Tag: Carla Filipa Milho
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Poem: Wishing on a Star
I originally wrote this poem on December 22, 2020, in response to reading “Make a Wish to a Star and It Will Come True“, by Carla Milho, a very lovely lady and talented writer from Lisbon, Portugal. I then posted it on my site a few days later, as part of a compilation. And, now…freestanding. […]
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Poem of Wishing
Wishing She Was Here I tossed a coinInto the drinkThen, saw it splashAnd watched it sink To make a wishI hope comes trueDeep in my heart– I dream of you Forgive me, pleaseI carry onIt happens all the time These thoughts of youWarming my dayMy love flows into rhyme I’ll blow a kissAcross the seaWrapped […]
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Poem in Response
After reading “Remember This…” by Carla Milho – a good friend and wonderful writer from Lisbon, Portugal – wherein she speaks to the strength of love, I was inspired to write this poem in response… Until the End The star I seeWithin your eyesGrows bright across the land Straight from my heartThrough spoken wordI’m asking […]
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Poem of Sharing
Following correspondence with a dear friend and frequent source of inspiration – Carla Milho, a lovely lady and talented writer hailing from Lisbon, Portugal – I wrote this poem… Hearts in Hands of Time A locket lost in the sands of timeOn a beach, on a date, long agoAs lovers captured a setting sunHolding hands, […]
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Poem for a Friend
Happy Birthday Carla Milho 🥳🎂🎁 A lovely lady from Lisbon, Portugal, Carla is a wonderful writer and a dear friend. Please visit her site to wish her a Happy Birthday 👋🏻 The time has come to celebrateShare gifts and cake and loveWishing all the best for CarlaWith blessings from above At forty-six and in your […]
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Poem: Inside a Dream
I started this poem early last evening, later finishing it in the dream of a beautiful woman I know… I stepped inside a dream, intenseNight dark, to slip awayTo hold her nearBeneath the starsAnd love her as she lay Asleep, then not, and back againWe tossed across the sandOn moonlit beachWet in the wavesTwo hearts, […]
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Poem: On My Mind
She sees the worldThrough loving eyesA special place to be And as I gazeInto her eyesHer magic speaks to me A welcomed smileAnd cheerful laughEnraptured by her ways If but one wishWere granted meWith her, I’d share my days I wrestle wordsAnd read aloudThen put them in a poem She’s on my mindeach waking breathThoughts […]
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First Poem Published
I’d like to offer a special word of thanks to Gabriela Marie Milton. She’s a wonderful poet and I encourage you to visit her site and read her work. She’s also the Editor at MasticadoresUSA, featuring both poetry and short stories, where this morning I had my first poem published. So, stop by for a […]
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Poem of Friendship
And so it came to beThrough chance or destinyThat we would meet and become friends. The best times have begunTo share laughter and funLet’s hope our friendship never ends. © 2021 Phil Perkins PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.
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Time Together
Inspired by the writing of a friend: poem of husband & wife over time – It seemed like magic when we metEmotions we would shareOn the table was everythingAnd with each word was care To matters of health and sicknessIn wealth or povertyEach felt until death do us partWas how it had to be To […]
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Poem: Two Hearts
She found her heart one day beneath an old sweaterThat was lost in the attic of her yesteryearCollecting dust of memories long forgottenShe took it back for want of love that she found pure Across the sea4000 milesAnother heart did beat In a young manWhose love for herWould make their lives complete Together they would […]
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She’s A Good Witch
She’s a good witchThe spells are realHer magic worked on me Within a wishShe’d wink an eyeAnd thoughts would come to be With no defenseI’m at her whimAnd yes, she likes to play She wears me outThen props me upEach evening every day Don’t get me wrongI love her soAnd know she loves me too […]
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Poem of Courage
After reading a friend’s writing, “The Hell’s Barge Self” – an inspiring account of ones fighting spirit to cherish life through surgery and not succumb to agents of evil – I wrote this poem in response… Facing the faces of manyDisparaging people unkindA warrior of courage with faithEvil cast away – out of mind. Drifting […]
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Poem About A Writer
I have a friend who is a gifted & imaginative writer. She also is often a source of inspiration for me to write poetry, including the following… She Writes From The Heart Putting pen to paper she writesWords flow from her creative mindImagination without limitationAlways, one of a kind. From deep in her heart, filled […]
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Poem of Togetherness
Her Hand In Mine If I reached out and took your hand,Would you take it back or squeeze? Would you tell me where I could go,Or move closer, as you please? If the former,Then please explain –My heart is in your hand. If the latter,No need to talk –Your wish is my command. I want […]
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Poem of Love
I was inspired to pen this poem after reading a writing by a friend… In My Heart Her eyes drew me in to a soul I found pureVery precious and rare, of that I am sure Not cut as a cookieHer beauty uniqueBoth inner an outwardDistinctive and chic A place in my heart very special […]
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Poem of Trees
With a love of hiking & the great outdoors, I was inspired by the beautiful words of a friend’s writing, “Trees Are The Poem The Earth Wrote To Heaven“, to create this poem: Of roots and trunks and branches, tooAnd don’t forget each leafWith bark that’s better than a biteMore sun is warm relief Let’s […]
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Poem In Response
Inspired by a friend, writer Carla Milho & her recent work, “Rest In Peace” – where she discusses the gift of life, present challenges, and an optimistic future – I wrote this short poem in response… The dark corners of empty roomsNegative events of the pastI’ll put aside such memoriesLike ghosts not meant to last. […]
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Another Poem
If you follow my site, you may know that I have a friend from Lisbon, Portugal, named Carla Milho. She’s a wonderful writer and often a source of inspiration, including this recent poem of mine… Before I Go She doesn’t like when I say it,But knows damn well it’s true.I love her with my heart […]
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Words of Inspiration
After reading “Lost In Time And Space” – a poem by my friend & writer Carla Milho – I was inspired and responded by writing the following poem… In the depths of despairWhen time had no handsHer clothes tattered and torn. She questioned, “why me”?Searching deep in her soulFound hope and love reborn. Now upright […]
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