Category: My poetry

I am hopping over to another blog today…

Hello folks!

Today I am excited to be a guest on author Gabrielle Evans blog Being Naughty Never Felt So Nice.  I am giving away a framed copy of my poem “The Thunder and the Rain” as well as a copy of the poetry ebook that contains it!  Since Follow Me: Poetry from the Heart and Soul was released on 12/31/11, just in time for this contest, I am able to offer it as a prize too.  Just in case the hyperlink above doesn’t work for you, here it is again all by itself.

http://gabrielleevansromance.blogspot.com/2012/01/lust-and-love-in-las-vegas.html?spref=fb

Another reason to stop in and leave comments on each day’s entry in Gabrielle’s blog:  (drum roll please)

For each day you leave a comment, you get another entry in Gabrielle’s contest.  At the end of the month, one lucky person will win a brand new Kindle Fire!

Some let’s get those visit numbers up on her blog and leave comments every day!

I did it!

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My first book of poetry

 

 

 

 

 

I am thrilled to announce that my very first book of poetry was published just minutes before the end of 2011 on Smashwords.  It’s available in multiple formats for your computer and ebook readers and only $3.99.

Happy New Year!

 

 

The cover for my book of poetry

So what do you think?

I’m Going to Publish a Book of my Poetry!

I’ve decided to go ahead and put together a book of my poetry following my journey to find myself, through love and loss and finding my true soul mate.  In this day and age, self publishing is not hard at all.  I’ve shared many of my poems with you here and with friends and family.  It’s time to put them all together in one volume.

I’m so excited!  I’m still working on the title. I need something that conveys the journey the poems take you through.  If you have a suggestion, leave a comment below.  In the meantime, I will let you know when the book is available.

Tammy

Poem for a long awaited child

Remember When

I remember when I first dreamt

Of the day you would arrive.

I wished and prayed our time together

Would finally be real

And not just a fantasy.

How could someone so small

Take over our entire lives?

I remember when I held you in my heart

Long before I would ever hold you in my arms,

With your wonder-filled eyes

Looking up at me.

I remember when I craved

The feel of your soft cheek

Resting against my chest.

As you lay sleeping,

The image stirs up dreams of the day

You would take your first steps,

Say your first words,

Smile for the first time,

Have your first date,

Grow up and leave

Our happy nest.

The years continued to fly by

And still I dreamed of you.

I remember when

The Goddess promised me

You would be here some day soon.

Now is the time.

Nothing will stop you now.

Ready or not, here you come,

Racing toward the finish line.

I remember when

A moment of fear passed

As suddenly as it came.

The pain is part of the journey

To bring you home to me;

Your body flushed with excitement

As you heard your name.

Ten tiny fingers.

Ten tiny toes.

Eyes wide open

So you can finally see.

I remember when our eyes met

And all doubts disappeared.

Smiles of recognition

Replace all of our tears.

“Hello, Sweet Child.”

We finally meet.

We’ve waited so long

For you to arrive.

It’s our time at last.

Our family is complete.

©Tammy Dennings Maggy

11/1/2011

5pm

Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor

You are the song my heart beats to,

A rhythm wild and free.

You give me purpose again,

Opened my eyes

 To see the Goddess in me.

You lift me up higher

Than I could have ever dreamed

Of reaching alone.

With you by my side,

I can do anything,

Get through any adversity,

Celebrate every joy.

You are the Safe Harbor

And the Light that guides me Home.

Your love anchors me enough

So I can soar wild and free,

And yet still be safe

In your arms at night.

Your strength and courage

Are beacons bright and true,

Encouraging me to do what’s right.

There was a time not so long ago

When I thought all hope was lost,

And I could go on no longer.

Your heart kept calling out to me.

Your love lighting the way

Back to you,

My heart, my soul,

My Safe Harbor.

©Tammy Dennings Maggy

11/1/2011

9am

Follow Your Heart

Follow Your Heart

When you feel lost and alone,

With nowhere to turn,

If your soul aches with a need

To be loved so great,

Look inside to the beacon

That forever burns.

