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"I Dream of You," my original song is now on YouTube! Check it out!
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POEM OF THE WEEK BY CHARMANE RAE KELLEY! "A Vision by the Sea"

"A Vision by the Sea," by Charmane Rae Kelley

Standing lonely by the seaside;
On a jagged rock;
Waves splashing a misty foam on my face;
So fresh! So exhilarating!

I wasn't thirsty, sitting in the sun,
for the first time in my life;
A breeze tickled my forehead
amidst butter pats of foamy water;
While I sit by the sea,
I imagine what's swimming beneath;
So much life; A million droplets;
Giant whales and orcas,
living in harmony; How can that be?
I sit only by the edge of harmony,
and I see nothing but waves of navy blue ink;
Below, there is everything;
Life, love, health, death;
A burial ground;

The sea's air is purifying to the soul;
breathe it in;
A mystical history, disguised by a blue drape;
Hiding the door to eternity;
A vision of mystery by the sea;
Imagine if it were crystal clear
to the bottom; You can't imagine it;
Neither can the sea understand our harmony;
But she is there;
Sitting peacefully,
and listening, too, to me;
In a vision by the sea.



I always try to focus on a theme when I update my site, and I can't think of a more important one that the War in Iraq to touch on from time to time. I wrote the poem below, "Soul at War," a while ago. -I'm going to keep up "Soul at War," for a little while longer-through this summer to show support for our troops in Iraq. May God Be With Them All-I will send a poem to any soldier in Iraq by e-mail upon request. If a soldier you know loves poetry and you think it would help lift his spirits, I will e-mail him a poem -e-mail me his Name and e-mail address to rayefin@vtlink.net.I will enclose a special pdf cover as a gift certificate from you as the first page. This is close to an e-card format, but I design it myself-For samples, send me an e-mail.-Charmane Rae Kelley



“Soul at War,” by Charmane Rae Kelley

Your eyes look barren
like a dry, lifeless desert;
Baking in the sun;
Changing their color
to grey, like stone;
Your soul no longer
waits behind them;
keeping the rest
of your body warm;
it left long ago,
when to you came harm;
Drifting away, captured
by the devil's charm;
Soothed by only
his evil arm;
Not resting in peace
just raging, on and on;
Returning calm;
only when the heart's
forgiveness warms;
from the laying down
of arms.


I truly hope the War in Iraq will end soon so no more lives are lost on
either side. In a country where a war is going on,
there is far too much sadness and suffering of
innocent people whether they are the enemy, or the families of our own soldiers.
We have to get out, or help peace along before it is all destroyed. There must be a way. -Charmane Rae Kelley