepsakes spun out for tomorrow…

Be challenged… challenge the now.

Dream and inspire… be inspired…

Be inspired to rise and live.

Dream…

  Learn… 

     Do…

        Become…

              … More.

Guerdon gifts of destiny to come…

Of dreams illuminated beyond darkness…

In every field of ebon night…

A point of light for all the morrows…

by D. Denise Dianaty

© 05 September 2014