Follow your heart to the one

Bound solely to you

Through Lady Fate.

You may get lost in the journey

To find true love.

You may wish

To give up all hope.

Instead open your mind

To the Goddess Above.

Follow your heart to find

The only one who can help you cope.

Many loves will come and go

Bringing joy and yes

Bringing sorrow.

Don’t be afraid.

Let your love light shine.

Give of yourself as if

There will be no tomorrow.

Follow your heart

To the one it yearns for,

The one with the Love that Binds.

Darkness will surround you,

Threatening your inner peace.

Meet the Shadows head on,

Without fear.

For the Lady Fate has armed you

With all you need.

Follow your heart,

And you will find the way

Has now become crystal clear.

The one you’ve been bound to

Through each and every life,

Will themselves be finding

Their way back to you.

Both have come through it all,

Through every joy and strife.

Follow your hearts.

They can no longer be denied.

Follow your hearts.

Together you can begin

Life and love anew.

©Tammy Dennings Maggy

10/18/2011

Oakland, CA

Was It All A Dream?

Was It All A Dream?

The waves crash on the beach

Pulling me out of a much needed sleep.

The bed we shared the days  before

Was still warm where you laid next to me…

I reach out only to find empty space.

No sign of your sleeping face.

Eyes closed tight

Fighting the tears.

Remembering the same goodbye

Said so often through the years.

Clinging to each other

In the hours before you leave.

Hearts pounding together:

Touching kissing, committing all to memory.

Fighting the urge to just let you go.

Was it all a dream?

Promises made once again

To come home safe to me.

Smiles on our faces

Don’t make it to our eyes.

One last embrace.

One last kiss.

Hearts reaching out for one last plea.

The friendship, the love,

The soul wrenching goodbyes.

Was it all a dream?

Wrapped in one of your shirts

Still smelling of you.

Walking along the shore

The salty mist coats my skin.

On the horizon a distant ship

Starts to come into view.

And as always this is how

My journey without you begins.

Was it all a dream?

©Tammy Dennings Maggy

3/30/2011

7:20pm

One More Time

One More Time

Love that’s lost before it had a chance to grow, is never truly gone.

It’s just waiting for the time to bloom again.

Waiting for the moment to stretch out in the summer sun…

Just one more time.

The pain that took over and consumed will not last.

It cannot…for the love is still there,

Binding two hearts together forever…

Always drawing the lovers toward each other

Just one more time.

Fear of failure once again keeps them apart.

Fear of losing each other allows outsiders to interfere

And causes one heart to doubt and one to break.

Fear of being alone causes each heart to settle…

Settle for the known and unhappy existence

Instead of reaching out for the beautiful possibility with each other…

Just one more time.

The fog finally lifts.

Eyes are open and finally see…

What their hearts have known all along.

Now is their time.

Now is their chance.

Now they can be happy…together.

This time forever their hearts are bound.

The passion burns forever bright and blooms eternally…

Just one more time.

©Tammy Dennings Maggy

10/23/2010

Safe in Your Arms

Safe In Your Arms

 

Tossing and turning

Restless and burning

Aching to feel your body

Close to mine.

The bed that we once shared

Seems cold and lonely

Without you to hold me tight.

When you are here,

All sadness and pain disappear

And I am safe in your arms

Every night.

Once again tossing and turning

Restless and yearning

For the day you will

Return back to me.

Knowing in my heart of hearts

Your First Love will always call…

Taking you away to the arms

Of the beautiful, cruel and majestic

Lady of the Sea.

Knowing all along

Your heart would not belong

To me alone…

I still chose to share mine

With you.

For the Lady promised

She would keep you safe

And bring you home

When your journey together

Was through.

Tossing and turning.

My heart restless and burning

For your love,

Your touch and your kiss.

Hoping and praying

That the coming dawn would finally bring

The day I will be safe

In your arms…

And once again our hearts  joined

In peaceful bliss.

©Tammy Dennings Maggy

1:35am 3/28/2011