Escape from a trap...

                                Photo by Daniel Antunes

Barbed wire...a feared

trap for birds and those who

are Free Spirits 

in Life!

The barbed wires we face 

every day,

every second or our days

 can hurt us deep inside, 

ripping wounds that'll

never heal...

Death is the eternal trap for 

our bodies, not our souls!

One day after a big trial on our 

Deeds 

freeing will be possible!

Be nice, respectful, 

honest and caring!

Be a true friend, no matter colour,

faith or status!

Believe in Love but never haggle

your right to be You

Happy and Free!

            MDB

In the darkness of Life

Photo by Daniel Antunes                                 

She's a strong bright shinning light

arising in the deep cold darkness

A sunbeam breaking through the night

A woman, strong, firm though harmless.

 Like a clear lightning glowing strike

touching an humble lonely man´s soul.

A honeybee using its hard beak to spike

to suck the nectar in every flower's hole.

                                MDB

From the moment I met you

It's been hard,love

to live without you.

It's been hard,love

to know you're far

away 

somewhere

outhere.

Since we met

I know I'm happy.

You say you're happy

but our love

is nothing but

words 

we write 

and share 

every night

until our bodies

beg us to stop.

My mind touches you 

every night

 but you don't feel

a thing.

My heart beats

like mad

but you can't listen

 to it.

My frement body

 falls asleep

untouched

lonely

and

 cold.

Shall we survive

to this pain?

Maria Dulce Branquinho

Because I love you

My poor heart is now beating so fast

I can hardly breath to go on and live

keep my whole body for you chaste

Till the day my love to you I 'll give.

Fear nothing, my love I will tell you

from the bottom of my happy heart

Share your feelings coming through

Wish to be my biggest, deepest part

Your love has been for me a blessing

this woman feeling so lonely and sad.

No one on Earth so loving and caring

 Loved by you has made a woman glad.

I wish this deep feeling will never end,

for the ten thousand years yet to come

Living for you forever firm I'll  stand,

 Be your shoulder, life and steady hand .

Mª Dulce Branquinho

My Summer breeze

You are the wild summer breeze

that came to warm my bitter heart

on a long winter night to freeze

touching my life and take its part.

My soul now shines, so bright

of joy and happiness never to end

My life has turned day from night

like a sunshine  that never meant.

I now can show who I really am:

Cheerful, kind and a lot more tender

from the moment we together came

to find our twin souls  remember?

My love  is so clear soft and pure

I fear can lead  to a wise madness

You fill my thoughts be always sure

      My heart is yours forever - endless!

Mª Dulce Branquinho

Step by step to the end

Step by step older we all grow

on our ways towards the end.

When to stop we'll never know

 if our mistakes we will ever mend.

Taking pleasure of living times

  reason we came to this very life.

Mine hasn't had too many signs,

 as often I've been in a hard strife.

Nobody cares about my feelings,

Nobody knows me so well as you

Nobody inside of me was digging

trying to find about my real true.

Mª Dulce Branquinho

On the wings of dream

On the wings of a dream by Caryl Bryer Fallert 

Lost on the wings

of my dreams

I fly away 

from this poor

earthly life.

I dream and enjoy

the pleasures of imagination.

I fancy there is

no war,

no illnesses,

or hatred.

I wish there were 

no children suffering,

no crime

or poverty

on the face of this planet.

But then when I wake up

my heart starts bleeding

for everything I dreamt

is nothing

but 

a fearful cold

Lie!

Maria Dulce Branquinho

From the balcony of my bedroom

    Original Art Oil/Acrylic Painting,

         by: Linda Flowers (United States)

From the balcony of my bedroom

I can guess the sea beyond

the sad concrete jungle.

I cannot see it, though I feel it's there, 

deep in my brain, in the botton of my soul!

I want to feel it, imagine the waves

shattering the rocks of a cliff,

bathing the beaches,

refreshing our minds.

From the balcony of my bedroom

my eyes reach the skyline and

I can feel the sea is there,

wating for my thoughts,

eager to please me in my sadness

ready to listen to my sorrows,

to wash my tears away!

Maria Dulce Branquinho

Roots

We all are alive to turn the Present into Past,

a  maybe  painful

time but so often rich in learning and

growth, 

a time to change our weaknesses,

 to keep on.

One thing we must not forget:

The Future is the result of a past 

going through a present so many times frustrating.

However, what would become  of us

without  memories?

Don't throw away your old photos!

They're not only the most precious inheritage

you get but the support of our lives,

the roots that keep our pride,

the light that beacons our way through time.

Don't throw away your old photos!

Remember your past, live your present

and walk steady

 to the uncertain future!

Mª Dulce Branquinho

I Love my pupils

I love my pupils
even if they're talkative and  noisy,
are very  active and may look crazy!
If they're diligent, hardworking and altruistic,
are lazy, naughty and think they're fantastic!
I love my pupils
when they  love working and do really care
or if they're late, too quiet and refuse to share
their problems, thoughts, frustrations or fears
when they laugh, play or simply shed their tears !
They are my pupils and I worry if they fail,
I seek for their reasons watching their trail,
give my shoulder when they stumble or fell, 
when they do certain things and look so cruel!
I love my pupils!
Today was their last day of high school classes,
the end of a long  journey  if everyone passes.
They were very happy although there were cries
forecasting how they'll miss these careless times!
So I wish all of them to be hopefull and tough
determined, stubborn, diligent but never rough!
I  will always love my pupils till the end of my time,
even when they're far away and  are no longer mine!

M;ª Dulce Branquinho

If only I knew...

If only I knew

how to give sight to the blind

or help the needed of any kind...

If only I knew

how to give the sick a cure

or a home to the poor...

If only I knew

the way to happiness,

a solution for hopelessness...

If only I knew

how to give a sad child a smile

or the homeless a tile ...

I would surely be 

the happiest person 
you ever could see.

Mª Dulce Branquinho