what shall i call this...five?

[hoops]

looking up
looking down
looking over again
till the day hides
and fear decides
that all looking
should end

asking your eyes
to close
one last time
never to see
the light again
and the blight
that is night
commands the words
"I'm right!"
"I'm right!"

taking one last stride
some strange life
asks you to look
deep inside
and the night laughs
in it's unholy pride

then deep deep down
a tiny light
finds your sight
to realize
you knew your soul
when you were five
and what you knew
could have
kept you alive

falling to your knees
letting out a cry
asking why
why?
why did i ever
change my mind?
can what i knew
again become my guide
or is it so late
that i shall die?

the peace i knew
when i was five
the beliefs i held
could still survive
all i knew
was all that's true
even more today
then when i was five.

[lucille]

Oh Hoops, you make me weep. That is lovely.:)

[Bat]

The Hoopster strikes again...Damn! Girl, you're good! Lovely. And you always manage to hit a chord somewhere down deep. Wow.

[Mimi]

Not being good enough with words I only say THANK YOU, Noel.
Looking forward to giving you a real hug next summer!

MIMI

[aabram]

You need that hug.....NOW :) Great stuff, Noel :)

Annabel

[hoops]

thank you all, i'm deeply moved by your impressions
peace
hoops

[gisli]

hoop´s.......”Five” is a nice word to call your beautyful words, but if i am allowed to ramble(??) it doesn´t quite say it all....”Always Hope”...or just “Hope” is nearer if you ask me or “My Shelter” or “My Sanctuary”.

SomedayI would like to see all your words in one thread......or a book.

[gisli]

.........Faith.

[hoops]

thank you gisli,
wow, i never thought so much of my poetry, i guess i always wanted it to be more. maybe. I am a frustrated writer who can't finish a book...i've almost finished many, but i just can;t seem to find an end. maybe i will start with a book of poetry. maybe life is not about giving what you want to, but giving what is desired or needed. i don;t know. thank you for the compliment.
peace
hoops

[Bat]

That's the beauty of a book of poetry, Hoops...it doesn't have to have an end, nor even a beginning...just write and when you get enough to fill a book, send it off. I think you're good enough.

[gisli]

That's the beauty of a book of poetry, Hoops...it doesn't have to have an end, nor even a beginning...just write and when you get enough to fill a book, send it off. I think you're good enough.

Second that, hoops words move something in me and I find it to be a privelige to read them......

[hoops]

thank you, all of you.
peace
hoops